Visit Värmland
Visit Värmland
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This is a selection of the most transparent and sustainable restaurants, bakeries and bars in Värmland for 2025.
Bakeries & Cafés
Bakeries & Cafés
Artisan Bread
Artisan Bread has become somewhat of a destination in Karlstad, thanks to its focus on bread, no matter the time of day—be it breakfast, lunch, or fika. Here, craftsmanship and organic ingredients are prioritized, and there’s no compromise when it comes to quality. It’s not located in the city center, but the journey is well worth it!
Culinarum Café
At this café in the Old Power Station in Deje, you’ll find pastries, ice cream, and lunches made with local and organic ingredients. The walls are steeped in industrial history, though today they tell stories of culture and gastronomy.
Elins Bakgård
The scent of freshly baked bread welcomes you at Elin’s cozy café-restaurant in Arvika, drawing in both fika enthusiasts and lunch-goers to this beloved Värmland institution. Here, homemade and artisanal food takes center stage, whether it’s pastries or wholesome, flavorful lunches.
Löfbergs Rosteri & Kaffebar
Naturally, coffee is the star here, but it’s well complemented by homemade sweets, bread, and salads. The focus is on all things Värmland, which feels only fitting. And while you’re there, don’t miss out on their free of charge coffee crash course.
Norra Sanna Bageri
A sourdough bakery just north of Karlstad, using organic flour from small-scale Swedish mills. Known for their popular pizza nights, they also sell through a webshop and Reko-rings, catering to a loyal and conscious customer base.
Örtensborg Gårdsbutik
The small yellow wooden mansion, Örtensborg, comes to life in the summer, but the pizza oven runs hot all year round. The focus here is on homemade bread, both sweet and savory, and a pride in traditions and culinary craftsmanship.
Summer Season
Summer Season
Alsters Herrgård
Classic Swedish homestyle dishes, salads, ice cream, and fika attract guests to this summer café. The manor, dating back to the 1700s, is most well-known as the birthplace of the famous author Gustaf Fröding.
Hygns Vilt
Yes, it’s possible to visit Hygns Vilt off-season, but it’s during the summer months when you can enjoy lunch or fika in their café. At other times, they offer meats, as well as pizzas, pies, casseroles, and takeaway meals, all made with local and often organic ingredients.
Kaffekvarnen
Attached to Klässbols Linneväveri, this café values organic ingredients, often sourced from the surrounding area. It down for ice cream, fika, or a light lunch in this picturesque setting.
Karaby Gård
Karaby Gård features a year-round farm shop with products like eggs, honey, meat, wool, and leather. During the summer, they also offer a café serving homemade treats and sandwiches made with local ingredients.
Liljenäs Gård
Liljenäs Gård is a delightful ice cream and waffle café that thrives during the summer months. Guests come to enjoy fika and visit the farm shop, which features food and beverages from local food artisans.
Lillängshamnens Restaurang
Here, you can enjoy fish and seafood, including fish & chips made with pike perch from Lake Vänern, and finish off with ice cream made from local Värmland ingredients. The restaurant is open in the summer, while the fish smokehouse and shop are open year-round.
Visit the region of
Värmland
Värmland is a land of lakes and rivers, as well as forests and farmland – ideal conditions for working with food and beverage. Here, you’ll find farmers, producers, and enterprising entrepreneurs passionate about local ingredients. Karlstad is undoubtedly the crown jewel of Värmland, but those with time and opportunity should explore the region further. Here’s a list of the best spots in Värmland for those who prioritize quality, craftsmanship, and unforgettable gastronomic experiences. This is a selection of the most transparent and sustainable restaurants, bakeries, bars and more in Värmland for 2025.
Street Food
Street Food
Bakgården Pizza & Bar
Another Kasernhöjden gem to remember. This is a unique pizzeria serving plant-based Neapolitan pizzas, with mushrooms taking center stage. Open on weekends, Bakgården also offers stand-up comedy, concerts, and DJ nights to complement the pizzas.
Funky Taco
Kasernhöjden is becoming a hotspot for foodies, with pizza, sourdough bakery, and Karlstad’s best tacos! Funky Taco has also started perfecting its handmade Swedish noodles, which have earned a permanent spot on the menu. The drinks list is equally exciting, featuring a selection of craft beers and other tasty options.
Julins Backyard BBQ
The focus here is authentic Texas BBQ with fire, smoke and meat. Whether you stop by for lunch or dinner, or book your own food truck, this is flavorful, genuine, meaty goodness at its finest!
Lillängen
Lillängen offers salads and bowls that are not only tasty and healthy but also mindful of reducing environmental impact. Seasonal greens are the star of the show, but there’s also an abundance of fish and shellfish in the salads. There’s a small seating area for those who prefer to stay, but most people take their meals to enjoy at work.
Lillängen
Julins Backyard BBQ
Julins Backyard BBQ
Gränden Käk & Bärs
Julins Backyard BBQ
Gränden Käk & Bärs
Bars
Bars
Good Guys Beer & Pizza
In a timber-framed house in the heart of Helsingborg, you’ll find an Italian restaurant that takes great care with its ingredients and is eager to highlight local growers and producers on the menu. Well-prepared, flavor-driven pasta dishes in a cozy, personal setting. Whether it’s lunch or dinner, the choice is yours!
Gränden Käk & Bärs
A Mediterranean-inspired restaurant with many classics on the menu; pizza, pasta, and meat dishes cooked on the charcoal grill. Italy dominates, both in flavor and feeling. The food is well-prepared and flavor-driven, with a strong focus on the quality of the ingredients – and the well-being of the staff. The latter deserves an extra compliment!
More restaurants in Värmland
More restaurants in Värmland
Big Hill Lodge
ENG: Nestled on Storhöjden, you’ll find Big Hill Lodge, a family-run restaurant and café with charming cabins for those who wish to stay overnight. The focus here is on locally sourced ingredients from Värmland, ensuring a deep connection to the region. In addition to delicious lunches, they offer fika, events, tastings, meetings, and, of course, a breathtaking view!
Hennickehammars herrgård
This manor, dating back to 1722, is beautifully located next to the Värmland forests and right by the water. The cuisine is deeply seasonal, featuring local produce. Despite the classic surroundings, the chefs here love experimenting with flavors, textures, and combinations.
Matbruket Borgviks Gård
Matbruket, located in a large red barn at Borgviks Gård, is a café and restaurant that embraces its location to the fullest. The menu follows the seasons, and they actively collaborate with small local food and drink producers, helping bring their products to nearby restaurants.
Naviero Vinbar
At the newly built Bryggudden in Karlstad, along the harbor promenade by the water, a cluster of exciting restaurants has opened. One of these is Naviero Vinbar, a wine bar led by a sommelier. Expect an interesting wine list and ambitious dishes to pair with it.
Sahlströmsgården
Sahlströmsgården in Fryksdalen offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lunchtime serves classic Swedish homestyle dishes, but come evening, the kitchen experiments with alternative ingredients like wheat berries, seaweed caviar, and tofu, while still offering traditional meat dishes.
Vicino
When the hotel chain Strawberry introduced the new Hotel Fratelli in Karlstad, they did so with style. The restaurant evokes the atmosphere of Soho in Manhattan; with high ceilings, stylish lighting, and that international buzz that only such places can provide.
Vin&Deli
At Vin & Deli, the wine list takes center stage, but the kitchen does its best to keep up. The warm dishes are classic, but when you see the two cheese platters—one Italian and one Swedish—you’ll be thrilled. Swedish cheeses, bockhornsklöver from Lakene Ostgård, and Swedish coppa and moose salami from Hygns Vilt.
Zest
At this small health bar in the heart of Karlstad, you’ll find raw food, vegan, and vegetarian dishes, most of which are organic and locally sourced. The menu features bowls, soups, stews, and dumplings. Here, the focus is on health and wellness, with a deep understanding of how food and drink affect both body and soul.
Explore more of Värmland
Explore more of Värmland