Swedish Tarts
40 Semaphore Rd, Semaphore, South Australia, 5019
“A little taste of Sweden in Adelaide”
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Why Choose Swedish Tarts?
Swedish Tarts in Semaphore is a bakery-cafe known for exceptional fresh bread and pastries, with customers consistently praising the quality of tarts and cakes in the cabinet alongside good coffee. The staff are friendly and efficient, and the relaxed setting with outdoor seating makes it an easy choice for a brunch or morning visit.
About Swedish Tarts
Swedish Tarts is the Semaphore branch of a Port Adelaide bakery that also runs a seaside cafe in Glenelg, and it works as a relaxed bakery-cafe for anyone in Semaphore after fresh baking, a good coffee or a proper sit-down brunch. Their tagline, "a little taste of Sweden in Adelaide", sums up the intent, and the baking is done fresh daily.
The cabinet is the first thing visitors notice. Tarts and cakes are what locals mention most, and we've heard the pastries look good enough to tempt even someone who only popped in for a coffee. The bread gets its own praise, with one local calling the toast the best they'd ever eaten, buttered well and easy to cut through. Another enjoyed the home-made bread alongside a smashed avo with mushrooms.
Coffee is a real drawcard here. They serve fairtrade organic coffee, and one regular joked that if you want Adelaide's biggest coffee, you should order the large. The hot chocolate is also known for being generous in size. Vegetarian and vegan options are on offer, and people who need to avoid dairy seem to find something that suits.
The menu runs from breakfast and brunch through to lunch and dessert, with takeaway if you're heading to the jetty and dine-in if you'd rather stay. There's a good amount of seating inside, outdoor tables that fill up on sunny days, high chairs for little ones, and a wheelchair-accessible car park. One local thought the cafe's name promised something more distinctly European than the cabinet delivers, so go for a good local cafe rather than a themed experience.
Staff are a highlight. Friendly service is mentioned again and again, and one table singled out Annalise for efficient, warm service. Opinion isn't unanimous, though. We've heard of the odd slow meal and a drink or two that missed the mark, so it's fair to say the kitchen and bar have their off moments, especially when it's busy.
Opening hours run through the week and a little longer on weekends, but it's worth checking before you head in. They also supply wholesale cakes, tarts and pies around Adelaide if you're after baking for an event or your own cafe.
Location
What Customers Say on Google
“i can say with absolute confidence that the bread i ate at swedish tarts was the best i have ever had. it was perfectly toasted, perfectly buttered, and cut so incredibly easily, unlike many other cafes where you feel like you need a chainsaw to slice through the bread.”
“We had thorough, efficient, accurate, friendly service ftom Annalise. Our food was fresh, hot & tasty. Everything was of higjh quality.”
“Always enjoy having brunch at Swedish Tarts! Food came out quickly and staff are always friendly. Hot chocolate was huge!”
Source: Google Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About Swedish Tarts
Swedish Tarts is known for its cabinet of tarts and cakes, including lemon, lime, dark chocolate, white chocolate and passion/ricotta tarts, plus Grandma's Meringue and fruit crumbles. Locals also rate the bread highly, and the cafe does a solid brunch and lunch menu alongside takeaway coffee, including a popular iced strawberry matcha.
Both. Swedish Tarts offers takeaway and dine-in, with indoor seating plus outdoor seating that's popular on sunny days. The menu covers breakfast, brunch, lunch and dessert, with vegetarian and vegan options available, and the space is good for kids with high chairs on hand.
Their own published menu includes made-to-order cakes like Mazarin flan, lemon or lime flan, chocolate flan and baked cheesecakes, individual tarts in several flavours, plus croissants (plain, almond or chocolate, and a ham cheese tomato version), muffins, cinnamon buns, pies and breads. Ask in store about daily availability.
Yes, coffee is a regular highlight, with locals calling out the large-size serve and smooth, not-bitter flavour. The cafe also does takeaway coffee and teas, and staff have been known to throw in leftover pastries for customers ordering later in the day.
It is set up well for families, with high chairs available and a kid-friendly atmosphere, plus a wheelchair-accessible car park. The outdoor seating area is a drawcard for groups after a walk along the Semaphore jetty, and staff are consistently described as friendly and cheerful.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +61 8 7225 0205
- Address
- 40 Semaphore Rd, Semaphore, South Australia, 5019
How Swedish Tarts Compares
in Semaphore
More reviews than 80% of bakeries in Semaphore
Opening Hours
- Monday
- 7am-3pm
- Tuesday
- 7am-3pm
- Wednesday
- 7am-3pm
- Thursday
- 7am-3pm
- Friday
- 7am-3pm
- Saturday
- 7am-4pm
- Sunday
- 7am-4pm
Business Details
- Service Options
- Takeaway, Dine-in
- Payment Methods
- Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments
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