"Portland is overrun with casual restaurants doing the biscuits and gravy and overstuffed omelets thing. Boise’s Broder Nord is a welcome change-up—especially if your familiarity with Scandinavian food was formed at the Ikea cafeteria. Pancakes take the form of Danish æbleskiver, puffy golden balls served with zingy lemon curd and lingonberry jam. Get the small to share, then move on to something substantial like the lox and skagen smørrebrød, an open-face sandwich on hearty Nordic rye piled with silky gravlax, bay shrimp, and micro greens, or the Swedish hash crowned with perfectly runny soft-boiled eggs and pickled beets that cut through the richness. The scramble comes with roasted squash or smoked trout, as the menu isn’t terribly meat-heavy." - Krista Garcia
