11 sustainable cafés and restaurants

We have listed here 9 suggestions for cafés and restaurants where you can enjoy excellent meals and light snacks that are also good for the planet. Be sure to check out Halmstad’s many farm shops, where you’ll find a fantastic selection of locally produced food ingredients and products. It doesn’t get more sustainable than that.

Ellens at Lilla Böslid

Ellens External link, opens in new window. at Lilla Böslid opened in spring 2025. In a charming and historic setting, they serve well-prepared meals focused on local ingredients from the Halland region. Here, you can enjoy everything from a good cup of coffee to a flavorful lunch or dinner. Ellens offers a varied menu featuring salads, sandwiches, hot dishes, and homemade desserts. Located on the scenic Lilla Böslid farm, the restaurant is the perfect spot for both everyday outings and special occasions. You can enjoy great food in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Be sure to take part in the nature and historical guided tours around the farm, launching in summer 2025.

Café Lugnet Green Bistro

Café Lugnet Green Bistro External link, opens in new window. is an oasis located by the Brottet swimming stadium in Halmstad, near the scenic Prince Bertil's trail. Surrounded by rustling trees, it offers heartfelt, home-cooked meals made from carefully selected ingredients with a focus on local and organic origins. The menu features a wide variety of options, from salads and sandwiches to hot dishes and homemade desserts. Beverages include local apple cider, sparkling organic cider from Normandy, and organic selections from neighboring Denmark. The café is committed to sustainability, using packaging made from recycled materials. With outdoor seating in the shade of the trees, it’s the perfect spot for both everyday outings and special occasions.

Lindas Ekocafé

Only ten minutes from the center of Halmstad, in a wonderfully rural setting in the middle of the Halland countryside, you’ll find the charming Linda’s Eco-Café (swe). External link, opens in new window. Homemade baked goods and slow food is served here, with a focus on locally produced and organic ingredients. The café is housed in an old stable at Röinge Kronogård and is decorated with personal and charming details. Don’t miss the chance to check out their next-door neighbor Patriks Prylar, a one-of-a-kind furnishings and decoration emporium filled with really unusual stuff – vintage, new and repurposed.

Steninge Kuststation

At Steninge Kuststation (swe), External link, opens in new window. Coastal Station, only 200 meters from the sea, your conscience, stomach and eyes will enjoy themselves. Locally produced, climate-smart meals and snacks are served here, often with vegetarian options, with an idyllic view of the sea. Steninge Kuststation (swe) External link, opens in new window. is a certified One Planet Plate restaurant – a certification by the World Wildlife Fund Sweden (swe), External link, opens in new window. which is about reducing the climate impact of meals while contributing to biodiversity. Take the opportunity to order porridge from one of the world’s best chefs, a two-time world champion in porridge cooking, or enjoy a tantalizing local kale and seaweed lasagna. All One Planet Plate certified, of course!

Feldt’s bröd & konfekt

Behind the sunny yellow façade of Kasten Rönnowsgatan 10 in Halmstad lies the small artisan bakery Feldt’s bröd & konfekt (swe). External link, opens in new window. Here, everything is made from scratch with natural ingredients and organic produce. The seats are few, but the buns are all the more numerous. The shelves are lined with sourdough bread, cakes, jams, homemade caramel, ice cream and, of course, lots of sweet cakes. The bakery is very popular and is known all over Sweden, so be sure to stop by in the morning to make sure your favorites are still available.

Walters - In all simplicity

Located right along the Prince Bertil's trail, by the sea in Grötvik between Halmstad and Tylösand, you'll find Walters. External link. – a relaxed and laid-back summer eatery offering food, drinks, coffee, and treats, all with a magical view of the Kattegatt. There’s seating both indoors and outdoors – all with a view of the sea.

Söderfamiljen

Söderfamiljen (swe) External link, opens in new window. is a family-run neighborhood restaurant serving quick snacks, lunch and dinner in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Sit at an offbeat table in the charmingly decorated restaurant or sit on the outdoor terrace and take in the view of the Nissan River as it slowly flows by. The menu changes according to mood and season, but is always filled with delicious dishes made from locally produced, organic and high-quality ingredients. The pizzas are no exception and with each new season new exciting combinations are presented that will make your taste buds rejoice.

Restaurang Mangold

Mangold Restaurant (swe) External link, opens in new window. takes the concept of climate-smart agriculture to a whole new level. The restaurant’s upper floor serves a “climate-smart buffet” where you can enjoy tasty and seasonal food with a focus on reducing food waste. There is no fixed menu here, but rather the food is prepared entirely according to whatever raw ingredients are available on the particular day. Working together with various food suppliers, they buy the produce and other food ingredients that other restaurants don’t want, which means the meals here are made from food that otherwise would be thrown away. Ayes, certainly a creative challenge for the chefs in the kitchen, but oh so climate smart! For a somewhat more traditional lunch with a variety of daily specials visit ground floor of Restaurant Mangold (swe). External link, opens in new window. And sometimes, every so often when one least expects it, their Streetfood Kitchen opens up.

Särdals Kvarn

If you want to have a quick bite to eat at one of “The 7 Wonders of Halmstad,” head over to Särdals Mill (swe). External link, opens in new window. Built in 1890, the Dutch style six-story windmill is one of the largest windmills in the Nordic region. The mill is no longer in use today; instead you can enjoy here a nice light meal in their cozy café and purchase locally produced products from their shop. Delicious baked goods, hearty sandwiches and simple lunch dishes are on the menu, often prepared with local raw ingredients from Halland.

Västergårdarna

For many years, Katarina and Kjell have produced food products from the farm’s own lambs and pigs at Västergårdarna (swe). External link, opens in new window. Now they have also opened the doors to the Västergårdarna farm shop and waffle shack. In a traditional rural home environment, they offer good light meals and first-class meat products. Everything served here is prepared from either their own home-grown or locally produced ingredients. In addition to the farm’s own meat products, the shop also sells eggs, vegetables and honey from the farm’s own production.

Ekoteket at Hallandsgården

During the summer, Hallandsgården opens up its café at Galgberget: Ekoteket Hallandsgården. External link, opens in new window. You can enjoy excellent light meals here with a fantastic view over the city of Halmstad. The café, though recently renamed Ekoteket, has been serving waffles with jam and cream for over 90 years. In addition to waffles, there also have soups, sandwiches, ice cream and pastries to choose from on the menu – all organic and mostly from locally produced ingredients. Take the opportunity to visit the fantastic open-air museum. And let the kids play in the superb Sagoängen playground.

Feldts at Skolberget

Feldts at Skolberget (swe) External link, opens in new window. is located in a charming old school building in Oskarström, just outside Halmstad. The café offers a varied menu featuring organic and seasonal dishes, homemade pastries, and house-made ice cream. There’s a scenic playground for children and several boule courts available for rent, making it a perfect spot for families and friends. In the cozy shop, you can also find gifts and artisanal foods designed by My Feldt herself. Feldts at Skolberget is a welcoming oasis where you can enjoy delicious food, beautiful nature, and a creative atmosphere.