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Cafés in Vasastan
Odengatan's konditorier, Rörstrandsgatan's summer pedestrian street and the 06:00 espresso bars of Sankt Eriksplan.
Photo: Efrem Efre, Pexels License
Vasastan, officially Vasastaden, is the inner-city district north of Tegnérgatan, bounded by Birger Jarlsgatan and Roslagsvägen to the east, Karlbergssjön to the west and Brunnsviken to the north.1 The name came into use in the 1890s, probably after Vasagatan, which opened in 1885.1 About 65,000 people lived here in 2021, and by average price per square meter it has been Sweden's most expensive district since the 2010s.1
Odengatan has the most cafés here, from Thelins at No. 34 to Ritorno at Nos. 80–82, followed by Torsgatan and Norrtullsgatan. Ritorno, a classic konditori (pastry café), has been around since 1959.4 On the west side, Rörstrandsgatan, which runs straight through Birkastan, and Sankt Eriksgatan hold the espresso bars, Mellqvist kaffebar and Kaffeverket among them.2
At a glance
77Cafés listed
41With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Caffè l'Antico, from 06:00 (Mon–Tue 06:00–18:00 · Wed–Fri 06:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00).
- Closes latest: Mellqvist kaffebar, until 22:00 (Mon 06:00–20:00 · Tue–Sat 06:00–22:00 · Sun 06:00–20:00).
- Most common features: outdoor seating (19%), indoor seating (17%), vegetarian options (13%).
Banacado
Bistro BKH
Blåbär
- Wheelchair access
Bojo Café
Café Doppio
Café Koya
Caffè l'Antico
- Vegetarian options
- Open by 6am
Cha Talk
- Bubble tea
Cupcake
Fosch Artisan Pâtisserie
- Indoor seating
- Bakery café
Gast
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Toilets
Haga bageri
Jacobs Coffee
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
Java Whiskers
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
Kafé Himlavalvet
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Toilets
Kungstensgatan 12
Lillebrors Bageri
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Bakery café
Lindquists
Mellqvist kaffebar
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
- Open by 6am
Nybergs konditori
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Bakery café
Pascal
Pom & Flora
Pom & Flora
Primafila
Sosta Espresso Bar
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Stockholms glasshus
Systrarna Andersson
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
Tea & Garden
Third Place
Wilmer
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Café Bröderian
Caffetteria Italiana
Guld
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
WGC Café
Babel Deli
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
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Coffee chains in Vasastan
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Espresso House
Show 4 locations
- Karlbergsvägen 10Mon–Fri 06:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- Odengatan 43
- Sveavägen 82Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
- Vanadisvägen 44Mon–Thu 06:30–18:00 · Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
Chain
Bröd & Salt
Show 6 locations
- VasastanMon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat 07:30–20:00 · Sun 08:00–19:00
- Odengatan 25Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- Odengatan 83Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00
- Sankt Eriksplan 6B
- Sveavägen 47- 49
- Torsplan 1A
Chain
Joe & The Juice
- Birger Jarlsgatan 61Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00
- Odengatan 77Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- Sankt Eriksplan 6B
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Caffè Nero
- Solnavägen 2AMon–Fri 06:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- Sveavägen 98Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
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Thelins konditori
- Odengatan 34Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- Odengatan 62Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
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Ritorno
- Ritorno Bageri Etc, Dalagatan 41
- Odengatan 80-82Mon 07:00–20:00 · Tue–Thu 07:00–21:00 · Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00
Odenplan and getting around
Odenplan is the district's hub: its metro station opened in 1952 and the commuter-rail station in 2017.3 Gustaf Vasa kyrka, an Italian neo-baroque church of 1906, stands on the square, and Odengatan carries on past Gunnar Asplund's Stadsbiblioteket (city library), opened in 1928 with a 24-meter rotunda.1 Café Pascal and Blåbär, close to the square, suit a coffee to go.4 Pascal, at Norrtullsgatan 4, opens at 07:00 every weekday.
Rörstrandsgatan and Sankt Eriksplan
Rörstrandsgatan runs from Sankt Eriksgatan to Karlbergsvägen and takes its name from the medieval village of Rörstrand; its eastern end has been a summer pedestrian street since 2014.2 Mellqvist kaffebar, at No. 4 on Sankt Eriksplan, is open 365 days a year in a room that was still a bakery when Erik Mellqvist started there more than 25 years ago.5 It opens at 06:00 daily and stays open until 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday.
Further up the street, Lillebrors Bageri at No. 10 is known for its semlor in season, and Pom & Flora is at No. 34.4 Caffè l'Antico on Karlbergsvägen also opens at 06:00 on weekdays, and Kaffeverket is at Sankt Eriksgatan 88.
Konditorier, semlor and a cat café
Nybergs konditori on Norrtullsgatan and Haga bageri on Torsgatan open at 07:00 on weekdays, and Fosch Artisan Pâtisserie on Birger Jarlsgatan at 07:30 from Tuesday to Friday. In a semla survey of 10 February 2026, Ritorno charged 60 kr, Haga 59 kr and Socker Sucker 64 kr, the joint highest price of the 13 places checked.6
Java Whiskers on Surbrunnsgatan is a café and cat shelter where guests can pet the resident cats over coffee, and Café Koya on Gästrikegatan serves coffee and desserts with a Japanese twist.4 Sosta Espresso Bar, at Sveavägen 84–86, opens at 08:00 on weekdays.
Observatorielunden and the hills
Drottninggatan ends in the north at Observatorielunden.7 The park's old observatory was built in 1753 for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to Carl Hårleman's design, and astronomy moved out to Saltsjöbaden in 1931; at 42 m, the hill is second only to Vanadislunden (43 m) in the district.1 Kafé Himlavalvet, at Drottninggatan 120, opens at 11:00 every day, and Third Place on Rödabergsgatan serves 09:00–21:00 daily.
Sources
- Vasastaden, Stockholm, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
- Rörstrandsgatan, Wikipedia (Swedish), accessed October 2026
- Odenplan, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Where to find the best coffee in Vasastan, Visit Stockholm (September 22, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Mellqvist kaffebar, Mellqvist kaffebar, accessed October 2026
- Listan: här hittar du den mest prisvärda semlan i Stockholm, Börskollen (February 17, 2026), survey by Sambla, accessed October 2026
- Drottninggatan, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Vasastan cafés: questions
Which café on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan opens earliest?
Mellqvist kaffebar, at Rörstrandsgatan 4 on Sankt Eriksplan, opens at 06:00 every day and is open 365 days a year, until 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday and 20:00 on Sunday and Monday. Caffè l'Antico on Karlbergsvägen also opens at 06:00 on weekdays. The eastern end of Rörstrandsgatan has been a summer pedestrian street since 2014.
Where can you buy semlor in Stockholm's Vasastan?
Lillebrors Bageri at Rörstrandsgatan 10 in Vasastan is known for its semlor in season. In a survey of 10 February 2026, Ritorno, the Odengatan konditori in business since 1959, charged 60 kr for a semla, Haga 59 kr and Socker Sucker 64 kr, the joint highest price among the 13 Stockholm places checked.
How do you get to Vasastan in Stockholm?
Odenplan is Vasastan's transport hub, with a metro station opened in 1952 and a commuter-rail station opened in 2017. Drottninggatan, the long pedestrian street, runs north from Norrmalm to Observatorielunden in Vasastan. Café Pascal and Blåbär, near Odenplan, are handy for a coffee to go.
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