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Stockholm cafés: a Södermalm selection

The Brooklyn-esque island of Södermalm offers countless cozy café options for its young and trendy dwellers. Here’s The Local’s list of five hotspots to have a "fika" (coffee break), lounge, and bask in the buzz of this hip neighborhood.

Stockholm cafés: a Södermalm selection

1. Copacabana

A lesbian-owned feminist café, Copacabana sits right on the western edge of Södermalm, sharing a building with the independent Rio movie theatre. Known for an out-of-this-world orange-chili hot chocolate, the café also offers an array of tempting eats, including an open-faced basil tofu and miso paste sandwich. At least one soup and two dishes are served per week, of which at least one is always vegan.

Oh, and the waterside location doesn’t hurt either.

Copacabana

Hornstulls Strand 3

117 39 Stockholm

2. Gilda’s Rum

Diners at this charming Södermalm café rave about its intimate and homely atmosphere, which gives one the sense they’re in an antique parlor. It’s the type of place where you might find a dog curling up in the spot you were about to go after. When the weather is nice out, force yourself out of one of the plush armchairs of Gilda’s interior and enjoy one of the café’s simple and tasty pastries at a sunny and bright outdoor table.

Gilda’s Room

Skånegatan 79

116 35 Stockholm

3. Café String

Offering a relaxed and dimly lit atmosphere with sofas and armchairs– all for sale if you find yourself attached to one– String boasts an impressive menu of both warm and cold dishes, with deals such as the 65 kronor “Pie of the Day” and 70 kronor “Lunch of the Day,” which includes bread, butter, coffee, and tea. Check out the extremely popular weekend breakfast buffet, which features a delicious spread of breads, meats, cheeses, fresh fruits and vegetables, yogurt, and more for just 70 kronor every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 to 13:00.

Café String

Nytorgsgatan 38

116 40 Stockholm

4. Café Blue Lotus

The small, bright blue tables and chairs that abound outside this Södermalm favorite provide a quaint respite from the hustle and bustle of nearby Medborgarplatsen, just a few streets away. Once you nestle yourself in its Far East-inspired environment to enjoy an afternoon coffee or homemade pastry, you’re likely to never want to leave.

Café Blue Lotus

Katarina Bangata 21

116 39 Stockholm

5. Café Puck

On a street dotted with art galleries, Café Puck is a paradise for those who appreciate some aesthetics with their coffee. Sit inside with a friend and enjoy a conversation about the various art that features on the café’s walls, or take your mugs and plates outside to sit under the Swedish sun and observe the creative characters that pass by.

Café Puck

Hornsgatan 32

118 20 Stockholm

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STOCKHOLM

Stockholm Pride is a little different this year: here’s what you need to know 

This week marks the beginning of Pride festivities in the Swedish capital. The tickets sold out immediately, for the partly in-person, partly digital events. 

Pride parade 2019
There won't be a Pride parade like the one in 2019 on the streets of Stockholm this year. Photo: Stina Stjernkvist/TT

You might have noticed rainbow flags popping up on major buildings in Stockholm, and on buses and trams. Sweden has more Pride festivals per capita than any other country and is the largest Pride celebration in the Nordic region, but the Stockholm event is by far the biggest.  

The Pride Parade, which usually attracts around 50,000 participants in a normal year, will be broadcast digitally from Södra Teatern on August 7th on Stockholm Pride’s website and social media. The two-hour broadcast will be led by tenor and debater Rickard Söderberg.

The two major venues of the festival are Pride House, located this year at the Clarion Hotel Stockholm at Skanstull in Södermalm, and Pride Stage, which is at Södra Teatern near Slussen.

“We are super happy with the layout and think it feels good for us as an organisation to slowly return to normal. There are so many who have longed for it,” chairperson of Stockholm Pride, Vix Herjeryd, told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.

Tickets are required for all indoor events at Södra Teatern to limit the number of people indoors according to pandemic restrictions. But the entire stage programme will also be streamed on a big screen open air on Mosebacketerassen, which doesn’t require a ticket.  

You can read more about this year’s Pride programme on the Stockholm Pride website (in Swedish). 

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