The 18 best bakeries in Aalborg
Sourdough, cardamom buns and roasted beans — the places people queue at in the morning.
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Highest rated bakeries in Aalborg
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Bread by Kærup
8.8A sourdough bakery in Vestbyen, run by William Kærup with the ingredients first.
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Bakeries & coffee in Aalborg
18 places · Sourdough, cardamom buns and roasted beans — the places people queue at in the morning.
Bread by Kærup
8.8A sourdough bakery in Vestbyen, run by William Kærup with the ingredients first.
Penny Lane
8.7Aalborg's most legendary café — known for the cakes and the interior.
Behag Din Smag
8.6The best coffee bar in town according to locals — a wide coffee menu with fresh baking alongside.
Spangsberg
8.2A chocolate house with its own production — Monday to Saturday.
Guf & Kugler
7.9Ice cream and sweets on Bispensgade — open until eight every evening.
Surdejsbageren
8.5Sourdough and coffee on Budolfi Plads — in the middle of the pedestrian streets.
IsVærftet
8.1Handmade ice cream on Stjernepladsen with seats outside.
KAFFeFAIR
8.4An organic coffee bar in Vestbyen — closed Sunday, and that is deliberate.
Othello Bageriet
8.0A classic bakery that opens at half past five in the morning.
Den Gyldne Kringle
7.8A bakery and patisserie in Nørresundby with an early opening.
Kaffebaren Bredegade
8.2A coffee bar on Bredegade with long hours and seats in the sun.
Bauns Bageri
7.9A neighbourhood bakery on Vestre Alle with eight-krone rolls and everything baked from scratch.
Cafe Vesterå
8.1A café by day, a cocktail bar by night — in a side street off Bispensgade.
Peace
8.0A café on Boulevarden from eight in the morning until late — but Sunday only until four.
Café Friends
7.9Brunch and burgers on Urbansgade — open until midnight at weekends.
Brett & Bagels
8.0Bagels baked and filled on site by Campus AAU, from 55 kroner.
Caféministeriet
8.0A café with brunch and long hours on Møllegade.
Arnessted
8.2A coffee house and bakery on Gravensgade — all seven days.
All 18 bakeries in Aalborg in one list
| Place | Where | Opening hours | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread by Kærup | Kastetvej 15A, Vestbyen, Aalborg | Estimate — check with the place | Moderate | 8.8 |
| Penny Lane | Kjellerupsgade 1A, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00 · Sat 08:00-17:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00 | Moderate | 8.7 |
| Behag Din Smag | Slotsgade 16A, Aalborg | Tue-Fri 07:15-17:00 · Sat 08:30-16:00 | Moderate | 8.6 |
| Spangsberg | Fredrikstadvej 16, Aalborg SV, Aalborg | Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00 | Expensive | 8.2 |
| Guf & Kugler | Bispensgade 27, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 12:00-20:00 · Sat 11:00-20:00 · Sun 12:00-20:00 | Cheap | 7.9 |
| Surdejsbageren | Budolfi Plads 16, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 07:30-17:00 · Sat 07:30-16:00 · Sun 08:00-16:00 | Moderate | 8.5 |
| IsVærftet | Stjernepladsen 43, Aalborg | Mon-Sun 11:30-18:00 | Cheap | 8.1 |
| KAFFeFAIR | Strandvejen 19, Vestbyen, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 · Sat 10:00-15:00 | Moderate | 8.4 |
| Othello Bageriet | Christiansgade 35, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 05:30-17:30 · Sat-Sun 05:30-16:00 | Cheap | 8.0 |
| Den Gyldne Kringle | Thistedvej 85C, Nørresundby, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 05:30-16:30 · Sat 06:00-15:30 | Cheap | 7.8 |
| Kaffebaren Bredegade | Bredegade 6, Aalborg | Mon-Thu 09:00-18:00 · Fri 09:00-19:30 · Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00 | Moderate | 8.2 |
| Bauns Bageri | Vestre Alle 28, Kærby, Aalborg | Tue-Fri 06:00-16:30 · Sat-Sun 06:00-16:00 | Cheap | 7.9 |
| Cafe Vesterå | Vesterå 4, Aalborg | Estimate — check with the place | Moderate | 8.1 |
| Peace | Boulevarden 4, Aalborg | Mon-Wed 08:00-22:00 · Thu-Sat 08:00-23:00 · Sun 09:00-16:00 | Moderate | 8.0 |
| Café Friends | Urbansgade 20, Aalborg | Mon-Thu 10:00-22:00 · Fri-Sat 10:00-00:00 · Sun 10:00-22:00 | Moderate | 7.9 |
| Brett & Bagels | Myrdalstræde 268, Aalborg Øst, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 07:45-18:00 · Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00 | Cheap | 8.0 |
| Caféministeriet | Møllegade 19, Aalborg | Mon-Thu 09:00-23:00 · Fri-Sat 09:00-02:00 · Sun 09:00-22:00 | Moderate | 8.0 |
| Arnessted | Gravensgade 21, Aalborg | Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00 · Sat 08:30-18:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00 | Moderate | 8.2 |
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About bakeries in Aalborg
A Danish bakery is two different businesses under one word. One opens before six in the morning and sells rundstykker, the round breakfast rolls, to people on their way to work. The other opens at eight or nine, brews coffee and bakes in smaller batches. Aalborg has plenty of both, and they rarely share a street.
Othello Bageriet on Christiansgade is the earliest address in the city — half past five, every single day, with classic Danish baking and special cakes to order. Den Gyldne Kringle on Thistedvej in Nørresundby, across the fjord, opens at the same hour on weekdays and makes the layer cakes that have to be ordered well in advance. Bauns Bageri on Vestre Alle in Kærby opens at six Tuesday to Sunday, bakes everything from scratch and sells rolls at eight kroner; it is closed on Mondays.
Sourdough has two homes. Bread by Kærup on Kastetvej in Vestbyen bakes in small batches, and the best of it is usually gone before midday — come in the morning. Surdejsbageren on Budolfi Plads is the opposite model: open all seven days in the middle of the pedestrian streets, with seats out in the street.
The coffee bars are the largest group. Behag Din Smag on Slotsgade opens at half past seven on weekdays and pours coffee, tea and hot chocolate, KAFFeFAIR on Strandvejen is organic throughout and closed on Sunday, and Arnessted on Gravensgade is a coffee house and a bakery in the same room all seven days. Penny Lane on Kjellerupsgade is the city's café reference and stays open until eight on weekdays. Then the sweet without the bread: Spangsberg in Aalborg SV makes its own chocolate, and IsVærftet on Stjernepladsen churns ice cream in small batches.