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Classic Stockholm konditori founded in 1928 on Kungsgatan, serving princess cake, buns and pastries with freshly brewed coffee in a traditional setting.
Rosendals Trädgård
Garden café in a biodynamic market garden on Djurgården, run by a foundation since 1982, with a wood-fired bakery, greenhouses and a plant and farm shop.
At a glance
- Type
- Garden café and bakery
- Area
- Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
- Official site
- rosendalstradgard.se
Good to know
- Biodynamic garden
- Wood-fired bakery
- Garden café
- Plant shop
- Farm shop
Why we recommend it
Rosendals Trädgård is a market garden on Djurgården with a café at its heart, and it is one of the most pleasant places in Stockholm to stop for lunch or coffee. Gardens have existed on this part of Djurgården since the mid-1800s, and from 1862 to 1911 Sweden's first training programme for gardeners was based at Rosendal. The present garden was founded in 1982 by Lars Krantz and Pål Borg, who set up the Rosendals Trädgård foundation to run a commercial nursery, share garden and landscape art with the public and carry out research and education based on biodynamic growing.
The garden café uses produce grown on site and serves a weekly garden lunch menu that changes with the seasons, along with cakes, buns and coffee. The wood-fired bakery, whose 16-tonne stone oven was built in 1998 when Stockholm was European Capital of Culture, produces bread for the café and the shop, including Rosendal's coarse kavring rye bread. Visitors can wander through the vegetable beds, flower borders and greenhouses, and buy seedlings, bulbs and plants at the plant shop or seasonal produce and baked goods at the farm shop.
The garden runs a full calendar of events, from an organic bulb market to greenhouse dinners and a Christmas buffet in December. There is also Herbarium, a restaurant and garden bar on site. The foundation is funded entirely from its own income without state or city support, so every lunch and loaf helps keep the garden going.
Rosendals Trädgård suits families, couples and anyone who wants a slower, greener side of Stockholm. It is especially lovely from late spring to early autumn, when you can eat outside among the plants, but it is also a cosy stop in winter. Tables in the café cannot be booked, so arrive early at weekends, when queues can form around lunchtime. Opening hours change with the seasons, so check the opening hours page on the website before you go.
The garden is on Rosendalsterrassen in the eastern part of Djurgården, beyond the main museum area. Walk through the park from the Djurgården museums, or take tram line 7 along Djurgårdsvägen and continue on foot. Rosendal Palace stands nearby, and the paths through the surrounding parkland make for an easy walk before or after a visit.
Rosendals Trädgård FAQs
What is Rosendals Trädgård?
A biodynamic market garden on Djurgården, run by a foundation since 1982, with a garden café, bakery and shops.
Can I book a table in the café?
No. The café does not take table bookings.
What does the café serve?
A weekly garden lunch menu using seasonal produce, plus cakes, buns, bread and coffee.
Does it have a bakery?
Yes. A wood-fired bakery with a 16-tonne stone oven built in 1998.
What are the opening hours?
They change with the seasons, so check the opening hours page on the website before your visit.
Can I buy plants and produce?
Yes. There is a plant shop and a farm shop on site.
How do I get there?
Walk through the park from the Djurgården museums, or take tram line 7 along Djurgårdsvägen and continue on foot.
Is it worth visiting in winter?
Yes, although summer is best for sitting outside; events run through the year, including a Christmas buffet.