Älskade Traditioner

Super cozy spot with an open layout that is great for families. They even have a little bouncing baby seat in the bathroom to occupy your child! Great place to go if some people in your group are hungry for food (waffle wraps) and some people just want coffee or fika. The nutella waffle is delicious and great to share if you are craving something sweet. While the chocolate shake is good, it is definitely more on the chocolate milk spectrum as far as texture goes and isn’t thick and creamy like most would hope for in a shake.

Nice to see that the old boring Pause café previously here has been replaced by some people who are enthusiastic about what they are doing and have a clear vision. The café Älskade Traditioner feels like a Swedish take on a classic American diner. They have a very retro décor, old brand posters on the walls, a jukebox (possible to select the music) and a mix of old furniture. They serve a lot of home made pastries and cookies (looks nice) but also different types of waffles. Both food waffles (called wraffles) and regular sweet waffles. In addition to that there are salads, smoothies, coffee and tra. The coffee is pretty decent, Johan&Nyström is the roaster but the execution is not always top notch. Still much better than in most cafes.
The food is unfortunately a bit better in theory than it tastes, a lot of the stuff sounds great and I really like the idea but the execution somewhat fails. The food is decent but it does not really lift. The sweet stuff is better and perhaps that should be the focus.
The staff are very friendly and helpful so easy to like the place. Free wifi and plenty of space also are strong points here. It is sort of worth a 3.5 rating but I will give it a 4 rather than a 3 as the service is good, a lot of the stuff is really nice and the food will perhaps improve a bit as well.