Coop Extra

Woahhh! ICA Maxi has some serious competition. Like them, this place has everything from exotic produce to cheeses A-​Z to a huge lactose-​free section. Next to the latter is a whole refrigerated case of Astrid och aporna products as well as a variety of vegan cheeses and spreads. Really impressive selection all around. I am also surprised by how much stuff they have for pets. Of course with all Swedish supermarkets, the alcohol department is lacking. The price is in line with ICA, maybe some things are a little more expensive, but Coop seems to have more variety.

It’s coop, it’s extra!
It’s bigger on the inside!
No, I kid you not — it’s true. I was skeptical when I first went to this supermarket since it looks so shabby and without hardly any windows on the outside, but once you get in, you realise that it’s one of those big supermarkets that are pretty much sell everything that you need.
Vegetables, organic vegetables (ekologiska, obviously), fish, tons of fish, cheese, butter, meat, gluten free and lactose free products (since we’re talking about Sweden) and other household stuff. They have also aisles for imported products — I saw a lot of obscure products in Slavic languages, Reeses peanut butter chocolates and Guiness chips and some fancy microwave popcorn.
They have also pretty decent aisle full of Asian stuff, including bambooshoots in cans — that pretty much exist only in Asian shops in Copenhagen. They have good brand of coconut milk (not just the weird Santa Maria or whatever it is called now), rice noodles, egg noodles and pakchoy on the vegetable rack.
Ah Sweden, you’re the best when it comes to supermarket. Danish ones can’t really beat it, not even big warehouse-​like one like Bilka.
The location is pretty convenient as well, just across Värnhem, sort of smaller bus station where you do your switches if you are not lucky enough to ride buses without change from/​to home/​work.
This has quickly become my supermarket-​to-​go during my stay in Malmö.