Malmö w/ Style
November 14, 2018On invitation of the city of Malmö we traveled to Sweden for a few days to visit South Sweden’s largest city. Autumn was visible in the city, not only in the different parks but also in the narrow streets around Lilla Torg, a charming cobblestone square with half-timbered houses. In one of the streets around the square, we discovered Noir a tiny coffee place with a cozy green terrace with a real French vibe.
We stayed at the tenth floor of Studio Malmö, part of the Story Hotels, with an amazing view over both the city centre and the ocean with the iconic lighthouse. A lively building with different rooms, meeting and workspaces and a large reception area. We had lunch at the hotel restaurant Salads and Smoothies, great for healthy food and good coffee. Being huge Japanese food lovers we were blessed with rooftop Restaurant Kasai serving the best Sushi in town. Walking more than 10 kilometers a day and with low temperatures outside during the evening, we couldn’t think of a better way to finish the day then having some wine and try out the different sushi and Japanese specialties.
Selecting some places on forehand gave us enough opportunities to see different parts of town and while walking we discovered Zakka, a beautiful small Japanese concept store with a very kind shop owner. Another favorite store we visited was Grandpa, an inspirational Scandinavian lifestyle store with a great welcoming atmosphere. A cool layout and a nice collection of homeware, stationery and fashion. Next door to Grandpa is Absmåland what seemed a small store with cafe from the outside, turned out to be a large and cozy shopping experience with a hand-picked range of home accessories, art and fashion focussed on organic and recycled materials. We loved this area and part of Södra Förstadsgatan street and did some shopping at Designtorget, a must visit for Scandinavian interior accessories and design.
Closer to the hotel we visited Interior design store Olsson & Gerthel and tasted some Swedish specialties at Konditori Katarina. Since August 1959 they serve high-quality pastries, we enjoyed some real sweet tasting including the famous ‘kanelbulle’ with lots of coffee to keep us warm.
Malmö isn’t that big and we only took a bus once, it is a city that’s easy to discover by feet and walking through the old town there is so much to see. A bit outside of the touristic area we found Atrium the most beautiful breakfast spot where we had a breakfast we still talk about.. Not only the food was delicious, the cafe - mostly visited by locals - was so well curated, with a tiny vide and a separate large minimalistic room filled with plants.
Atrium is worth a visit and excellent to combine with a visit to Ribersborgs Kallbadhus which is on walking distance. We can only imagine how it will be during Summer at the sea, from here we could see Malmö city with its iconic Turning Torso, a residential skyscraper and the tallest building in Scandinavia, at one side and the bridge we passed to reach Malmö from Copenhagen on the other side. The Bathhouse is a stunning piece of architecture that extends into the sea. At Ribersborgs you can take a sauna bath and swim with a sea view.
We loved discovering this charming city and would like to thank the city of Malmö for having us and experience it in our own way.