Best café stops for cyclists south of Oslo

All six stops are on or right next to our routes from Oslo. The kilometre marks show where you reach each one on each route. The stars after the names are Google Maps ratings, read on 1 November 2026, with the number of reviews in brackets. They tell you what most people think, not how easy it is to park a bike.

The café is in the old station building at Kråkstad, right by the track, and plenty of riders from Oslo take their break here. Order the stasjonsbolle, the house bun. There is also a good range of food, sandwiches and baked goods, with coffee and plenty else to drink.

You can sit inside or out, and your bike goes in the rack outside. If you need tools you can borrow them here, and they are happy to fill your bottles.

On the Skotbu & Drøbak Loop you get here after 36 kilometres, just before Asperudveien. The café is 400 metres off the route. On Mørkrunden you reach it at km 107, with 35 kilometres to go. Stasjonskafeen also has a café in Spydeberg, at km 56 on Mørkrunden, but that is outside Follo.

There can be a queue of cyclists on fine days, so expect to wait a little.

Stasjonsveien, 1408 Kråkstad. Check opening hours on Google

The white village shop at Svartskog has stood here since 1916. Today it is a café and shop under one roof, with plenty of good baking on the counter and good coffee. The garden has lots of outdoor space, and leaving your bike is no trouble.

You will find it at km 19 on the Svartskog Loop, a few hundred metres off the route and straight after Svartskogbakken. The loop is 37 kilometres, so this is the only stop you need.

It is not open every day, so check before you set off.

Roald Amundsens vei 172, 1420 Svartskog. Check opening hours on Google

There are nearly always plenty of cyclists here. Pavels is on Storgata in the middle of Drøbak, with a few tables inside and lots of room outside. If there are four or more of you, this is the place to go.

The counter has cinnamon buns, skoleboller with coconut, focaccia and baguettes, with coffee and other drinks to go with them.

On the Drøbak out-and-back you get here after 38 kilometres. On the Skotbu & Drøbak Loop you reach it at km 77, the turning point of the ride, with 38 kilometres home.

Storgata 7b, 1440 Drøbak. Check opening hours on Google

The bakery started in Drøbak in 2011 and is only a few steps from Pavels. There is fresh bread every morning, along with sweet things, filled baguettes and coffee. It has a fair number of seats inside and just a few outside. Finding somewhere to leave your bike can be tricky, so a big group will struggle.

Torggata 6, 1440 Drøbak. Check opening hours on Google

Hagestua sits by the water in Son, with a fine view and a big garden full of seats. There are tables inside too. Riders come here from both the north and the south, and leaving your bike outside is no trouble.

With your coffee you can have cake or a cinnamon bun. If you want lunch, the open sandwiches cost NOK 110 to 269, cold and warm, such as karbonade or brie and bacon. Salads start at NOK 235. There are concerts in the garden in summer.

On busy summer days there can be a queue at the counter and a bit of a wait for food.

On the Son Loop you get here at km 64, about halfway. On Oslofjorden Rundt you reach it at km 155, with 53 kilometres left to Oslo.

Storgata 17, 1555 Son. Check opening hours on Google

A couple of hundred metres from Hagestua is this bakery, with a very good range of baked goods. The buns are some of the best things here, and there are sandwiches and much more.

There is no seating, inside or out, so you want decent weather if you plan to eat here. Take your food down to the quay right outside, where the view is good. There are not many places to leave your bike.

On the Oslofjord Short Loop you get here at km 62, just before the ferry, and you can eat on the boat. The ferry only runs in summer. Fill your bottles at the guest harbour just below.

Storgata 25, 1555 Son. Check opening hours on Google

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