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Places to eat and drink

The library houses a restaurant and café. There is also a picnic room on the ground floor for those wishing to bring a packed lunch.

Sumlen restaurant

The Sumlen Restaurant is situated in the cellar vault, one floor beneath the ground level. Sumlen serves lunch on week days and also offer a vegetarian alternative on the menu.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11.00–14.00

Johannes Bureus (1568‌–1652), Sweden’s first Royal Librarian, kept a large notebook he called Sum(b)len. It is bound in parchment taken from a medieval Latin manuscript and contains close to 700 leaves.
Why can't I bring food or drinks with me into the library?

Kungliga biblioteket is the National Library of Sweden. Our collections should be preserved for research – preferably forever! That is why we take extra care to protect the material from damage.

Café Valfrid

Located in the entrance hall, Café Valfrid offers coffee, snacks, homebaked cakes and light lunches, such as sandwiches and salads.

Opening hours

  • Monday to Thursday: 9.00–19.00
  • Friday: 9.00–18.00
  • Saturday: Closed

Opening hours during Summer June 24–August 31

  • Monday to Thursday: 09–18
  • Friday: 09–17
  • Saturday: Closed

There is also a dedicated area – picnic room – for visitors wishing to eat a packed lunch. Unfortunately, there is no facility for heating food.

Valfrid Palmgren Munch-Petersen (1877–1967) was a library pioneer and the first female librarian at the National Library. Her book Libraries and public reform, initiated an important period of development of Swedish public libraries.
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Special requirements

The National Library is not like other libraries. Our collections must be well preserved in ordered to be studied by today’s readers as well as by future generation of readers.

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