Norrmalm Specialty

Occupying their grand old building for almost 100 years, Vete-Katten is a Stockholm institution. The bakery, which makes all of its pastries and breads from scratch, was founded in 1928 by Ester Nordhammar, one of the very few female business owners in the city at the time. In the early days, Nordhammar employed only women (in fact, the bakery didn't employ a single man until she died in 1961). Today, you can find them churning out the same delicious pastries, breads, cakes, sandwiches, and biscuits daily. It's a worthy pilgrimage.

Green Rabbit is prolific Stockholm chef Matthias Dahlgren's version of a fika-centric bakery. A small but charming space with a checkerboard tile floor and rustic chalkboards, the Green Rabbit specializes in sustainability and seed-saving. Dahlgren makes his signature rye bread with a rare grain (heritage grains are being lost forever through the modification and excessive refining process demanded by modern mass production), and uses only organic ingredients to create his traditional Swedish smorgasbords—perfect for lunch or a bigger breakfast.