Fika (a coffee break) has become a social institution in Sweden and Uppsala’s cafes are well visited no matter what time or day. People take coffee breaks regularly in every corner and Italian espresso is often mixed with traditional cakes and crumble pies.
Sit down at one of the city’s many cafes and soak up all the new impressions. During the winter months you can curl up in an armchair with a cup of fair trade coffee and a classic cinnamon bun, and in the summer you can order a luxurious iced coffee and people-watch from a pleasant pavement cafe.
Here are some tips for great cafes in Uppsala
This list contains a selection of the cafes in Uppsala. In the last five years, they have either been nominated for the Guldkajan restaurant award handed out by the newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning, received a good review in the cafe section of the same newspaper or been included in the White Guide.