‘FIKA’ IN SOUTH

The best locally produced FIKA

Fika, a much-loved Swedish word and phenomenon. Over freshly brewed coffee and newly baked buns we connect, we chat, we enjoy and let the flavours flow. In South Bohuslän, you can have fika close to history, art, the sea and nature. You will find cafés giving you that little extra; well worth a detour. Join us for a tour around some of these unique bakeries and cafés.

ARTISAN BAKING TO TAKE AWAY

The healthy sourdough bread makes bellies happy and helps the uptake of nutrition and minerals – something that a lot of artisan bakers have discovered. In the small eco-bakery Åsas i Kareby, sourdough bread is the focus, but you can also buy amazing fika bread, perfect for the picnic basket. Not far from there you’ll find Skåra gårdsbageri, baking sourdough bread, buns, pizzas, and a superb lunch option, all made with local produce and great care. Take a seat in the cosy orangery or in the garden, where you might be accompanied by the friendly farm goats. In Bleket on Tjörn you can find the award-winning and much talked about Lottas Bak&Form, a small sourdough bakery right by the sea. Everything is made from scratch with ecological and locally sourced ingredients. It’s a beautiful experience to enjoy a breakfast basket or a sourdough pizza on the veranda whilst overlooking the sea.

COFFEE IN AN HISTORICAL PLACE

If you travel further out in the archipelago, you’ll come across Tofta Herrgård – a place for fika next to a lush golf course and an impressive avenue. The nature reserve close by is also a perfect spot for outdoor fika. The warehouse on the estate dates back to the 16th century and you can enjoy a coffee in their lush outdoor area. It comes complete with swings, a playground, a beautiful view over meadows and the Icelandic horses from the stable on the estate. For more fika in a similar environment, head for the northeastern parts of Orust and Tollös Fårgård and their lovely garden café, beautiful sheep stable and farm shop.

FIKA, ANTIQUES AND VINTAGE

At Fröken Trulls in Ellös you can enjoy fika in a great atmosphere – it’s a mix of antique interior, pretty pastries, cute little rooms and good food. The whole place has a feeling of tea parties from the olden days with fine china and a wide variety of homemade cakes. You can enjoy your fika inside, among all the antique items or outside in the beautiful garden – home to Morlanda handelsträdgård and a unique Geranium museum. You can of course buy every piece of furniture in the building, as Fröken Trulls is an antique shop too. You’ll find more vintage with fika at Kullens Gård in Stenungsund. The old building, with its lush yard, can be found along a small gravel road. Kullens Gård hosts a café, vintage shop, fabric shop and handicraft.

FIKA BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE SUN

On the car-free island of Härmanö with its large nature reserve you’ll find a unique spot right by the sea. At the newly opened Grindebacken Strandhak & Handelsbod you can wind down and relax with fika, good food and drinks, enjoy a concert, book an appointment for a sailor tattoo, repair your Nudie jeans, pick flowers or learn how to build a bird house. This nature reserve offers some quite unexpected activities! Enjoy a cold beer and some Danish Smörrebröd on the jetty or combine a swim by the beautiful beach with a coffee and some freshly baked goods. Get here with the ferry from Tuvesvik to Gullholmen, then you walk or cycle two kilometres to Grindebacken.

More good cafés

Tavlebords Honungsgård Tegneby, Orust Margaretas Kök & Skafferi Sundsby Säteri, Tjörn Linas Brygga Dyrön, Tjörn Tant Rut Café och Bistro Kungälv Carlstens Våffelcafé Marstrand Kotten Café & Konferens Fontins naturreservat Instö Café Bar & Kök Instön, Marstrand Mollys Glass & Bar Kungälv Stenungsögården Stenungsön Sommardröm Glasscafé Skärhamn, Tjörn Café Gerle Nösund, Orust Lottas Bak & Form Bleket, Tjörn The Fork and Shovel Skärhamn, Tjörn Mariagården Stenungsund Vatten Restaurang & Kafé Skärhamn, Tjörn Café Mors Mössa Fästningsholmen, Kungälv The Thistle Inn Ucklum Fikahuset Stenungstorg, Stenungsund Åsas i Kareby Kareby, Kungälv Skåra gårdsbageri Skåra, Kungälv Tofta Herrgård och Magasinet Tofta, Kungälv Töllås Fårgård Töllås, Orust Fröken Trulls Morlanda, Orust Kullens Gård Stenungsund Grindebacken Strandhak & Handelsbod Härmanö, Orust Lillstugans Våffelcafé Vävra, Kungälv