Cafés with Wi-Fi in Stockholm

Grillska huset on Stortorget

Stortorget is the oldest square in Stockholm and was the scene of the Stockholm Bloodbath in November 1520; the Stock Exchange Building on the square houses the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Museum.² Grillska huset, at Stortorget 3, takes its name from the wealthy Grill family, who bought it from Queen Kristina in 1681. The City Mission (Stadsmissionen) took it over in 1913 as a refuge for people in need.³

Since 2022 the house has been run as a restaurant, konditori and bakery that also offers work training to help people back into jobs.³ Its coffee comes from Kersh, a micro-roastery in Gustavsberg just outside Stockholm.⁴ It opens 10:00–21:00 Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–20:00 on Mondays and 11:00–20:00 on Sundays.

The old town's side streets

Under Kastanjen, at Kindstugatan 1, has reopened after a renovation and keeps 08:00–23:00 on weekdays, 09:00–23:00 on Saturdays and 09:00–21:00 on Sundays.⁵ Its gluten-free baking has been cut back since its long-serving baker retired.⁵

On Stora Nygatan, Källarbyn at No. 31 and Cronan at No. 37 both have Wi-Fi. Cafe Schweizer at Västerlånggatan 9 opens daily from 07:00 to 20:00, the earliest start among the old-town Wi-Fi cafés, and Gamla Stans Lykta at Österlånggatan 8 opens 09:00–18:00.

Södermalm and Vasastan

On Södermalm, Beck at Tjärhovsgatan 1 and Biscuit at Ringvägen 54 open at 07:00 on weekdays, and Mahalo at Hornsgatan 61 stays open until 19:00. Kafé 44, at Tjärhovsgatan 46, is a different kind of place. A non-profit cultural association opened it in 1984 for poetry, film, theater, music and café life, and politics joined the list later.⁶ It now opens on Saturdays, 12:00–16:00.

In Vasastan, Ritorno on Odengatan has been a classic Swedish pastry shop since 1959, and Café Koya on Gästrikegatan serves coffee and desserts with a Japanese twist.⁷ Barista Lakis Psomas, a Swedish champion in the Barista and Brewers Cup events, singles out Gast on Rådmansgatan for its range of brewed coffees from different origins.⁸ Café Koya stays open until 18:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, the latest of the Vasastan Wi-Fi cafés.

Beyond the center

Outside the inner city the Wi-Fi cafés are spread thin. Bravo at Liljeholmstorget 48 opens at 07:00 on weekdays and closes at 19:00, and Årstabo on Årsta Torg stays open until 22:00 from Wednesday to Saturday. On Östermalm, Karla Café at Sibyllegatan 36 serves until 19:00 every day; on Kungsholmen, Café Blåbär at Fleminggatan 53 is a weekday stop, 08:00–17:00.