Swedish Café Classics
The interiors are warm and elegant, blending Scandinavian simplicity with comfort. Spacious common areas invite gathering, while the bedrooms offer quiet retreats. A TV snug with Apple TV. Historic fireplaces add character throughout. The pool house extends the living space outdoors with its own full kitchen — ideal for poolside lunches and sunset gatherings.
Five bedrooms. Two double beds and five single beds. Two bathrooms. Space for 10 guests comfortably.
A large heated private pool surrounded by sun loungers. Modern pool house with full kitchen. Outdoor kitchen and dining area for preparing meals under the open sky. Weber barbecue. The sea is 200 meters away — spontaneous swims, beach walks, and sunbathing just minutes from your door.
Vaxholm is located about 40 minutes from Stockholm city. Stockholm Arlanda Airport is roughly an hour away, Bromma Airport about 50 minutes. The villa sits 200 meters from the sea with easy access by car.
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Vaxholm's most beloved café, and for good reason. Set in a 19th century heritage building right by the water, Hembygdsgårds Café is the kind of place that feels like it has always been there — because it has. The menu is classic Swedish: Toast Skagen with hand-peeled shrimp, cold-smoked salmon, fresh waffles, and a legendary cake buffet that's hard to walk past. In summer, the garden terrace fills up quickly, with views across the water and an atmosphere that is entirely unhurried. A natural stop on any visit to Vaxholm, whether arriving by boat or by car.
A landmark since 1906, Grinda Wärdshus is one of the most celebrated restaurants in the Stockholm archipelago. Classic Swedish cuisine, a terrace overlooking Saxarfjärden, and a more casual harbour restaurant at the water's edge. Reachable by public or private boat from central Stockholm in about an hour.
The most respected restaurant in the Stockholm archipelago — recommended by the White Guide and consistently regarded as a destination in its own right. The kitchen is built around local, seasonal ingredients, with the menu changing with the produce rather than the other way around. Three and five course menus are the format, served on a terrace overlooking the bay or in a cosy indoor setting when the weather turns. The wine list is equally considered, recognised by Star Wine List for its quality and range. Reachable by private or communal boat from Stockholm. Book in advance.
Not everything in a great archipelago day needs to be a three-course meal. Glass på Hörnet occupies a corner spot right on Vaxholm's harbour, in the best possible position: you step off the boat and it's practically the first thing you see. The ice cream is homemade gelato in around 20 flavours, with Italian coffee alongside — simple, carefully made, and popular enough that a queue is entirely normal on a summer afternoon. Vaxholm itself is one of the most characterful stops in the inner archipelago, with its fortress island, wooden townhouses and working harbour, and a scoop from Glass på Hörnet on the quayside is as good a way as any to take it all in.
A classic archipelago inn on Ingmarsö — one of those places you can only reach by boat, which is precisely part of the appeal. Ingmarsö Krog serves seasonal Swedish food in a genuine skärgård setting, with its own dock for arriving guests and four mooring buoys for boats up to 6,500 kg. The gästhamn 200 metres away offers an additional 30 berths with showers, sauna and electricity.
A 16th-century fortress on its own island just off Vaxholm — one of the most atmospheric places to spend an afternoon in the Stockholm archipelago. Wander the historic walls, visit the Vaxholm Fortress Museum, and stop for lunch at Bistro Kastellet's courtyard terrace with archipelago air on all sides. In summer, the neighbouring island of Badholmen opens as a beach club.
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