Chez Madame - unfortunately closed for the time being

Chez Madame has wonderfully big panoramic windows. Even though you're inside it feels light and spacious, but there are a lot of outside seats as well. Even non-smokers can enjoy the long outside-benches as the area towards Falsterbogatan is a non-smoking area.

My favorite cake is Skördekakan (The Harvest Cake). Everything is baked in the café and if you have special requests, the staff are happy to help. For example, if a family wants plain buns with butter for their kids, that can easily be arranged.

What is really awesome about this place is their brunch where everything is vegetarian. There are things like Scones, French Toast or Greek Yoghurt with fruits. You get to choose whatever you like from a menu and each plate costs 45 kr. Coffee included. Affordable, tasty and irresistible! Get  there in time or visit the second serving. One idea is to gather four or more friends and each order one brunch alternative. You may then share like a "brunch tapas".

Some info

Americano 25

Three breakfast options

50/75/90 kr

Served 9-11

Brunch 45 kr/ plate (two are more than enough)

Served each weekend 10-14

Wi-Fi - Yes

Getting there

Falsterbogatan 1

Monday closed

Tue-Fri: 9-18

Sat-Sun: 10-17

040-611 70 09

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Lilla Kafferosteriet

The scent that meets you when you open the green wooden doors, is seducing. The reason for this might be that there has been a coffee roastery here before. In 2006 there was almost only Espresso House to visit for people in Malmö who wanted fika. Filip Åkerblom then decided to start a local roastery where coffee would be served as well. This turned into Lilla Kafferosteriet, situated in a yellow 17th century building on Baltzarsgatan. He thought that knowledge about coffee was very limited at the time and wanted to increase the knowledge among people in general. But first he himself needed to get entirely educated. For several years Filip Åkerblom travelled to meet coffee planters in Central and South America. Then later to Africa and now lately to Asia. Next week's destination is Indonesia.

In the beginning the roastery lay in the café, like an open kitchen in a restaurant, but then it got too big. Therefore the shop next door was bought and the roastery and shop moved over there. But soon this was not large enough either. So now the roastery is down in the harbour. Together with a coffee school. People from all over the world come here to learn about coffee. A fun fact is that it was Filip who wrote the rules for the World Cup in coffee brewing!, a competition that was last held in Rimini, Italy.

The customers also get educated. For each filter coffee there is one refill, and in that way we get to flavor different blends. Maybe someone will dare try a lightly roasted coffee, if one first have tried medium roast. But the most important thing is that everyone should feel welcome and that there are no no-noes. Like for example - pouring milk in the coffee. Even though it is nice when someone in the clientele discovers that there are coffee qualities with very little tannin acid (grown on the lowlands in Brazil), where milk is not needed.

The pastries are carefully chosen, like the Cardamom bun from the bakery around the corner, the bread from Organic bakery and the Carrot cake from Olof Victor's out on Österlen. The café itself has many smaller rooms (you might get lost) with eclectic furniture. It is a little like coming home to an old aunt on the country side. If you sit down, you might have trouble getting up again. So cozy.

Filip does not want to get too big, but it seems he has difficulties to stop expanding. Next year he will open a coffee bar close to the new Concert Hall - Malmö Live.

Some info

Americano 26

Breakfast 60

Served all day

Brunch or Scanian breakfast buffé 95

Served Sat 10-13 & Sun 11-14

Wi-Fi - No

Getting here
Baltzarsgatan 24 A
Mon-Fri 8-19
Sat 10-17
Sun 11-17
040 - 48 20 00
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Hollandia

In Helsingborg they have Fahlman's, in Stockholm there is Vete-Katten and in Lund they used to have Lundagård. Hollandia is situated on Södra Förstadsgatan and of course they should be in this blog, since it is the best patisserie in Malmö. And the oldest. It has been on the premises since 1903, but got its name in the 50's when they bought new furniture from Holland. The café is still very popular, the only that I know of which needs queue tickets. But one can use some time in line, because there is so much to choose from.

If you want to experience a typical Swedish fika, then this is the place. You get pleasant light from the lamps, a soft wall to wall carpet and a huge samovar with coffee, where you get your refill yourself. And when the weather gets warmer, Hollandia has one of Malmö's best out door cafés. No traffic instead lots to look at as a pedestrian walk is right outside.

Hollandia also cares a lot about the ingredients. And that is why all the pastries are exceptionally tasty. Five bakers and two pastry chefs bake every thing from scratch, they even make their own butter. And the berries on the Passionfruit and Chocolate Mousse cake are raw, that is, not heated. As much as possible Hollandia like to serve anything organic , but "best choice" is even more important. The eggs are from a small farm in Vinslöv and the coffee is Zoega's Cultiva which is both organic and fair trade.

Some info
Coffee with refill 35
Wi-Fi - Yes

Getting here
Södra Förstadsgatan 8
Mon-Fri 8-19
Sut 9-18
Sun 10-19
Phone 040-12 48 86
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Café Grannen

Café Grannen is really charming and more charmed you will get, when you understand how altruistic Sami works. The paintings hanging on the walls for example, are for sale. The café was already from the beginning a café and a gallery. Sami, who also paints, only had the opening of a gallery in mind, but also kept the café. To help "struggling artists", she sells their paintings without any commission. If you do find a spot on the wall, you're welcome to share your art with the public.

But it's also a café. Sami, the owner, makes and bakes everything herself. Like the three types of cheesecake that are usually on display, one with an exotic new flavor. If you pick a piece of that one, you have to give some feedback. And if at least five customers say they would buy the same cake again, then that variety will be on next week's menu. There are also vegan "Swedish Chocolate Balls".

If you choose the Scone buffé or brunch, you will have the possibility to taste Sami's home-made marmalades. Take the chance while you're here! Good tasting, unusual combinations like pear&cinnamon or banana&nectarin. If you prefer gluten-free scones or vegan - just write a message to the café on Facebook a few days before your visit, and they will prepare it for you.

Other charming details are the bookshelves, where you are allowed to leave or borrow book. Remember to tell Sami before you take a book, since some customers keep their reading material here to use on their next fika. Also don't forget to adore the restroom before you leave, because it is charming and unusual as the rest of this place.

Some info
Americano 20
Breakfast:
Scone-buffé 55
Served 9-11 (Sometimes longer)
Brunch 85-95
Brunch served 9.30-14 on weekends
Wi-Fi - Yes

Getting there
Östervärnsgatan 5
Mon-Thu 9-17
Fridays closed!
Sat-Sun 9.30-15.30
040 - 602 37 34
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Green Queen

This healthy café is run by Ika and Ove on the outskirts of Möllan. The café itself doesn't have a lot of seats but you may sit outside by some tables, though bare in mind that Nobelvägen might get a bit noisy during the day. If that is the case, then you can always head over to the beautiful Jesus park, which has a perfectly fine lawn that makes great for sitting on as well as the fact that you've got a great view over the park.

One of my friends asked if there were any pastries without gluten at this café. The thing is that all pastries are baked without flour because Ika doesn't believe in processed food. The pastries don´t even contain white sugar but they do contain a lot of different variations of nuts, seeds as well as chocolate. I personally chose a very delicious Snickerboll and my friend picked out a Raw chocolate lavender cheesecake for herself.

Green Queen also happens to have an espresso machine, which makes perfect coffee if you want good tasting coffee. But I would really advice you to try their healthy Smoothies or the Raw Shakes when you're here. I actually asked Ika what she would recommend for me who have had a cold for about a week and she advised me to try out the " To bee or not to bee ", which contains buckthorn and be pollen and some other goodies. I'm not sure if it was a coincidence but the very next morning I woke up full of energy and I literally jumped out of my bed without my horrible cold! :)

Some info
Americano 26

Brunch on Sundays

There are two brunches:

One Raw food and the other one a bit more traditional with scones.

Wifi - Yes

Getting there

Nobelv 30/Simrishamnsg 42
Mon 11-18
Closed Tuesdays
Wed-Thu 11-18
Fri-Sun 11-16.30
070-694 53 12
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