Gothenburg · Sweden
Da Matteo
Da Matteo roasts in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland.
Since 2003 · Matts Johansson
Overview
Da Matteo was founded in 2003 by ex-chef Matts Johansson when he reopened a café-with-his-family-living-upstairs in Marstrand under the new name 'da Matteo' — Italian for 'at Matteo'. In July 2007 he opened the Vallgatan café and on-site roastery in central Gothenburg, the city's first specialty coffee shop, and the operation has since grown into three central locations plus a roastery-bakery on Magasinsgatan that won the 2025 Nordics Best Roaster competition out of 26 entrants.
Known for
- Founded 2003 by Matts Johansson; predecessor café Caffè Espresso served Gothenburg's first espresso and latte in the early 1990s
- Vallgatan café-roastery opened July 2007 — Gothenburg's first specialty coffee shop
- Roastery moved 2010 into a 19th-century stable at Magasinsgatan 17A — combined café, sourdough bakery and roasting hall
- Won Nordics Best Roaster 2025 — 1st of 26 specialty roasters
- House espressos branded '1993' and '2018' — classic and modern profiles run side by side
Why it matters
Gothenburg is Sweden's second city and is often eclipsed by Stockholm and Malmö in specialty conversations, but Da Matteo essentially seeded the city's modern coffee scene single-handedly — local writers credit it for the slow-then-explosive growth of Gothenburg specialty cafés over the last decade. The 2025 Nordics Best Roaster win is the moment the rest of the region acknowledged what locals had built.
Production
- roastery location
- Magasinsgatan 17A, Gothenburg
Café
Magasinsgatan 17A, 411 18 Göteborg
Recognitions
- Nordics Best Roaster competition winner (2025)