Best sweets in the Baltic?

[DCguys]

I'm an avid baker with a crazy sweet tooth. We've done research on restaurants in our ports, but I'm wondering if some of you could suggest the most authentic bakeries and sweet shops in some of the ports we'll soon experience. The big ones, where we're not on a set tour, are: Bergen, Tallinn, Gdansk, Helsinki, Coppenhagen, Stockholm.

[Danish viking]

In Copenhagen you should get some Anthon Berg chocolate.

 

http://www.anthonberg.com/Home.aspx

 

 

Lagkage huset for som pastries (danish)

 

 

http://www.lagkagehuset.dk/#

[Desdichado62]

in Finland you should pick up some Finnish liquorice, no idea where to buy it though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice

 

Typical Swedish candy is classic Swedish candy cane called Polkagris.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polkagris

Should be available in most sweets shops in Stockholm and at Gamla stans Polkagriskokeri Lilla Nygatan 10 http://www.gamlastanspolkagriskokeri.se/

 

There is also a factory in a northerly town called Åre who makes a delicious blueberry truffle but I am not if it can be found in Stockholm.

Perhaps you can email them and ask if there is a place in Stockholm where you can buy it. http://arechokladfabrik.se/

 

In Stockholm there is also http://www.brautigams.se/ which is a maker of "fancy chocolate and marzipan pralines

 

The only Danish sweet I'm aware of is Kongen af Danmark pastilles.

https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongen_af_Danmark

Edited May 31, 2015 by Desdichado62

[Giantfan13]

I don't know the bakery but we had the most delicious chocolate éclair in Copenhagen.

 

YUM

 

http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/Giantfan13/baltics/europe409_zps109d3afa.jpg

 

Don't have a pic of the next one, but in Stockholm, some where in Gamla Stan we had this amazing marzipan candy. If I close my eyes, I can still taste it.

 

Cheers

 

Len

[Donna_In_India]

Great question! I have a sweet tooth as well. :D I love going to markets and (especially) grocery stores to see/buy all the unusual sweets/candy, etc.

[Ultima Thule]

For Helsinki try:

 

Café Ekberg

Bulevardi 9, next to the #3 tram stop, some 2 1/2 blocks from where the shuttle buses use to stop.

http://www.cafeekberg.fi/

 

Karl Fazer Café

Kluuvikatu 3, half a block north of the Esplanade park.

 

 

For sweets I commend you try Karl Fazer (pronunced "fat sir") chocolate, especially Fazer blue milk chocolate bar.

 

Also popular among tourists are Fazermint and Dumle (the latter was originally a Swedish candy, now produced by Fazer).

 

See:

http://www.fazer.com/our-brands/

 

in Finland you should pick up some Finnish liquorice, no idea where to buy it though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice

 

A little warning about Finnish licorice. Apart from "normal" licorice there is something called salty liquorice, that is flavoured with ammonium chloride. Known in Scandinavia as salmiak or salmiakki its an acquired taste. I love it myself but people not familiar with ammonium chloride might find the taste weird or even horrible. (You can search for "salmiakki" on Youtube for reactions.)

Edited June 1, 2015 by Ultima Thule

[BigB0882]

If we buy candy or chocolate or what not on our cruise, can we bring it back home and get it off the ship so long as it is in a sealed package? I would love to bring back some treats to family members but would hate to not be allowed to take it off the ship.

[Desdichado62]

If we buy candy or chocolate or what not on our cruise, can we bring it back home and get it off the ship so long as it is in a sealed package? I would love to bring back some treats to family members but would hate to not be allowed to take it off the ship.

 

Read this : https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/82/~/travelers-bringing-food-into-the-u.s.-for-personal-use

 

Candy & chocolate is generally allowed but you obviously have to declare it when you go through US customs.

[DCguys]

Thank you for such delicious replies and do keep them coming.

[MADflyer]

At go for a 'fika' in Stockholm is almost a daily event. You will find over 500 small cafes in central Stockholm. Some baked goods are seasonal, but in tourist areas some cafes will have them year round.

 

This is such a big deal that Sweden will have a 'National baked good" a 'Baked Good of the Year' and almost every festival or gathering will choose a annual baked good for that years event.

 

Kaffekoppen at Stortorget 20 right by the Nobel Museum would be an excellent choice.

 

Konditori Vete-katten, at Kungsgatan 55 in the center of the city is a very good traditional example.

 

You will have no problem finding many other good alternatives.

 

http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/Eat--drink/Guides/Go-for-a-fika/

 

 

Google search

 

'nationalbakelse' to see images of the national baked good.

 

'arets bakelse' to see images of the baked goods of the year

 

* just to note, as Sweden is so 'international', this years baked good of the year features Japanese Tea and Chinese fruit.

Edited June 3, 2015 by MADflyer

[meriberi]

Is it weird that I'm excited that we can get ammonium chloride in Finland? My great-grandpa was a Swiss baker and his famous Christmas cookies don't taste the same with baking soda (he used ammonium chloride but we can't get it here in the US any more). Do you think I could find ammonium chloride in a grocery store and legally bring it back with me for personal use?

[LondonTowner]

I was surprised to find marzipan to be popular in Tallin as it is made from almonds and originates from Spain. I don't like it, but OH does and it was readily available all over Tallin.

[Ultima Thule]

Do you think I could find ammonium chloride in a grocery store and legally bring it back with me for personal use?

 

Sorry to make you disappointed but I don't think you'll find any pure ammonium chloride in a grocery store. At least I have never seen any. Possibly a pharmacy might have it?

[OzCanuck]

In Bergen, in the famous market area right at the front is a place called Baker Brun. They make a supposedly famous pastry called a Skillingsbolle. Sadly they were sold out by the time we wandered in, so I can't verify.

 

If your cruise makes it to Geiranger, there is a nice chocolate shop right along the main shopping area. Not cheap, but the quality of the individually made pieces was quite good. They also had chocolate cheese. If...that's....your....thing. (Not mine!)