Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Gothenburg lingers in over a cortado.

Where to sit and slow down

Cafe Husaren ★ 4.5

$ CaféHaga

Cafe Husaren in Haga has served the neighbourhood since 1890 from a listed building on Haga Nygata. Order the filter coffee with a hagabullen.

DrinkFilter coffee with a hagabullen

Da Matteo Vallgatan ★ 4.6

$ CaféCentrumWork-friendlyWifi

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.

DrinkEspresso and pour-over filter

Da Matteo Magasinsgatan ★ 4.7

$ CaféCentrumWork-friendlyWifi

Da Matteo's Magasinsgatan branch houses the company's roastery and serves espresso and filter drinks using beans roasted on site. Located in Centrum.

DrinkEspresso with house-roasted beans

Viktors Kaffe ★ 4.3

$ CaféVasastadenWork-friendlyWifi

Viktors Kaffe opened in 2012 just off Avenyn and combines specialty coffee with rotating art exhibitions on its walls. Located in Vasastaden.

DrinkSpecialty filter coffee

Kaffelabbet ★ 4.4

$ CaféMajornaWork-friendly

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.

DrinkHand-brewed pour-over

Alkemisten Kaffebar ★ 4.2

$ CaféHisingenWork-friendlyWifi

Alkemisten is a neighbourhood coffee bar on Hisingen that brews specialty coffee using V60 and espresso, with carefully sourced beans and an unhurried pace.

DrinkV60 brewed specialty coffee

SOL Bageri och Kaffe ★ 4.7

$ CaféVasastadenWork-friendly

SOL Bageri och Kaffe on Eklandagatan is among Scandinavia's most respected small bakeries, known for sourdough loaves, laminated pastries and specialty.

DrinkFilter coffee with sourdough pastry

Morgon Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5

$ CaféHisingenWork-friendlyWifi

Morgon Coffee Roasters operates its roastery and cafe at Lindholmen on Hisingen, accessible by the Stenpiren ferry. Order the hand-poured filter coffee.

DrinkHand-poured filter coffee

Brogyllen Vastra Hamngatan ★ 4.4

$ CaféCentrum

Brogyllen has been a Gothenburg bakery institution since 1962. Order the coffee with kanelbulle. At Vastra Hamngatan 2. Booking recommended.

DrinkCoffee with kanelbulle

Steinbrenner och Nyberg ★ 4.3

$ CaféVasastadenWork-friendlyWifi

Steinbrenner och Nyberg on Sodra Vagen is a cafe and patisserie with a classic-meets-contemporary approach. Order the coffee with swedish layer cake.

DrinkCoffee with Swedish layer cake

Gringo Nordic Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3

$ CaféMajornaWork-friendlyWifi

Gringo Nordic founded their roastery in Majorna in 2018 and runs a cafe serving espresso and filter drinks from beans sourced across Ethiopia.

DrinkEspresso and filter from Nordic-roasted beans

Blue Brunch and Bar ★ 4.1

$ CaféVasastadenWork-friendlyWifi

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.

DrinkCoffee with avocado toast and brunch plates

Cafe Hebbe Lelle ★ 4.1

$ CaféHaga

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.

DrinkCoffee with giant cinnamon bun

Bar Italia ★ 4.2

$ CaféLinne

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.

DrinkEspresso with pistachio croissant

Rada Gelato ★ 4.4

$ CaféMajorna

Rada Gelato on Landsvagsgatan in Majorna makes organic gelato in creative flavours including tonka vanilla, brown butter and seasonal fruit.

DrinkOrganic gelato by the scoop

Brunchoteket ★ 4.3

$ CaféLinne

Brunchoteket on Linnegatan is Gothenburg's best-known brunch cafe, serving avocado toast, eggs Benedict, pancakes and chicken waffles every day.

DrinkCoffee with eggs Benedict

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