'In the middle of nowhere, almost at least, you find Lillaro, the perfect place if you fancy a fika in peace and quiet'. This is how Lillaro (or Little peace as it translates from Swedish) describes itself on its website.
My dad loves this place and comes here regularly to chat with the Eva and Palle, the owners of the cafe. Eva is a clothes designer by trade and runs the retro chic clothes brand Peleka from the studio upstairs so fashion concious girls flock here from nearby holiday villages Båstad and Torekov in the summer months.
Lillaro is very much a Swedish take on shabby chic with 1940s inspired knick knacks, miss-matched tables and chairs, freshly picked flowers in tiny different coloured glass vases, a mannequin leaning against the wall, old children's books about great flying machine heroes, bric-a-brac for sale in the middle of the cafe, and in the centreof the room a spiral staircase that leads up to Eva's studio. Eva and Palle have collected and created most things in the cafe themselves and Palle who is a mechanic by trade has even welded some of the furniture!
The cakes are all homemade and most of the ingredients in the pies, jam and cakes come from Eva and Palle's own garden. I tried a classic cinnamon bun and a juice while dad had scones with homemade jam and butter with a cup of coffee, delicious! There's a great selection of sandwiches, pies, juices and different kinds of tea and coffee. I couldn't resist taking a quick look in the Peleka shop upstairs and am now proudly showing off my one of a kind summery top made by Eva.
Lillaro is a unique cafe that I thoroughly recommend especially if you're on a foodie tour around the Bjäre peninsula in Southern Sweden.
http://www.lillaro.nu/
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