Restaurants in Stockholm
As you'd imagine, there's plenty of excellent seafood here in top-end restaurants like Michelin-starred Operakallaren in Östermalm. It's also worth trying other traditional dishes like meatballs and lingonberry dishes, at Rolfs Kök, or visiting a café in Södermalm for a coffee and a cinnamon bun – a pastime known as fika. Restaurants open at around 11.30am and close around 12am, with a break between the two sittings. Tipping is not expected.
Operakallaren
Grand gold dining-room
The food at Operakallaren has won a Michelin star. But the dishes fight for
attention with the glorious Opera House dining room, with its gold-framed
paintings, carved ceiling and huge chandeliers. Guests are businessmen by
day and special occasion diners by night. The platter of northern delicacies
features smoked eel, reindeer and Swedish red caviar.
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Opening Hours
Tues-Sat 6pm-10pm
Address
Operahuset, Karl XIIs torg, Stockholm 111 86
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 676 5801
Vassa Eggen
Cutting edge flavours
The chefs at Vassa Eggen in Östermalm aren't afraid to experiment. Glamorous
diners order meals like oxtail tortellini served in consommé, and melon soup
with Serrano ham. The monochrome dining-room with its glass dome is a chic
backdrop - and the dishes are presented like mini works of art.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm & 6pm-late; Sat 6pm-late
Address
29, Birger Jarlsgatan, Stockholm 103 95
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 216 169
Edsbacka Krog
Top End
Edsbacka Krog in Sollentuna is a bit of a journey from the centre of town.
Guests make the trip to this rustic 17th-century dining-room for the
creative cooking which has won chef Christer Lingström two Michelin stars.
Zander served with mussels and pork, and tangerine souffle are ordered by
dressed-up diners on special nights out.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 5.30pm-12am
Address
220, Sollentunavägen, Stockholm 191 35
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 963 300
Erik's Gondolen
Dinner in a glass box
High drama dining takes place at Erik's Gondolen, a glass-box restaurant
suspended high above Slussen. Visitors take the lift up for the view even if
they don't fancy dinner. Calf carpaccio and steak tartare are served to the
well-off and couples on romantic nights out.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-1am; Sat 5.30pm-1am
Address
Erik's Gondolen, 6, Stadsgården, Stockholm 104 65
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 641 70 90
Beirut Café
Middle East chic
Ostermalm's Beirut Café is a popular place for sociable evenings spent over
plates of Middle Eastern food. Moroccan lanterns twinkle over rugs in muted
colours and dark wood tables loaded with meze. Kebabs and roasted peppers
are eaten to a backdrop of live music.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 5pm-1am; Sun 5pm-11pm
Address
37, Engelbrektsgatan, Stockholm 114 32
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 212 025
Vete-Katten
Armchairs and cakes
This 1920s tearoom in the centre of Stockholm is an institution. Vete-katten
is made up of a warren of rooms where handmade chocolates and the signature
mousse cake is served to weary shoppers and friends meeting to chat and
drink coffee. Velvet armchairs and elderly standard lamps add old-fashioned
charm.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 7.30am-7.30pm; Sat 9.30am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
Address
55, Kungsgatan, Stockholm 111 22
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 208 405
Mamas & Tapas
Tapas with the locals
This boisterous tapas joint in Kungsholmen is small and crowded with locals.
It's worth getting a mojito at the bar and waiting for a table. Mamas
& Tapas is widely considered to be the best tapas restaurant in
Stockholm, turning out crowd-pleasing traditional tapas and great cocktails.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 5pm-1am; Sat & Sun 2pm-1am
Address
3, Scheelegatan, Stockholm 112 23
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 653 5390
Pontus by the Sea
Waterside seafood
This lounge-style brasserie in waterside Slussen serves a mixture of Swedish
and French classics. Fashionable diners at Pontus by the Sea order huge
platters of seafood, including lobster, oysters and caviar. The outdoor
terrace with its bright cushions and drapes is great in summer. The entrance
is lit by flaming braziers at night.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm; Tue-Thu 5pm-12am; Fri & Sat 5pm-1am
Address
2, Tullhus, Skeppsbrokajen, Stockholm 111 30
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 202 095
Lasse i Parken
Lunch in the park
In the picturesque setting of an 18th-century house and park in Hornstull
lies Lasse i Parken. It's a convivial and old-fashioned restaurant with a
menu based on Swedish staples. Sandwiches are made with bread from the
on-site bakery. Visitors sit at picnic tables on sunny days.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 5pm-10pm; Sat & Sun 11am-5pm
Address
56, Högalidsgatan, Stockholm 117 30
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 658 3395
Rolfs Kök
Reindeer and Swedish dishes
Rolfs Kök in Vasastan attracts a cool foodie crowd to its minimalist
dining-room. Inventive dishes mixing Swedish and French styles are served,
including lingonberry-glazed reindeer fillet and braised ox cheek. The salt
and pepper shakers hang inventively on hooks on the wall.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11am-1am; Sat & Sun 5pm-1am
Address
41, Tegnérgatan, Stockholm 111 61
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 101 696
Mocco
Healthy and delicious
In Kungsholmen, Mocco serves a health-conscious menu of smoothies, salads and
power bars. The gorgeous decor has bright colours, patterns and designer
furniture. It's a hip and friendly place, with the menu scrawled on an
orange wall, deep armchairs and tables packed with friends and co-workers.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 8am-8pm; Fri 8am-7pm; Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 11am-7pm
Address
16, Kungsholmsgatan, Stockholm 112 27
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 651 6088
Frapino
Coffee and salads
Frapino's trained barristas and the resulting great coffee have made it a
Hornstull favourite. The menu is largely made up of enormous salads - the
best in Stockholm - and elaborate sandwiches. Locals stop by for snacks all
day.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 8am-9pm; Fri 8am-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-8pm
Address
3, Långholmsgatan, Stockholm 117 33
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 668 8090
Transport
T-bana to Hornstull
Muggen
Cheerful shopping-break café
Among the shops and bars of Götgatan, Muggen is a popular stop for coffee and
light meals - substantial salads are a highlight. The cheerful and modern
Swedish decor features large windows for people-watching. The young and hip
gather here in one of Stockholm's best-loved examples of café culture.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 11am-11pm; Fri-Sun 11am-10pm
Address
24, Götgatan, Stockholm 118 46
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 641 1415
Transport
T-bana to Slussen
Kungshallen
Morsels from the market
Kungshallen is a sprawling basement market in the city centre comprising
restaurants, deli counters, chocolatiers, bakers and butchers. Stalls range
from Swedish staples to eastern delicacies, and cover every budget and
palate. Foodies sit down to eat, and wander around admiring the produce.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-11pm; Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 12pm-11pm
Address
44, Kungsgatan, Stockholm 111 35
Telephone
+46 (0) 7 0865 5620
Folkets Kebab
Late-night kebabs
Folkets Kebab means 'the people's kebab', and this place in Hornstull really
is the people's choice. Tasty, filling and cheap kebabs, meze and rice
dishes are served to crowds of locals. This and the sister branch in SoFo
open late and are packed with people on their way home from a night out.
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Opening Hours
Sun-Tue 10am-2am; Wed-Sat 10am-4am
Address
92, Hornsgatan, Stockholm 118 21
Telephone
+46 (0) 8 722 8261
