{"id":80903,"date":"2026-11-07T05:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T05:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/80903\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T05:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T05:57:50","slug":"scandinavian-cafe-is-hidden-in-this-minnesota-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/80903\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandinavian Cafe is Hidden in this Minnesota Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many Scandinavians who live in Minnesota. So if you want to tap into those Scandinavian roots, there&#8217;s an inconspicuous cafe and bakery hidden inside a Minnesota grocery store!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Scandinavian, I know, SUPER surprising. So I&#8217;d like to check this place out sometime. Their food looks delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789810148_811_KROCFM.png\" alt=\"106.9 KROC-FM logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called Taste of Scandinavia. They have a carry-out counter where you can just grab some baked goods but they also have a full menu for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Of course, there are Scandinavian-inspired foods on the menu but there are also some of your classic breakfast foods.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Scandinavian-inspired foods you can get include a bacon avocado lefse wrap<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-bacon-avocado-lefse-wrap.jpg\" alt=\"Taste of Scandinavia, Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\"\/>Taste of Scandinavia, FacebookTaste of Scandinavia, Facebook<\/p>\n<p>lingonberry lemon pancakes<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-lingonberry-lemon-pancakes.jpg\" alt=\"Taste of Scandinavia, Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\"\/>Taste of Scandinavia, FacebookTaste of Scandinavia, Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Swedish meatballs<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-swedish-meatballs.jpg\" alt=\"Taste of Scandinavia, Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\"\/>Taste of Scandinavia, FacebookTaste of Scandinavia, Facebook<\/p>\n<p>and, from now through December 31st you can get a traditional lutefisk dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-lutefisk.jpg\" alt=\"Taste of Scandinavia, Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\"\/>Taste of Scandinavia, FacebookTaste of Scandinavia, Facebook<\/p>\n<p>The hidden Taste of Scandinavia can be found inside the Festival Foods grocery store in Bloomington.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-festival-foods.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"918\" height=\"570\"\/>Google MapsGoogle Maps<\/p>\n<p>Taste of Scandinavia also has two other locations in the cities. One is in North Oaks and the other is in Little Canada. Those aren&#8217;t inside a grocery store so you should be able to find them pretty easily.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be brave enough to try their lutefisk dinner? I have lutefisk every Christmas and that&#8217;s plenty for me so I&#8217;d pass on that. Their different lefse concoctions intrigue me though.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the bacon avocado lefse wrap they also have a Sweet Scandinavian Lefse which is &#8220;a\u00a0warm Lefse filled with lingonberry cream cheese, cinnamon sugar, caramelized apples, bananas and strawberries.&#8221; They also have a Norwegian Chicken Lefse Melt which is like a chicken melt sandwich but in lefse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-chicken-lefse-melt.jpg\" alt=\"Taste of Scandinavia, Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\"\/>Taste of Scandinavia, FacebookTaste of Scandinavia, FacebookThe 10 Fastest Growing Cities in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Troy Dunken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many Scandinavians who live in Minnesota. So if you want to tap into those Scandinavian roots, there&#8217;s an inconspicuous cafe and bakery hidden inside a Minnesota grocery store! I&#8217;m Scandinavian, I know, SUPER surprising. So I&#8217;d like to check this place out sometime. Their food looks delicious. It&#8217;s called Taste of Scandinavia. 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