A Local Direct To Malmö, Sweden

I've lived inward Sweden's 3rd largest metropolis of Malmö for over 14 years. And the truth is, non solely exercise I dearest it, but I'm also super proud of this town too. It's laid-back, buzzing amongst inventiveness together with you lot tin privy cycle everywhere inward nether thirty minutes (beach, parks, cafés, bars, musuems, fine art galleries, you lot cite it!). So many fabulous places get got popped upwards since my final guide to hip places to eat, potable together with store inward Malmö that I idea it was nigh fourth dimension for a novel guide. So I position on my thinking cap, sourced a wonderful sponsor (thank you lot Malmö Turism) together with chatted to all my Malmö friends to select you lot a true, bang upwards to appointment local's guide to 24 hours inward Malmö!

Where to rest
Oh Boy Hotel - located inward Västra hamnen (Western harbour), Oh Boy is a brusque hop to the swimming bridges,10 minutes walk to the key station together with comes amongst 2 bicycles (and a bike taxi service)!

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

Other places to stay:
Duxiana
Mäster Johans
Story Hotel Studio

(also run into 20 instagrammable places to rest inward 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 exercise the best Aperol Spritz inward town (and of course, many decent wines!)! 

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

Malmö Opera House
Västra Hamnen, Sundspromenaden - select deal of a bottle from Systembolaget (the off license) together with relish a cool 1 looking out over the Öresund at sunset. In the summertime you lot powerfulness fifty-fifty hold upwards treated to salsa, alive music together with other events every bit role 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 amongst vintage finds. Enjoy organic wine, slap-up beer together with yummy nutrient - within or out.

Riket - a relaxed neighbourhood hangout amongst slap-up nutrient only off beautiful Davidhallstorg.

Bastard - this identify ever has a slap-up atmosphere - outset amongst a cocktail! Need to mass inward advance.
Lyran
MJ's
Saltimporten (where the media folk hang out on weekdays lunchtime)

First affair to exercise when you lot wake-up

Morning Dip
Nothing nurses a hang-over together with gets you lot create for the twenty-four lx minutes catamenia improve than a 'morgondopp'! Do every bit the locals do, don a dressing gown, walk / cycle downwardly to the nearest swimming identify together with distich yourself!

Followed past times 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 slap-up for antiques together with vintage finds together with correct adjacent door is Malört tattoo, which my friend (and beau local) Sofie says uses "only vegan inks, William Morris wallpaper, together with a pocket-size choice of naughty books for sale." She does genuinely get 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 ask to mass good inward advance! 

Other Brunch places:
Lotta Love Superfoodbar
Jord Malmö 

Activities:
Although it's tempting to sit down or together with hence eating together with drinking all day, soaking upwards the atmosphere - at that topographic point are some activities that should definitely non hold upwards missed:

Kalbadhus - my friends visiting from England insist on calling this identify the 'naked sauna' which amuses my Swedish husband no end. Located on the halt of a pier off Ribbersborg, this identify is good worth a visit, if solely only for the relaxed cafe / restaurant. I'd totally recommend going for a sauna together with mutual frigidness bathroom too!

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

Boating or together with hence the canal - pack a picnic together with hire your ain motorboat to putter or together with hence Malmö's canals - it's a slap-up way to run into the metropolis centre!

Folketspark - accept a stroll or together with hence the boho 'People's Park' (especially if you're amongst children every bit it's a flake of a kids paradise). Don't missy Far i Hatten for wood-fired pizzas inward the piddling one-time cottage together with beer garden! 

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

Fika! 
If you lot genuinely desire to relish Malmö similar a local it's essential to relish a 'fika' (coffee interruption amongst something sweet) every one-half lx minutes 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 inward the park.

Other slap-up 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 amongst shopping (err, hello!) you're inward for a treat...

Great places inward 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 tell dangerously?!) placed adjacent door to AB Småland on the master copy walking street- this is a slap-up piddling store for clothes, interior items together with some of Sweden's coolest bags, shoes etc.

Miloii - slap-up for things for the dwelling identify together with clothes! I 1 time featured the owner's dwelling identify here (as an indication of her slap-up taste!).

Geijersgatan 53 - fairly novel on the scene, this wonderful café together with store is fifteen 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 only adjacent door is this fab chapeau shop!



8 Great Shops inward Malmö for Design:
One of my fortes every bit you lot tin privy imagine! I'm together with hence grateful for all of these wonderful interior blueprint shops - exercise non missy a unmarried 1 of them if you'd similar to pick something upwards for your home!

Olsson & Gerthel

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

And spell inward shopping mode, hither are:

5 fab things made past times local designers to pick upwards on your spree:

1.  Torso Chair past times Lisa Hilland

2. Big darling together with Little Darling lamps past times Swedish Ninja

 3. Dressed inward Clay candlestick past times Kajsa Willner together with Straight Ceramic pots past times Pernilla Norrman

4. Modern fine art past times Maria Leinonen

5. Beyond Local Collection past times Anna Gudmundsdottir

And final but no way least, I never exit town without stopping to tell hi to Sophie together with her Cocker Spaniel Farfar on my way dwelling identify to pick upwards some fresh flowers...

Florista

I scream upwards that powerfulness hold upwards it. I've no dubiety left out a ton of amazing places - experience costless to add together your favourite Malmö haunts inward 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 postal service was made possible thanks to Malmö Turism, who kindly supported my movement amongst a hotel together with expenses. All words together with opinions are absolutely my ain (and that of other locals!).