During the summers a bunch of parishes and community centres open their doors and serve coffee and pastries. The range may vary from sandwiches and waffles to cookies and cakes.
There are also other cafées and eateries that are exclusively open during the summers such as Café Carl which is located in Glaskogen and serves tasty food and pastries, Kvarnen in Klässbol that serves well-prepared dishes with mainly ecological ingrediences.

For a historical experience we recommend a visit to a local heritage centre, where you can experience how people lived in the old days combined with a coffee and an exhibition of different handicrafts and arts.
The farm house in Brunskog has an old fashioned shop and close to Älgå Local Heritage Centre lies Älgå nail forge.
Café Carl is located in a newly built cabin from 2015, since the old one was destroyed in a fire. According to the myth, king Karl the XII planned his campaigns to Norway in 1716 and 1718 in this very cabin. The café is located in Glaskogen, which has been a nature reserve since the 1970s.

• Café Carl, Glaskogen, Glava
  2 April – 14 June Thursday-Sunday 12 am-4 pm. 16 June – 6 July daily 12 am-6 pm. 7 July – 23 August daily 12 am-8 pm. 24 August – 6 September daily 12 am-4 pm. 7-27 September Thursday-Sunday 12 am-4 pm.
  https://www.glaskogen.se/cafe-carl/
• Älgå Hembygdsgård, Älgå
  May and october: Sunday 1 pm -5 pm. 1 June – 30 September Saturday-Sunday 1 pm-5 pm.
  https://www.facebook.com/AlgaHembygdsforening/
• Carli Café, Sågudden, Arvika
  15 May – 16 August, daily 11 pm-5 pm.
  https://www.facebook.com/Carli-p%C3%A5-Kafe-Nystuga-102427976208632
• Drängstugan, Brunskogs Hembygdsgård, Skutboudden, Brunskog
  30 May – 21 June, 15 August – 16 August and 6 June, Saturday-Sunday 12 am-5 pm. 22 June – 9 August, Tuesday – Sunday 12 am -5 pm. 17 and 24 July, Closed.
  https://www.facebook.com/195118233855231/posts/2694732493893780/
• Glava Sockenmagasin, Brandsbol, Glava
  6-28 June, Saturday-Sunday and official holidays 1 pm – 5 pm. 1 July – 16 August. daily 1 pm-5 pm. 17-30 August, Saturdays and Sundays 1 PM -5 PM.
  https://www.hembygd.se/glava/sockenmagasinet
• Café Petré, Sölje Gård, Glava
  20 June – 2 August 12 am-5 pm.
  https://soljegard.se/
• Gunnarskogs Hembygdsgård, Stommen, Gunnarskog
  27 June – 30 August, Saturdays and Sundays 2 pm -7 pm. 27 June “Nävgröt med fläsk”.
  https://www.facebook.com/gunnarskogshembygdsforening/
• Café Arvé, Sölje Bygdegård, Glava
  4 July – 26 July, Saturdays and Sundays 12 am-5 pm.
  https://www.facebook.com/soljebygdegard/

Some of the summer cafés are located in different types of old labour environments.

At Glava Glasbruk (an old glasswork), you’ll find Café Hyttan which is home to many events and exhibits throughout the summer. Café Kvarnen, which is located inside an old mill close to Klässbols Linneväveri which is a famous linen factory,  founded in 1920 and is a supplier to the Swedish Royal Family and all Swedish embassies.

• Kvarnen, Söderborgsvägen 36, Klässbol
  1 May – 19 June Wednesday-Sunday 11 am – 4 pm. 20 June – 31 August daily 11 am – 6 pm. Open later in the evenings during events/concerts.
  https://www.klassbols.se/om-klassbols-kaffekvarnen/
• Brunsbergs Kvarn, Brunsberg
  4-26 July Saturday-Sunday 11 am-5 pm.
• Café Hyttan, Glava Glasbruk, Glava
  4 July – 2 August, Tuesday-Sunday 12 am-5 pm.
  https://glavaglasbruk.org/cafe_o_konst/

If you are visiting with kids you might be looking for a fika along with activities. At the minigolf park in Arvika you can buy ice cream, waffles, hamburger and other treats. If you are into gardens we recommend a trip to Högvalta Handelsträdgård.

• Minigolfparken, Ingestrand, Arvika
  May and September Saturday-Sunday 12 am-6 pm. 1 – 12 June daily 12 am-6pm. 13 June – 31August daily 11 AM-9 PM. See uppdated opening hours:
  Facebook Arvika Minigolfpark
• Högvalta Trädgårdscafé, Högvalta Handelsträdgård, Högvalta
  From May: Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm, Saturdays 10 am-3 pm, Sundays 11 am-3 pm.
  https://www.hogvalta.se/cafe/