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Stockholm · Södermalm

Cafés in Södermalm

Söder: SoFo's Skånegatan and Bondegatan, the café streets around Mariatorget and late tables on Götgatan.

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Södermalm, Söder to Stockholmers, covers a 5.71 km² island on the south side of the city center and was mostly rural until the early 1600s.1 Once the city's slum, it became known for bohemian and alternative culture, and gentrification has since made its flats expensive.1 It divides into Högalid in the west, Maria Magdalena around Mariatorget and Slussen, Katarina-Sofia around Nytorget and Mosebacke, and Åsö around Medborgarplatsen and Skanstull.1

Götgatan, Hornsgatan and Ringvägen have the most cafés here, followed by Katarina Bangata. The range runs from Drop Coffee's light roasts to konditorier such as Åsö konditori & bageri on Åsögatan, open from 07:00 on weekdays, and Chic Konditori at Swedenborgsgatan 1. Most close by 18:00 on a weekday.

Local tip: Start with a hand-brewed filter at Drop Coffee on Wollmar Yxkullsgatan, then cross Mariatorget to Sankt Pauls bageri at Sankt Paulsgatan 24 for the pastry.35

At a glance

125Cafés listed
78With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Färska stoppet, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Fåtöljen, until 01:00 (Mon–Tue 11:00–00:00 · Wed–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat 11:30–01:00 · Sun 11:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (24%), vegetarian options (18%), indoor seating (17%).

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Coffee chains in Södermalm

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Joe & The Juice

  • SödermalmMon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun 08:00–18:00
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Getting around Söder

The red metro line stops at Slussen, Mariatorget, Zinkensdamm and Hornstull; the green line at Slussen, Medborgarplatsen and Skanstull.1 Commuter trains call at Stockholm Södra, and Västerbron and Liljeholmsbron link the island to the west and south.1 Beck, at Tjärhovsgatan 1, opens at 07:00 on weekdays and has Wi-Fi; Greasy Spoon, further along at No. 19, starts at 08:00.

Mariatorget, Drop Coffee and Johan & Nyström

Mariatorget was laid out in 1759 between Hornsgatan and Sankt Paulsgatan, and its bronze fountain, Tors fiske by Anders Wissler, went up in 1903.3 Visit Stockholm calls the streets around the square another café hotspot.4 Sankt Pauls bageri trades at Sankt Paulsgatan 24, one of the square's own addresses, from 07:00 on weekdays.3 Tårtan is at Hornsgatan 32.

Drop Coffee, at Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 10, has run since 2009. Co-owner Joanna Alm has twice won the Swedish Roasters Championship, the roast runs light to medium, and filter is brewed by hand on a Kalita.5 Johan & Nyström, founded in Tullinge in 2004 and owned by Espresso House since 2016, keeps a café at Swedenborgsgatan 7, open from 07:00 Monday to Saturday.6 Lilla Espresso Bar at Hornsgatan 49 is open 10:00–17:00 daily.

SoFo: Skånegatan, Bondegatan and Nytorget

SoFo stands for Söder om Folkungagatan (south of Folkungagatan), a name coined in the late 1990s on the pattern of New York's SoHo; its informal edges are Folkungagatan, Götgatan, Ringvägen and the Vita bergen park.2 Nytorget, Skånegatan and Bondegatan are its well-known streets.2

Skånegatan holds a run of cafés: Pascal at No. 76 opens at 07:00 on weekdays, Kaferang at No. 81 at 08:00, and Gildas rum at No. 79 stays open until 21:00 every day. On Bondegatan, Pom & Flora at No. 64 opens at 07:00 on weekdays. Mo Mo Cha SoFo at Skånegatan 47 serves tea from noon.

Early, late and up on the cliffs

Färska stoppet on Torkel Knutssonsgatan opens at 06:00 on weekdays, and Bananza on Ringvägen, Lisas grabb on Blekingegatan and Weindels Konditori on Varvsgatan at 06:30. At night, Fåtöljen at Götgatan 14 stays open until 01:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, Crumheaven on Högbergsgatan until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Coffeehouse 72 by Chaqwa at Götgatan 72 until 22:00 daily.

Fåfängan, the hill at the easternmost reachable point of Södermalm, takes its name from the fåfänga (folly), a pleasure house that merchant Fredrik Lundin built there in the 1770s.7 The road up is Klockstapelsbacken.7 The café at No. 3 opens at 11:00 daily. On the north cliffs, Café Mariaberget is at Bastugatan 22 and Fjällgatans kaffestuga at Fjällgatan 37.

Sources

  1. Södermalm, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. SoFo, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
  3. Mariatorget, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
  4. The best cafés on Södermalm, Visit Stockholm (September 16, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Drop Coffee: Our Favorite Coffee Bar in Stockholm, Anders Husa (March 15, 2018, updated July 26, 2022), accessed October 2026
  6. Johan & Nyström, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
  7. Fåfängan, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Södermalm cafés: questions

Where is SoFo on Stockholm's Södermalm?

SoFo, short for Söder om Folkungagatan (south of Folkungagatan), is the part of Södermalm loosely bounded by Folkungagatan, Götgatan, Ringvägen and the Vita bergen park, named in the late 1990s on the pattern of SoHo. Skånegatan, Bondegatan and Nytorget are its well-known streets; Pascal at Skånegatan 76 and Pom & Flora at Bondegatan 64 open at 07:00 on weekdays.

Where is Drop Coffee on Stockholm's Södermalm?

Drop Coffee is at Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 10 on Södermalm, near Mariatorget, open 08:00–18:00 on weekdays and 10:00–17:00 at weekends. It has run since 2009, roasts light to medium and brews filter by hand on a Kalita. Johan & Nyström's Södermalm café is at Swedenborgsgatan 7, open from 07:00 Monday to Saturday.

Which Södermalm cafés in Stockholm stay open late?

Fåtöljen at Götgatan 14 stays open until 01:00 Wednesday to Saturday and until midnight on other days. Crumheaven on Högbergsgatan closes at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, Coffeehouse 72 by Chaqwa at Götgatan 72 serves until 22:00 every day, and Gildas rum at Skånegatan 79 closes at 21:00.

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