Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant

About the Business

Specialties

We make everything from scratch & from sustainable & organic sources whenever we can. Andersens has been making traditional nordic european cuisine for over 45 years. Andersen's longevity speaks for itself! The ovenroasted Duck , Schnitzels,Smoked Salmon, Salads,Scandinavian openfaced sandwiches,Halibut specials & our Famous Eggs Benedicts , omlettes,healthy eggwhite no carbs plates, along with all of our traditional Danish pastries & The famous Green marcipan cakes as featured in many magazines. We bake with many tons of Marzipan a year, which is truly our specialty that we are famous for. The great thing about marzipan is that we have many pastries which are Gluten free! Andersens often has wine pairing events along with fresh specials everyday to provide all of you with a cultural Northern European adventure, a taste of the vikings in Santa barbara.

History

Established in 1975.

Established in Copenhagen in 1953 and in Santa Barbara in 1975. Andersens welcomes you to a family owned and operated landmark.The mother and daughter team work everyday, all day, to make sure all is quality & will do everything to make sure your happy. We have for over 40 years been striving to bring you authentic nordic european food and desserts. We are a mother & daughter team with passion and love for what we do. Our founder Mr Andersen was a master chef & baker sharing his trade with California & Europe. We believe food should be an adventure in historical heritage & culture. Our Danish roots and respect & pride for ingredients ; The Andersens has this engraved in our souls and wants to share our heritage with you. All this can be summed up in the Danish word (HYGGE) or consequentially (comfort) in English. We are always looking into the future with interest for detail & traditional culinary intrigue is what keeps us alive with passion for people & cooking. Thankyou!