Labbis Restaurang · Crepêria · Café & Bar, Gävleborg

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Labbis Restaurang · Crepêria · Café & Bar

It combines a meal or café stop with a sauna and winter swim beside the historic Forsbacka ironworks.

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Address
Stentorpsvägen 9, ForsbackaMap and directions
Opening hours
Opening hours this week
Monday11:00 to 17:00
Tuesday11:00 to 17:00
Wednesday11:00 to 20:00
Thursday11:00 to 17:00
Friday11:00 to 20:00
Saturday11:00 to 20:00
Sunday12:00 to 15:00
The website welcomes visitors year-round. Mini golf and outdoor activities are offered in summer; Saturday winter bathing and sauna are listed in the 2026 programme.
Price
Lunch: 100 SEK (about $9.50/£7.90); every tenth dine-in lunch is free. Pensioner dine-in lunch: 70 SEK (about $6.65/£5.53). Takeaway lunch: 85 SEK (about $8.08/£6.72). Winter-bathing food and drinks: · kr

Facts checked November 2026.

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Labbis is the restaurant, crêperie, café, bar and live-music venue at Forsbacka bruk, between Sandviken and Gävle. The ironworks was founded in the 16th century, and its industrial setting from the 19th century remains. Around the site, visitors can book a sauna beside the water, rent canoes and a picnic or lunch basket for paddling on Lake Storsjön, and walk in the English Park. The site also has a museum and art exhibitions. Mini golf and other outdoor activities are offered in summer.

On Saturdays, the 2026 programme lists a breakfast gathering with the Swedish radio quiz Melodikrysset from 10:00 to 11:00, followed by free sauna and winter bathing from 11:00 to 13:00. Labbis offers warming food and drinks during the winter-bathing session, including goulash, waffles and hot chocolate, priced from 55 SEK (about $5.23/£4.35) to 95 SEK (about $9.03/£7.51). A Christmas platter is available by advance booking on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 November to 12 December.

Lunch is served daily. The listed lunch price is 100 SEK (about $9.50/£7.90); every tenth dine-in lunch is free. Pensioners pay 70 SEK (about $6.65/£5.53) for dine-in lunch, and takeaway costs 85 SEK (about $8.08/£6.72). Labbis lists opening hours of 11:00–17:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 11:00–20:00 on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and 12:00–15:00 on Sundays. Hours can change for events or private bookings. The venue also hosts performances during the year, so check its programme before visiting.

Good to know

Book food, the sauna or a venue by phone on 070 732 82 88; the Christmas platter requires advance booking. Check the website's programme for event-related changes to opening hours.

Labbis Restaurang · Crepêria · Café & Bar, Gävleborg
Photo: forsbackabruk.se via Visit Sweden's national API, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
Labbis Restaurang · Crepêria · Café & Bar, Gävleborg
Photo: forsbackabruk.se via Visit Sweden's national API, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)

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Stentorpsvägen 9, Forsbacka

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