Fika Coffee Shop Swindon. Alerted by Facebook (it has its uses – as awful as it often is) to the existence of this place, I today hurtled down town to try it out. Well, I did need to go to town anyway so I had a good excuse.
Fika – pronounced fee-ka – is a new, independent business opened only a few days ago by Martin – who you see below.
Martin’s partner is Swedish – thus the inspiration for the name of his establishment. Fika, as you can see from the images below, is not dissimilar to the Danish concept of hygge. That’s something with which, thanks to a Danish family connection, I’m rather familiar. Did you know that, back in 2017, the word Hygge entered the Oxford English dictionary?
You’ll find this place in what was the 222 coffee outlet on Havelock Square. Martin is serving Rave coffee – and it’s darn good. There’s also a tasty baked good or two.
He hasn’t yet done anything with the decor of the place. So if you were a 222 customer it doesn’t yet look any different. But watch this space on that.
There’s a Facebook page here. And a website here: http://www.myfika.co.uk/
Plans
The website says: ‘Welcome to Fika Coffee & Wine e, a cozy space where great coffee, fine wine, and meaningful moments come together.’ And there are plans for it to be an evening space with wine and music.
Further … there’s a big wall at the back ideal for the displaying of art. And indeed Martin is looking to display local artists there – on a rotational basis. A space where they can display (and hopefully sell) their work. So, if you’re a local artist get in touch.
Martin Keise – contact him on martin@myfika.co.uk
