Café restaurants in Stockholm
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Café Saturnus
Everyone from yummy mummies to peckish princesses flock here for Gallic-inspired baguettes, pastries and creamy café au lait. While Saturnus’ claim that it was the first to introduce Stockholm to ‘proper’ coffee is hotly contested, there’s little doubt that its kanelbullar (cinnamon bun) is the city’s biggest…and dare we say its best.
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IL Caffè
Low-strung lights, angst-ridden writers and edgy graphic murals by Stockholm graffiti artist Finsta (www.finstafari.com) load this local hangout with boho grit. Italian-leaning lunch options include authentic focaccias – try the pesto/mozzarella combo, made to an old-school Italian recipe. Finish off with a jumbo-sized caffè latte, then flip out that Moleskine and work on that plot.
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Hornstulls Mjölkbar
This little hangout is pure Hornstull hip – think Dietrich on the turntable, Damon Albarn–styled staff, and an eclectic mix of vintage-clad students, script-clutching actors and the odd Dita Von Teese wannabe. The grub is simple and good (toasties, soups and smoothies) and the weekend brunch is a perfect prelude to lazy afternoon ambling at nearby Hornstull Strand.
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Rosendals Trädgård
A 15-minute walk from Hazelius-porten, virtuous Rosendals Trädgård is seasonal, salubrious and oh-so-loveable, with heavenly desserts and sandwiches, all organic and mostly made with produce from the garden. Devour flaky fruit pastries under the apple trees or, if the weather’s ugly, skulk around the greenhouses, look moody and pretend you’re Strindberg.
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Café Lillavi
Set in a sidewalk kiosk, this cute-as-a-button cafe is run by two chatty friends, Therece and Victoria, and Victoria’s dad, Mats. Choose a table (there are two), sit on a sheepskin chair and tackle Victoria’s aunt’s devilish chocolate cake. Of course, the virtuous can always opt for the organic Thai pie served with homemade mash and red-wine sauce.
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Thelins Konditori
Traditional Thelins sits precariously on the line between charm and tack – think ’70s coffee shop meets red velvet seating and faux-Parisian streetlamps. Less contentious are the gems behind the gleaming counter, from flaky berry-filled pastries to sinfully satisfying semla buns. Take a ticket, join the queue and succumb to your sugar-dusted fantasies.
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String
This retro-funky SoFo cafe does a bargain weekend brunch buffet (Skr65; 10.30am to 1pm). Load your plate with everything from cereals, yoghurt and fresh fruit to pancakes, toast and amazing homemade hummus. Fancy that ’70s chair you’re plonked on? Take it home; almost everything you see is for sale.
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Blå Porten Café
A good bet for lunch, Blå Porten is best on a sunny day when you can linger in the romantic garden courtyard. Sunshine or not, the gluttonous table of fresh cakes and pastries is a constant, happy test of your self control. Thankfully, many of Djurgården’s museums are within rolling distance.
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Konditori Ritorno
The cosy back room at this unpresumptuous cafe looks like the lobby of an antique movie house fallen on hard times. A hit with writers, students and pensioners, its worn leather couches and miniature jukeboxes at every table make it a perfect pitstop for old-school shrimp sandwiches and heavenly semla buns.
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Caffé Nero
Delectable Italian waiters and a brutally chic concrete interior give Caffé Nero the thumbs up with Vasastaden hipsters. They all flock here for mighty caffé, grappa shots, Italian home-cooking (the veal meatballs are sublime) and a creamy tiramisu that’s worth the damage.
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Sturekatten
Looking like a life-sized doll’s house, this vintage cafe is a fetching blend of antique chairs, oil paintings, ladies who lunch and waitresses in black-and-white garb. Slip into a salon chair, pour some tea and nibble on the must-try apple pies and cinnamon scrolls.
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Sundbergs Konditori
Dating from 1785, this is Stockholm’s oldest bakery-cafe, complete with chintzy chandeliers, regal oil paintings and a copper samovar full of self-serve coffee. Mix and match with gleaming pastries and a soothing selection of bagels, ciabatta, pies and omelettes.
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Vetekatten
Vintage Vetekatten keeps the treadmills running with its can’t-stop-at-one Swedish treats, from vanilla and almond buns to fabulously fluffy kanelbulle (cinnamon buns). Packed with cute small rooms, it’s the perfect spot for discreet gluttons.
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Svart Kaffe
Smack bang in SoFo, this hole-in-the-wall cafe pumps out smooth tunes, fresh fodder and mean espressos to a hip crowd of writers and indie fashionistas. Order a chèvre and walnut bagel, pull up a stool and start brainstorming that art-house masterpiece.
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Café Art
This dark, atmospheric, barrel-vaulted cellar cranks up the cosy factor with its candlelit tables, snug dark nooks and art-slung walls. A perfect spot for fika (coffee and cake), it also makes a mean salami and brie baguette.
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Drottningholms Paviljongen
Close to the boat dock, this cafe peddles light meals like sandwiches and heartier mains, as well as coffee and cakes. Outdoor seating lends the place a garden-party vibe.
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Vurma
The Vasastaden branch of Vurma draws a younger clientele and, as one waitress puts it, ‘more flirt vibrations’.
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