Cafe Husaren ★ 4.5
Cafe Husaren in Haga has served the neighbourhood since 1890 from a listed building on Haga Nygata. Order the filter coffee with a hagabullen.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with a hagabullen
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Gothenburg lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Da Matteo Vallgatan ★ 4.6
Da Matteo on Vallgatan is the flagship cafe of the Gothenburg coffee company that pioneered specialty coffee in Sweden. The espresso bar doubles as a bakery.
Signature drink: Espresso and pour-over filter
Da Matteo Magasinsgatan ★ 4.7
Da Matteo's Magasinsgatan branch houses the company's roastery and serves espresso and filter drinks using beans roasted on site. Located in Centrum.
Signature drink: Espresso with house-roasted beans
Viktors Kaffe ★ 4.3
Viktors Kaffe opened in 2012 just off Avenyn and combines specialty coffee with rotating art exhibitions on its walls. Located in Vasastaden.
Signature drink: Specialty filter coffee
Kaffelabbet ★ 4.4
Kaffelabbet on Landsvagsgatan in Majorna is part coffee gear shop and part brew bar. Open mon-fri 08:00-17:00, sat 10:00-17:00. At Landsvagsgatan 15.
Signature drink: Hand-brewed pour-over
Alkemisten Kaffebar ★ 4.2
Alkemisten is a neighbourhood coffee bar on Hisingen that brews specialty coffee using V60 and espresso, with carefully sourced beans and an unhurried pace.
Signature drink: V60 brewed specialty coffee
SOL Bageri och Kaffe ★ 4.7
SOL Bageri och Kaffe on Eklandagatan is among Scandinavia's most respected small bakeries, known for sourdough loaves, laminated pastries and specialty.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with sourdough pastry
Morgon Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
Morgon Coffee Roasters operates its roastery and cafe at Lindholmen on Hisingen, accessible by the Stenpiren ferry. Order the hand-poured filter coffee.
Signature drink: Hand-poured filter coffee
Brogyllen Vastra Hamngatan ★ 4.4
Brogyllen has been a Gothenburg bakery institution since 1962. Order the coffee with kanelbulle. At Vastra Hamngatan 2. Booking recommended.
Signature drink: Coffee with kanelbulle
Steinbrenner och Nyberg ★ 4.3
Steinbrenner och Nyberg on Sodra Vagen is a cafe and patisserie with a classic-meets-contemporary approach. Order the coffee with swedish layer cake.
Signature drink: Coffee with Swedish layer cake
Gringo Nordic Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3
Gringo Nordic founded their roastery in Majorna in 2018 and runs a cafe serving espresso and filter drinks from beans sourced across Ethiopia.
Signature drink: Espresso and filter from Nordic-roasted beans
Blue Brunch and Bar ★ 4.1
Blue Brunch and Bar in Vasastaden is a bright, modern cafe serving a globally-inspired brunch menu alongside quality coffee. Open daily 08:00-17:00.
Signature drink: Coffee with avocado toast and brunch plates
Cafe Hebbe Lelle ★ 4.1
Hebbe Lelle is a classic Haga fika cafe serving giant plate-sized cinnamon buns alongside coffee in a small wooden building on the main cobblestone street.
Signature drink: Coffee with giant cinnamon bun
Bar Italia ★ 4.2
Bar Italia on the corner of Linnegatan brings Italian cafe culture to Gothenburg's food street. The pistachio croissant is the single most talked-about item.
Signature drink: Espresso with pistachio croissant
Rada Gelato ★ 4.4
Rada Gelato on Landsvagsgatan in Majorna makes organic gelato in creative flavours including tonka vanilla, brown butter and seasonal fruit.
Signature drink: Organic gelato by the scoop
Brunchoteket ★ 4.3
Brunchoteket on Linnegatan is Gothenburg's best-known brunch cafe, serving avocado toast, eggs Benedict, pancakes and chicken waffles every day.
Signature drink: Coffee with eggs Benedict