Jyväskylä, Finland
Jyväskylä is a city of WRC, Alvar Aalto, Sofi Oksanen and Wilhelmiinan Konditoria. A warm and welcomed café at Asemakatu 6, decorated with Finnish minimalistic furniture but elegant chandeliers, a cabinet with a grand piano, provides a wonderful setting for atmospheric café. The building was built by restaurateur Nikolai Wahlgren, now nicknamed as Nikolainkulma, opened its doors as early as 1899. Becoming as social life occasion, the house also has operated as Alvar Aalto Office of Architecture and Monumental Art from autumn 1923 to spring 1924.
Founded in 2003, Wilhelmiinan Konditoria (Wilhelm’s Confectionery in English) is a confectionery bakery that presents handmade pastries, breads, rolls sandwiches or salad selections. While after the lunchtime, we are too full to devour any further main course; therefore, I hence choose vanilla and chocolate softis ice cream and double espresso at my afternoon dessert time.
I always love chocolate. It’s my period fatigue remedy. I love chocolate more after watching Lasse Hallström’s Chocolate starred by Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. The vanilla & chocolate softis ice cream from Wilhelmiinan Konditoria adapts cocoa butter rather vegetable fats, and the rather less sugary but slightly bitter taste melts immediately while taking a sip, the cone cookies are crispy filled with vanilla and butter flavor. The double espresso shows a somewhat spicy odor at the shot. Having chit chat and nude hue of vintage style of cabinets, definitely Wilhelmiinan Konditoria will be on my revisiting list when I spend lovely moments in Jyväskyla, perhaps again, during Christmas season.
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