Sockerbagaren — Specialty Store in Kungsholmen, Stockholm
Sockerbagaren on Hantverkargatan bakes its princess cake on site, and that is the reason to come.
What Sockerbagaren is
Sockerbagaren is an independent patisserie on Hantverkargatan in Kungsholmen, and everything in the case is baked on site. The princess cake is the one to order first; the apple cake and tiger cake are the Friday regulars, and the sandwiches hold up for a sit-down coffee break. It opens at 6 am Monday to Friday and is closed at weekends.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A baker's shop on Hantverkargatan
Sockerbagaren is an independent pastry shop in Kungsholmen, and the first thing you notice is that the case is filled from the ovens behind it rather than from a delivery. It has held its ground in a neighbourhood where chains have moved in, and it does so on classic Swedish pastries made in-house.
Start with the princess cake. It is the traditional version, and it is the finest one going by the evidence here. The apple cake and the tiger cake are what the neighbourhood buys on a Friday, and the apple cake is both remarkably good and reasonably priced. The sandwiches are worth planning a return for on their own.
The setting is a cosy cafe, and newspapers are set out for anyone sitting alone with a coffee. The staff are friendly and welcoming, and the pastries are traditional ones made to a high standard rather than reworked into something else.
On cost, the apple cake and tiger cake are the value buys: good price. Everything is cash only, so come with kronor in your pocket rather than a card.
This is a shop for anyone who wants a proper Swedish pastry in a calm room, and for solo travellers who want a coffee break with a newspaper.
What to look for
Princess cake
The traditional Swedish princess cake, baked on site and the finest version to be had here.
Apple cake
A Friday fixture for the neighbourhood, remarkably good and reasonably priced.
Tiger cake
Bought alongside the apple cake by regulars; a good price and big sugar cookies too.
The pick list
What to bring home
Princess cake
A traditional princess cake.
Apple cake
The Friday buy for locals on Kungsholmen, and the price stays good.
Tiger cake
A regular purchase alongside the apple cake for neighbourhood customers.
Sandwiches
A visitor loved them and would always come back for them.
Who is this for
This suits a traveller staying in Kungsholmen who wants a proper Swedish pastry and a sit-down coffee break rather than a takeaway bun. It also works for a solo explorer: newspapers are there for anyone sitting alone. And if you are ordering a birthday cake, come to the counter in person.
The verdict
It is a neighbourhood patisserie rather than a destination bakery, but for a princess cake or a Friday apple cake in Kungsholmen it does the job.
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