Fönn

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What is Fönn?

Fönn is a skyr shop in Bryant Park. We make Icelandic skyr bowls, smoothies, toasted sandwiches, matcha & coffee. We are open Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM (Closed Saturday and Sunday), inside TALEA Beer Co. at 22 W 40th Street.

Fun. Like the word. Two dots, same sound.

Fönn is the Icelandic word for snow, or a snowdrift. It suited what we make. Cold, clean, and from the North.

The shop is. The food is not. Fönn started as a campus idea and has been running catering and pop-ups in Boston, New York and the Hamptons since. Bryant Park is our first residency.

Lauren Huff. Lauren first learned about skyr when she visited Iceland with a Nordic classmate while earning her graduate degree and founded Fönn (pronounced “fun”) to bring the Icelandic skyr bar experience to the U.S. as a breakfast, lunch and snack alternative.
The Fönn culinary team, led by experienced chefs. The recipes were developed by Icelandic chef Baldur Smári Sævarsson, who brings experience from Restaurant Daniel.

Bryant Park, New York City. We are inside TALEA Beer Co. at 22 W 40th Street, open Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM (Closed Saturday and Sunday).

What is skyr?

Skyr is Iceland’s traditional high-protein cultured dairy. Thick, mild, low in fat, and has been a staple of the Icelandic diet for centuries. It is the base of every Fönn bowl.

“Skeer”. Rhymes with beer, which makes it easy to remember.

Both are strained, but skyr is strained harder, so it is thicker and milder. It is traditionally made from skimmed milk, which leaves almost no fat.

Skyr is a cultured dairy product made from milk. It contains less lactose than milk, so it may suit people with mild lactose sensitivity, but it is not lactose free. If dairy is a problem for you, smoothies can be made without skyr. Ask at the counter.

Where is Fönn?

22 W 40th Street, New York, NY 10018. We are inside TALEA Beer Co., across from Bryant Park.

Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM (Closed Saturday and Sunday).

Grand Central is a five-minute walk. The B, D, F and M stop at 42nd Street–Bryant Park, on the corner. The 7 stops at Fifth Avenue.

Yes. Sit down or take it with you.

No. Walk in and we will make it for you.
What do you serve?
Bowls, smoothies, toasted sandwiches, matcha & coffee.

Three layers. Creamy skyr at the base, a fruit smoothie layer through the middle, and three toppings of your choice on top. Pick from fresh fruit, granola, nuts, seeds, honey and seasonal toppings.

Same four flavors, different format. The smoothie is blended and you drink it. The bowl is layered and you eat it with a spoon.
Hekla Protein, Blue Lagoon, Sunshine and Mint Chip. In Icelandic those are Hekla, Bláa Lónið, Sólskin and Mosi. The same four run across the bowls and the smoothies.
Yes. Grass-fed protein isolate is three dollars, on any bowl or smoothie.
We do. Espresso, americano, cappuccino, latte and cold brew, hot or iced. Matcha latte and matcha lemonade as well.

No. We are open until 2pm and the sandwiches are a proper lunch. Bowls and smoothies work at any point in the day, which is most of why people come back.

Smoothies can be made without skyr. Tell us at the counter and we will walk you through what is in it.

Yes. Grilled tofu, avocado, heirloom tomato, pickled cucumber, sprouts and greens, with a sriracha skyr spread. Our skyr is vegetarian. It is not vegan, because it is made from milk.

Yes. All four bowls and all four smoothies are gluten-free, including the granola topping. The sandwiches are on bread, so no.

Yes. Allergens for every item are listed on the menu page and at the counter. Tell us about an allergy when you order and we will walk you through it.

Do you deliver?

Yes, through the delivery apps. Offices in Bryant Park can also order direct from us.

Yes. Catering runs off the same menu. Send us a note through the catering form and we will come back with a plan.
No minimum. Catering is priced the same as the menu. Larger orders earn a volume discount, so ask us.

Yes. Breakfast and lunch for meetings, teams and office wellness programs. Tell us headcount and timing and we will build something around it.

Email contact@fonnskyr.com. For catering and events, the form on the catering page reaches us fastest.

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FIND US

22 W 40th Street

Inside TALEA Beer Co., Bryant Park

OUR HOURS

Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM (Closed Saturday and Sunday)

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