We love embarking on road trips around Stockholm. Is there anything more delightful than getting into the car, leaving behind the city's noise and stress, and savoring a cup of coffee in the peaceful countryside? There’s an abundance of charming cafés near Stockholm, perfect for a day trip from the capital. Yet, there are a few spots and garden cafés we find ourselves returning to time and again. These are places that not only serve excellent coffee but also offer uniquely cozy and inviting atmospheres that make every visit special.
Kom ihåg att läsa på om öppettider innan du åker ut till dessa caféer, då flera av dem bara är öppna under sommarsäsongen.
SNABBLÄNKAR
Eldtomta café – Grödinge
Nibble gård – Enköping
Stavsnäs hembageri – Stavsnäs
Klockargårdens våffleri – Grödinge
The Nut House – Upplands Väsby
Guntherska Hovkonditori – Uppsala
Taxinge slott – Taxinge
Rosenhills trädgård – Ekerö
Café Hovgården – Adelsö
Eldtomta Coffee - Grödinge
In 1879, Eldtomta Handel opened, and since then, the red wooden house in Eldtomta has been home to various businesses. Today, it’s no longer a shop but rather a wonderfully charming café with plenty of heart. Open year-round, it serves lunches and an array of baked goods so extensive it’s hard to choose. We treated ourselves to a cloudberry cheesecake (need we say more?), a shrimp sandwich, and a semla. Everything was absolutely delightful!
Semlor is served in season and is made from home-made almond pulp from Spanish marcomandillas. Worth a detour to try!
Eldtomta café
Eldtomta 5
147 92 Grödinge
The café is open every day of the year and is dog-friendly.
Nibble Farm – Enköping
Just outside Enköping lies the charming Nibble Gård, home to a garden café and farm shop. At this family-owned café, a cup of coffee tastes best under the shade of the large trees, with the soothing clucking of chickens in the background.
Nibble Gård
KUNGSHUSBY-NIBBLE 1
745 99 Enköping
Stavsnäs Home Bakery – Stavsnäs
East of Stockholm lies Stavsnäs Hembageri. This cozy café is open year-round and serves both delightful pastries and light lunches. With a spacious parking lot outside, it’s easy and convenient to visit.
Stavsnäs Hembageri
Allévägen 36
139 71 Stavsnäs
Klockargården's waffle factory – Grödinge
Waffles on a February day are hard to beat. Add Japanese waffles to the mix, and it becomes even more interesting. At Klockargårdens Våffleri, you walk through red Japanese torii gates and lanterns on your way to the cozy café, and you can almost feel the Eastern tranquility settling over you with each step you take. We immediately dug into a Japanese zucchini waffle with miso dressing and fried chickpeas, a waffle with shrimp salad, and a waffle with matcha ice cream, banana, sesame seeds, cream, and coconut. All were delicious and wonderfully hearty!
Every week they have a "waffle of the week". This week (in mid-February 2023) it was roll waffle. Wish I was there…
Klockargårdens Våffleri
Grödinge Kyrkby 6
147 92 Grödinge
Klockargården is open most of the year and is dog-friendly (for all kind dogs).
The Nut House – Upplands Väsby
The Nut House i Upplands Väsby is a combined cafe and garden shop, in a rural location with nice views. Here you will find pastries, waffles, sandwiches and a lunch buffet. The last time I was here, I had a mighty chocolate cake with a large press coffee and bought a small cement frog for the balcony. Shopping and coffee = best combo!
The Nut House
Almungevägen
194 92 Upplands Väsby
Güntherska Hovkonditori & Schweizeri
In the middle of Uppsala is one of the most classic cafes I know. Guntherska serves the most perfect pastries and cakes and you almost feel like you are sitting in an old cafe in Vienna. So good and beautiful!
Güntherska Hovkonditori & Schweizeri
Östra Ågatan 31
753 22 Uppsala
Taxinge castle
Taxinge castle also called the cake castle. Their website promises that there are always at least 65 varieties of cakes and cookies to choose from and I don't think I've ever been disappointed by the selection. Beautiful environment and incredibly good pastries! Cozy to visit even during the winter, when a popular Christmas market is held here.
Taxinge slott
Näsby 52
155 93 Nykvarn
Rosenhills Garden and Musteri
Bohemian, charming and very unpretentious. Rosenhillis located in an oasis of apple trees and offers home-baked cakes and ingredients from the area. We often go here in the autumn to pick apples and finish with a steaming hot coffee. A perfect place for Sunday fun!
Rosenhills trädgård och musteri
Nyckelbyvägen 22
178 90 Ekerö
Café Hovgården
Café Hovgårdenon Adelsö is a small and cozy country cafe in an old homestead. The cafe is right next to the world heritage Hovgården, which is Birka's royal court. Keep in mind that you have to take a car ferry from Ekerö/Munsö to get here, so you need to keep an eye on the time.
Café Hovgården
Hembygdsgård
178 92 Adelsö
Do you have any tips for more cafés outside of Stockholm?
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What nice places!
Love finding new cafes near Stockholm, will probably come with post number 2 soon :)
This is really a post completely to my taste. My first thought when I read that was that we need to get a car so I can easily get to all these places… Taxinge castle then... what a dream with so many cakes. :-)
Taxinge castle is a must for anyone who likes cookies! However, it can easily get out of hand, when you realize how many cookies you have picked up... :)
Lovely tips.
Different distances.
Different themes.
Thanks.
Glad you liked the post Palle! Thanks! :)
Nice places, maybe a visit to one of them.
Exciting page! Will visit several pieces of it in the near future.
What fun! Do you have more tips I should visit? :)