Nordic Bakery

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14A Golden Square

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Nordic Bakery © Jael Marschner

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Thu Oct 18 2012

‘Dark rye bread. Cinnamon buns. Coffee’ reads the sign (Helvetica, of course) in the picture window of this stylish Finnish café. That pretty much sums it up.

Flat circular sandwiches of tasty dark rye bread enclose fillings such as prawn, smoked salmon, ham and cheese, or hard-boiled egg and herring (the last with a tangy mustard sauce). The cinnamon buns are dark, sticky and hefty. Coffee is well made and strong. There are no hot dishes, but other baked options include rye muffins, Karelian pies filled with rice or mashed potato, or hefty boston cake – similar to the aforementioned bun, but topped with flaked almonds.

A few deli items are available too, including jams, cordials (lingonberry, Arctic cloudberry), that addictive rye bread and the Nordic Bakery cookbook. Creatives from what remains of Soho’s adland pack the place, drawn no doubt by its clean-lined good looks: pine panelling, a muted colour scheme of dark blue, grey and black (even the staff are colour-coded, with denim aprons over black) and classic Scandinavian tableware.

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Address:
Nordic Bakery 14A Golden Square
London
W1F 9JG

Phone:
020 3230 1077
Website:
www.nordicbakery.com
Opening hours:
Meals served 8am-8pm Mon-Fri; 9am-7pm Sat; 10am-7pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Piccadilly Circus tube
Price:
Main courses £3.25-£4
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1. Nordic Bakery
  - 14A Golden Square
    London
    W1F 9JG
  - 020 3230 1077
  - www.nordicbakery.com
  - 51.511281,-0.136640

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Café. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Brunch
Occasions:
Hip factor. Unique. Unique London

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(7 ratings)

I've been to both the Golden Square and Marylebone branches several times. Theirbcappucinos are some of my favourite in London. As for the cinnamon buns-I'm addicted!I've never had a problem with service, the staff always being courteous.

ajs Fri Mar 1
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Great coffee, great cinnamon buns. However, abrupt and snarky wait staff cast a gloomy cloud over the experience...

marzipan Mon Jan 28
Rated as: 3/5
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Rather gloomy place with ok-ish. Tasteless, overburned and dry cinnamon rolls - which is what they advertise as being great....Avoid it, there are much better places.

Laura Sat Nov 10 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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Excellent food, lovely staff & great atmosphere! My favourite cafe place in Marylebone!

Flipper Thu Nov 1 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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great coffee slow slow service

Lindsay Wed Apr 4 2012
Rated as: 3/5
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great coffee slow slow service

Lindsay Wed Apr 4 2012
Rated as: 3/5
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Love the pancakes!

Angela Sat Jan 28 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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great coffee and great place BUT PLEASE WAITRESSES>>>tie your scandi hair back when serving food!!!! it just looks wrong to have hair dangling over the buns and till...yuk.

nancy Mon Nov 7 2011
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Yes the rye rolls are lovely and the coffee is good - but I was shocked to find that the cinnamon rolls which are an absolute Scandi staple where large heavy dry and stodgy lumps, baked so hard that the bottom hard burnt to an inedible black caramel crisp. The Tosca cake - also a Scandi favourite and staple was ok - a pleasant enough flavour but again a bit on the heavy side ever so slightly raw in the centre... This place is not cheap - and I expected something better

opine28 Thu Apr 21 2011
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