Bröd & Salt — Specialty Store in Mariatorget, Stockholm

This is one branch of the Bröd & Salt chain, sitting on Rosenlundsgatan in Mariatorget, and it runs as a small specialty shop with a bakery counter rather than a full grocery aisle. You notice the counter first: buns, croissants and filled rolls laid out, with coffee poured alongside.

The egg and avocado roll is the thing to get first, a filled roll with egg and avocado together that holds up as the tastiest bite on the menu. Sandwiches go out with coffee and tea, and the brewed coffee is what you want in the cup. If you are after something bigger, the salad buffet gives you an endless, generous portion with pickled red onion and caesar dressing.

The shop works on a quick counter rhythm: you order, you are served fast, and there are tables if you want to sit.

Prices sit high across the menu, so this is a place for one good roll and a coffee rather than a full spread. If the tea list matters to you, the flavoured teas are what is on offer; a plain Earl Grey has been out of stock at the supplier for a while.

Come for the roll and the coffee and treat the counter as the reason to stop.