Da Matteo

Da Matteo is a specialty coffee roaster and multi-location café operator based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The founding date and founder are not publicly documented, but the roaster has become one of the most recognized names in Scandinavian specialty coffee — a distinction cemented in March 2025 when it took first place at the Nordics Best Roaster competition, besting 25 other specialty roasters across the region. The win was for roasting skill and expertise, not brand recognition alone.

According to The Coffee Vine, Da Matteo is widely credited as a pioneer of specialty coffee in Gothenburg and has grown into what the publication calls "a real institution." The operation has expanded to five café locations across the city — Vallgatan, Magasinsgatan, Victoriapassagen, Kristinelundsgatan, and a retail outpost also on Vallgatan — occupying spaces the company describes as having "a history to tell." Barista competition participation has been a consistent thread: the team competes and sends staff to origin to source directly.

Da Matteo's current offering spans a range of single-origin filter coffees — Indonesia Asman Gayo, Kenya Ngurueri AA, El Salvador Carlos Pola, and Ethiopia Shakisso are live on the webshop — alongside a full-bodied filter blend called BRYGG. The catalog is divided into full-bodied and light-bodied lines, suggesting an intentional approach to helping customers navigate roast profiles. Bread, pastries, and food round out the café experience, which the team treats as integral to the visit rather than incidental.