Curious Yellow Kafe — Restaurant in London

This is a really cute cafe very much worth popping into if you're nearby. The Curious Yellow Kafe has a really Scandinavian-style feel to it. It's only small but draws a fairly calm crowd. It might have been the time of day we went but it made a nice change - compared to other local eating spots which are often noisier places - but it's a really lovely mellow little place to pop into often full of people working on Macs, reading, or quietly chatting. If you can get a spot, they do good coffee and lunches (I can't vouch for their brunch since we turned up later the day but the hand-drawn chalk boards made it sound like it'd be tasty). Their speciality's tea though, with a whole host you can drink and buy to take home. Food is simple (e.g. creamy butternut squash risotto) and delicious. Price-wise it's neither the cheapest nor more expensive place...

As one of the places in town for Nordic experience, visiting Curious Yellow Kafe is always like having a fika (coffee break in Swedish) in someone's kitchen. It really feels authentic when sitting in and seeing those wooden shelves and very beautiful tiles.

Their coffee is more Nordic style, slightly darker and stronger but well-bodied, it suits their baked offerings. I usually find they have pretty nice cakes. I was once surprised by their iced coffee, not cold brew, proper iced coffee with lots of cream or ice cream.

It's also popular for brunch time. They offer Nordic themed brunch, which means caviar with dark/rye bread. My Swedish colleague has once said that this kind of caviar from tubes is the most Swedish food you can ever get. I absolutely love it!

The only thing is it is a small space so it can get pretty crowded...

Firstly, I read some of the 1-2 star reviews for the cafe, and saw that the replies from the owner were very rude and inconsiderate, which is a big red flag. The food is basic and expensive, takes ages to prepare the most easy thing. Ordered avocado toast with salmon, and a coffee. My coffee was brought right away. The toast? 35 minutes later. And it was a super basic toast - literally just dry bread, and a poached egg slapped on top with some dill and canned ketchup for the sauce. It wasn’t a busy day at all, there were even empty seats available. Does making an egg take 35 minutes? Very disappointed in spending there so long on the last day of my travel, while I could spend this time enjoying the city and enjoying a much better breakfast...