A Local Direct To Malmö, Sweden



I've lived inwards Sweden's 3rd largest metropolis of Malmö for over xiv years. And the truth is, non solely practice I honey it, but I'm also super proud of this town too. It's laid-back, buzzing alongside inventiveness together with you lot tin privy cycle everywhere inwards nether xxx minutes (beach, parks, cafés, bars, musuems, fine art galleries, you lot mention it!). So many fabulous places cause got popped upward since my final guide to hip places to eat, drinkable together with store inwards Malmö that I idea it was close fourth dimension for a novel guide. So I pose on my thinking cap, sourced a wonderful sponsor (thank you lot Malmö Turism) together with chatted to all my Malmö friends to convey you lot a true, bang upward to appointment local's guide to 24 hours inwards Malmö!



Where to remain
Oh Boy Hotel - located inwards Västra hamnen (Western harbour), Oh Boy is a brusk hop to the swimming bridges,10 minutes walk to the fundamental station together with comes alongside 2 bicycles (and a bike taxi service)!

It also comes alongside a skateboard (handy when you lot alive contrary the skateboard park

Other places to stay:
Duxiana
Mäster Johans
Story Hotel Studio

(also come across 20 instagrammable places to remain inwards Sweden) 

Great places for an aperitif
Gustavino Wine Bar - on the corner of Stortorget ('the large square')in a beautiful one-time edifice - these guys practice the best Aperol Spritz inwards town (and of course, many decent wines!)! 


Lilla Torg (outdoor heated surface area lined alongside bars inwards the 'little square')
Möllevångstorget ( drinks on me if you're able to pronounce this outdoor heated surface area inwards the surface area of Möllevång)


Malmö Opera House
Västra Hamnen, Sundspromenaden - catch a bottle from Systembolaget (the off license) together with relish a cool i looking out over the Öresund at sunset. In the summertime you lot mightiness fifty-fifty locomote treated to salsa, alive music together with other events every bit business office of Malmö Sommarscene (check out what's happening this summertime here).


Where to consume

Mineral 
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 relaxed local hang-out close St Knuts torg packed alongside vintage finds. Enjoy organic wine, cracking beer together with yummy nutrient - within or out.




Riket - a relaxed neighbourhood hangout alongside cracking nutrient but off beautiful Davidhallstorg.

Bastard - this identify ever has a cracking atmosphere - showtime alongside a cocktail! Need to majority inwards advance.
Lyran
MJ's
Saltimporten (where the media folk hang out on weekdays lunchtime)

First matter to practice when you lot wake-up

Morning Dip
Nothing nurses a hang-over together with gets you lot create for the twenty-four hours amend than a 'morgondopp'! Do every bit the locals do, don a dressing gown, walk / cycle downwards to the nearest swimming identify together with duet yourself!


Followed yesteryear breakfast or a long one-time brunch....

Breakfast / brunch hangouts

The Raw Food House 







The Raw Food House is on a street that's also cracking for antiques together with vintage finds together with correct side yesteryear side door is Malört tattoo, which my friend (and swain local) Sofie says uses "only vegan inks, William Morris wallpaper, together with a pocket-size alternative of naughty books for sale." She does genuinely cause got a tattoo from this identify together with it's beautiful (and I'm non fifty-fifty genuinely into tattoos) - if you're tempted, you'll remove to majority good inwards advance! 



Other Brunch places:
Lotta Love Superfoodbar
Jord Malmö 

Activities:
Although it's tempting to sit down to a greater extent than or less eating together with drinking all day, soaking upward the atmosphere - at that topographic point are some activities that should definitely non locomote missed:

Swedish husband no end. Located on the terminate of a pier off Ribbersborg, this identify is good worth a visit, if solely but for the relaxed cafe / restaurant. I'd totally recommend going for a sauna together with mutual frigidity bathroom too!

Matkaravan nutrient tour - foodies volition honey this guided nutrient tour of Malmö (book inwards advance!).

Boating to a greater extent than or less the canal - pack a picnic together with hire your ain motorboat to putter to a greater extent than or less Malmö's canals - it's a cracking way to come across the metropolis centre!

Folketspark - accept a stroll to a greater extent than or less the boho 'People's Park' (especially if you're alongside children every bit it's a chip of a kids paradise). Don't immature lady Far i Hatten for wood-fired pizzas inwards the piddling one-time cottage together with beer garden! 

Museums: I honey Moderna Museet & Konsthallen for modern fine art (they both cause got cracking gift shops  too!) together with Malmöhus for a spot of history. My kids honey Tekniska & Sjöfartens hus  (Science together with maritime museum) it's totally interactive together with you lot tin privy leap inwards together with out of a submarine, cars etc together with practice other science-y stuff.

Fika! 
If you lot genuinely desire to relish Malmö similar a local it's essential to relish a 'fika' (coffee pause alongside something sweet) every one-half hr or so. In the summertime I similar cycling through the many parks together with stopping at Slottsträdgårdens Cafe or enjoying a take-away java on a blanket inwards the park.





Other cracking places to fika
Söderberg & Sara on St knuts Torg is a wonderfully hipster café selling rock baked breadstuff together with the most divine cinnamon buns.






If you'd similar combine your fika alongside shopping (err, hello!) you're inwards for a treat...

Great places inwards Malmö to Shop for Clothes together with Interior


AB Småland - a café together with eco butique rolled into one. Bonus: you lot tin privy fifty-fifty purchase the slice of furniture you lot sit down on to eat.







Grandpa Store - conveniently (or should I nation dangerously?!) placed side yesteryear side door to AB Småland on the primary walking street- this is a cracking piddling store for clothes, interior items together with some of Sweden's coolest bags, shoes etc.




here (as an indication of her cracking taste!).

Geijersgatan 53 - fairly novel on the scene, this wonderful café together with store is xv minutes cycle from the town centre (just along the beach) together with good worth a visit.

Meloa - ever worth nipping into this piddling store for clothes, jewellery, bags etc!

 Hathyllan - together with but side yesteryear side door is this fab lid shop!



8 Great Shops inwards Malmö for Design:
One of my fortes every bit you lot tin privy imagine! I'm then grateful for all of these wonderful interior pattern shops - practice non immature lady a unmarried i of them if you'd similar to pick something upward for your home!

Olsson & Gerthel

Malmö Modern
Form Design Centre
Design Torget
Granit
Lagerhaus
Formargruppen
En Familj  
Svenssons

And piece inwards shopping mode, hither are:

5 fab things made yesteryear local designers to pick upward on your spree:

1.  Torso Chair yesteryear Lisa Hilland



2. Big darling together with Little Darling lamps yesteryear Swedish Ninja

 3. Dressed inwards Clay candlestick yesteryear Kajsa Willner together with Straight Ceramic pots yesteryear Pernilla Norrman



4. Modern fine art yesteryear Maria Leinonen


5. Beyond Local Collection yesteryear Anna Gudmundsdottir



And final but no agency least, I never piece of job out town without stopping to nation hi to Sophie together with her Cocker Spaniel Farfar on my way dwelling family to pick upward some fresh flowers...

Florista













I recollect that mightiness locomote it. I've no doubtfulness left out a ton of amazing places - experience costless to add together your favourite Malmö haunts inwards the comment department below or on instagram using the hash tag #makeitmalmo.

VÄLKOMMEN!

PS You tin privy also take in Malmö Town for to a greater extent than tips!




All photography ©Niki Brantmark / My Scandinavian Home unless specified.


This transportation was made possible thanks to Malmö Turism, who kindly supported my movement alongside a hotel together with expenses. All words together with opinions are absolutely my ain (and that of other locals!).