Café Aroma occupies one of the old timber-framed houses on Vestergade in Ærøskøbing and serves smørrebrød, light lunches, and cake all day. The interior is wood-panelled and low-ceilinged; the back terrace catches the afternoon sun.
The lunch smørrebrød — pickled herring, roast pork with red cabbage, the classic shrimp on rye — is the local standard, well done. Coffee and home-baked layer cakes carry the place through the long afternoons. A reliable, central choice, with friendly staff who handle both Danish-speaking locals and the summer tourist rush.