Matts Johansson founded da Matteo. In the early 1990s he opened Café Java in Gothenburg, then Caffè Espresso in Victoriapassagen two years later, and helped bring espresso and latte culture to the city. After a period in Italy, where he came to be known as Matteo, he opened da Matteo in Marstrand in 2003; the name means “at Matteo”. Christofer, the principal owner, now leads the company, which brings together roasting, a bakery, a kitchen, cafés and retail.

Roasting began in 2007 at da Matteo Vallgatan, a courtyard café that now serves salads, pizzas, sandwiches and pastries from the bakery. In 2010 the roastery moved to da Matteo Magasinsgatan, in an old riding hall that combined roastery, sourdough bakery and café, and in June 2019 it reopened with a new café bar, kitchen, bakery, roastery and a conservatory. It has Sweden’s first Mod Bar. The coffee is roasted every week on a 35-kilo Loring Smart Roast, for espresso and for filter, in an open production area where visitors can watch. The original café in Victoriapassagen serves filter coffee brewed by the cup with lighter food and pastries, and the da Matteo Handel store in the city centre sells takeaway coffee and bread seven days a week.

The team competes in barista competitions, and it won the 2025 final of the Nordics Best Roaster Competition with a Colombian lot from Oliver Cortés’s El Triunfo farm. The house coffees are the full-bodied Classic Espresso, the fruity Modern Espresso and the BRYGG filter blend, and their components change through the season. Coffees that have been in the roastery for more than four weeks since roasting are sold at a discount as Rescued Coffee. Workshops cover espresso, hand brewing, latte art, coffee tasting and barista training.

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