Guidebook for Stockholm

Hanna & K
Guidebook for Stockholm

Food Scene

Excellent Indian restaurant where we often get take out. Large portions from 100-120 SEK/full meal - good value for money with generous leftovers! http://bapuji.se/
Älvsjövägen 2
2 Älvsjövägen
Excellent Indian restaurant where we often get take out. Large portions from 100-120 SEK/full meal - good value for money with generous leftovers! http://bapuji.se/
Älvsjö Värdshus is focused on the highest quality cooked food from the Asian cuisine. Open times: Monday-Thursday: 9 - 22 Friday: 9 - 23 Saturday: 12 - 23 Sunday: 12 - 22
Johan Skyttes Väg 214
214 Johan Skyttes Väg
Älvsjö Värdshus is focused on the highest quality cooked food from the Asian cuisine. Open times: Monday-Thursday: 9 - 22 Friday: 9 - 23 Saturday: 12 - 23 Sunday: 12 - 22
Offers bread, cakes and pastries. There are also chocolates of the highest quality. Opening times: Monday-Friday: 7 - 18 Saturday: 8 - 14
Johan Skyttes Väg 204
204 Johan Skyttes Väg
Offers bread, cakes and pastries. There are also chocolates of the highest quality. Opening times: Monday-Friday: 7 - 18 Saturday: 8 - 14
Nearby pizzeria, though more take away orientated.
Johan Skyttes Väg 202
202 Johan Skyttes Väg
Nearby pizzeria, though more take away orientated.
Good and fresh sushi Opening times: Monday - Friday: 11 - 21 Saturday & Sunday: 12 - 21
Götalandsvägen 253
253 Götalandsvägen
Good and fresh sushi Opening times: Monday - Friday: 11 - 21 Saturday & Sunday: 12 - 21
Opening times: Monday - Thursday: 15.00 - 21.30 Friday: 15.00 - 22.00 Saturday: 12.00 - 22.00 Sunday: 12.00 - 21.30
Gamla Huddingevägen 430
430 Gamla Huddingevägen
Opening times: Monday - Thursday: 15.00 - 21.30 Friday: 15.00 - 22.00 Saturday: 12.00 - 22.00 Sunday: 12.00 - 21.30
Excellent for the atmosphere and Swedish food.
171 locals recommend
Restaurant Pelikan
40 Blekingegatan
171 locals recommend
Excellent for the atmosphere and Swedish food.
Dolce Vita is a great Italian restaurant with top pasta/pizza and Jebena is a hidden gem in the T metro station opposite serving Eritrean cuisine.
Ristorante Dolce Vita
16 Kungsholmsgatan
Dolce Vita is a great Italian restaurant with top pasta/pizza and Jebena is a hidden gem in the T metro station opposite serving Eritrean cuisine.
AMAZING views of Stockholm matched with a wonderful all-you-can-eat veggie buffet at 110:- lunch/175:- dinner. Great value for money! http://gastrogate.com/restaurang/hermans/page/8
208 locals recommend
Hermans
23B Fjällgatan
208 locals recommend
AMAZING views of Stockholm matched with a wonderful all-you-can-eat veggie buffet at 110:- lunch/175:- dinner. Great value for money! http://gastrogate.com/restaurang/hermans/page/8
Where Hanna and myself first met. A lovely restaurant and beer pub, which very much is a locals' hang out. Great for the atmosphere, food and drinks.
70 locals recommend
Kvarnen
4 Tjärhovsgatan
70 locals recommend
Where Hanna and myself first met. A lovely restaurant and beer pub, which very much is a locals' hang out. Great for the atmosphere, food and drinks.
Lovely and cheap vegetarian restaurant. We recommend the plates of selected tapas style food. Not a huge menu selection, though it is a perfect place for eating on the go or having a peaceful lunch.
Govindas Vegetarisk Restaurang
Lovely and cheap vegetarian restaurant. We recommend the plates of selected tapas style food. Not a huge menu selection, though it is a perfect place for eating on the go or having a peaceful lunch.
Huge cafe with home baked goods along with tea, coffee and cakes. A good place to take a break when exploring the centre.
87 locals recommend
Vete-Katten
55 Kungsgatan
87 locals recommend
Huge cafe with home baked goods along with tea, coffee and cakes. A good place to take a break when exploring the centre.
Literally on a boat, this is a very nice restaurant that does good thai food.
80 locals recommend
ThaiBoat
Norra Hammarbyhamnen
80 locals recommend
Literally on a boat, this is a very nice restaurant that does good thai food.
Wonderful weekend brunch at lovely restaurant by Långbro Park a 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö. Award-winning hot/cold dishes in a picturesque setting. Book for weekends! http://www.langbrovardshus.se
43 locals recommend
The Långbro Pub
4 Stora Mans Väg
43 locals recommend
Wonderful weekend brunch at lovely restaurant by Långbro Park a 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö. Award-winning hot/cold dishes in a picturesque setting. Book for weekends! http://www.langbrovardshus.se
Wonderful fish restaurant that combines great service with excellent food and an unparalleled view of parts of central Stockholm. Although not cheap, this is the perfect place for celebrations.
7 locals recommend
Wedholms fisk
1 Arsenalsgatan
7 locals recommend
Wonderful fish restaurant that combines great service with excellent food and an unparalleled view of parts of central Stockholm. Although not cheap, this is the perfect place for celebrations.
Wonderfully quaint bakery with seating for enjoying coffee/tea, organic juice & pastry. Great sourdough bread and one of few cafés in the south suburbs that are open on Sundays. http://frumariasbak.se
17 locals recommend
Fru Marias Bak
77 Svartlösavägen
17 locals recommend
Wonderfully quaint bakery with seating for enjoying coffee/tea, organic juice & pastry. Great sourdough bread and one of few cafés in the south suburbs that are open on Sundays. http://frumariasbak.se

Shopping

Good priced food just next door. Open everyday: 8 - 22
Götalandsvägen 218
218 Götalandsvägen
Good priced food just next door. Open everyday: 8 - 22
The worlds largest IKEA store with large restaurant and several cafés. Free childminding services for children 3+ years while you shop 'til you drop... Can be reached from Älvsjö Station by bus 173.
32 locals recommend
IKEA Möbelvaruhus Kungens Kurva
2 Ekgårdsvägen
32 locals recommend
The worlds largest IKEA store with large restaurant and several cafés. Free childminding services for children 3+ years while you shop 'til you drop... Can be reached from Älvsjö Station by bus 173.
Good DIY and gardening store behind Heron City in Kungens Kurva. Reached from Älvsjö by bus 173 towards Skärholmen.
K-Rauta
1 Månskärsvägen
Good DIY and gardening store behind Heron City in Kungens Kurva. Reached from Älvsjö by bus 173 towards Skärholmen.
Nice and good price value home & interior decor store inside Heron City entertainment venue centre at Kungens Kurva.
Mio Kungens Kurva
4 Dialoggatan
Nice and good price value home & interior decor store inside Heron City entertainment venue centre at Kungens Kurva.
Decent range and prices for home electronics at Heron City entertainment venue centre in Kungens Kurva.
Media Markt
2 Dialoggatan
Decent range and prices for home electronics at Heron City entertainment venue centre in Kungens Kurva.
A great gathering of shops & stores within comfy walking distance of the big IKEA at Kungens Kurva. https://www.skhlm.se/
21 locals recommend
Skärholmen Centrum
3 Bredholmsgatan
21 locals recommend
A great gathering of shops & stores within comfy walking distance of the big IKEA at Kungens Kurva. https://www.skhlm.se/
Central galleria/shopping mall with good restaurants & cafés as well as a tonful of stores meeting most shopping needs.
74 locals recommend
Gallerian
37 Hamngatan
74 locals recommend
Central galleria/shopping mall with good restaurants & cafés as well as a tonful of stores meeting most shopping needs.
Large shopping galleria with movie theatres and good selection of restaurants + food court. Open until 21.00 every day of the week. From Älvsjö: commute train to station Helenelund + a 10 min walk.
54 locals recommend
Kista Galleria
55 F Hanstavägen
54 locals recommend
Large shopping galleria with movie theatres and good selection of restaurants + food court. Open until 21.00 every day of the week. From Älvsjö: commute train to station Helenelund + a 10 min walk.

Everything Else

Regular fairs from gardening to sailing and water sports.
Mässvägen 1
1 Mässvägen
Regular fairs from gardening to sailing and water sports.
All-year-round Indoor beach volleyball facility with restaurant and tropical bar, a stone's throw from commute train station Södertälje Hamn.
Framnäsvägen
Framnäsvägen
All-year-round Indoor beach volleyball facility with restaurant and tropical bar, a stone's throw from commute train station Södertälje Hamn.
Skavsta Airport outside the picturesque town of Nyköping. Coach buses to/from Stockholm take 80 min and cost 120 SEK.
20 locals recommend
Stockholm Skavsta Airport
22 General Schybergs väg
20 locals recommend
Skavsta Airport outside the picturesque town of Nyköping. Coach buses to/from Stockholm take 80 min and cost 120 SEK.
The Stockholm International Airport. Commute trains to Älvsjö take 47 min and Central Stockholm take 37 min, the fast train Arlanda Express to centre take 25 min. Trains to Uppsala take 20 min.
36 locals recommend
Stockholm Arlanda Airport
36 locals recommend
The Stockholm International Airport. Commute trains to Älvsjö take 47 min and Central Stockholm take 37 min, the fast train Arlanda Express to centre take 25 min. Trains to Uppsala take 20 min.

Essentials

Great for buying Swedish food and delicacies from fish, cheese, meat and other delights. They also have small restaurants to get some very tasty lunch time snacks or meals.
127 locals recommend
Östermalms saluhall
31 Östermalmstorg
127 locals recommend
Great for buying Swedish food and delicacies from fish, cheese, meat and other delights. They also have small restaurants to get some very tasty lunch time snacks or meals.
Not the closest, but one of the most central Systembolaget and easy to get to when passing in/out to the city centre.
222 locals recommend
Systembolaget
7 Rosenlundsgatan
222 locals recommend
Not the closest, but one of the most central Systembolaget and easy to get to when passing in/out to the city centre.
Great Supermarket by the station. The location on the map is slightly off, it is actually right outside the station! Opening times: Mon-Fri: 7 - 22 Sat: 9 - 22 Sun: 9 - 22
Coop Nära
Great Supermarket by the station. The location on the map is slightly off, it is actually right outside the station! Opening times: Mon-Fri: 7 - 22 Sat: 9 - 22 Sun: 9 - 22
Beside Fruängen Underground Station about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently.
6 locals recommend
Liquor Store
10 Fruängsgången
6 locals recommend
Beside Fruängen Underground Station about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently.
Wonderful fish shop with delicatessen. Beside Fruängen Underground Station about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently. http://www.erssons.se/
9 locals recommend
Erssons Fruängen
6 Fruängstorget
9 locals recommend
Wonderful fish shop with delicatessen. Beside Fruängen Underground Station about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently. http://www.erssons.se/
Decent grocery shop beside Fruängen Underground Station, about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently.
9 locals recommend
Coop Fruängen
3 Fruängsgången
9 locals recommend
Decent grocery shop beside Fruängen Underground Station, about 10 min bus ride from Älvsjö with bus 173 running frequently.
Amazing large grocery supermarket beside IKEA in Kungens Kurva. Warmly recommended! Reached from Älvsjö by bus 173 towards Skärholmen. http://www.ica-kungen.se/
ICA Kvantum
7 Tumba torg
Amazing large grocery supermarket beside IKEA in Kungens Kurva. Warmly recommended! Reached from Älvsjö by bus 173 towards Skärholmen. http://www.ica-kungen.se/
Stockholms largest Willys Supermarket, great range and great prices but slightly tricky reaching by public transport. From Älvsjö best bring a good large wheelie trolley and walk across the tracks!
103 locals recommend
Willys
40 Fleminggatan
103 locals recommend
Stockholms largest Willys Supermarket, great range and great prices but slightly tricky reaching by public transport. From Älvsjö best bring a good large wheelie trolley and walk across the tracks!

Drinks & Nightlife

Mosebacke is next to Södra Teatern and it is a bar with an outside area, which has an amazing view over Stockholm. One of the places in the summer to stop by and cool off.
134 locals recommend
Södra Teatern
1 Mosebacke Torg
134 locals recommend
Mosebacke is next to Södra Teatern and it is a bar with an outside area, which has an amazing view over Stockholm. One of the places in the summer to stop by and cool off.

Arts & Culture

A great Jazz bar/restaurant, worth checking the line up.
44 locals recommend
Fasching
63 Kungsgatan
44 locals recommend
A great Jazz bar/restaurant, worth checking the line up.
Super large movie theatre at the top floor or Heron City in Kungens Kurva. Often half-empty on weekday evenings so that you feel like Annie having the theatre all to yourself! http://www.sf.se/
7 locals recommend
Filmstaden Heron City
2 Dialoggatan
7 locals recommend
Super large movie theatre at the top floor or Heron City in Kungens Kurva. Often half-empty on weekday evenings so that you feel like Annie having the theatre all to yourself! http://www.sf.se/
Local library where you can read daily papers and borrow books or selected quality DVD-films for up to a week.
Älvsjö bibliotek - Stockholms stadsbibliotek
21 Älvsjö Stationsgata
Local library where you can read daily papers and borrow books or selected quality DVD-films for up to a week.
The Stockholm International Library Annex (subway stop Odenplan) where you can read loads of international new papers and magazines for free! :D
International Library
33 Sankt Eriksgatan
The Stockholm International Library Annex (subway stop Odenplan) where you can read loads of international new papers and magazines for free! :D

Entertainment & Activities

Entertainment Venue Centre with a range of stores, restaurants, movie theathre, bowling and other activites for kids & families. http://www.heroncity.se/
11 locals recommend
Heron City
2 Dialoggatan
11 locals recommend
Entertainment Venue Centre with a range of stores, restaurants, movie theathre, bowling and other activites for kids & families. http://www.heroncity.se/