I am trying to find a place to buy Swedish Food in the Bay area that is not IKEA?

I am trying to find a place to buy Swedish Food in the Bay area that is not IKEA Asked by Kayj 36 months ago Similar questions: find place buy Swedish Food Bay area IKEA Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: find place buy Swedish Food Bay area IKEA.

You may have to travel a bit. Not far from the Burlington Mall is Doran's Greenhouse in Lexington. They have a section of Swedish goods.

There's stuff there year round - but they have a lot of goods besides food for Christmas. Here's a link. I have not been to these twoin Auburn, The Gift Chalet -

tchaletauburn.com/Also in Plainville MA - http://www.distinctivelysweden.com/ Sources: http://doransgreenhouses.com/Christmas/Christmas.html .

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2006 saw the opening of 16 new stores. A total of at least 12 openings or relocations are planned for 2009. Citation needed IKEA is one of the few store chains to have locations both in Israel and in other Middle Eastern nations.

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1 Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants! This user has been banned from Askville.

1 Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants! .

Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants!

Kayj replied to post #1: 2 Sorry, expressed my self poorly... I am Swedish so that is probably my excuse :-) I meant "Swedish Groceries". Thanks for the reply though.

Sorry, expressed my self poorly... I am Swedish so that is probably my excuse :-) I meant "Swedish Groceries". Thanks for the reply though.

3 I'm told that here in DC, most of the people at the Swedish consulate go to IKEA to pick things up.

I'm told that here in DC, most of the people at the Swedish consulate go to IKEA to pick things up.

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