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

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Where to sit and slow down

14 places

Vete-Katten

Order Filter coffee with kanelbulle

Vete-Katten on Kungsgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm has run the classic Swedish konditori since 1928; semla, kanelbulle, princess cake and karlsbader buns.

Café Pascal

Order Flat white with cardamom bun

Café Pascal on Norrtullsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan runs the third-wave coffee bar locals send friends to; the cardamom bun pulled apart and arranged.

Drop Coffee

Order Pour-over light-roast filter

Drop Coffee on Wollmar Yxkullsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm is the third-wave cafe and roastery from 2009; light-roast filter, pour-over and a Mariatorget.

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4 of the cafés on this list are in Södermalm. So are these tours and tastings.

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Södermalm Beer Walking Tour and Tasting

Discover the history of Södermalm on a guided beer walking tour. Learn about the origins of beer and its connection to the area, and enjoy a beer tasting at a secret location.

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Konditori Ritorno

Order Filter coffee with princess cake

Konditori Ritorno on Odengatan in Stockholm's Vasastan has run the same 1950s konditori since 1959; princess cake, semla in Lent, meatballs from the kitchen.

Il Caffè

Order Cappuccino with biscotti

Il Caffè on Bergsunds strand in Stockholm's Hornstull runs an Italian-leaning cafe with a waterside terrace; espresso, sandwiches and the Reimersholme bridge.

Cafe Saturnus

Order Cinnamon bun with filter coffee

Cafe Saturnus on Eriksbergsgatan in Stockholm's Östermalm bakes the city's largest cinnamon bun, marble cakes and a runs Sunday brunch on the corner.

Mellqvist Kaffebar

Order Espresso with poppy seed cake

Mellqvist Kaffebar on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the writer's cafe that Stieg Larsson used as office; espresso, sandwiches and a steady.

Rosendals Trädgård

Order Filter coffee with garden cardamom bun

Rosendals Trädgård on Rosendalsterrassen in Stockholm's Djurgården runs the biodynamic garden cafe; wood-fired sourdough, cardamom buns and an orchard.

Nordic Brew Lab

Order Pour-over with bean of the week

Nordic Brew Lab on Vasagatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm runs a specialty coffee bar with multiple roasters on rotation; pour-over service highlights origin.

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Kaferang Nytorget

Order Cappuccino with sourdough sandwich

Kaferang on Skånegatan in Stockholm's SoFo runs the bistro-cafe next to Nytorget; breakfast and fika in the morning, sourdough sandwiches and pastries.

Gast

Order Specialty pour-over with sourdough sandwich

Gast on Rådmansgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm-Vasastan border runs a specialty-coffee bar built for breakfast, brunch and fika; rotating roasters.

Lillebrors Bageri

Order Filter coffee with semla in February

Lillebrors Bageri on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan bakes the Vasastan cardamom bun the local press argues about; sourdough, pastries and coffee.