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Cafés in Kungsholmen

Hantverkargatan and Fleminggatan's cafés, the Norr Mälarstrand waterfront and early bakers out to the Essinge islands.

Photo: Dawid Tkocz, Pexels License

Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren, about 3.9 km², with 71,542 residents at the end of 2020.1 Franciscan friars settled it in the 15th century, when it was called Munklägret (the monks' camp); it became a parish named Kungsholmen, King's Island, in 1672.1 Porcelain and cotton works came in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the population grew from about 4,000 in 1860 to 26,000 in 1890.1

The island is mainly residential, and most of its cafés sit between Fridhemsplan and City Hall, along Hantverkargatan and Fleminggatan.4 Hantverkargatan has the most here, with Johan & Nyström at No. 7, Maka Maka at No. 9 and Happy Atelier at No. 47; Sankt Eriksgatan, with Thelins at No. 43A and Café Fix at No. 35, and Sankt Göransgatan come next.

Local tip: Walk Norr Mälarstrand west from City Hall along the water, then turn up Sankt Eriksgatan to Thelins at No. 43A, open until 20:00 on weekdays.3

At a glance

54Cafés listed
36With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Lilla Mamsens Bageri, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–15:00 · Sat 08:00–16:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00).
  • Closes latest: Luxviken, until 21:00 (Daily 12:00–21:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (28%), indoor seating (20%), takeaway (11%).

Bagel Deli

  • Sankt Göransgatan 67
  • Mon–Thu 07:00–20:00 · Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
  • +4687161140
  • Takeaway
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Café Paloma

  • Rålambsvägen 54
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Fri 07:00–15:00 · Sat 09:00–15:00 · Sun Closed
  • +46707509297
  • Takeaway
  • Brunch
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Bridges and the metro

The first bridge to Kungsholmen was built in 1635, and today bridges link the island to Norrmalm, Solna, Bromma, Lilla Essingen and Södermalm.1 The metro was built through it in the 1950s, and its Rådhuset station opened in 1975.1 Ugo on Scheelegatan opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and Wilmer Kaffebar at Bergsgatan 30 at 08:00, with 09:00 starts at weekends.

City Hall and Norr Mälarstrand

Stockholm City Hall took twelve years to build, from 1911 to 1923, to Ragnar Östberg's design; its tower is 106 m tall, and the Nobel banquet is held in its Blue Hall.2 The tower is reached by lift or a 365-step staircase.2 Café Portiken, at Hantverkargatan 2A, opens 09:00–15:30 on weekdays.

Norr Mälarstrand runs about 1.4 km west from City Hall along Riddarfjärden, the easternmost bay of Mälaren, with a waterfront park that is popular for walks.3 Its row of functionalist blocks earned it the nickname "Manhattan of Stockholm".3 Cafe Eldkvarn is at Norr Mälarstrand 1.

Fridhemsplan and the café streets

Komet, Petite France and Il Caffè are along or near Hantverkargatan and Fleminggatan.4 Komet, at Kungsholmsgatan 10, opens at 07:00 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends. Johan & Nyström at Hantverkargatan 7 opens at 07:30 on weekdays; the company was founded in 2004 and roasts at Länna in Huddinge.5

Café Fix on Sankt Eriksgatan stays open until 20:00 every day, weekends included, and Luxviken on Primusgatan serves until 21:00 daily, the latest in the area. Ritrovo espressobar is on Lindhagensgatan. Il Caffè opens at 07:00 on weekdays, closing at 19:00.

Early bakers and the west of the island

Lilla Mamsens Bageri on Essinge Brogata and Sockerbagaren open at 06:00 on weekdays, and Petite France at John Ericssonsgatan 6, which Visit Stockholm calls a bakery, opens at 07:00 every day.4 Bagel Deli on Sankt Göransgatan and Bonne Femme on Badstrandsvägen also start at 07:00 on weekdays.

The island's other landmarks include Saint Göran Hospital, Kristineberg Palace and DN-Skrapan, finished in 1964.1 By:fiket is one of the few cafés on the northwest side.4 Mariedals trädgårdscafé, a garden café, is on Hornsbergs Strand.

Sources

  1. Kungsholmen, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Stockholm City Hall, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Norr Mälarstrand, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Where to get coffee and fika on Kungsholmen, Visit Stockholm (September 22, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Johan & Nyström, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Kungsholmen cafés: questions

Where are the cafés on Stockholm's Kungsholmen?

Most of Kungsholmen's cafés sit between Fridhemsplan and Stockholm City Hall, along Hantverkargatan and Fleminggatan; the rest of the island is mainly residential. Johan & Nyström is at Hantverkargatan 7, Komet at Kungsholmsgatan 10, and Thelins and Café Fix are on Sankt Eriksgatan.

Which cafés on Stockholm's Kungsholmen open early?

Lilla Mamsens Bageri on Essinge Brogata and Sockerbagaren open at 06:00 on weekdays. Petite France on John Ericssonsgatan opens at 07:00 every day, weekends included, and Komet on Kungsholmsgatan, Thelins on Sankt Eriksgatan and Bagel Deli on Sankt Göransgatan open at 07:00 on weekdays.

What is there to see near the cafés of Kungsholmen in Stockholm?

Stockholm City Hall, built from 1911 to 1923 to Ragnar Östberg's design, has a 106 m tower, and the Nobel banquet is held in its Blue Hall. From there Norr Mälarstrand runs about 1.4 km west along the water, with a waterfront park popular for walks. Cafe Eldkvarn is at Norr Mälarstrand 1.

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