Standout Coffee's Frihamnen showroom shares an address with the roastery in Stockholm's eastern port district. It is a deliberate detour from the centre, but the menu explains the journey: house-roasted espresso, V60, competition coffees, a three-coffee flight and Solstice, the bar's first signature drink. This is the version of Standout built for tasting rather than simply finding the brand in town.
Founders Oskar Garberg and Alexander Ruas are both Swedish Barista Champions, and Ruas has also won the Swedish Brewers Cup. Their competition background shapes the coffee range and how it is served. Rare lots sit beside more accessible specialty coffees, while staff are expected to guide the choice. The showroom opens Monday through Saturday, food is not the draw, and the most unusual pour-overs can be expensive.
Coffee
Standout started in 2021 and built its identity around direct producer relationships, careful selection and light roasting. The everyday entry points are espresso and cappuccino, but the current Frihamnen menu stretches further: sparkling espresso, the Solstice signature beverage and rotating competition coffees are served in the working showroom beside the roastery.
Ask what is drinking well before reaching for the rarest name on the menu. Standout buys limited varieties and experimental processes alongside more familiar specialty lots, so price and intensity vary considerably. A straight espresso or cappuccino gives you the house style without the biggest spend; Solstice makes more sense when you want the team to show how it thinks beyond a conventional coffee menu.
Filter
Pour-over is the strongest reason to come to Frihamnen. Competition coffees rotate through the bar, V60 is a standing part of the offer, and the three-cup flight is designed to show how broad coffee can be. Ask the team to choose three contrasting coffees, then compare the origins and processing methods side by side.
The bill can climb quickly: some rare pour-overs reach 250 SEK, and not every cup will justify the premium. Ask what the cup costs before ordering, and choose the flight or a standard filter when value matters more than rarity.
Food
The official Frihamnen material is almost entirely about drinks, beans and brewing. Do not plan the showroom as a brunch stop; eat before the detour and keep the visit coffee-led. It suits a dedicated tasting but gives a mixed group fewer choices.
If pastry, sandwiches or lunch need to share the visit with coffee, use the Östermalm bar instead. It sits inside the Singular Society flagship at Engelbrektsplan 2, where the wider cafe offer includes breakfast, fika and lunch. The coffee list still includes espresso, cappuccino and hand-brewed pour-over, but the room works more like a central cafe than a roastery studio.
Service & Room
Frihamnen is a refined working showroom across from the production side of the business. Standout has restored the room, upgraded the bar and uses the space to sample-roast, taste and select coffees as well as serve them. Come to talk about coffee, compare cups and browse beans or brewing equipment; the room is not set up as an all-day laptop cafe.
Ask questions here: the menu is built around guided tasting. Choose Frihamnen for the broadest tasting menu and roastery context; choose Östermalm for central convenience, longer hours and a fuller cafe rhythm.
Why Filter Notes shortlisted Standout Coffee
Standout earns a Stockholm shortlist place because Frihamnen turns an ambitious roasting programme into a visit you cannot reproduce with a bag ordered online. You can compare competition lots, order a guided V60 or three-coffee flight, try a genuine signature drink and see where the coffee is selected. Go when the tasting itself is the plan, check the price before committing to a rare pour-over, and use Östermalm when opening hours or food matter more.