Urban Deli

Love Urban Deli! I had some out-​of-​control awesome pumpkin soup here the other week! I also noticed that they had that same soup in the market for take-​away. A little more towards the front of the market they had a large display of apple cider too! I love when a place serves seasonal favorites! I think I have always had a lot of luck on the vegetarian dishes at either of the UDs being very good! I’ve heard it can be a bit hit or miss with some of the food, but I have never had an issue. So i’m showing the love to the new UD with 5 whole Unilocaltastic stars! =)
This is the newest location of this budding little chain of markets/​restaurants in the city and i’m super glad I gave it a try. The market is bigger and the grocery/​take-​away options feel much more plentiful and impressive than UD used to feel a few years ago. The salad bar area, meat and fish counters look a lot like a grocery store section but the quality looks much higher. The prices do reflect that though, so be aware! I was initially a little weird about the fact that this place boasted that it was a «deli» since it was clearly more of a restaurant than a deli. However, with the expanded market at all locations the past few years, Urban Deli feels more like the name now! An urban delicatessen! =) I would have never been caught mingling or grabbing a glass of wine at my local «deli» in Soho NYC… LOL, but I’m pretty sure that the concept of a «deli» in the states is much more informal (like a corner 7-​Eleven but with a sandwich counter) than what the european idea for a delicatessen is (a small market with high quality and high priced foods.) I think the take-​away meals around 80 – 90 sek are reasonable for the quality. I think I initially reviewed that their take-​away seemed super expensive at the other location because I was still thinking in American dollars (I need to stop comparing prices to the US… it’s going to drive me insane! Lol.)
If I lived near to one of these places I could definitely see myself stocking up pre-​made meals for a few days and some market items to put in my kitchen on a pretty regular basis! I highly recommend it here! Great for high quality groceries, take-​away, after work drinks, a lunch, a date night, catching up with friends… so pretty much everything. ;)

The urban deli’s are places where I feel that I get exquisite food and drinks in a hipster/​upscale environment with above average prices. It’s definitely not elitist but also not a relaxed hipster hang. So I checked out the new one at sveavägen for a casual dinner with a friend and we found it quite relaxing. Not too loud, very attentive service, short but well balanced menu. We tried fish and the sausage dish and had crème brûlée for desert. A nice experience.

So many different candies and fresh baked goodies! The cinnamon pastry was delicious and coffee is good too. I want to come back and try their mochi’s.
Staff was super friendly and nice. Definitely will be back to try some of their other goodies!

Partie en vadrouille à la conquête de Stockholm le week-​end dernier: lunettes de soleil sur le nez, cappuccino dans la main droite, je (re-​découvre cette jolie ville avec le printemps naissant !
Sauf qu’après 2 bonnes heures de marche, je meurs de faim, et avant de m’engouffrer dans tous les magasins que j’avais sur ma TO DO, je tombe sur MRKT ! Une épicerie, fast food, café, bar (oui, tout ça !) bien suédois ! Hop, j’entre et je choisis une salade aux crevettes, avocat, mangue, brocolis bien fraîche avec une eau pétillante. Il y a un très grand choix de salades, ou de plats à réchauffer, ainsi qu’un frigo entier rempli de moshi glacés (pas testé!).
A la caisse l’accueil est assez expéditif, je paye, et m’installe en terrasse. C’était trop tentant avec ce soleil, et les (fausses) peaux de bête installées sur les fauteuils. Les 10 premières minutes sont agréables, mais je comprends vite que dès que le soleil tourne, c’est impossible.
Je finis mon lunch à l’intérieur avec une connexion wifi qui marche très bien.
Un très chouette endroit pour pas mal d’occasions différentes: un café, un dej, ou un verre et même très pratique pour y bosser.