Patisserie heaven! Sugar therapy in small portions! Not typically a sweets fan but it's my second time here in a week. I have a weakness for intricately decorated tiny treats. Selection features princess cake (that round green thing with a crepe-like skin and layer of creme topped sponge cake... Which they've made look like a frog face) , icing covered raspberry jam tarts, chocolate balls covered with what looks like coconut or chocolate shavings, Swedish renditions of cheese cake and carrot cakes, whipped meringue tart with apple curd, almond tart (mandeltarte) with fudgy almond bits embedded... How can anyone come in here and order a stupid salad? If you pair something with coffee, it hasn't been too sweet so far... The staff were patient with explaining the contents of each baked good I asked about and suggested things I might like when I told them what i liked/didn't like. read more

Nya Konditoriet - Mandeltarte (almond tart with eggy custard) - Bakeries Near Me - Umeå, AC

Old cafe with delicious pastries and sandwiches. A must stop in Umea. Definitely check out the second floor which is the section of the establishment that tells the story. Friendly staff will help you with your order in English. read more

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During my years as a student and PhD this was a place a visited several times with my friends or family. Either for a lunch, but mostly for a good cup of coffee with something sweet from their patisserie heaven. What makes me appreciate NK more than many other coffee-places in Umeå is the combination of well-preserved history and intricately small treats that shy away from the usual over-sized pastry, buns and cookies that always is a sugar overload and leaves at least me borderline nauseous. I'm not much of a sweet tooth, I prefer the more subtle approach to pastries and cookies, and for that particular reason NK is a notch above the rest. This place opened way back in 1927 in the very same location as of now. It's a two story complex. The first floor holds their shop where you can pick up everything from pastries, bread, cookies, breakfast to go such as coffee and a freshly baked baguette made from sourdough. Since the renovation in 2013 they have a couple of tables for serving also on the first floor. But if we're going to talk about what really makes this place stand out is walking past the shop counter and up the marble staircase with each step more wobblier and uneven than the previous. This is due to so many people walking up and down these stairs for almost 90 years and the steps have actually changed form over time. Upstairs is the main serving room, and the entire place breathes history. From the tables to the carpets to the curtains to the colors to the chairs; just everything. The coffee is always nice, the sandwiches too, and the pastries are lustfully amazing (at least those I have tasted). Whenever I'm in Umeå nowadays I try and pay this little gem a visit, mostly due to past experiences, laughters and stories I've shared with friends - it's a little place with a lot of personal history. And such things never go out of style. So perhaps you're wondering, why only a 3 star rating? Because in my book a 3 star rating is good. 4 is outstandingly exceptional and 5 is for the very few places that launches my senses in the stratosphere. That said, NK is a coffee-house above the rest, and if you don't take my word for it - pay them a visit and make up your mind. I'm certain you won't regret it. read more

Love the cakes and the coffee is delicious, one of my favorite place in town when I have a sweet tong!

One of the oldest cafés in Umeå. Always very crowded but very popular. Downstairs they have a pastry shop, upstairs they have the actual café. If you sit by the windows you get a very nice view of central Umeå. From what I've read, this was one of Steig Larson's favorite cafés when he lived in this town. My personal favorite that I always get here is the chocolate ball - it's a Swedish classic and it's delicious! read more