Semla

Semla

Imagine a soft, cardamom-spiced bun filled with sweet almond paste and topped with a generous dollop of whipped cream – there's the semla. Semlor (singular: semla) are delightful Swedish pastries traditionally enjoyed on Shrove Tuesday. Where can you find a semla to enjoy with your coffee? Here, we list a few suggestions.

Semlor pudrade med florsocker ligger på rad
  • Annes konditori, Kung Oskars väg 5, Lund
    Variants: classic semla, semla baguette, chocolate ball semla with pear buttercream.
  • Broder Jakobs, Klostergatan 9, Lund
    Variants: classic semla, semla on cardamom bun, croissant semla.
  • Gateau, Lunds saluhall, Mårtenstorget
    Variants: classic semla, pistachio and salted almond semla, semla with vanilla filling.
  • Inkognito, Lilla Fiskaregatan 23
    Variants: classic semla, semla with dulce de leche.
  • Mannz, Sankt Petri Kyrkogata 5, Lund
    Variants: classic semla, semla with vanilla cream (without almonds), Viennese semla with or without chocolate lid.
  • Mormors bageri, Vårfrugatan 8 och Knut Den Stores Torg
    Variants: classic semla, Viennese semla, semla with vanilla cream (nut-free).
  • Ostabengtson, Stora Gråbrödersgatan 4, Lund
    Variants: classic semla, almond-free semla with filling that varies from day to day. For example, blueberry and banoffee.
  • Patisseriet, Klostergatan 14, Lund
    Variants: classic semla, chocolate semla, vegan semla, gluten-free semla.
  • Ramklints, Mårtenstorget 10, Lund
    Variants: classic semla
  • Sandby Stenugnsbageri, Skogsvägen 3, Södra Sandby
    Variants: classic semla, cardamom semla, vanilla semla.
  • Torna Hällestad Lanthandel, Sandvägen 4, Torna Hällestad
    Variants: classic semla

Fun fact

In 1771, King Adolf Frederick of Sweden famously died after consuming a meal that ended with 14 semlor, served in a bowl of hot milk (known as "hetvägg"). While it's a bit of a cautionary tale, this story has become a quirky part of Swedish history.

Updated: 2022-01-12

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