Cafe Nova

Gamla Stan


Enjoying a prime people-watching position on a picturesque square, this cafe is good for such standards as salads, pastas and a particularly delicious goulash with crème fraiche. The cakes raise the bar a notch, in particular the blueberry-and-apple crumble pie. They also serve excellent ice cream, smoothies and cappuccino.


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1. Mårten Trotzigs Gränd

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3. Nobelmuseet

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4. Postmuseum

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5. Stockholms Stadsmuseum

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6. Kungliga Myntkabinettet

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7. Storkyrkan

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8. Royal Armoury

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