Where to find Stockholm's best cinnamon buns

Where to find Stockholm's best cinnamon buns

Tatty Good, Content Writer UK & Translator SE, Thatsup Tatty Good, Content Writer UK & Translator SE, Thatsup
Tatty Good

Who doesn't love the fragrant smell of freshly-baked cinnamon buns? Sweden's favourite pastry is widely available in Stockholm but the quality can vary wildly. Fortunately, there are plenty of bakeries who know how to make these sweet, coiled delicacies exactly right. Follow our guide to the bakeries, konditoris and cafés in Stockholm that are pros at baking delicious cinnamon buns, as well as their slightly more sophisticated sister pastry, the cardamom bun.

  1. The best cinnamon buns in Stockholm
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      Skeppsbro Bageri Best in test 2024
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      Bergstrands Bageri National team bun
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      Svedjan From Skellefteå to Södermalm
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      Tössebageriet Stockholm's best cinnamon bun 2020
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      Bröd & Salt Stone-oven baked
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      Thelins Top quality ingredients
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      Vallentuna Stenugnsbageri Worth a detour
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      Vattenverket Stone-oven baked
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      Valhallabageriet Östermalm favourite
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      Ritorno Fresh from the oven
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      Park Kafé Classic in Täby
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      K-märkt 2018's winning bun
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      Granero Bakery Tasteful
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      Lillebrors Bageri Extremely popular
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      Saturnus Biggest buns in town?
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      MR Cake Swedish-American
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      Kosterheds Homemade and creative
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      Stora Bageriet Historic bakery
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      Bullar & Bröd Award-winning bakery
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      Vete-Katten A real Stockholm institution
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      Kringelgården Bakery since 1902
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      Spånga Konditori Baker of the Year 2015
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      Lidingö Bröd & Pâtisserie Innovative
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      Pelle och Maries Brödbutik Master Baker since 2007
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      Linnea's Buns by award-winning junior baker
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      Tegnérs Bageri Artisanal bakery outside town
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      Josephine Baker Cosy in Årsta
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      Green Rabbit Buns à la Mathias Dahlgren
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      Fabrique Sourdough bakery with great pastries

The best cinnamon buns in Stockholm

Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri
Skeppsbro Bageri – Cinnamon buns
Skeppsbro Bageri

Skeppsbro Bageri

Best in test 2024

In the middle of Skeppsbrokajen you'll find the winner of Thatsup's great cinnamon bun test 2024  – who also won the cinnamon bun test 2019 and is therefore the only place to have won twice. Skeppsbro Bageri is clearly a favourite with its delicious cinnamon bun which is also completely organic.

Bergstrands Bageri

National team bun

The island of Utö isn't the only place you can enjoy Bergstrand's buns – they also have a bakery on Frejgatan near Odenplan. Tobias Bergstrand, head baker, is on the Swedish national baking team. Bergstrands cinnamon buns took first place in Thatsup's major cinnamon bun taste test in 2023. 

Svedjan

From Skellefteå to Södermalm

Svedjan started more than ten years ago in Skellefteå with an ambitious selection of buns and bread, before moving to a small premises on Brännkyrkagatan and then to a slightly larger premises, in Pane Vino's former premises. They make everything with a large dose of love and skill, from the choice of ingredients to the finished product. 

Tössebageriet

Stockholm's best cinnamon bun 2020

A real classic konditori which has gained a great deal of attention in recent years for their innovative semla wrap. They also have plenty of delicious cinnamon buns, baked from the finest ingredients - so good, in fact, that they won first place in Thatsup's annual cinnamon bun test 2020.

Stone-oven baked

You're never far from one of Bröd & Salt's branches in Stockholm. As well as delicious cinnamon and cardamom buns, this popular bakery and café chain sells moist almond buns and vegan cinnamon buns. Bröd & Salt's cinnamon buns won Thatsup's major cinnamon bun taste test in 2022.

  • Regeringsgatan 48, City/Norrmalm Hammarby allé 66A, Hammarby sjöstad Sveavägen 80, Vasastan Sveavägen 49, City/Vasastan Skeppsbrokajen, Old Town Järntorget 83, Old Town Karlbergsvägen 8, Vasastan Torsplan 1, Vasastan Odengatan 83, Vasastan Humlegårdsgatan 7, Östermalm Götgatan 93, Södermalm/Skanstull Sankt Eriksplan 6B, Vasastan Rosenlundsgatan 48D, Södermalm Gjörwellsgatan 22, Kungsholmen Birger Jarlsgatan 77, Vasastan/Östermalm Kungsgatan 2, City/Östermalm/Norrmalm
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan – Cinnamon buns
Thelins Konditori Kungsgatan

Thelins

Top quality ingredients

For an exceptionally moist cinnamon bun, head down to Thelins konditori on Kungsgatan. And it's not surprising they've mastered the art of a top-notch bun - they've had more than a hundred years of practice. They also bake cinnamon buns locally in their bakery in Gröndal, from natural ingredients.

Vallentuna Stenugnsbageri

Worth a detour

Popular Vallentuna Stenugnsbageri make their buns using a sourdough culture they started in the summer of 1997. Buns are baked in a stone oven for a perfect result.

Vattenverket

Stone-oven baked

This café and bakery is surrounded by enchanting woodlands next to Lake Kottla in Lidingö. They bake buns constantly, always fresh and made from scratch from top-quality ingredients. Vattenverket's secret is always to bake their buns and bread in the same stone oven, giving them a characteristic flavour.

Östermalm favourite

This little bakery on Valhallavägen is famous for their delicious sourdough bread as well as their popular cinnamon and cardamom buns. A must for bun fans.

  • Valhallavägen 174, Östermalm Östermalmsgatan 92, Östermalm Odengatan 19, Vasastan/Östermalm

Ritorno

Fresh from the oven

This classic konditori on Odengatan has been serving cakes and pastries with views over Vasa Park since the Thirties. Their own bakery on Dalagatan sells freshly baked bread and other pastries from early in the morning.

Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum – Cinnamon buns
Park Kafé Näsbypark Centrum

Park Kafé

Classic in Täby

Park Café in Näsbypark Centrum is an oasis in classic café style. Everything revolves around their love for the craft of baking, and everything is baked right next to the café, from early morning until well into the afternoon. Including their moist cinnamon buns, which are made in the traditional way.

K-märkt

2018's winning bun

Star pastry chef Daniel Roo's bakery took home the winning spot in the 2018 Thatsup cinnamon bun taste test. "Moist", "buttery" and "beautiful" were some of the comments from the jury who voted for the attractively presented favourite.

Granero Bakery

Tasteful

If you find yourself in Norra Djurgårdsstaden and can smell the aroma of freshly baked cakes and pastries? Then you're probably getting close to Granero Bakery. This local bakery's passion for flavours and seasonal ingredients earned them a top spot in Thatsup's cinnamon bun test 2023. During the summer months, you can even enjoy your cinnamon bun with a generous scoop of homemade gelato. 

Lillebrors Bageri

Extremely popular

The queue for the rustic artisan bakery Lillebrors Bageri on Rörstrandsgatan stretches around the block. Usually, they only sell cardamom buns, but around Cinnamon Bun Day they also bake cinnamon buns. This little hole-in-the-wall spot bakes buns all day long and sells them fresh over the counter. 

Saturnus

Biggest buns in town?

Saturnus serves what are probably the largest - and most talked-about - buns in Stockholm. This French-influenced café has been serving the gigantic cinnamon buns for years and they've become something of a signature pastry.

MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan
MR Cake Regeringsgatan – Cinnamon buns
MR Cake Regeringsgatan

MR Cake

Swedish-American

MR Cake combines Swedish fika culture with American café culture, serving fabulous pastries in charming pastel pink surroundings. Naturallt, freshly baked buns can be found behind the counters, including the signature bun cinnabun, which is an Americanised version of the Swedish cinnamon bun, topped with cream cheese frosting. Prefer a classic cinnamon bun with pearl sugar and butter filling? That's also available.

Kosterheds

Homemade and creative

A cosy konditori in Solna which sells a wide range of breads, pastries, cakes and ice cream - and, naturally, cinnamon buns.  As Cinnamon Bun Day approaches, they also stock more creative variants such as cinnamon bun semlor and cinnamon bun biskvier. They are dog-friendly and they even have doggy ice cream on the menu. Kosterheds took home second place in Thatsup's cinnamon bun test in 2020 and third place in 2023.

Stora Bageriet

Historic bakery

When Kronobageriet shut up shop in 1958 buns and bread had been baked there for more than 300 years. The bakery was known as Stora Bageriet (The Big Bakery) and when the present owner opened up this bakery in the same building it was a natural choice to call it Stora Bageriet. The sweet smell of buns and bread wafts down Sibyllegatan once again.

Bullar & Bröd

Award-winning bakery

The bakers at Bullar & Bröd bake bread and pastries every day using all-natural ingredients. Have a coffee, eat in the café or buy some bread to take home with you. In 2019 they won the prize for "Best semla" (Lenten bun) in Thatsup's taste test and the same year they were nominated for a prestigious Gulddraken award for best café.

A real Stockholm institution

Another beloved classic old café where the shelves are filled with delightful breads and traditional cinnamon and cardamom buns. Grab your bun on the go or stay a while in one of the cosy coffee rooms at Vete-Katten Kungsgatan and enjoy a proper fika on the spot. They also have several cafés and takeaway counters around the city where you can get a fresh cinnamon bun.

  • Kungsgatan 55, City/Norrmalm Gallerian, City/Norrmalm Vasagatan 22, City/Norrmalm Åhléns City, City/Norrmalm Centralplan 1, City/Norrmalm Eugeniavägen 9, Solna Götgatan 81, Södermalm/Skanstull
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen – Cinnamon buns
Kringelgården Midsommar­kransen

Kringelgården

Bakery since 1902

Kringelgården has had its bakery at the same address in Saltsjöbaden since 1902, and they also now have a branch in Midsommarkransen where you can buy their buns and bread. Everything they make is based on fine ingredients and knowledge that has been passed down through generations.

Spånga Konditori

Baker of the Year 2015

This classic bakery in Spånga centre is known for its wide range of freshly baked bread, rolls, cakes and pastries made from scratch by Baker of the Year 2015, Gabriel di Grado. The assortment includes over 15 different types of bread and a large selection of both classic and modern baked goods. During the summer months, they also serve their own homemade ice cream.

Lidingö Bröd & Pâtisserie

Innovative

Cosy café and bakery in Lidingö with a spacious outdoor serving area that serves masses of breads and rolls, cakes and other delicious little pastries. Their cakes vary according to the seasons and they often try out new innovative creations.

Pelle och Maries Brödbutik

Master Baker since 2007

Pelle and Marie's bakery in Viby, just outside Sigtuna, serves up authentic craftsmanship in the form of homemade baked goods. With over 30 years of experience as a baker, and as a master baker since 2007, Pelle bakes exceptional sourdough bread and buns. The range includes everything from different types of bread to classic cinnamon buns and marzipan pastries.

Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori – Cinnamon buns
Linnea's Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori

Linnea's

Buns by award-winning junior baker

Pastries, cakes, bread - at Linneas Pâtisserie, Café & Konditori there's a wide range of fantastic baked goods in all shapes and sizes. Naturally fresh cinnamon buns, baked with sourdough and Swedish butter, are part of the selection. Linnea, who started the eponymous café, is a previous winner of the Swedish equivalent of Great British Bake Off junior and she's now living her dream - creating cinnamon buns, pastries, magnificent cakes and more.

Artisanal bakery outside town

If you're in the mood for really fabulous cinnamon buns and find yourself close to one of Tegnérs bakeries, duck inside at once. The artisanal bakery makes everything themselves and they're passionate about ensuring everything both tastes good and looks beautiful. 

  • Ekerö Nyängsvägen 3, Botkyrka

Josephine Baker

Cosy in Årsta

Josephine Baker is a small and cosy bakery in Årsta. They bake fresh bread and pastries inspired by France & the USA, as well as classic cinnamon buns. 

Green Rabbit

Buns à la Mathias Dahlgren

Green Rabbit is star chef Mathias Dahlgren's bakery in Vasastan, selling Danish-style smörrebröd open sandwiches and, of course, a selection of breads, pastries and buns in a range of tasty variations. One for the connoisseurs.

Sourdough bakery with great pastries

Chain bakeries shouldn't be dismissed out of turn. On the contrary, Fabrique sells consistently excellent sourdough bread and cinnamon buns - and with branches all over Stockholm you never have to travel too far to find one.

  • Rosenlundsgatan 28, Södermalm Drottninggatan 102, City/Vasastan/Norrmalm Götgatan 24, Södermalm Långholmsgatan 27, Södermalm/Hornstull Humlegårdsgatan 9, Östermalm Nybrogatan 6, Östermalm Odengatan 42, Vasastan Odengatan 77, Vasastan Klarabergsgatan 60, City/Norrmalm Vasagatan 44, City/Norrmalm Sergelgången, City/Norrmalm Kungsgatan 47, City/Norrmalm Fleminggatan 83, Kungsholmen Odengatan 104, Vasastan Centralplan 15, City/Norrmalm Lilla Nygatan 12, Old Town Götgatan 90, Södermalm/Skanstull Scheelegatan 6, Kungsholmen Skeppsbron 48, Old Town

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