Before crusading into culinary pursuits, The Norsemen dominated the sport of baseball, hitting well-placed meatballs and asserting their midnight-sun advantage during home stands. Field a fresh team of flavors with today’s Groupon to Tre Kronor. Choose between the following options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of Scandinavian dinner fare (Monday through Saturday).<p>
• For $7, you get $15 worth of brunch fare. Brunch is served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.<p>

Tre Kronor melds traditional Scandinavian fare with the charm of a French bistro and the city’s best plate of pancakes, according to Time Out Chicago. Chef-owners Patty Rasmussen and Larry Anderson link their Nordic heritages to craft an eclectic menu of house-made, Old World favorites, including Danish pastries and cinnamon rolls ($2.95) and plucky, pickled herring ($5.95). Evening diners can sink chompers into Swedish meatballs with house-made lingonberry relish ($12) or a seared duck breast and apple-pork sausage combo ($15). During brunch, eggy slices of vanilla-and-orange french toast paint a midsummer day’s dream with its sweet-swirled flavors and warm, cinnamon suntan ($6.95). Lauded for its quiches and omelets ($7.95), Tre Kronor’s signature pannekaker ($5.25) equally enlightens with a less savory stroke of delicate lingon and two swedish pancakes nesting on the plate. From December 1–23, Tre Kronor serves a candle-lit julbord, or Christmas smorgasbord, with two seatings each night, featuring such delights as smoked salmon, fiskpudding, and gothenberg sausage ($55 per person, $60 per person on weekends).

Slip into the quaint bistro dining room, where a friendly server uncorks your BYOB carry-in for no extra fee. Patrons recline in the low-lit dining space with a glass of wine or cocktail, chatting with Nordic ex-pats, a tapestry of neighborhood locals, and homesick moose studying abroad at nearby North Park University.