Where to find Gothenburg's best breakfast

Start the day in industrial-cool surroundings in the popular Långgårdarna district. Choose between the Lilla (Small) or Stora (Large) breakfast package, along with the coffee of your choice. During the summer months there are plenty of places to sit outside.

The Atrium Bar & Restaurant is part of the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel. Drop by at any time of the day for breakfast, lunch, post-work drink or dinner. Start the day with a long, tasty hotel breakfast, including freshly-baked bread, smoothies, yoghurt with various toppings and delicious sweet treats. Breakfast is open for hotel guests and external breakfasters alike.

This café in the heart of the picturesque Haga part of town is mentioned in the prestigious White Guide. On warm summer days you can bag a spot at one of the tables balancing on the cobblestones outside and enjoy watching the world go by as you gently plan your day. If you're lucky you'll also have some skilful latte art to admire.

Get your day off to a flying start with breakfast at this resort with glamorous influences. The hotel restaurant Archie's serves American classics such as pancakes and bagels from early in the morning. You can also book a morning session at the Pachanga Pool Club and eat breakfast by the poolside or in the lounge on the 28th floor. 

Start your day at the Quality Hotel Waterfront on the edge of the Göta Älv river with beautiful views over the water. Gothenburgers and international hotel guests alike come to tuck into the hotel's extensive breakfast buffet, filled with locally-sourced produce.

If you believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day, Brunchoteket's menu will right up your street. They serve substantial á la carte breakfast dishes from 9am every morning. Choose between breakfast favourites such as Eggs Benedict, American pancakes and salmon and avocado on brioche.

Are you not quite yourself until you've enjoyed the first cup of coffee of the day? At Viktors you get a dream start to the day, as they serve a wide range of quality coffee to enjoy on site in the small café or to take with you on the go. Tasty sandwiches, yoghurt and other breakfast dishes are also available.

At Gapet, the entire menu is vegetarian and mostly made with seasonal ingredients. They make almost everything by hand, from the home-baked bread to the granola, which is toasted on site. Choose from different breakfast packages or compose your own menu with treats such as cheese rolls, seeded crispbread, yoghurt with seasonal toppings and apple juice.

Start the day in a pink and playful way at Heurlins. The bistro, inside the Clarion Hotel Draken, serves breakfast by award-winning Olympic pastry chef Patrik Fredriksson. With a passion for sweets treats, you'll find a couple of desserts on the menu even in the early hours of the day - hey, life's too short not to eat dessert. 

Brödfabriken i Jonsered in Partille is a bakery and café run by actor Eric Ericsson. Breakfast, lunch and fika is served in light, airy industrial surroundings. Start the day off early with a coffee, breakfast sandwich, yoghurt and muesli, and buy sourdough bread, buns and cakes and pastries from their artisanal bakery while you're there.  

Eat breakfast in classic American diner surroundings. And every Thursday you can tuck into a their all-you-can-eat pancake buffet. They also serve more traditional breakfast combos and all breakfast and brunch dishes are served all day. The place to be if you like a cheeky lie-in.

The award-winning Da Matteo chain boasts own-roasted coffee and delicious pastries from their own bakery. If you need to start the day with an early breakfast meeting, this is a stylish place to meet up. Breakfast can be eaten al fresco in the courtyard.

An extensive breakfast buffet is laid out every weekend at Evas Paley. It's served between 9am and midday and you can choose between three different sizes. Enjoy homebaked bread and own-pressed juices. The large outdoor serving area is a great place to start the day during the summer months.

Enjoy breakfast in classic konditori surroundings complete with large arched windows and chandeliers. Choose between the large or small breakfast packages. Both include a croissant with homemade marmelade, a hot drink and freshly-squeezed juice. They also have gluten and lactose-free alternatives. During the summer months you can sit and eat on the pavement, Continental-style.

Early birds can head towards Bar Centro, where they start up their coffee machine as early as 6am. The breakfast menu has strong Italian influences, with croissants, grilled sandwiches, espresso and other Italian classics. They're open all day, so you can relax and start the day in peace whatever time you rise.

Popular with many of Linné's breakfast enthusiasts, Stammistäta Gerd is a well-loved spot. Enjoy hot sandwiches with a high comfort food factor; the café is also known for its carefully composed egg sandwiches. Complement your meal with an excellent coffee and settle down either inside or outside on the terrace.

Berzelius prepares a daily breakfast buffet that's as luxurious as it is affordable, with all the favourites such as freshly baked bread, various toppings, yoghurt, fresh fruit and chia pudding. If you want something extra filling you can also order scrambled eggs, bacon and other hot dishes. Enjoy the first meal of the day in a relaxed atmosphere, which in summer is extended with a sunny outdoor terrace.

As the name suggests, Cykelfiket is as much a café as a bicycle workshop. Get your bike serviced while you recharge before your bike ride with an affordable breakfast of Greek yoghurt with granola, sourdough bread and filter coffee.

Trendy health club Bodybuddy, housed in light, fresh premises on Masthuggskajen, is the perfect place to come for a nutritious start to the day. The menu varies according to the seasons, but always includes colourful bowls, sandwiches, pimped porridge and juices. Everything is prepared without refined sugar, gluten or lactose.

Bar Italia serves Italian delicacies for breakfast, lunch and dinner, always made with fresh ingredients. Indulge in both sweet and savoury dishes such as sandwiches with mozzarella and tomato, cannolis and yoghurt with berries, accompanied, naturally, by a steaming hot espresso.

If you find yourself on Munkebäckstorget and smell the aroma of freshly baked cakes and pastries, there's a good chance that you're getting close to Portens Bageri. They bake rustic sourdough bread, rolls and sweet treats in their stone oven to a rolling weekly schedule that complements the regular selection. On weekdays, breakfast is served in the form of breakfast packages, and on Saturdays they lay out a large breakfast buffet with various toppings, yoghurt, juice and, of course, bread in abundance.

The day gets off to a wonderfully jazzy start at Bar Maria. This swinging neighbourhood café has hearty sandwiches, eggs, Turkish yoghurt and posh coffee on the breakfast menu, all at  decent price. Dogs are not only allowed here, but very welcome.

Me & the goat serves a completely homemade and homebaked breakfast buffet. Choose from breakfast options such as whipped yoghurt, compotes, granola, freshly baked bread and much more, and enjoy your goodies al fresco when the weather allows. 

Classic Coffee & Bakeshop on Danska Vägen offers affordable breakfast packages without any fuss. Hearty baguettes, prawn sandwiches, freshly squeezed juice, and of course, coffee and tea are examples of what is available to choose from. Dine in or take your breakfast with you on the go.

Been out on the razz all night, or seriously jet-lagged? TinTin is the place to come, as it's open 24 hours a day. Breakfast is served in several different combos, everything from porridge breakfasts, with a sandwich and juice, to American pancakes fried to order. If you want to mix and match, that's also fine.

Do you like to start your day with a strong cup of coffee? If so, you're probably already aware of the small coffee bar on Skånegatan, and if not, you should definitely plan a visit soon. Tonys feels more like a back street joint in Rome than in Gothenburg, and the baristas' passion for really good Italian espresso coffee is unmistakable. They also serve Italian pastries and sandwiches, to eat on the go or at the small outdoor seating area.