Stockholm Restaurants – Great But Don’t Eat Smörgåsbord Every Day!

Stockholm restaurants and Swedish cuisine are far from famous. But you can eat very well in Sweden’s capital. You can choose between local and foreign dishes.

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If you don’t mind to spend $100 per person or more, visit Operakällaren. This restaurant is located in the same building as the opera house, at the corner of Kungsträdgården. It employs some of the most creative Swedish cooks and serves probably the best smörgåsbord in town.

Stockholm has all kinds of restaurants. There is one for every budget.

The most expensive Stockholm restaurants are found in Gamla Stan and in the business district Norrmalm. All over town you will find trendy eateries with loud music, and sometimes rather austere looking places that serve Italian or Chinese food.

Birger Jarlsgatan (and surrounding streets) and the Södermalm district offer a wide variety of good restaurants. The personnel are reserved but accurate, the tables are clean, and the food – often a fusion of international and/or Swedish cuisines – is usually excellent.

If you want to have lunch for a reasonable price, watch for the sign dagens rätt.

This is the dish of the day. It is usually of high quality. Only eat it for lunch: if you order the same at night, you will pay much more.

Some Stockholm restaurants serve typical Swedish husmanskost for lunch. This is the Swedish food for the common man – or the average Svensson.

Fast food and fast service are popular.

Cheaper Stockholm restaurants often have a self-service counter. The same goes for coffeeshops. Many offer delicious pastries and simple meals - good for a quick stop, a light lunch or a snack.

Korv med bröd or hot dogs are sold in summer by street vendors. Fast food can also be bought and eaten at a gatukök ('street kitchen'), a simple restaurant serving hamburgers with French fries and mashed potatoes with sausage.

There is also a number of fast food restaurants for vegetarians.

If this is not speedy enough for you, don’t worry: good ol' McDonald’s and his friend Burger King have several restaurants in Stockholm too. Or what else did you think?

Because of the strict alcohol regulations and high prices of alcoholic beverages, you won’t find many pubs and bars in Stockholm.

But that doesn’t mean there is no nightlife. In fact, there is a nightlife in Stockholm and it’s great. Don't be surprised if the eatery you just visited turns into a noisy bar when the last food has been swallowed!

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