A Local Conduct To Malmö, Sweden

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

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

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

Other places to stay:
Duxiana
Mäster Johans
Story Hotel Studio

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

Great places for an aperitif
Gustavino Wine Bar - on the corner of Stortorget ('the large square')in a beautiful onetime edifice - these guys practise 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 - catch a bottle from Systembolaget (the off license) together with bask a cool i looking out over the Öresund at sunset. In the summertime yous mightiness fifty-fifty hold out treated to salsa, alive music together with other events every bit operate of Malmö Sommarscene (check out what's happening this summertime here).

Where to swallow

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

Riket - a relaxed neighbourhood hangout amongst non bad nutrient simply off beautiful Davidhallstorg.

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

First matter to practise when yous wake-up

Morning Dip
Nothing nurses a hang-over together with gets yous cook for the solar daytime ameliorate than a 'morgondopp'! Do every bit the locals do, don a dressing gown, walk / cycle downwards to the nearest swimming identify together with couplet yourself!

Followed past times breakfast or a long onetime brunch....

Breakfast / brunch hangouts

The Raw Food House

The Raw Food House is on a street that's also non bad for antiques together with vintage finds together with correct adjacent door is Malört tattoo, which my friend (and swain local) Sofie says uses "only vegan inks, William Morris wallpaper, together with a modest alternative 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 demand to mass good inward advance!

Other Brunch places:
Lotta Love Superfoodbar
Jord Malmö

Activities:
Although it's tempting to sit down simply about eating together with drinking all day, soaking upward the atmosphere - at that spot are some activities that should definitely non hold out missed:

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

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

Boating simply about the canal - pack a picnic together with hire your ain motorboat to putter simply about Malmö's canals - it's a non bad way to come across the metropolis centre!

Folketspark - accept a stroll simply about the boho 'People's Park' (especially if you're amongst children every bit it's a fleck of a kids paradise). Don't lady friend Far i Hatten for wood-fired pizzas inward the lilliputian onetime cottage together with beer garden!

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

Fika!
If yous genuinely desire to bask Malmö similar a local it's essential to bask a 'fika' (coffee intermission amongst 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 inward the park.

Other non bad places to fika
Söderberg & Sara on St knuts Torg is a wonderfully hipster café selling rock baked staff of life 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: yous tin fifty-fifty purchase the article of furniture yous sit down on to eat.

Grandpa Store - conveniently (or should I tell dangerously?!) placed adjacent door to AB Småland on the psyche walking street- this is a non bad lilliputian store for clothes, interior items together with some of Sweden's coolest bags, shoes etc.

here (as an indication of her non bad 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 lilliputian store for clothes, jewellery, bags etc!

Hathyllan - together with simply adjacent door is this fab chapeau shop!

8 Great Shops inward Malmö for Design:
One of my fortes every bit yous tin imagine! I'm then grateful for all of these wonderful interior blueprint shops - practise non lady friend 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 patch inward shopping mode, hither are:

5 fab things made past times local designers to pick upward 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 agency least, I never teach out town without stopping to tell hi to Sophie together with her Cocker Spaniel Farfar on my way dwelling to pick upward some fresh flowers...

Florista

I recall that mightiness hold out it. I've no dubiousness left out a ton of amazing places - experience gratuitous to add together your favourite Malmö haunts inward the comment department below or on instagram using the hash tag #makeitmalmo.

VÄLKOMMEN!

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

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

This post service was made possible thanks to Malmö Turism, who kindly supported my endeavour. All words together with opinions are absolutely my ain (and that of other locals!).