Crème de la Crème

Samuel and Ella

Crème de la crème
Magasin du Nord
Kongens Nytorv
1095 Copenhagen K
Mon-Sun 10am-8pm

Notes:
Not only has the Meyer empire with their deli and bakery thrown old lady Reinh van Hauen out of the basement floor in department store Magasin, but they recently expanded with a cake shop, a collaboration between Claus Meyer and dessert guru Morten Heiberg. We dropped by during a hectic stint of Christmas shopping for a carb injection of chai latte, the always delicious Valrhona moccacino, and most importantly, cakes! Being a coffee kind of girl, I opted for Samuel, consisting of coffee sago cream, coffee cremeux, Caraïbe mousse on a Sacher cake base. B went for Ella, with a bottom of spongy génoise, baked apples, macaroons and caramel cream. Obviously, there is not need to to say that they were both delicious. Meyer is known for his use of high quality ingredients which really showed - which it also should, as they are priced at 39dkk each. But B and I agreed that we were missing something... crunchy or acidic... for balancing the richness of the caramel, chocolate, coffee and so on. I generally adore Meyer and his concepts but somehow doubt that we will return to Crème de la Crème, considering the rather steep prices. Another time I would probably opt for Nikolaos Strangas' Cakeaway as it located right in our neighborhood.

Misc. Beijing Eats and Drinks

Grilled skewers from street kitchen in Wangjing. 

Sichuan dry-fried green beens from street kitchen in Wangjing. 

Sautéed cabbage with peanuts from street kitchen in Wangjing.

Stir-fried beef and peppers from restaurant in Wangjing Commercial Center. 

Stir-fried beef with chiles and garlic from restaurant in Wangjing Commercial Center. 

Shabu shabu (hotpot) from Taiwanese Xiabu Xiabu in Wangjing.

Random Chinese dish picked up in Wangjing Hua Tang Mall's supermarket.

Three cup mushroom from Taiwanese Bellagio in Wangjing.

Stir-fried beef on steamed cabbage at Taiwanese Bellagio in Wangjing.

Plate of roast duck and pork at Taiwanese Bellagio in Wangjing.

Noodle soup from restaurant in UTown Mall basement in Beijing.

Set meals from fastfood chain Yoshinoya. 

Stir-fried liver/celery/chile, cucumber/celeri/chile, and beef and egg from street kitchen in Beijing. 

Beef noodle soup and sides of kelp and black fungus at restaurant in Wangjing Hua Tang Mall.

Banchan from Korean restaurant in Wangjing. 

Pajeon from Korean restaurant in Wangjing. 

Banchan from Korean restaurant Ai Jiang Shan in Lido. 

Grilled fish from Korean restaurant Ai Jiang Shan in Lido.

Fattoush salad, hummous and meat-filled pita at Dareen Coffee in San Li Tun.

Salmon Eggs Benedict at Vineyard Cafe in Yong He Gong.

Steak salad from Peter's Tex Mex in Lido.

Chocolate cake from Wish Restaurant and Lounge in Lido.

Waffle with berries and berry ice cream from Maan Coffee, Waffle and Toast in Lido.

Cappuccino, coke float, marbled brownie and apple pie from Miss Me café in Lido. 

Cappuccino and americano (Beijing's most expensive coffee!) from Fish Eye Café in San Li Tun's The Village.

Grain shake (?), americano and toast sticks (???) at Maan Coffee, Waffle and Toast in Wangjing.

Coffee and raspberry macaron at Ocean Grounds Organic Coffee in UTown.

Beer at microbrewery Great Leap Brewing (highly recommended!)

Beers by the lakeside at Stone Boat Bar in Ritan Park.

Agnes Cupcakes

Cupcakes! From top left and clockwise: Mocha, Apple/Cinnamon, Strawberry Cheesecake, Lemon, Licorice, Pistachio

Agnes Cupcakes

Sværtegade 2

1118 Copenhagen K

Notes:

My boyfriend took me by surprise on a warm summer day where we were really supposed to do nothing. Kongens Have was a perfect stage for cupcake-eating perfectly accompanied by a bottle of Mondori Asti (Irma's finest through many, many years). And yes, we ate them all!

Nikolaos Strangas Conditori & Cakeaway

Cakes and coffee

Nikolaos Strangas Conditori & Cakeaway

Åboulevard 7

1635 Copenhagen V

Notes:

Unfortunately I do not remember the exact details of the very elaborated cakes we bought at Nikolaos Strangas' cakeaway. But they were delicious! Admittedly, they are on the pricy side, retailing at around 40dkk each but it was a delicious afternoon treat enjoyed on a bench by the lakes.