Shin Bageri — Specialty Store in Hornstull, Stockholm

Shin Bageri is an independent bakery and cafe on Bergsundsgatan in Hornstull, the kind of place you find because you are already in the neighbourhood rather than because it is on a list. Inside it is warm and cosy, with seating upstairs as well as outside on an almost car-free street.

The kanelbulle is the thing to order first, priced fairly and carrying enough flavour that it earns a second one. The carrot cake is the other sweet worth your attention, and the pain au chocolat holds up alongside it. On the savoury side, the sandwiches are good enough to stand on their own, not just as part of a set.

The breakfast packet is the best-value way in: coffee or tea, a sandwich, a muffin and a smoothie for 125kr, and it arrives large enough to count as a proper meal. Coffee is taken seriously here, from espresso to iced coffee, and the bread baked on site is sold to take home alongside the cafe offerings.

Go earlier rather than later. The selection thins out toward the end of the day, so a late-afternoon visit means fewer pastries to choose from. The outdoor seats sit on the shady side of the street, and there is no toilet on site, both worth knowing before you settle in.

The staff are friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere stays calm rather than rushed. It is a small shop, so the draw is the baking and the coffee rather than a wide range, and that is the honest shape of it.