A La Crepe is a lovely place to come for pancakes, sweet and savoury! The seats were surrounded by patterned cushions against huge windows. It’s nice that on a hot day that they fully open these windows!

We were seated with the entrance at one end and the bar at the other. I’m not sure how big A La Crepe was as I could see that the seats did extend around the corner, but didn’t know how far it actually went.

The staff were absolutely fantastic; so friendly and helpful. They translated the items on the menu into English for us!

For the start of the pancake meal, I had the vegetarian galette. It tasted like it was made from buckwheat flour. The filling was spinach, sauteed mushrooms and honeyed walnuts. It was also supposed to have Roquefort cheese but I asked for it without.

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On the gorgeous picturesque island of Djurgarden is this sweet cafe! I only discovered Bla Porten as I saw these dark iron gates which were framing a contrasting lush green area!

At first I wasn’t sure if it was private property. It looked like a beautiful secret garden! Once I realised that it was a cafe, I entered the gates and was welcomed by a beautiful garden, with lots of outdoor seats!

Inside Bla Porten Cafe, there was a huge wooden table, filled with so many cakes, pastries, fruits and sandwiches. It was all displayed so nicely and it felt like I was in cake heaven! The only thing that I would have changed was that I would have had all the food covered, as I’m not a fan of open food displays.

So, seen as it was time for an afternoon tea break, I had a cup of Earl Grey tea. Bla Porten used fresh tea leaves which they then put into a tea bag! I was told that I could help myself to the hot water and milk, which was by the entrance of the cafe.

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As you enter Nem Nem Quan, some of the seating area is divided by lush green bamboo plants! This Vietnamese restaurant is a busy one! The first time we went there, it was full and the staff weren’t sure how long we would have to wait for a table.

So, we tried again a couple of days later and our luck was in. It was only a short wait till we were given a table!

The menu was in Swedish and they did not have one in English. Again, we were lucky as my friend was on hand to translate! It seemed that some of the waitresses could speak English, so they would have been able to help us too!

This particular evening, I was in an indecisive mood. I really couldn’t decide whether I wanted a rice dish or a noodle one. I was also considering a Pho dish (noodles in soup), that a couple of my friends were having. But there was no vegetarian Pho option. So that quickly ruled that idea out!

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