The famous Swedish Fika
02/02/2024There are few things Swedes love as much as fika! Regardless of the weather and season, a fika is always a welcome break. The wonderful feeling of taking the first sip of a hot cup of coffee together with freshly baked pastry on a cold winter’s day, or enjoying a cold drink together with a delicious cake in the shade on a hot summer’s day.
Fika is something to be enjoyed all year round, and here at Royal Djurgården there are options for all preferences. Here we have collected some fika tips for your Djurgården visit:
Photo: Blå Porten
Fika by a warming fireplace
After a long walk around Djurgården on a cold winter or autumn day and enjoying a fika indoors by a warming fireplace, is the definition of cozy. In the fairytale-like building Skånska Gruvan you will find the cozy café Flickorna Helin Skånska Gruvan. Here you can sit down next to the fireplace with a hot cup of coffee, a cinnamon bun or some of the other delicious home baked pastries that you will find here. Other cafés at Djurgården that also offers fika by firesplaces during the winter season are; Restaurant Djurgårdsbron, Restaurant ELD at The Viking Museum and Rosendals Garden Cafe.
Fika in a beautiful garden
Blå Porten
Among the many gems on the island, you will find the ancient Blå Porten, right betweeb ABBA the museum and the art gallery Liljevalchs. Here you can enjoy a fika out in the beautiful green garden. Their selection is incredible and it is difficult to choose from all the freshly baked pasteries you find on their large fika buffet. Choose between freshly baked buns, cookies in all forms and delicious cakes.
Rosendal’s Garden Café
A well loved and perfect place when you fancy a fika out in the gardens is Rosendal’s Garden Café. Here, the café is inside one of the charming greenhouses and as soon as you step in you are welcomed by an incredible cake buffet filled with sandwiches, buns, pastries and cakes. Everything is baked by Rosendal’s bakers from scratch with carefully selected ingredients in their own bakery. The fika is best enjoyed outside in the beautiful orchard, but can of course be enjoyed inside the greenhouse as well.
Kafé Lusknäppen
In Nordiska museet’s backyard stands a beautiful little brick building which during the museum’s early years, was named Lusknäppen and is now a café and bar. Here you can settle down under the shade from the trees on a hot summer day with a cold drink or ice cream. Of course, there are also sandwiches, various pastries and good coffee to enjoy here.
Fika with a view of the water
Café Ektorpet
Café Ektorpet is beautifully located in Waldemarsudde’s park with large outdoor seating and a view of the water. If you’re looking for a lighter lunch or fika you’ve come to the right place. Delicious waffles with whipped cream and jam are served here. The menu also includes a selection of sandwiches, lunches and pastries.
Skroten Café & Skeppshandel
In a small alley in Nya Djurgårdsvarvet you will find Skroten café & Skeppshandel, neighbors with the Baltic Sea, the old workers’ housing and the piers. Here you can combine your fika with amazing bargains in the associated ship store. In the café, luxurious shrimp sandwiches, American pancakes, sandwiches with various toppings and of course home-baked pasteries. Take your fika with you and sit in the sun on their deck down in the boat harbor which is very close by.
Flickorna Helin Skånska Gruvan
After a short walk along the water from the Djurgården bridge, you will arrive at the cozy café and restaurant Flickorna Helin Skånska Gruvan. There is a wide range of home-baked pastries, buns, cakes, sandwiches, juices and smoothies. During the summer months, they open up their lovely outdoor dining area, which has one of Stockholm’s most beautiful views over the Djurgården Canal.
Restaurant Stockholm 1897 at Djurgårdsbron
In the same building as Djurgården’s tourist information Royal Djurgården Visitor Center, you will find Restaurant Djurgårdsbron which has one of Stockholm’s largest outdoor seating areas. Here you can settle down right next to the water and enjoy the beautiful view with a yummy tosca cake, chocolate ball or perhaps a shrimp sandwichs with a glass of wine to enjoy in the sun. Have a picknick in the grass or seek shade on their dock.
Kennys Gelato
Something that should be enjoyed outside on a hot summer day is of course ice cream, and at Djurgården we have world-class homemade gelato. During the summer months you will find Kenny’s Gelato, located between Spritmuseum and The Viking Museum by the Wasa harbour. Enjoy the big variety of unique flavours by the water with a beautiful view over the boats and the city.
Fika break at the museum
At Djurgården, we have as many as 22 museums, and during a day filled with fun experiences, it’s essential to fill up on energy to last the whole day. Many of Djurgården’s museums and attractions have both restaurants and cafes, so you don’t have to worry about going hungry. Here are some tips for delicious fika at our museums:
Nordiska museet
In the Great Hall, you will find Nordiska Museet’s restaurant, here you can settle down and enjoy a good cup of coffee with tasty pastries. There are also smoothies, sandwiches and other treats here.
Café Mackverket at Vrak
How do fried sourdough sandwiches, salads and tasty fika sound? Every day of the week you can enjoy this at Mackverket at Vrak – Museum of Wrecks, while taking a break from the exhibitions.
Restaurant ELD
A day filled with Viking adventures can also require a Swedish fika break. In the museum’s restaurant ELD, there is plenty to choose from, chocolate balls, sweet buns, cakes and good coffee. The restaurant not only offers good fika but also a fantastic view of the wasa harbour and the city.
Skansen
When you visit Skansen, you don’t have to worry about going hungry. There are plenty of cafés to choose from here. Right by the main entrance you will find Restaurant Gubbhyllan, here everything is cooked from scratch, they bake donuts according to old tradition and even roast their own coffee, a perfect stop before or after a full day at Skansen. Nearby you will also find Stora Gungan Tavern, which has a café menu consisting of classic Swedish sandwiches with cheese and ham, Skagen (shrimps in mayonnaise) or grilled salmon. Of course other pastries, cakes, buns and pies according to the season.
Right next to Skansen’s charming Hazelius Gate, there is also a cozy Viennese café Arturs Kafé, which has a fika menu that offers everything from éclairs an pies to cookies and delicious cakes. This café is outside Skansen’s area and can be visited without paying admission to Skansen.
The Prince’s Kitchen
A day filled with art, sculptures and beautiful flowers is even better with a good fika. In The Prince’s Kitchen at Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde, there are always delicious pastries to enjoy with your coffee during your museum visit.
Junibacken
A fika is much needed, both for adults and children, after a day full of play. Take a break between your adventures at Juninacken to enjoy a relaxing fika. At Junibacken’s restaurant you will find fika for the whole family, chocolate balls, buns and cakes that are enjoyed just as well together with a cup of coffee or a soft drink. The fact that the restaurant has one of Stockholm’s most beautiful views makes it even better.
The Vasa museum
At the Vasa Museum you can not only experience the world’s best preserved 17th-century ship, here you can also enjoy fantastic fika in the Vasa Museum’s restaurant. Enjoy a hot cup of coffee with home-baked pastries, a good sandwich or a cooling drink at the outdoor terrace during the summer, right next to the water overlooking the museum shpis.
Tekniska museet
Right next to Wisdome Stockholm, Tekniska – Museum of Science and Technology’s new 3D experience, you will find the Café in Trähällen. Here is something for everyone; snacks, pastries and hot and cold drinks. Open till
9 PM just like the museum.