Mikko Nordic Fine Food
Scandinavian restaurant · Dupont Circle ·
Nordic fare & pastries with a colorful patio cafe
Nordic fare & pastries with a colorful patio cafe
"The Swedish Christmastime specialty comes in both white and red varieties ($11) at Dupont’s cozy Nordic cove. It’s one of more than half a dozen wintertime warmers available, including spiced cider and spiced chai, classic and apple cardamom hot toddies, and hot buttered bourbon ($13 each). A Nordic Coffee ($14) gets punched up with almond liqueur and topped with whipped cream." - Emily Wishingrad
"I saw that Nordic cafe Mikko is offering half-price “cups of Joe” all day, a $16 Biden burger, $20 bottles of Champagne, and other Inauguration specials." - Tierney Plumb
"I learned that the Dupont Circle cafe Mikko Nordic Fine Food has temporarily closed after chef-owner Mikko Kosonen entered the space days before testing positive for COVID-19. Kosonen says he likely contracted the coronavirus during a “monumental two-week road trip” through Montana, Utah, and Idaho and that by returning to D.C. he violated a mayoral order requiring a 14-day self-quarantine for travel to high-risk states. He returned late on Monday, August 10, says he mostly quarantined, was tested Friday, August 14 after symptoms began the day before, and received a positive result on Monday, August 17; he reports being sick but not showing severe symptoms and was coughing during a phone call, saying “This is pretty brutal, but I think I’m beating it day by day.” Kosonen acknowledges entering Mikko briefly on August 11 (about 30 minutes to pick up paperwork) and again on August 12 to check on the shop and speak to police after an employee reported broken glass; he says he wore a mask both times and did not prepare food, adding “Very clearly I shouldn’t be there, but it’s my business... Do I regret [going] there? Yes I do. But I also had my morning person there by herself.” The shop has undergone three deep cleanings since he started showing symptoms, and Eric Simning, the shop’s Vice President of Operations, has reported the case to D.C. Health and is awaiting their go-ahead to reopen." - Gabe Hiatt
"I note this Dupont cafe will offer Nordic fare on its patio." - Tierney Plumb
"Try a Scandinavian take on the cinnamon roll at Mikko, a Dupont Circle cafe from a chef whose resume includes cooking for the Finnish ambassador. This is one of its best-selling pastries, and chef Mikko Kosonen says those who try it have one reaction: “Oh wow, this is so different then what you can get in the Cinnabon.”" - Adele Chapin
