There's a new cafe on President Street just off Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. Scandinavian Grace, owned by Fredrik Larsson and James Anthony, is a charming and stylish shop, featuring coffee, pastries, as well as classic and contemporary design items from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. They also sell Scandinavian food products and condiments, including jams, olive oils, and mustards.
As they write on their website: "We love objects of artistic form
and practical function that become a vital enrichment to daily living
rather than mere status symbols."
The shop occupies the one-story building that used to be Oak, the pricey Williamsburg-based clothing and leather good store. There's a backyard that Larsson hopes to turn into an into an outdoor cafe.
The cafe/shop has been open for business for only three days. Cafe tables and a bench out front are forthcoming. And best of all, there's wireless.
Stop in and give a warm welcome to Fredrik, whose other shops are in Williamsburg (North 9th and Bedford) and in Woodstock, NY.
I like that!
Can someone please tell them they need to open earlier? This is Park Slope, where most people are awake much earlier than Williamsburgers.