The family city guide

Grab a coffee and sandwich on the go or take a seat and enjoy an open sandwich on Danish rye bread, warm sourdough sandwiches or the salad of the day. The café also sells plenty of tasty treats and classic wheat bread. What used to be the old mayor’s residence is now a café and pastry shop where you can have your breakfast, lunch and coffee break. The café combines tradition with innovation. Borgmästargården’s philosophy is to conserve everything and reduce food waste to an absolute minimum, which is why the establishment has a fluid menu. What the café sells varies from day to day, depending on the season and availability of ingredients. No matter what they are dishing up on a given day, you can be certain that they have put a great deal of thought and care into it. The café is a lovely meeting place, decorated with quality materials, furniture and porcelain by famous designers. There is an outdoor seating area facing Storgatan and in the sunny courtyard.

In the heart of Slöinge, you will find the award-winning Solhaga Stone Oven Bakery and garden café, which is open every day all year round. An old outbuilding with a wood-fired stone oven has been transformed into a modern craft bakery where sourdough bread and sweet pastries with a focus on fine grains are baked. Croissants and pain au chocolat are rolled with real butter, and both jam and vanilla cream are made from scratch here. Solhaga Stone Oven Bakery has been rewarded with several prizes for its solid craftmanship, including from the Skåne Culinary Academy and White Guide Café. In the summer when we have many guests, our bread hatch on the back of the bakery is open for those who want to buy bread and buns to take home. Café in the garden and in the lounges Besides a variety of sweet pastries, you can choose between cold and hot sandwiches with the best from the surrounding farms. Coffee from Slöinge Coffee Roastery, tea from Bergstrands, hot Valrhona chocolate, or selected cold drinks are served with this. In good weather, you can sit down in the blooming garden or on the veranda. During the cooler seasons or in uncertain weather, there is also the possibility to sit indoors in the white house, which was previously a residence but has now been transformed into a serving area. During the low season, the lounges in the house are open only from Friday to Sunday. Space can be booked for groups of 6 people or more.

One of Falkenberg’s oldest pastry shops has grown into something more. Stålboms is a pastry shop, bakery, café an a lunch restaurant. The outdoor seating is a nice oasis in the middle of town. Life’s too short to not indulge in a coffee with your favourite pastry every now and then. At least that’s what the staff at Stålboms Konditori believe, and we can only agree. It is easy to find yourself staying longer than you planned in the sunny garden, gazebo or the café’s charming indoor seating area. Stålboms Konditori sells bread, pastry and cakes, but you can also come for the breakfast buffet and a light lunch.

A true paradise for all fun-loving children. If you are not interested in climbing, swings or slides, you can simply sit back and take in the sun and nature by one of the seating areas under the birch trees. Don’t forget to bring your picnic basket. The children’s favourite spot This lovely area for fun and games is located only a short walk from the city centre. The huge playground is a favourite among children, and everything is open and free every day, all year round. You can find the following at the playground: A five-metre high climbing net Swings and basket swings Pirate ship Slides Spinning seesaw Climbing frame And other small playground equipment A perfect place to spend the day It will be hard to drag your child away from the playground, so make sure you pack some snacks or bring a disposable grill. There are plenty of tables and benches around, and the lovely surroundings make it a wonderful spot for the whole family to spend the day. Parking and toilets can be found right next to the playground. NB: The playground is under renovation, closed until further notice.

At the skate park in Vallarna, you can practice skating and tricks with your skateboard or kickbike. It is a fun and active hangout spot for everyone who loves skateboarding.   Awesome courses for young and old The skate park consists of over 1000 square metres of concrete and steel structures. It’s a place where you can really try out your skills. The park is always open and has free admission. It is lit up at night for those who enjoy skateboarding after sundown. There are occasionally staff on site during the summer months. Everyone is welcome at the skate park; professionals and beginners, young and old, boys and girls. Everyone skates together here. Safety rules: Visiting the skate park is at your own risk You should always wear a helmet and protective equipment Be mindful of inexperienced skaters and allow them to skate alongside more experienced skaters Always yield to the person in front of you Keep an adequate safe distance to other skaters and make sure your skateboard does not roll away and hurt someone Any spectators or resting skateboarders must stay away from the ramps and obstacles Keep things tidy and throw away all your rubbish in a bin Graffiti and other forms of painting is strictly prohibited Kickbikes are allowed in the skate park until 15:00 every day between weeks 25 - 32. From week 33 - 24, both skateboards and kickbikes are allowed in the park at the same time without a time limitation. Guardians are responsible for the safety of minors using the park

Over, under, jump, climb... There are no rules in a parkour park. You simply navigate through the course in your own way and according to your own ability. Take up the challenge At Vallarna Parkour Park, children and adults can practice their body control. Parkour is similar to obstacle courses like those used in military settings, but in parkour, there’s no need to go through the obstacles in any particular order. You simply move from a to b while trying not to be hindered by the obstacles in your way. There are no rules in parkour. The challenge entails finding your own way to get over, under or around something. The following rules apply in this park: Show respect for each other Practicing at the park is at your own risk For younger children, a guardian must be present

After a while at Vallarnas Lekpark, you may be ready for new adventures. Follow the path into the forest behind the playground and make sure to say hello to the goats, sheep and various birds. There is also a tricky obstacle course where you can test out your log-balancing skills. Go exploring Once you get to Vallarna, the massive playground has plenty of entertainment to keep the children occupied for hours. But there is far more than ‘just’ a playground to explore here. In the forest, you will come across “Vilses stig” (“The Path for the Lost”), which teaches you what to do if you get lost. The path has a total of 10 signs you can learn from. Mini-zoo Continue following the path, and you’ll soon find that it opens up to beautiful green spaces and a house in the distance that belongs to the mini-zoo. Sheep, goats and several different varieties of chickens and birds live there. If you are visiting in the spring, you will most likely also see a number of mischievous kittens and lambs running around. The pigs live a short walk away, past the entrance to Vallarnas Friluftsteater (Vallarna Open-air Theatre). Äventyrsbanan (The Adventure Course) Adjacent to the mini-zoo is a fun course where you have to try balancing on logs without falling down. Why not challenge each other to see who can get through it the fastest? The area also has tables and benches where you can take a break and have a snack.

No one likes every cuisine in the world, but everyone has a favourite cuisine. That is why Pinchos has put together a menu with dishes of all kinds from cuisines all over the world. You will find everything from Spanish quesadillas to Asian dumplings, Hungarian plank steak and French créme brûlée on the menu. To give you as much choice as possible, the dishes come in practical and cute tapas-size servings. The food is made from top-quality ingredients, the prices are highly reasonable and there are countless combinations you can try. The goal is quite simply to be able to offer something for everyone, regardless of a diner’s preferences, tastes, lifestyle and budget. The restaurant has a very relaxed and cosy atmosphere and is popular among adults as well as children. Download the app At Pinchos, you can easily book a table, browse the menu and place your order via an app on your own smartphone. You can also pay for your meal with the app while at the same time collecting bonus points in the restaurant’s bonus scheme. The app is available for both iOS and Android.

Bistro Grand is a restaurant with a lot of options. The restaurant is located in the prestigious Grand Hotel and has a wonderful view over the Ätran river and Tullbron. The bar, restaurant and lounge have been furnished to create a calm and relaxing atmosphere, but you can also watch sports on TV in some areas. You can have breakfast, business lunches and of course delicious á la carte dishes from the varied menu in the evening. The restaurant opens up the large outdoor area by the Ätran river for diners during the summer. Even from inside the restaurant, you have a nice view of the river and Tullbron. There are several rooms with different furnishings suitable for big and small groups which you can book for parties, wedding receptions, meetings, conferences, tastings, music, etc.

Hermans Restaurang & Nöje is located right in the heart of Falkenberg by Rådhustorget. The restaurant serves delicious dishes made from local ingredients and always has something fun going on. Hermans has an ambition to let ingredients lovingly cultivated here in Falkenberg do most of the ‘talking’ in their dishes. The menu is heavily composed of flavours from Falkenberg. The restaurant serves everything from homemade hamburgers made from ground beef sourced from a local farm (Mostorps gård) to tasty liver from Thuressons Gårdsbutik. The vegetables are also sourced locally from Ugglarps Grönt, the ice cream from SIA-glass and various delicacies from Korshags. The list goes on. The great food is complemented by the high standard of service and warm, welcoming atmosphere. Enjoyment is also an important part of any Hermans dining experience. The restaurant often organises entertainment such as quizzes, live bands, a night club and stand up comedy nights.  

If you like good food and great music, then head for the DownTown RockBar. You can even watch the football here while sipping beer after beer, or drink after drink. At DownTown, you’ll not only get good service, a wide selection of drinks and an ever-changing menu of good food at good prices, you can also enjoy live music without the entrance fee, something few pubs in Sweden offer. As well as rock music in all its forms, a quiz is also run here at least once a week. Topics cover everything from music to science to video quizzes. There’s always a topic to suit everyone, young and old. Sport is also a major event at DownTown. Here, you can watch Premier League and Champion’s League matches, and more. So, if you’re looking for a great place to hang out, the DownTown RockBar will be right your street!

The passionate chefs at Lilla Napoli have a single goal when they come to work, and that is to make the perfect Pizza Napoletana, the way it is made in the birthplace of pizza, Naples. Have they succeeded? Come and find out! This restaurant has turned pizza baking into an art. Everything else is relatively immaterial to the owners, which you will understand as soon as you see the building the pizzeria is located in. Neapolitan pizza has very little to do with the Swedish variant. It is soft, fluffy, light and easy to digest. Compared to a typical Swedish pizza, a Neapolitan pizza is quite spartan and only contains ingredients that fulfil a specific purpose. One might call it stripped to the core. So be sure to come with an open mind and taste a different kind of pizza than you may be used to.