With a hankering for Aebleskiver pancakes with lingonberry jam and lemon curd, Tom, Jereme and I headed to the Clinton st neighborhood in Portland to check out Broder Cafe's Swedish fare. Our first time there, we'd heard so many good things about this place - and with my obvious Swedish heritage - our mouths were watering.
The neighborhood cat seemed eager to get in which sounded promising. (Tom said she'd rated it "three meows")
At 10:30am, we waited for about twenty-five minutes before securing a spot near the front window. Apparently you can wait quite a bit longer, but we were lucky. The coffee was great and they do allow you to get a cup while you wait. The portions are slightly on the small side though. If my little round pancakes had a slice of bacon across the top it would have been perfect amount of food and salty. Everyone elses food looked great - served daintily on precious wood tablets and diner crockery. About $8-$10 a plate, it's a nice price. Below is the Ham Waffle, my Aebleskiver pancakes, and the Pytti Panna - a Swedish Hash with meat and vegetables.
Broder Cafe. 2508 SE Clinton St. Portland, OR 97214
rated: meow meow meow and three huzzahs