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Bakery offering two types of vegan borek, vegan cronuts, pretzels, and a few other vegan pastries. Vegan options are clearly labeled. Oat milk available, but not at the self-service station (ask staff). Open Mon-Fri 7:00am-8:00pm, Sat-Sun 8:00am-7:00pm.


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37 Reviews

First Review by MeganMartell

Leopardwoman

Points +109

Vegan
01 Dec 2024

Nice vegan selection

Good selection of vegan savoury & sweet pastries.

Oatly Barista available for coffee on request at the till when paying.

If you’re in footwear with ice spikes - remove them at the door, as very slippery floor is accident risk.

Pros: More choice than most places, Quick service, Seating available

Cons: Lingonberry pastry too tart, Some items sell out early , No vegan vanilla/custard pastry available

wmullk1

Points +85

Mostly Veg
25 Nov 2024

A life-saver

This place is a life-saver for a vegan tourist in Tromsø, since there really aren’t other fast casual vegan options, at least that we found. We got the vegan boreks some 5 times over the course of not that many days! Super delicious, wallet-friendly, and open relatively wide hours compared to most places. We went to several other Backstubes in Oslo and airports, but leaving the review for this one since we went to it the most.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-25

wilsonschneidg

Points +2919

Vegan
13 Nov 2024

Loads of choices

Great place to stop for breakfast, lunch or snack. Loads of vegan options and they taste great!

MoonByrne

Points +95

Vegetarian
06 Nov 2024

We ate here every day!

Lovely bakery with so many veggie options, all clearly labelled. Tromsø is not a cheap place but this was the cheapest food we had whilst here hence why we went every day. Despite the more reasonable prices everything we tried was delicious. A good range of pastries and sandwiches some of which they can make vegan for you. Highly recommend if you are in the area

Lu1996

Points +90

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Gute Kennzeichnung und Auswahl

Die Gebäckstücke sind sehr eindeutig mit vegan oder vegetarisch gekennzeichnet.
Die Auswahl ist super!
Es gibt Brötchen, Rosinenbrötchen, Brot, Börek, Brezeln, Apfeltaschen, …

JerryWdm

Points +1095

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Awesome

Wow! So many vegan snacks here. Tried the børeks with potato and the 'apple dream' pastry. Really good! Wish I had discovered it before

Pros: Big selection, Cheap

jjball13

Points +67

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Excellent range of choices

Cheap bakery (for Norway) with lots of options including pasties, pretzels and cronuts.

Pros: Lots of choice

amybudd14

Points +46

Vegan
31 Oct 2024

Just perfect

This was the most perfect little spot for us for breakfast, coffees and snacks. So glad we went here early on during our trip as we found options in Norway a little limited. A really nice place, lovely staff and definitely great food!

So many bread options as well as a quite few pastries, sweet options and juices. Chai pudding was brilliant for breakfast. Oat milk it available at the counter if you get a filter coffee.

We went EVERY day and I wish the equivalent was in England!!

Pros: Amazing food, lots of choice, Great value for money, Lovely little bakery to sit in

PiratePete

Points +99

Vegan
25 Oct 2024

Loads of options

Lots of very well labelled vegan options, which changed daily. I enjoyed 3 different types of borek, cronut, apple turnover, berry turnover, berry cake, apple danish… etc.
You take your own tongs at the start of the queue, select what you want with your tongs as you go, then drop the used tongs at the till when you pay.

Pros: Lots of options, Clearly marked, No cross contamination with tongs

zoejoella

Points +26

Vegan
11 Aug 2024

highly recommended

Well organized and delicious boreks! I had the potato and spinach borek, and both were excellent—highly recommended!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-11

Pros: Many options, Clean, Delicious

vnmo

Points +44

Vegan
30 Jul 2024

Many options

Several clearly labelled vegan options and relatively inexpensive with friendly service. I ate a sandwich and a cherry pastry and enjoyed both a lot.

IrishOnTour

Points +56

Vegan
10 Jun 2024

Vegan cronut ❤️

This place was great - everthing vegan is clearly labelled, and they have nice fresh juices

Pros: Clear labelling, Lots of options

LisaSpykers

Points +8204

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

Surprisingly affordable and a good choice for vegans

Norway isn't easy for vegans, so I appreciate this bakery having some options for us. They have two types of pastries: spinach and potato, and for sweets, the cronut is vegan plus on the day I went they had a danish looking pastry topped with lingonberries. I also got a focaccia slice (no cheese). Would love to see some sandwich options because eating more than one pastry doesn't sit well in my stomach. Other than that, it's great to have options and they are actually very reasonably priced! ($2-4 per item)

You can find Backstube in the Oslo airport too which provides a much more affordable option compared to a €20 salad!

jay98

Points +40

Vegan
24 Mar 2024

Many options!

Had more vegan options than other places in the area, they are clearly labeled to avoid any confusion. Enjoyed the pastry that I got

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-24

martinn

Points +133

Vegetarian
22 Mar 2024

Has many plant-based options

Backstube should really get kudos (a.k.a respect) for providing many vegan and vegetarian options when other bakeries did not do so... maybe others have followed?

The spinach and potato böreks are nice, and I like the sweet pastries. Also have relatively good big breads.

I find often that backstube Tromsø is often out of the vegan sandwiches - often just ham&cheese sandwiches left. That is a minus.

Pros: Good potato böreks, sweet pastry and bretzels., Relatively cheap, Many vegetarian and vegan options

Cons: Often out of vegan sandwiches, Not the most cozy place

TheEverydayVegan

Points +641

Vegan
02 Feb 2024

Surprising find

Really nice wee self service bakery. Load up your tray with a wide selection of vegan baked goods and some savoury focaccias or sandwiches and grab a coffee and lunch is sorted. Comfy couches at the back and quite affordable too (at least at current exchange rate from the UK).

Pros: Wide choice, Tasty pastries

traveler33

Points +75

Vegan
31 Jan 2024

Cheap place to get some snacks

They have surprisingly many vegan pastries for a good price, nothing special though.
If you are hungry and want a quick snack, I recommend this place. However, it's not exactly a cozy café rather a bakery in fast-food fashion with a fast customer turn-over.

Pros: quite a few vegan options, relatively cheap

Cons: not a cozy atmosphere

eydernorn

Points +188

Vegetarian
24 Jan 2024

Big choice for a good price!

They have a big variety of baked goods to chose from for a fair price.

RhysWoodwards

Points +18

Vegan
24 Jan 2024

Vegan Schnitzel Baguette

A fantastic bakery, plenty of seats, cronut, apple turnover style pastry and a savoury spinach borek all vegan and marked in English.

They had a vegan schnitzel baguette that was perfect for taking on boat trips etc. I’d recommend trying the cronut!

Staff friendly speak perfect English and willing to help with what is vegan etc

Pros: Atmosphere , Food, Staff

Ann-KathrinBiber

Points +2581

Vegan
16 Jan 2024

Bakery

Taste quiet good maybe about 5-7 options😄(except bread)

tiffyday

Points +1764

Vegan
10 Jan 2024

So many vegan options 🌱

Wow, there are so many vegan options! Great place to stop for a quick snack. I'd like to give this place 3.5 stars, just because the pastries are quite oily and don't feel very healthy - but that basically applies to all pastries I suppose!

S91

Points +203

Vegan
27 Dec 2023

Great vegan options

Lots of vegan options, all clearly labeled. Note that they often sell out by mid afternoon so secure your good early!

Pros: Clear labels, Lots of choice

Cons: Sell out early

LaurenWesterberg

Points +271

Vegan
23 Dec 2023

Yay! Vegan Pastries

It’s nice to find somewhere with clearly labelled vegan options. We didn’t have anything else but some vegan savoury and sweet pastries

Pros: Good vegan options , Clearly labeled

Cons: Would be nice to have more vegan options

Monica_Sach

Points +20

Vegan
05 Dec 2023

AMAZING!!

So much choice for Vegans and clearly labelled!

I had a falafel baguette and the vegan doughnut is great!

cutertrebles

Points +28

Vegan
28 Nov 2023

Great selection

They have loads of vegan options in a city where many places don’t have any. Everything is clearly labelled as vegan or vegetarian

All of the food we tried was delicious!

Bencove

Points +50

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Amazing vegan options

Nice to have so many vegan options where tromso as a whole is limited. Opens early and the cronut and pastries were nice. Oat milk available and hot chocolate from the self service machine is milk-free.

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-25

Pros: Large selection of vegan options, Tasty food

antonbrall

Points +1960

Vegan
13 Aug 2023

very good vegan choices

Cronut just perfect, apple filled thingy was really nice and the focaccia very tasty.




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