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What to eat and do in Malmö, Sweden

September 27, 2017 1 Comment Filed Under: Food, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegan

canal, malmo
malmo
shopping arcade, malmo
malmo

You’ve seen Malmö on TV, as the Swedish side of The Bridge, a half hour journey from Copenhagen in Denmark. The Øresund bridge itself, which opened in 2000, spans five miles, by road and train. It’s an impressive ride over the harbour, especially at sunset. 
For a long time Malmö was Danish, only becoming Swedish in the 17th century. In fact the dialect spoken by Malmö residents is closer to Danish than say Stockholm Swedish.
Almost half of the population of Malmö were not born in Sweden. It is a city of high immigration with a certain amount of poverty. Since the bridge opened, its image has been rehabilitated. Malmö, therefore, is both poor and rich, old and new, utterly Swedish but also very foreign with lots of headscarves.
Malmö is also city of contrasts when it comes to the weather: it was either pissing down or balmy and sunny beach weather and I was only there for four days. Some days I wore rubber boots while others I sweated in a T-shirt. The weather is even madder than in England.

Food Hall

Saluhall, Malmö
Saluhall, Malmö
Saluhall, Malmö

The Saluhall is a food hall with chic restaurants, shops and delicatessens. Great for lunch and shopping. You can find the best cardamom buns in Malmö at St.Jakobs Stenagnsbageri

Falafel

falafel from Mollens,, Malmö

Malmö was economically deprived from the 1970s onwards, leading to depopulation. At this point Malmö welcomed immigrants, some of whom started food businesses. Since the Syrian war, refugees have been opening restaurants.  There are more than 60 falafel restaurants in Malmö, it’s actually become a local food. Everybody has their favourite falafel joint.

Mollans falafel, Malmö

Mollans:

This is where I tried my falafel. I didn’t understand the queuing system so I went to the counter, where they politely but completely ignored me until I found the back of the line. I got a large juicy flatbread with all the sauces, every type of salad plus pickled peppers. 
They have an extensive vegan menu, with things like tofu ‘halloumi.’ 

Town Grill,  Malmö

Town Grill: Some vegans I met recommended this place as the best.

jalla, jalla,Malmö

Jalla Jalla is another popular place which some people cite as their favourite.

Vegan/Vegetarian

There is a burgeoning vegan movement in Sweden. When I was in Malmö, I saw a demonstration in Adolf Gustav Square which happens every Saturday. About 20 Swedes stood silently holding posters/cards with animals being tortured.

Uggla Kaffebar (Owl café)

uggla kaffebar, Malmö

This place is totally vegan with fantastic coffee. I have to say, Swedish vegans are hard-core, they were sitting outside in the pouring rain drinking soy milk lattes. 

uggla kaffebar, Malmö, raining

  • Mineral restaurant 
  • Vegegarden
  • Kafé Agnez

Hipster

Bastard:

Bastard,  Malmö
Probably Malmö’s trendiest restaurant is Bastard – with a name like that hipness is a slam dunk. I was sorely tempted to nick a napkin, which is adorned glass cloth style but replaced with the word Bastard. The food was excellent, crisp corn fritters, burrata with broccoli and hazelnuts. There were enough dishes, small plates, to please a vegetarian or pescatarian.
Bastard,  Malmö
Bastard,  Malmö

 Vastergaten
Was recommended this restaurant but when I got outside, I lacked the nerve and the appetite to go in. 

Fika:

Fika
‘Hygge’ (Danish word for cosy) and ‘Fika’ (Swedish for coffee time) have now been added to the English language and are as popular as IKEA furniture. Swedes will share coffee and buns at the drop of a hat. Speaking of IKEA, did you know that some older pieces are now collectibles? IKEA opened in Sweden about 20 years before it came to the UK. 
Le Glorieux Cafe Dornonville, designed by an architect and run by his charming and friendly wife, Agnes Ranelid, features vintage Scandinavian furniture. I noticed the ‘Elastoplast’ pink hue of the walls. Agnes told me that it’s so popular with customers, they give out the paint code, so people can get the same colour made up. It’s only open till 3pm each day, she has young children and has to pick them up, but it’s a fun, cool space to have a coffee and a cake.
Le Glorieux Cafe Dornonville, Malmö
vintage IKEA sofa Le Glorieux Cafe Dornonville, Malmö
Systrar Broder is well regarded.

 Konditori Hollandia:

This is the oldest café in Malmö, opening in 1903, and features 1950s Dutch furniture. It’s just near the main square Gustav Adolf Torg. 

 Konditori Hollandia:, malmo
 Konditori Hollandia:malmo
Lilla Kafferosteriet has great coffee and breakfast.
Lilla Kafferosteriet, malmo

Johanna Jeppssons Bageri

Johanna Jeppssons Bageri, malmo

A regional speciality you must try is ‘spettekaka’, or spit cake, a towering meringue-like gateau. The only place that bakes it in Malmö is Johanna Jeppssons bakery but the owner is a right bitch difficult- she tried to charge me £150 to photograph the place. She’s not Johanna herself, who died years ago, but a former 90s pop star who fancies herself rotten. Anyway I travelled to another bakery out of town which I’ll be writing about soon. They were really nice.

Other places to visit:

Museum cafés:

Småk

Småk, malmo
Småk, malmo

This caff attached to an exhibition hall, has a good selection of vegetarian and vegan food. I had a soup, bread, several salads and potatoes, with tea or coffee for about £10. 

Modern Museet (Museum of Modern Art)

Modern Museet (Museum of Modern Art) cafe, malmo

A stylish café with snacks, books and magazines to read. The gallery hosts exhibitions by modern Scandinavian artists. 

Bathing at Ribersborgs Kallbadhus (Public baths)

Ribersborgs Kallbadhus , malmo

I highly recommend making the trip to Ribersborgs Kallbadhus. At the entrance (where there is an elegant restaurant) you can hire a towel and buy a lock (or bring your own). Remember to bring a bottle of water. You can wear a swimming costume but must go naked in the sauna. It’s down a boardwalk pier to Victorian public bathing house dating from 1898. The saunas, not dark and depressing like in the UK, have a wonderful view, facing out onto the harbour. There are men, women and mixed! You aren’t allowed to take pictures, but I sneaked a few. It was full of drop dead gorgeous Scandinavian women, all robust and healthy – going from steamy sauna to ice cold seawater. Brrr!

Ribersborgs Kallbadhus , malmo
Ribersborgs Kallbadhus , malmo
Ribersborgs Kallbadhus , malmo
Ribersborgs Kallbadhus , malmo

Gamla Staden (Old Town)

Gamla Staden, malmo

In the old town you can see 18th century half-timbered buildings, gable rooves, archways and candlelit windows, covered shopping arcades, cobbled streets.

Canals

canal, malmo
canal, malmo
A nice way to see Malmö is via the extensive canal network. You can take tours, picnic boats (opposite the Central Station) or hire pedal board boats.

Transport:

Buy a daily pass from Central Station for around 65 SEK.  An hour’s transport within Malmo usually costs 25 SEK.
Cash is not accepted on buses, only credit cards.

To get to Copenhagen: take the train from Central Station. It costs 110 SEK. 

Accommodation:

I stayed in Malmo courtesy of the First Hotel Mortensen which was centrally located with helpful and friendly staff. Rooms are around 900 SEK per night. Breakfast is included.

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Apple rose blossom tarts with rose jam. Rose Appl Apple rose blossom tarts with rose jam.  Rose Apple Blossom Tarts

Serves 8

Equipment: 
Microwave
Cupcake or muffin tin

I use a red-skinned apple to make these, to get a hint of blush at the edges of the ‘petals’.

Ingredients:
4 Pink Lady or Royal Gala apples, cored, cut into quarters, sliced thinly into half moons
1 lemon, squeezed
1 pack all butter readymade puff pastry 320g, on a roll, cut into 8 strips about 6 cms long
100g of melted butter
1/2 jar of rose jam
1 or 2 tbsp cinnamon or cardamom, ground 
Pinch maldon salt
2 or 3 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions

Prepare a bowl of acidulated water (cold water with lemon juice) to prevent browning.
Core the apples, and cut them in quarters. Slice thinly into half-moons (a mandolin is useful for this). 
Put them into a large bowl of cold water with the lemon.
Microwave the bowl of sliced apples for 5 minutes until soft enough to bend slightly but not cook them.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
Roll out the puff pastry. Divide into 8 sections by cutting the roll into quarters then halving each quarter. You will end up with 8 approximately 6cm strips.
Brush the strip with melted butter then paint with a layer of rose jam. You can then dust with either ground cinnamon or cardamom.
Lay the apple slices along the top of the pastry strip, overlapping them. Fold up the bottom half of the pastry strip to make an pleat with the skin side of the apple half moon poking over the top.
Roll up the folded pastry strips until they look like a rose made of apple at the top
Place ‘rose’ side up, in a buttered cupcake tin
Repeat until all are done and bake for 20 -30 minutes.
Using a tea strainer or small sieve, sprinkle with icing sugar.
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