Cafés in Norrmalm

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Norrmalm has made the transition from a transit place for daily commuters to a lively district with vibrant cultural and restaurant scenes.

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Cafés in Stockholm. Delicious-looking pastries on display at Art Bakery, a café located in the NK department store in central Stockholm.

Art Bakery combines the fine art of creating pastries with, well, fine art. Besides creating desserts that look and taste like no other the café, located in the NK department store, has an exhibition space showcasing contemporary art.

Art Bakery

Bröd &amp; Salt is a local chain of artisan bakeries, with locations all over Stockholm. Everything is fresh, made from sourdough, and lactose-free. Besides fresh bread, buns, and cookies Bröd &amp; Salt also has a selection of fresh salads, sandwiches, and wraps if you’re hungry for lunch!

Bröd & Salt Regeringsgatan

Skeppsholmen Vandrarhem

Café Skeppsholmen offers views of both the Old Town and the Royal Palace. The café is part of the hostel and is open year-round. It serves simple hot dishes, pastries, and drinks. During the summer, there’s also outdoor seating available.

Café Skeppsholmen

Cafés in Stockholm. A table set with deserts, coffee and sweets at Dirty Coco.

Dirty Coco

Dirty Coco is a campy and fun color explosion located on Drottninggatan in central Stockholm. The café&#x27;s motto is that life is too short to be boring. This translates into a kitschy and colorful café, serving sweet deserts and pastries, copious bowls, crispy lunch sandwiches, juice, and coffee.

Cafés in Stockholm. The counter at Fabrique is full och freshly baked breads, rolls, buns and pasteries. Fabrique is a local Stockholm-chain witch 18 locations around town.

Fabrique is a local chain of traditional wood-fired bakeries that are located throughout central Stockholm. Here you&#x27;ll find top-quality fresh-baked sourdough bread, rolls, and cakes baked by hand with natural ingredients according to time-honored traditions. Don´t miss out on the famous blueberry buns!

Fabrique Klarabergsgatan

Minimalistic but cozy café located just north of Hötorget. Gast is the sibling of Kaffeverket and Stora bageriet and serves up exciting blends of coffee as well as great buns, sandwiches, and even light lunches.

Gast

Take a well-deserved coffee break in the heart of busy Norrmalm at one of the local’s favorite “fika” spots. Unpretentious and cozy, Il Caffé offers pastries, simple lunches, and fresh bread from its own bakery. Check out their other locations, too!

Il Caffé Drottninggatan

Kafé Plattan's signature avocado & walnut pesto toast, served on a cutting board

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In the lowest level of the iconic <a id="887" linktype="page">Kulturhuset</a>, in the very heart of Stockholm, lies Kafé Plattan. The atmosphere is casual and friendly, and all fika and light meals served are 100% vegan. Everything on the menu is made in-house, from artisanal sourdough bread and kimchi to modern, plant-based meat dishes.

Kafé Plattan

Cafées in Stockholm. Kaferang's central location on Gamla Brogatan.

Kaferang City

The trendy Kaferang has two locations, one in Norrmalm and one in the heart of SoFo at Nytorget. Both serve refreshing snacks and brunch, and hearty lunch sandwiches if your appetite is larger.

Kaferang Gamla Brogatan

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern is Stockholm&#x27;s arts and culture center. The imposing multistory building has something for everyone: live theater, exhibitions, libraries, seminars, events, and a cinema. It&#x27;s a popular hangout during the day (especially among moms and dads on parental leave) and has several restaurants and cafés that are great for lunch, fika or dinner before a show.

Pastries and sandwiches displayed in a glass counter at a café, with espresso machines and staff in the background.

Socker Sucker

Socker Sucker is an award-winning pastry café in central Stockholm, known for reimagining classic Swedish baked goods with precision and creativity. The pastries balance familiarity with surprise, offering layered flavors and refined textures. Set in a warm, minimalist space, the café serves everything from fresh bread and buns to carefully crafted desserts. It’s a natural stop for anyone curious about Stockholm’s contemporary fika culture.

Vetekatten

Vetekatten in central Stockholm is a coffee-and-pastry institution. A well-preserved, tradition-packed café where you can sample traditional Swedish pastries of superior quality. They have six branches throughout the city and their first has been open, almost every day, since opening its door at Kungsgatan 55 in 1928.

Vetekatten Kungsgatan

Need a coffee before taking the train out of Stockholm? Or maybe a nice fika as soon as you've stepped off the train? Here are some great cafées in the city's most central district Norrmalm.

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