Like: Good coffee, delicious pastries, big window in front brings in outdoor light. Well organized…read moreyet cozy. Kept clean. Friendly staff. Wireless. Not so much: Seats along wall uncomfortable. My back lasts about 20 minutes at most. In pain now as I type this, in fact. So don't sit there if you want to hang out. Most tables are tiny. So, for me at least, nice to stop in for a quick coffee and bite. Not to relax or read or anything.

I don't know what we did before Simon's opened a little over a year ago--it has fast become a…read morestaple in our small town's fika scene. With outstanding espresso and regular coffees as well as high-quality baked goods, Simon's is usually my top choice for a stolen hour of reading, latte in hand, for fika with a friend I haven't seen in a while, or simply just for people watching on Storgatan. Their candle-lit tables and animal-skin-clad benches make it a cozy spot even when it is packed with people. And Simon's makes the best coffee in town. Simon's roasts their own coffees (weekly, I think!) in their roaster that's in the back of the cafe--and the freshness and knowledge of coffee shows. Both the regular "bryggkaffe" (filtered coffee) and the espresso are excellent, and there is usually a choice of blends for the bryggkaffe. Simon's also sells bags of their beans--the "Nordic Morning" blend is my favorite for everyday morning coffee, while some of the special edition beans (like the Ethiopian or Kenyan varietals he has had in the past) have been amazing. This year's Julkaffe (a Colombian bean) was perhaps my favorite coffee *ever.* The bullar (sweet buns), breads, and pastries are all excellent. Some of my favorites include the kardemummabulle, the mazarin, the apple cake, and the lemon meringue tartlet. The caprese (tomato-mozzarella) macka (sandwich) is crazy good--I have barely tried any other lunch items because I am addicted to that one! But my husband has had several of the salads and larger sandwiches on their menu and has loved them all. Additionally, Simon's serves kombucha, smoothies and freshly pressed juices, and healthier breakfasts like chia pudding. If you can be there early for lunch (say, ca 11.30) on a Wednesday, don't miss the special sourdough, thin-crust pizzas! Pizzaonsdagar are a special treat at Simon's and only last till all the dough has run out--so going early is a must. Simon's is tied with Babette's for my favorite cafe in Linköping, even though they are quite different in terms of emphasis and atmosphere. Babette's is much larger and has a more shabby chic feeling; Simon's is more Scandi-industrial-modern. Both are cozy and both make outstanding bullar (sweet buns), breads, and pastries. You can't go wrong with either, so have two fikas in Linköping and try them both!

Amazing spot for fika when in Linköping. We were lucky enough to be with a local who brought us…read morehere - otherwise I don't think we would've found it. Coffee options were great and sooo many great breads and pastries. The cinnamon rolls were delicious. Cannot recommend this place enough. Also such a cozy spot with many tables and couches.

Amazing spot for Fika. A hidden gem off the beaten path. A family member showed us this place and…read morewe're lucky to have tried it. It is a quaint spot that has plant of seating. Great place to relax, enjoy time with friends, study for school and read a book. Their coffee and chai tea is delicious. High recompense their pastries. I really enjoyed the chocolate croissant.

Cafe Berget is the coziest and most adorable little cafe in all of Östragötaland. It's situated in…read morethe very center of Linköping's shopping district, so you can easily take a cup of tea and pie while you're enjoying the city. Sitting literally on top of a little 'berg' (o.k., maybe not literally, it's a small rock) it sits high above all other shops, and you'll have to climb a little winding stone staircase to get to their front door. You enter through a little door that makes you feel like you're about to enter the Hobbit home of Bilbo Baggins. The rest of the tea-house is divided into lots of small rooms that you access through staricases and child-sized door-openings, very topsy-turvy (good luck balancing your tray loaded with tea-mugs and plates full of pie on these tiny stairs!). Each room is decorated in a different baroque color scheme (but most of the furniture is pre-1900s, very quaint). You'll have to jockey with lots of other Berget-goers to get a seat here, which is almost impossible during the lunch and fika hours of summer. I've had to wait out other customers a few times or cram my 3-person party into a 2-person seating area (it's worth it). But enough about their interior, lets talk about PIE. And TEA. Because they do both marvelously. Lemon cream pie, pecan pie, blueberry pie, strawberry pie, pumpkin pie (I've only seen this once though)... the list goes on! You can order any of the pies and I guarantee that you'll be very satisfied (my favorite is the lemon cream, tastes a lot like lemon curd). Then there's the choice of tea, which is difficult as you have an entrire wall filled with large Asian Garden tin containers filled with the stuff. Reds, Whites, Blacks, and Green.... oh, and Coffee of course which is also good (Strong-brew Arvid Nordqvist coffee here). If you don't want pie they have a small selection of cookies, buns and pasteries as well as a few sandwiches. All in all, you have not had a proper fika-experience in Linköping until you visit Berget Cafe & Tehus. (My score: 8/10)

I feel like I was at my grandma's place. Feel so old and good at the same time. Piece are good and…read morethe terrace on summer time is the best

I love this place! It's so unique! I love that it's a little tower in the park…read more You order below and take your food & drink up the tower. There are two levels but the top is definitely the best! I actually was proposed to here 1 year ago by my husband (now) who surprised in Europe when I was backpacking

The best coffee in Linköping! And the only place that serves pourover style…read more They serve a nice fruit salad and have fresh bread/croissants every day. The owners are quite friendly, there is quality wifi, comfortable seats and non-wobbly tables, power outlets, nice windows and a variety of local entertainment some evenings. This place is helping keep me (moderately) sane here in Linköping.

For my non-swedish friends who want a decent pastry first thing in the morning, go here!…read more Update: Okay, I've been here for a few months now and I need to qualify the review a bit. 1) Nobody in Sweden eats pastries early in the morning, so you're probably out of luck if you get here too early, especially during the week. 2) The coffee is not so great (see my other reviews for an alternative).