Where to find Gothenburg's best breakfast

Where to find Gothenburg's best breakfast

Waking up early and eating breakfast out on the town can really kickstart your day. Do you like to grab a crisp croissant and an espresso while standing at a counter reading the newspaper? Or do you prefer to charge up your batteries for the day with porridge, eggs, juice and a latte? We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Gothenburg has plenty of fantastic places where you can sit and get your day off to a flying start. Follow our guide to Gothenburg's best breakfast spots.

 

In this guide
  1. The best breakfast in Gothenburg
    1. Kafé Magasinet – Stylish courtyard breakfast
    2. Atrium – A long, leisurely breakfast
    3. Nöller Espressobar – Breakfast in old Gothenburg
    4. Jacy'z – American classics
    5. Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast at the hotel
    6. Brunchoteket – Hearty á la carte breakfast
    7. Viktors Kaffe – Brekkie with great coffee
    8. Kafé Gapet – Homely in Majorna
    9. Heurlins – A sweet start to the day
    10. Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast at artisanal bakery
    11. Egg & Milk – Breakfast and nostalgia trip in one
    12. Da Matteo – Trendy with own coffee roastery
    13. Evas Paley – Breakfast in the middle of Avenyn
    14. Brogyllen – Coffee under the chandeliers
    15. Bar Centro – A Continental start
    16. C – Well-balanced breakfast
    17. Berzelius Bar & Matsal – Cosy in Majorna
    18. Cykelfiket – Breakfast all day
    19. BodyBuddy – Inspiration from Bali
    20. Bar Italia – Authentic Italian
    21. Hotell Onyxen – Hotel breakfast in beautiful surroundings
    22. Portens Bageri – Stone-oven baked
    23. Bar Maria – Funky breakfast joint
    24. Me & the goat – Completely homemade
    25. Café TinTin – For larks and night owls

The best breakfast in Gothenburg

Kafé Magasinet

Stylish courtyard 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.

Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Breakfast
Atrium Bar & Restaurant

Atrium

A long, leisurely breakfast

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.

Nöller Espressobar

Breakfast in old Gothenburg

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.

Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort – Breakfast
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort

Jacy'z

American classics

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. 

Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Breakfast
Brasserie Waterfront

Brasserie Waterfront

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Breakfast at the hotel

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.

Brunchoteket Linné Brunchoteket Kungstorget
Brunchoteket Linné
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Brunchoteket Kungstorget
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Brunchoteket Linné Brunchoteket Kungstorget

Hearty á la carte breakfast

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.

  • Linnégatan 56, Linné Kungstorget 2, Centrum
    Brunchoteket Linné
    Linnégatan 56, Linné
    Brunchoteket Kungstorget
    Kungstorget 2, Centrum
  • Brunchoteket Linné
    brunchoteket.com
    Brunchoteket Kungstorget
    brunchoteket.com
    Brunchoteket Linné
    031-24 15 20
    Brunchoteket Kungstorget
    031-24 15 20
  • Brunchoteket Linné Brunchoteket Kungstorget

Viktors Kaffe

Brekkie with great coffee

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.

Kafé Gapet

Homely in Majorna

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.

Heurlins

A sweet start to the day

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 – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered
Brödfabriken i Jonsered – Breakfast
Brödfabriken i Jonsered

Brödfabriken i Jonsered

Breakfast at artisanal bakery

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.  

Egg & Milk

Breakfast and nostalgia trip in one

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.

Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan
Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
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Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
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Da Matteo Vallgatan
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Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan

Trendy with own coffee roastery

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.

  • Södra Larmgatan 14, Centrum Magasinsgatan 17A, Centrum Vallgatan 5, Centrum
    Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
    Södra Larmgatan 14, Centrum
    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
    Magasinsgatan 17A, Centrum
    Da Matteo Vallgatan
    Vallgatan 5, Centrum
  • Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
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    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
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    Da Matteo Vallgatan
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    Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
    031-380 33 10
    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
    031-380 33 10
    Da Matteo Vallgatan
    031-380 33 10
  • Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan

Evas Paley

Breakfast in the middle of Avenyn

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.

Brogyllen

Coffee under the chandeliers

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.

Bar Centro

A Continental start

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.

Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C
Restaurang C – Breakfast
Restaurang C

C

Well-balanced breakfast

At Restaurant C, housed in the classic brick building of Carlanderska Hospital, you can start the day with a breakfast packed with both nutrition and flavour. Choose from various breakfast packages and a large selection of really good coffee, to enjoy in the elegant dining room or on the outdoor terrace overlooking the greenery of Carlanders park.

Berzelius Bar & Matsal

Cosy in Majorna

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.

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Cykelfiket Sofiagatan
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Cykelfiket På Heden
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Cykelfiket Sofiagatan Cykelfiket På Heden

Breakfast all day

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.

  • Sofiagatan 4 Sten Sturegatan 1, Centrum
    Cykelfiket Sofiagatan
    Sofiagatan 4
    Cykelfiket På Heden
    Sten Sturegatan 1, Centrum
  • Cykelfiket Sofiagatan
    cykelfiket.se
    Cykelfiket På Heden
    cykelfiket.se
    Cykelfiket Sofiagatan
    031-711 56 26
    Cykelfiket På Heden
    031-711 56 26
  • Cykelfiket Sofiagatan Cykelfiket På Heden
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy
BodyBuddy – Breakfast
BodyBuddy

BodyBuddy

Inspiration from Bali

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

Authentic Italian

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.

Hotell Onyxen

Hotel breakfast in beautiful surroundings

You'll find Hotell Onyxen in a smart turn-of-the-century building in the heart of Gothenburg. In true hotel style, they lay out a buffet every morning with both cold and hot dishes and plenty of fruit and vegetables. Depending on the season, you can enjoy breakfast in the bar, the glass veranda or outdoors. Despite the central location, the pricing is unusually reasonable.

Portens Bageri

Stone-oven baked

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.

Bar Maria

Funky breakfast joint

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

Completely homemade

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. 

Café TinTin

For larks and night owls

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.

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