A little bit about us.

Lyst opened on a quiet stretch of Thorvald Meyers gate in the spring of 2019. Maja and Erik Lindqvist had spent the better part of a decade working in specialty coffee – Maja behind bars in Stockholm and Copenhagen, Erik roasting in Bergen – and wanted, finally, a place of their own.

The idea wasn't complicated. A neighbourhood café where the coffee is taken seriously and everyone feels welcome. Sourdough on the counter, ceramic cups, music low enough that you can actually talk. A spot you'd be quietly proud lived on your street.

We work with a small handful of roasters and farms we trust. The brunch menu changes with the seasons – sometimes weekly when the markets surprise us. The pastries are baked each morning by Erik before service. Nothing comes out of a freezer.

On Thursdays through Saturdays we open the cellar in the evenings. Natural wines, low intervention, mostly small European producers. Pour a glass, stay an hour. There's no rush – that's the whole point.