15 cafe rooms 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 ★ 4.1
sodermalm · Skånegatan 64, 116 37 Stockholm
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.
Vete-Katten ★ 4.5
norrmalm · Kungsgatan 55, 111 22 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.6
vasastan · Norrtullsgatan 4, 113 29 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.7
sodermalm · Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 10, 118 50 Stockholm
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.
Johan and Nyström Swedenborgsgatan ★ 4.5
sodermalm · Swedenborgsgatan 7, 118 48 Stockholm
Johan and Nyström on Swedenborgsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs the flagship roaster cafe; fair-trade beans roasted in-house, brewed at the counter.
Konditori Ritorno ★ 4.3
vasastan · Odengatan 80-82, 113 22 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.2
sodermalm · Bergsundsstrand 33, 117 38 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.4
ostermalm · Eriksbergsgatan 6, 114 30 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.3
vasastan · Rörstrandsgatan 4, 113 40 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.6
djurgarden · Rosendalsterrassen 12, 115 21 Stockholm
Rosendals Trädgård on Rosendalsterrassen in Stockholm's Djurgården runs the biodynamic garden cafe; wood-fired sourdough, cardamom buns and an orchard.
Nordic Brew Lab ★ 4.4
norrmalm · Vasagatan 38, 111 20 Stockholm
Nordic Brew Lab on Vasagatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm runs a specialty coffee bar with multiple roasters on rotation; pour-over service highlights origin.
Kaferang Nytorget ★ 4.2
sodermalm · Skånegatan 81, 116 35 Stockholm
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 ★ 4.3
norrmalm · Rådmansgatan 57, 113 60 Stockholm
Gast on Rådmansgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm-Vasastan border runs a specialty-coffee bar built for breakfast, brunch and fika; rotating roasters.
Fabrique Stenugnsbageri ★ 4.5
sankt-eriksplan · Rörstrandsgatan 12, 113 40 Stockholm
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.
Lillebrors Bageri ★ 4.5
vasastan · Rörstrandsgatan 12, 113 40 Stockholm
Lillebrors Bageri on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan bakes the Vasastan cardamom bun the local press argues about; sourdough, pastries and coffee.