Malmö is a sprawling, multicultural city which offers a surprising number of different food cultures and traditions for its size. Here you´ll find Michelin starred restaurants, small local breweries, food trucks and everything in between!
Located in old shipyard district of Varvstaden, the inspiration behind Aster is an open-fire grill concept where both meat and fish are cooked and seasoned over the hot burning coals. Currently in season is their mackerel, grilled to perfection and seasoned with a little bit of sea salt and voilà, that first bite will transport you to a place of comfort and joy and satisfaction that life has been fulfilled. But that’s not all. The team behind Aster - Mimmi, Linus and Sahim - also has a plot of land outside of Lund where they harvest vegetables and herbs used at Aster. Therefore, you can guarantee freshness with every bite. With Linus’s background at Belle and Mimmi’s knowledge in food and wine, you can trust that their selections of wine are top notch. Enough of our babbling, go and try it out for yourself. Word of advice: book a table in advance, but if you don’t have a reservation, they do have limited drop-in seats available at the bar area and patio.
Address: Jagaregatan 6
Arvid Falk and Ludvig Fredriksson - two well-known names within southern Sweden’s culinary scene - opened the doors to their new restaurant Bise in March this year. A place that strives to move away from clear concepts. The menu is fluid and constantly changing, with the classical French cuisine as a point of departure but sometimes with a Japanese or Swedish twist.
Address: Norra Vallgatan 88
Bloom in the Park i Malmö takes modern European cuisine to the next level. The restaurant offers a luxurious but at the same time relaxed environment. With its magical view of the arrow ponds, Bloom in the Park becomes a very special restaurant with a unique location.
Address: Pildammsvägen 17
The old restaurant Sture has transformed itself into a unique, Michelin-starred French dining destination in the heart of Malmö. The cooking is made with great passion and creativity!
Address: Adelgatan 13
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This cozy restaurant is located in the oldest area of Folkets park. It serves delicious food, outdoors and indoors, and also functions as a music venue.
Address: Folkets Park
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The Guide Michelin awarded chef Titti Qvarnström has recently opened this cozy but stylish lunch place in the heart of the up-and-coming area Nobel. This place serves up lovely lunches and we love that their vegetarian option is always as tasty (and pretty) as the regular!
Address: Olof Palmes Plats 1
Malmö’s foremost seafood restaurant. Every day brings fresh news from the sea.
Address: Hjulhamnsgatan 5
Kasai in the sky serves delicious Robata, Sushi and Izakaya dishes from the Japanese cuisine. If you're thirsty make sure not to miss out on their cocktails! And oh, did we mention that the rooftop has the best view in Malmö?
Address: Tyfongatan 1
Have dinner with a fabulous view over Öresund, and the bustling Malmö city life, on the 25th floor.
Address: Dag Hammarskjölds Torg 2
Lyran is one of Malmö’s freshest seasonal restaurants with a great ‘green’ menu. It is a trendy restaurant that is attracting every foodie in town.
Address: Simrishamnsgatan 36A
The indoor market and food court, Malmö Saluhall, is a mix of the finest produce sellers and some great restaurants and street food. A food destination for bon vivants, hungry lunch guests and passionate cooks.
Address: Gibraltargatan 6
The award-winning confectioner Joel Lindqvist has his own food- and chocolate studio in the heart of Malmö. The focus is on really good, organic and locally produced ingredients and curiosity of known and unknown taste combinations.
Address: Amiralsgatan 6
Matverkstaden at Lokstallarna offers a wide range of decent food and drink with a focus on locally produced. You come here to socialize, explore new flavors, sample street food from around the world and try beers from small local breweries.
Address: Södra Bulltoftavägen 51
A cozy restaurant! Everything on Mineral’s menu is either vegetarian or vegan. Here you can enjoy a various brunch or have a fika.
Address: Sankt Knuts väg 13
Mygel is located in an industrial area in Frihamnen among old warehouses. The restaurant is run by three women with high ambitions. From the start, Claudia Poli, Lina Eriksson and Karin Söderberg have - despite the location - attracted a steady stream of visitors to the cozy venue, an old locomotive shed where the beams and raw walls have been preserved. A rustic lunch is served during the week, with inspiration from the Italian cuisine. The menu presents classic pasta dishes, bean stews and risotto as well as modern dishes, all made from seasonal ingredients. Everything topped with a good olive oil of course – which you can also buy from the small deli.
Address: Lodgatan 3B
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At Ruths, the dishes are inspired by Italy and France where terrines, Italian cold cuts, tartlets, quality olives and burrata are typical elements. The menu follows the seasons and shows a constant finesse which is why this recently opened restaurant is already a favorite tavern for many. On Sundays, the wood-fired oven is lit in the nicely decorated courtyard and the pizzas are delivered steaming hot to the table.
Address: Mäster Johansgatan 11
Saltimporten Canteen is a New Nordic lunch restaurant, open only two hours per day, situated at the dockside in an old salt importing warehouse. Chefs Ola Rudin and Sebastian Persson closed their prestigious fine dining restaurant Trio in 2011, to instead make simple, affordable stews and soups made with high quality, seasonal ingredients – served at communal tables in a minimalist space.
Address: Grimsbygatan 24
Popular lunch restaurant with great focus on local, vegetarian and organic food. Located in Malmö Konsthall, one of Europe’s largest exhibition halls for contemporary art.
Address: S:t Johannesgatan 7
With an open mind and creativity the owners, Ebbe and Mats, promise to take the Scanian cuisine to new heights! The restaurant was recently awarded with 2 stars in Guide Michelin.
Address: Tegelgårdsgatan 5
Locally produced food with new Nordic kitchen. Västergatan is a small and intimate restaurant with an eye for details.
Address: Västergatan 16
Malmö is considered by White Guide to be the best coffee town in Sweden and if you haven’t tried a Swedish Fika* this is the right place to do so!
In AB Småland's café they work with organic raw ingredients to the greatest extent possible. They serve salads, medium pies, hot and cold sandwiches and “gofika”. They have sweet and moderate options for vegan, gluten and lactose intolerant and other special food.
Address: Södra Förstadsgatan 25-27
The pink café! A relaxed coffee & tea lounge focusing on breakfast and cozy coffee breaks in a cool and retro vibe atmosphere.
Address: Kärleksgatan 3A
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Café in Slottsstaden with a focus on locally produced, organic and raw ingredients. A range of salads and coffee.
Address: Skvadronsgatan 13
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The Form/Design Center café is located on the first floor of the building. They provide a place to sit in peace and quiet and read magazines, daydream, meet a friend or sit and work for a while.
Address: Lilla Torg 9
Jord is a vegan café in Malmö. Here you can eat breakfast all day! In addition, you will find products from local and small-scale manufacturers.
Address: Falsterbogatan 1
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A small cafe homemade baked style goods. Everything from cinnamon and cardamom rolls to jam cookies and bread. On weekdays, breakfast and light lunches are served.
Address: Tegnérgatan 25A
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Leve is a bakery in the middle of Malmö. They do their baking during the day while open instead of at night, they bake a lot of vegan pastries instead of just traditional butter-based recipes and like old times, before the yeast was even invented.
Address: Östra Rönneholmsvägen 6
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Swedish fika and coffee tasting at Lilla kafferosteriet, a heaven for true coffee nerds. Lilla Kafferosteriet also serves sandwiches and you can even assemble your own breakfast.
Address: Baltzarsgatan 24
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Noir Kaffekultur is a small café near Lilla Torg, but just outside the shopping. A big plus for the friendly, intimate feeling.
Address: Engelbrektsgatan 6
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At this tiny café and roastery you´ll meet three coffee-loving entrepreneurs behind the bar, serving their black gold with the greatest passion!
Address: Regementsgatan 2
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The popular café place from Ystad has now opened in Malmö! All bread is baked with locally produced ingredients.
Address: Mäster Danielsgatan 3
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Located in the cute but trendy neighborhood St Knut you will find this little gem. Go for the 'Big breakfast' that includes coffee, two sandwiches, yoghurt with homemade granola and a juice, or just put together your own breakfast with single options from their breakfast menu.
Address: S:t Knuts Torg 16
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*A coffee break enjoyed with friends, family, colleagues or just to relax a moment on your own.