During the summers a bunch of parishes and community centres open their doors and serve coffee and pastries. The range may vary from sandwiches and waffles to cookies and cakes. And of course, the regional speciality “Klengås”.
There are also other cafées and eateries that are exclusively open during the summers such as Café Carl which is located in Glaskogen and serves tasty food and pastries, Kaffekvarnen in Klässbol that serves well-prepared dishes with mainly ecological ingrediences.
The Local heritage centre in Gunnarskog
Café Carl in Glaskogen
For a historical experience we recommend a visit to a local heritage centre, where you can experience how people lived in the old days combined with a coffee and an exhibition of different handicrafts and arts.
The farm house in Brunskog has an old fashioned shop and at Sölje Gård you can find locally sourced products in the farm shop.
Not far from Älgå Local Heritage Centre lies Älgå nail forge.
Café Carl is located in a newly built cabin from 2015, since the old one was destroyed in a fire. According to the myth, king Karl the XII planned his campaigns to Norway in 1716 and 1718 in this very cabin. The café is located in Glaskogen, which has been a nature reserve since the 1970s.
- Drängstugan, Brunskogs Hembygdsgård, Skutboudden, Brunskog
24 May – 22 June, 16 August – 17 August and 6 June, Saturday-Sunday 12 am-5 pm. 23 June – 17 July, 26 July – 10 August, Tuesday – Sunday 12 am -5 pm. 19 and 25 July, Closed.
https://www.facebook.com/195118233855231/posts/2694732493893780/ - Älgå Hembygdsgård, Älgå
May: Sunday 1 PM-5 PM. June-August, Saturday-Sunday 1 pm-5 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/AlgaHembygdsforening/ - Gunnarskogs Hembygdsgård, Stommen, Gunnarskog
28 June – 31 August, Saturdays and Sundays 2 pm -7 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/gunnarskogshembygdsforening/ - Café Arvé, Sölje Bygdegård, Glava
5 July – 3 August, Saturdays and Sundays 1 pm-5 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/soljebygdegard/ - Café Petré, Sölje Gård, Glava
29 May-1 June 12 am-5 pm. In June Saturday-Sunday 12 am – 5 pm (Midsummer closed). July Friday and Sunday 12 am-5 pm, Saturday 11 am-5 pm.
https://soljegard.se/ - Glava Sockenmagasin, Brandsbol, Glava
1 May – 15 June, Saturday-Sunday and official holidays 2 pm – 6 pm. 25 June-17 August. daily 2 pm-6 pm. 23 August – 14 September, Saturdays and Sundays 2 PM -6 PM.
https://www.hembygd.se/glava/sockenmagasinet - Café Carl, Glaskogen, Glava
30 april 12 AM-4 PM. 1-28 May: Thursday-Friday 11 AM-2 PM, Saturday-Sunday 12 AM-4 PM, 29 May-1 June 12 AM-4 PM. 5-15 June Thursday-Friday 11 AM-2 PM, Saturday-Sunday and 6 June 12 AM-4 PM. 16 June-13 July daily 12 AM-6 PM. 14 July-10 August daily 12 AM-8 PM. 11-24 August daily 12 AM-6 PM. 25 August-7 September daily 12 AM-4 PM. 8 September-5 October Thrusday-Friday 11 AM-2 PM, Saturda-Sunday 12 AM-4 PM. Pub evening (open until 9 PM) each Friday from 23 June-17 August.
https://www.glaskogen.se/cafe-carl/ - Carli Café, Sågudden, Arvika
1 May, 11 AM-6 PM, 16 May – 17 August, daily 11 PM-5 PM.
https://www.facebook.com/Carli-p%C3%A5-Kafe-Nystuga-102427976208632
Café Hyttan, Glava Glasbruk
Kaffekvarnen, Klässbol
Some of the summer cafés are located in different types of old labour environments.
At Glava Glasbruk (an old glasswork), you’ll find Café Hyttan which is home to many events and exhibits throughout the summer. Café Kaffekvarnen, which is located inside an old mill close to Klässbols Linneväveri which is a famous linen factory, founded in 1920 and is a supplier to the Swedish Royal Family and all Swedish embassies.
- Café Hyttan, Glava Glasbruk, Glava
5 July-3 August, Tuesday-Sunday 12 AM-5 PM.
https://glavaglasbruk.org/cafe_o_konst/ - Kaffekvarnen, Söderborgsvägen 36, Klässbol
30 April 11 am – 11 pm. 1 May – 19 June Thursday-Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. 22 June – 31 August daily 11 am – 6 pm. Open later in the evenings during events/concerts.
https://www.klassbols.se/om-klassbols-kaffekvarnen/
cool off with an ice cream after a round of mini golf
At Högvalta Handelsträdgård, you can both have coffee and shop for your garden.
If you are visiting with kids you might be looking for a fika along with activities. At the minigolf park in Arvika you can buy ice cream, waffles and other treats. If you are into gardens we recommend a trip to Högvalta Handelsträdgård.
- Minigolfparken, Ingestrand, Arvika
17-20 April 11 AM-6 PM. 21-27 April 1 PM-5 PM. May and September Saturday-Sunday 12 AM-6 PM. June-August daily 11 AM-9 PM. See uppdated opening hours:
Facebook Arvika Minigolfpark - Högvalta Trädgårdscafé, Högvalta Handelsträdgård, Högvalta
From May: Monday-Friday 10 AM-6 PM, Saturdays 10 AM-3 PM, Sundays 11 AM-3 PM.
https://www.hogvalta.se/cafe/
