Our story · Since the 1930s
From Svelvik to Colombo.
Kāffi began with a small family bakery in Svelvik, Norway. Generations later, its recipes, values and spirit found a new home in Colombo.
A story of love, passed down through generations.
Where it began
A small bakery in Svelvik.
In the 1930s, Kāffi’s great-grandfather opened a humble bakery in the Norwegian town of Svelvik. It was the beginning of a family tradition shaped by care, patience and pride in every detail.
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1930s · Svelvik
The first bakery opens.
The family’s great-grandfather begins baking for the community in Svelvik, Norway.
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The next generation
Besta carries it forward.
After he passed away, the family’s great-grandmother—fondly known as Besta—and her children continued the bakery, preserving its recipes and way of working.
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Today · Colombo
A new chapter begins.
Kāffi Colombo carries those values into a new place, bringing Nordic baking traditions into the ingredients, flavours and daily rhythm of Sri Lanka.
Passed down
Recipes with a memory.
Some of the treats served at Kāffi come directly from the family’s original recipes. Others are new creations, built with the same patience and attention to detail.
The recipes may evolve. The standard does not.
Made here
Nordic roots. Sri Lankan character.
Kāffi’s foundation is Nordic, but its present belongs to Colombo. Locally sourced coffee, Sri Lankan flavours and new ideas from the Kāffi kitchen give the family tradition a life of its own here.
Coffee and matcha sourced from Sri Lankan growers, roasted for depth rather than bitterness.
Kāffi Kitchen
Take the kitchen home.
The jars, bags and bars we make in-house, sold across the counter. Every jar can carry a personalised From & To note, which is why most of them leave as gifts.
- Granola, 200gAlmonds, cranberries, seeds and fruit. Baked low and slow.
- Cardamom SyrupFor coffee, for cake, for a cold morning.
- Onion PickleMade in the Kāffi kitchen.
- Cucumber RelishSharp, bright, good on everything.
- Coffee BeansThe beans we pull in store, ground to order.
- Upcycled SoapMade from what the kitchen would have thrown away.
The Colombo chapter
The tradition found a new view.
In Colombo, the story continues above the movement of the city—a place for carefully made coffee, something baked and enough time to stay.
Norwegian roots, carried into the rhythm of Colombo.
Find Kāffi ColomboWhat continues
Made to bring people together.
Beyond the recipes, what the family carries forward is a feeling: being welcomed, sharing something warm and turning simple moments into meaningful ones.
A place to pause, share and stay a little longer.
Other Kāffi
Other Kāffi locations.
Kāffi Colombo is the Colombo chapter. The same card works at our other houses, including Ahangama, Galle and Arugam Bay.
- Kāffi GalleGalle
- Kāffi AhangamaAhangama
- Kāffi Arugam BayArugam Bay
Continue the story in Colombo.
Visit Kāffi Colombo, explore what is baking today, or pre-order something for the whole table.