15 editor picks in Stockholm.
15 cafe places in Stockholm we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Stockholm | Cafe across every city.
Coffee is close to a national pastime in Sweden, and Stockholm carries both the old konditori cafe and the third-wave roaster under one heading. Drop Coffee on Wollmar Yxkullsgatan and Johan and Nyström on Swedenborgsgatan, both on Södermalm, are touchstones of the modern scene, while Vete-Katten on Kungsgatan in Norrmalm holds the classic line. Mellqvist Kaffebar on Rörstrandsgatan in Vasastan and Rosendals Trädgård out on Djurgården round out the range from neighbourhood haunt to garden cafe.
Tehuset Java on Skånegatan in Stockholm's SoFo is the long-running tea house and cafe; daily hot lunch plates, sandwiches and the heaviest cardamom bun.
OrderHot lunch plate of the day plus the cardamom bun.
TipOpen seven days from 09:00. The garden out back fills for fika by 14:00.
Vete-Katten on Kungsgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm has run the classic Swedish konditori since 1928; semla, kanelbulle, princess cake and karlsbader buns.
TipOpen from 08:00 weekdays, 09:30 weekends. The back rooms are quieter than the front window tables.
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.
TipOpen from 07:30 weekdays. Queues hit hard at 09:00; arrive at 08:00 or after 13:00.
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.
TipOpen until 18:00 weekdays. The standing counter is for espresso; the back room is for filter and laptops.
Johan and Nyström on Swedenborgsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs the flagship roaster cafe; fair-trade beans roasted in-house, brewed at the counter.
TipOpen from 07:30. The street seating runs spring through autumn; in winter the back tables warm fastest.
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.
TipOpen from 07:00 weekdays. The Vasaparken-facing tables fill from spring through autumn; the back room runs quiet on weekday afternoons.
Il Caffè on Bergsunds strand in Stockholm's Hornstull runs an Italian-leaning cafe with a waterside terrace; espresso, sandwiches and the Reimersholme bridge.
TipOpen until 19:00 in summer. The terrace seats fill from 11:00 on weekends; the smaller original on Södermannagatan is the back-up.
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.
TipOpen from 07:30. The Saturnus bun is the size of a fist; one feeds two.
Mellqvist Kaffebar on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the writer's cafe that Stieg Larsson used as office; espresso, sandwiches and a steady.
TipOpen until 19:00. The street seating runs spring through autumn; the bar counter is the regulars' sit.
Rosendals Trädgård on Rosendalsterrassen in Stockholm's Djurgården runs the biodynamic garden cafe; wood-fired sourdough, cardamom buns and an orchard.
TipCloses at 17:00 in winter, 19:00 in summer. The bakery counter cuts off at 16:00; arrive earlier for the full board.
Nordic Brew Lab on Vasagatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm runs a specialty coffee bar with multiple roasters on rotation; pour-over service highlights origin.
TipOpen until 18:00 weekdays. Better for the brew bar than for laptops; arrive before 14:00 to get a counter seat.
Kaferang on Skånegatan in Stockholm's SoFo runs the bistro-cafe next to Nytorget; breakfast and fika in the morning, sourdough sandwiches and pastries.
TipOpen from 08:00 weekdays, 09:00 weekends. The corner-window seats look onto Nytorget; the Norrmalm sister branch on Gamla Brogatan is the central back-up.
Gast on Rådmansgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm-Vasastan border runs a specialty-coffee bar built for breakfast, brunch and fika; rotating roasters.
TipWalk-in only, drop-in basis. Check the Instagram for current hours; the morning counter is the work seat.
Fabrique on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the stone-oven bakery cafe; the cardamom bun shipped Fabrique to London; coffee bar runs straight off.
TipOpen from 07:00. The cardamom bun is hot to 11:00; after that the standard buns are the bet.
Lillebrors Bageri on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan bakes the Vasastan cardamom bun the local press argues about; sourdough, pastries and coffee.
TipOpen from 07:30. The semla in February sells out by 11:00; pre-order online for guaranteed pick-up.
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