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Veganskt · Stockholm

Vegan cafés in Stockholm

Plant-based cafés in Hornstull and SoFo, Swedish oat milk, vegan buns.

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Veganskt (vegan) is an ordinary word on a Stockholm menu. Surveys put the share of Swedes who call themselves vegetarian or vegan at around 10 percent, a figure that has risen sharply since 2010; in a 2014 Demoskop poll for the animal-rights group Djurens rätt, 6 percent said vegetarian and 4 percent vegan.1 Another 17 percent told a 2020 Ipsos survey that they eat meat only occasionally.1

Choosing a meat-free meal is common in Stockholm even among people who are not vegetarian, and plant-based dishes appear on most menus.2 Södermalm has about a third of the cafés with vegan options, followed by Norrmalm and Vasastan.

Local tip: For a plant-based lunch and fika in one stop, Fern & Fika on Långholmsgatan in Hornstull opens every day from 09:00 to 18:00.

Where these cafés are: Södermalm (22), Norrmalm (11), Vasastan (10), Gamla stan (6), Gärdet & Norra Djurgården (5), Kungsholmen (5), Djurgården & Skeppsholmen (2), Johanneshov, Årsta & Hammarbyhöjden (1), Liljeholmen & Hägersten (1).

At a glance

63Cafés listed
51With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Dagnys, from 05:00 (Mon–Fri 05:00–21:00 · Sat 06:00–20:00 · Sun 07:00–21:00).
  • 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: indoor seating (49%), outdoor seating (48%), card payment (33%).

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Oat milk, a Swedish invention

Oat milk was developed in the 1990s by the Swedish scientists Rickard Öste and Angeliki Triantafyllou; Öste was then a food scientist at Lund University researching lactose intolerance, and a first patent application was filed in 1994.3 Oatly grew out of that research. It was founded in 1994 by Rickard Öste and his brother Björn, and is based in Malmö, with production in Landskrona.4

Its barista edition carries twice the fat of the original, 3 percent against 1.5, so it steams and froths better with espresso.4 Baristas say oat milk needs less steam than cow's milk and balances the acidity of espresso.3 Sweden is still one of Oatly's key markets, and the Swedish dairy lobby LRF Mjölk once sued it, successfully, over the slogan "Milk, but made for humans."4

Fully plant-based cafés

A few cafés go all the way. Delivore, at Åsögatan 116 on Södermalm, is a vegan café and lunch place that belongs to the vegan grocer Goodstore; it opens daily 11:00–16:00.2 Fern & Fika, at Långholmsgatan 11 in Hornstull, is plant-based throughout, with bowls, soups and stews, cookies and cakes, from 09:00 to 18:00 every day.2

Mahalo serves plant-based breakfast and lunch, from bowls and pancakes to chili, at Hornsgatan 61 and at other locations in the city.2 In the center, Kafé Plattan at Beridarebanan 5, on the bottom floor of Kulturhuset, makes all its fika and light meals in house.2 It is open until 21:00 on Thursdays.

Vegan fika at the konditori counter

Plant-based baking has reached the traditional pastries. In semla season many bakeries sell vegan semlor, and others fill them with vanilla custard for people avoiding nuts.5 RC Café & Patisserie has vegan options at its cafés on Kungsgatan and Sveavägen, and so do Chic Konditori on Swedenborgsgatan and Åsö konditori & bageri on Åsögatan.

The streets between Ringvägen and Folkungagatan are one of Södermalm's densest café areas.6 Several there serve vegan food: Älskade traditioner at Katarina Bangata 46, Blå Lotus at No. 21 on the same street, ilcaffè on Södermannagatan and Pascal at Skånegatan 76.

Early, late and north of the center

Dagnys at Centralplan 29 opens at 05:00 on weekdays and 06:00 on Saturdays, the earliest start among cafés with vegan food, and Caffè l'Antico on Karlbergsvägen follows at 06:00 on weekdays. In the evening, Coffeehouse 72 by Chaqwa on Götgatan stays open until 22:00 every day, and Fåtöljen, further up the same street, until 01:00 from Wednesday to Saturday.

In Vasastan, Java Whiskers on Surbrunnsgatan is a café and cat shelter where guests can sit with the resident cats.7 It has vegan options, as do Banacado on Tegnérgatan, Pom & Flora on Odengatan and Nybergs konditori on Norrtullsgatan.

Sources

  1. Vegetarianism by country, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Stockholm (12 October 2026), Visit Stockholm, accessed October 2026
  3. Oat milk, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Oatly, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Fat Tuesday: the day of the Semla 2026, Visit Stockholm, accessed October 2026
  6. The best cafés on Södermalm (16 September 2026), Visit Stockholm, accessed October 2026
  7. Where to find the best coffee in Vasastan (22 September 2026), Visit Stockholm, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Vegan options in Stockholm: questions

What is the Swedish origin of the oat milk served in Stockholm cafés?

Oat milk was developed in Sweden in the 1990s by Rickard Öste and Angeliki Triantafyllou, with Öste working at Lund University. Oatly, founded in 1994 and based in Malmö, grew out of that research. Its barista edition has twice the fat of the original so it froths well with espresso.

Which cafés in Stockholm serve only plant-based food?

Delivore at Åsögatan 116 on Södermalm is a vegan café and lunch place belonging to the grocer Goodstore, open 11:00–16:00. Fern & Fika at Långholmsgatan 11 in Hornstull is plant-based throughout and open 09:00–18:00 daily, and Mahalo serves plant-based breakfast and lunch at Hornsgatan 61.

Where can you get a vegan semla in Stockholm?

During semla season, which at many Stockholm bakeries runs from just after New Year until Easter, many bakeries and cafés sell vegan semlor. Others offer a version filled with vanilla custard instead of almond paste for people avoiding nuts.

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