Panem — Specialty Store in Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Panem, on Stora Nygatan in Gamla Stan, puts the bakers behind a window so you can watch the bread being shaped before you buy it.
Panem in short
Panem is a bakery and café on Stora Nygatan in Gamla Stan where the bread-making happens behind a glass window you can watch from the shop. Order a kanelbulle, fresh and soft, or a pastrami sandwich with balanced flavours, and sit in with a coffee. It opens at 8 am on weekdays and 9 am at weekends.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
Bread, buns and a window onto the bake
Panem is an independent bakery and café on Stora Nygatan in Gamla Stan, and the first thing you notice is the open kitchen: the bakers work in view through a window, shaping and loading bread while you stand at the counter.
The kanelbulle is the thing to get first, soft and fresh rather than stale, and it holds up even in the afternoon. The pastrami sandwich comes with balanced flavours, and the grilled cheese is thick and homemade. A warm mozzarella sandwich with tomato, basil pesto and whole almonds is worth ordering by name, and the princess cake is moist and well balanced if you want a dessert. Smørrebrød sits on the counter with good flavours and a solid range.
The room is bigger than it looks from the street, with seating inside and out, and it works for breakfast and brunch as much as for a fika break. You can watch the bakers through the window, and there are t-shirts for sale near the counter.
Prices run high for the portion sizes.
The bakery side is what carries it, and the seating makes it a reasonable place to pause while walking Gamla Stan.
What to look for
Cinnamon bun
A kanelbulle that stays soft and fresh into the afternoon, the item to order first.
Pastrami sandwich
Balanced and flavourful, one of the sandwiches worth naming.
Grilled cheese sandwich
Thick, indulgent and homemade, served warm.
The pick list
What to bring home
Cinnamon bun
A kanelbulle that is fresh and tasty, the highlight of a fika stop.
Pastrami sandwich
Balanced and flavourful, among the best sandwiches some have had.
Grilled cheese sandwich
Indulgent and homemade, the best of their life for one.
Princess cake
Moist and well balanced, a dessert worth ordering by name.
Smørrebrød
The open sandwiches have good flavours and a solid range on the counter.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler who wants a proper sit-down fika in Gamla Stan, with a kanelbulle and coffee in a room that has seats inside and out. It also works for someone after a breakfast or brunch plate rather than just a pastry, since the menu runs to sandwiches and cooked dishes. If you like seeing how a bakery works, the window onto the bakers gives you something to watch while you eat.
The verdict
Panem has prices that run high for the portions, but the bun, the bread and the window onto the bakers make it worth a fika stop.
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