Looking for a proper Scandinavian bakery in America? We found more than 40 across the country, from Swedish cardamom buns in New York and Scandinavian fika in Seattle to Danish pastries in Solvang and Wisconsin kringle.
This guide is designed to help you find Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Nordic baking close to home. And with Kanelbullens dag around the corner, there is arguably no better excuse to find your nearest bun.
Find a bakery near you
Locations and opening hours can change. We recommend checking the bakery’s website before making a special trip.
Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Fika
Saco, Maine
17 Storer St, Saco, ME 04072
A walk-up café and microbakery inspired by the Swedish ritual of fika, serving small-batch pastries, specialty coffee and Scandinavian-style breakfast and lunch.
Massachusetts
The Danish Pastry House
Medford & Watertown
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330 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155
205 Arlington St, Suite 4, Watertown, MA 02472
New York
Church of Sweden in New York Café
Midtown Manhattan
A longtime Swedish community hub in the heart of Midtown, the Church of Sweden in New York also has a café that makes a lovely stop for coffee and fika. It is not a traditional bakery, but it absolutely belongs on the list for anyone looking for a distinctly Swedish café experience in New York.
Address: 5 East 48th Street, New York, NY 10017
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Smør
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
This Scandinavian café and restaurant brings a distinctly Nordic breakfast and lunch menu to Brooklyn, with a daily selection of pastries alongside Danish pancakes, rye bread, coffee and cardamom lattes.
Address: 26 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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La Cabra
East Village, Manhattan
La Cabra is a Danish coffee and bakery company founded in Aarhus, Denmark. Its East Village bakery brings the brand’s Nordic approach to New York, serving naturally leavened sourdough, hand-laminated croissants and a rotating selection of seasonal pastries alongside its specialty coffee.
Address: 152 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
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Fabrique Bakery
Multiple locations in Manhattan
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West Village / Meatpacking: 348 W 14th St
Midtown: 550 5th Ave
Financial District: 32 Old Slip
Ole & Steen
Multiple locations in Manhattan
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Union Square: 873 Broadway
Midtown East: 518 Lexington Ave
Bryant Park: 100 W 40th St
Tribeca: 100 Church St
Upper East Side: 1280 Lexington Ave
South
Florida
The Half Swede
St. Cloud / Kissimmee area
A small Swedish bakery vendor offering sourdough breads and traditional Swedish pastries, including cardamom and cinnamon buns. The Half Swede currently advertises appearances at the Soldier City Market in St. Cloud, with additional bake days and pickup information shared through Instagram.
Scandi Bakery
Orlando / Winter Park
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Winter Park Farmers Market: 150 N New York Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Audubon Park Community Market: 1842 Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL 32803
No permanent storefront. Check the current schedule.
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Scandinavian Bakery & Coffee House
Hollywood & Coral Springs
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2031 Tyler St, Hollywood, FL 33020
11418 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33065
Georgia
The Danish
Midtown Atlanta
1081 Juniper St, Atlanta, GA 30309 (reported location)
Announced opening. Check the official site for the latest information before visiting.
Kentucky
Virginia
Axelsdotter Bakery
Richmond / Bon Air
Home-based microbakery with preorder and pickup. The private pickup address is provided to customers through ordering.
Midwest
Illinois
Lost Larson
Chicago, Andersonville
5318 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Scandinavian-inspired neighborhood bakery known for cardamom buns, breads and pastries, with roots in the area’s Swedish and Danish heritage.
Mormors Café at the Swedish American Museum
Chicago, Andersonville
5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Located inside the Swedish American Museum, Mormors Café has its own in-house bakery making Swedish favorites such as cardamom and cinnamon rolls, dammsugare, prinsesstårta, cookies, rusks and traditional breads. It is also a lovely Andersonville stop for a proper Swedish fika.
Bennison’s Bakery
Evanston
1000 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
A longtime Chicago-area bakery that continues to make Swedish specialties alongside its wider selection of breads and pastries.
Michigan
Minnesota
FIKA Café at the American Swedish Institute
Minneapolis
2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Located inside the American Swedish Institute, FIKA Café is a Nordic-inspired café serving coffee, pastries and a seasonal New Nordic menu. It is one of Minneapolis’ most natural stops for Swedish fika, with the historic Turnblad Mansion just outside.
Små Ting Bakery
Stillwater / Bayport
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Saturday home pop-up: 215 Laurel St W, Stillwater, MN 55082
Bayport Farmers Market: 230 3rd Ave N, Bayport, MN 55003 (seasonal)
Taste of Scandinavia
Multiple locations in the Twin Cities
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North Oaks: 845 Village Center Dr, North Oaks, MN 55127
Little Canada: 2900 Rice St, Little Canada, MN 55113
Bloomington: 401 W 98th St, Bloomington, MN 55420
Nebraska
The Danish Bakery & Co.
Dannebrog & Grand Island
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Dannebrog: 114 Mill St S, Dannebrog, NE 68831
Toasted by The Danish Bakery: 225 N Webb Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803
North Dakota
Freddy’s Lefse & Nordic Kitchen
West Fargo
176 E Main Ave, Suite E, West Fargo, ND 58078
Wisconsin
Bākhus at Drömhus
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
611 Jefferson St, Suite D, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
A Scandinavian-leaning bakery and café in Door County with Swedish and American baked goods, as well as classics such as Swedish meatballs.
O&H Danish Bakery
Multiple locations in southeastern Wisconsin
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Racine West: 5910 Washington Ave, Racine, WI 53406
Racine North: 4917 Douglas Ave, Racine, WI 53402
Racine South: 4006 Durand Ave, Racine, WI 53405
Sturtevant: 717 S Sylvania Ave, Sturtevant, WI 53177
Oak Creek: 9540 S 27th St, Oak Creek, WI 53154
West
Arizona
A Little Taste of Sweden
Gilbert, Arizona
A Swedish family bakery making traditional cakes and pastries to order, including semlor, princess cake and Swedish cardamom bread.
California
Goldchild Coffee Roasters
San Diego
240 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
Goldchild’s pastry program is rooted in Scandinavian baking and the Swedish tradition of fika. Co-founder and head of pastry Ela Mosquera grew up in Sweden, and the café makes its buns, pastries and seasonal baked goods in-house to pair with its specialty coffee.
Småstad Coffee Roasters
Sonoma
981 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476
Sonoma-born and Swedish-inspired, Småstad was created by founder Victor Hodgson-Rasmussen around his family’s ties to Sweden and his own time living in Lund. The café bakes its pastries in-house and serves Swedish-inspired favorites including cardamom buns alongside its coffee program.
Village Bakery
Santa Rosa
3851 Sebastopol Rd, Suite 109, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Village Bakery is not exclusively Scandinavian, but its menu includes several Nordic favorites that make it worth knowing about, including cardamom rolls and princess cake, along with European-style breads such as kernebrød.
Colorado
Oregon
Utah
SVEA Scandinavian Kafé on Wheels
Eagle Mountain
3729 E Campus Dr, Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
Mobile café. Check its current schedule before visiting.
Washington
Freya Bakery & Cafe
Multiple locations in Seattle
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Pike Place Market: 1426 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Downtown: 1400 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Nutty Norsky Baking Co.
Burlington / Skagit County
Public retail pickup: Skagit’s Own Fish Market, 18042 State Rte 20, Burlington, WA 98233
The production kitchen is private, so only the public pickup location is listed.
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