Haga Tårtcompani & Bageri Ab — Specialty Store in Vasastan, Stockholm

Haga Tårtcompani & Bageri Ab is an independent bakery on Torsgatan in Vasastan, and you meet it by going down half a flight of stairs from the street. The room below has been fitted out to feel pleasant despite the descent, and the front desk is where orders are handled.

Start with the princess cake, which comes beautifully decorated and finished with a small piece of chocolate on top. The cardamom bun is the other one to take away, and the cinnamon buns with frosting hold up alongside a chai latte. If you want bread for later, the Haga Lilla sourdough loaf and the bread rolls are worth the bag.

There is more here than the counter suggests. Wedding cake orders are taken and packed out to the car with care. Coffee comes with latte art on a good day.

Expect to pay over 90 kronor for a brewed coffee from a thermos. The cake and buns are where the spend makes sense, so put your budget there rather than into a coffee break.

Come for the princess cake and the cardamom bun.