Westbourne Grove locals Kell and Jacqueline Skött have realised their dream of establishing a contemporary Danish kitchen & deli in London with the opening of Snaps & Rye.
Located on the burgeoning Golborne Road in the North Kensington area, the Skött’s first culinary venture takes its name from the main elements of the menu, ‘Snaps’ a drink served traditionally with meals and ‘Rye’ the base of the eponymous ‘Smørrebrød’.
Chef Trine Vennerstrøm Eriksen-Johnson, formally of Paternoster Chop House, is spearheading the quintessentially Danish menu, which will focus on organic, seasonal and sustainable produce.
Breakfast options include ‘Øllebrød’, a traditional porridge dish made with dark rye bread, and a selection of patisseries including ‘Tebirkes’, puff pastries topped with poppy seed and filled with a sugar-marzipan paste.
For lunch, the Smørrebrød takes centre-stage. The open face sandwich served on homemade organic rye bread will be available with classic toppings such as house-cured herring and ‘Rullepølse’, organic pork, which is seasoned, brined, pressed and then sliced thinly. The national dish of meatballs will naturally also make a welcome appearance along with a selection of desserts such as the Danish apple cake ‘Æblekage’.
The menu is complemented by a comprehensive selection of Akvavit cocktails and house- infused Akvavit snaps, in addition to the Danish beer ‘Tuborg’. Soft drinks include ‘Cocio’ chocolate milk, ‘Iskilde Water’ from the Danish highlands and ‘Sealand Birk’ birch sap water. There will also be a selection of locally brewed London beers, white and red wine, and Prosecco.
The light-filled interiors have been beautifully designed by the Danish-English husband and wife team in a contemporary Nordic style, where clean lines and natural materials meet industrial-chic. Neutral colours, oak counters and reclaimed lye-treated pine flooring are accented by Danish design classics such as PH lamps by Louis Poulsen, an Arne Jacobsen clock and Kay Bojesen’s iconic monkey and soldier figures.
Powder-coated scaffold shelving displays a curated collection of Danish books, home accessories and gourmet specialities available to buy, including Anne Black crockery, Flensted mobiles and Lakrids liquorice.
Snaps & Rye, 93 GolborneRoad, London,W10 5NL
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