Here are some of the best coffee bars in the Nordic countries, separated by country:
Favorite Nordic Coffee Bars
Norwegian coffee bars
Liebling, Oslo
Liebling is not like any other café in Oslo. Tucked away in Grünerløkka, it manages to be eclectic, quirky and [...]
Stockfleths, Oslo
While founded in 1895, it was only in the 1990s that Stockfleths was transformed into a modern coffee shop. Since [...]
Dromedar, Trondheim
Since 1997, Dromedar has been serving the people of Trondheim, Norway’s third largest city. Originally established by Preben Osterhoof and [...]
Fuglen, Oslo
“The Bird”, as it is known internationally, is a novel concept executed with considerable skill. Having served coffee continuously since [...]
Tim Wendelboe, Oslo
Tim Wendelboe is the self-titled coffee shop, micro roastery and training centre of Tim Wendelboe, the 2004 World Barista Champion [...]
Benk, Sandnes
Benk is a small coffee shop run by the husband and wife team of Hanne and Thomas Jørgensen. Located on [...]
Swedish coffee bars
Koppi, Helsingborg
For nearly four years, Anne and Charles of Koppi have been roasting and serving coffee to the people of Helsingborg, [...]
da Matteo, Gothenburg
The first da Matteo coffee shop opened in Viktoriapassagen, Gothenborg in August of 1995. At the time, it was an [...]
Drop Coffee, Stockholm
In August 2009, Oskar Alvérus and Erik Rosendahl opened Drop Coffee together. Up until that moment, Oskar ran a small [...]
Johan & Nyström Koncept, Stockholm
Johan & Nyström’s Concept store in Stockholm is not only a coffee shop. Opened in April 2009, it aims to [...]
Danish coffee bars
Kent Kaffe Laboratorium, Copenhagen
Kent Kaffe Laboratorium (The Kent Coffee Lab) opened in February 2011. It is an all-organic coffee shop focused primarily on [...]
The Coffee Collective, Copenhagen
The Coffee Collective was started four years ago, in the summer of 2007. At the time, they were only a [...]
Finnish coffee bars
Café Art, Turku
Located in the small town of Turku, a few hours west of Helsinki, is one of the oldest and busiest [...]
Johan & Nyström Koncept, Helsinki
Making its first foray in another country, this is the flagship store of Swedish company J&N in Finland. Based in [...]
La Torrefazione, Helsinki
La Torrefazione is a café and roastery established by Jens Hampf, together with the owners of Helsinki based roaster Kaffa [...]
Kaffa Roastery, Helsinki
Svante Hampf and Benjamin Andberg initially planned to start up a chain of coffee shops. However, they quickly realized that [...]
Kahvila Sävy, Helsinki
Kahvila Sävy is a small coffee shop owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Kaisa and Mikko [...]
Icelandic coffee bars
Kaffitár, Reykjavik
Established in 1990, Kaffitár has grown to become the dominant force in Icelandic specialty coffee. With a roastery and 8 [...]
Kaffismiðja Íslands, Reykjavik
Kaffismiðja Íslands is a boutique roastery and coffee shop located in a residential area of Reykjavik. Established in 2008 by [...]



















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