Magnus Johansson Bageri & Konditori — Specialty Store in Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm

This is an independent bakery and konditori on Lugnets Allé, in the Hammarby Sjöstad district of southern Stockholm served by Henriksdal station. What you notice first is the production: the pastry work happens downstairs where you can watch it, and the shop sells breads, buns, tarts, biscuits, chocolates and cakes from the same counter.

Start with the kannelbulle. It is soft through the middle, spiced enough to taste the cinnamon, and sweet to the right point rather than cloying. The cardamom knot is the other one to take; the spice comes through cleanly and the dough has the same softness. Beyond those, the lemon meringue tart is sharp against the sweetness, the Toscabulle carries its almond topping well, and the vegan buns hold their moisture instead of going crumbly. The mozzarella and tomato sandwich is seasoned properly, and the bread underneath it does most of the work.

Order a bryggkaffe and it arrives in your own thermal carafe with milk on the side, so you are not getting up for refills. Seating at street level is limited; the room upstairs is large, with plenty of tables, and it looks down over the pastry production. The whole place runs self-service, and the pace at the counter is quick.

Prices sit at the higher end for a bakery, and the bill adds up if you take a cake box home as well as eating in. Wholemeal and rye loaves are not always on the shelf, so if a particular bread is the reason for your trip, treat it as something that may not be there.

Come on a weekday morning for the fullest pastry case, or on a Sunday, when the doors open at 8 am and the upstairs room is a calm place to sit with a carafe and a slice. It suits anyone building a Stockholm pastry itinerary, and anyone staying nearby who wants breakfast without leaving the neighbourhood.