Parks & Nature
fantastic for snaller children with splash pool in the summertime. Cafe Dello Sport across the street serves great pizza, pastries, and coffee.
13 locals recommend
Högalid park
17 Högalids kyrkväg fantastic for snaller children with splash pool in the summertime. Cafe Dello Sport across the street serves great pizza, pastries, and coffee.
Historical museum and part zoo, great for children and for sunny weather.
459 locals recommend
Skansen
49-51 DjurgårdsslättenHistorical museum and part zoo, great for children and for sunny weather.
Tyresta National Park
1 Tyresta byWe love hiking here and less than 45 mins away
A beach, some facilities, nice easy hiking and some picnic grounds, it's a good outing. In the winter you can rent ice skates and use the sauna after swimming in the ice cold water.
81 locals recommend
Hellasgårdens Parkering
101 ÄltavägenA beach, some facilities, nice easy hiking and some picnic grounds, it's a good outing. In the winter you can rent ice skates and use the sauna after swimming in the ice cold water.
Ivar Los Park
26 Bastugatangreat views of the city!
A few hundred metres from our apartment, this large children's park has everything for kids of all ages including a new football field
6 locals recommend
Drakenbergsparken
87 HornsviksstigenA few hundred metres from our apartment, this large children's park has everything for kids of all ages including a new football field
Sightseeing
Vasa Museum
14 GalärvarvsvägenWe always take guests here and it never gets old
A favourite place to take our children to discover traditional Swedish buildings, enjoy the summer children's theatres, play, and see the animals. Best arrived at via the Ferry from Slussen/Gamla Stan.
459 locals recommend
Skansen
49-51 DjurgårdsslättenA favourite place to take our children to discover traditional Swedish buildings, enjoy the summer children's theatres, play, and see the animals. Best arrived at via the Ferry from Slussen/Gamla Stan.
Entertainment & Activities
Junibacken
8 GalärvarvsvägenAstrid Lindgren's books come alive and children love this place
Fotografiska
22 StadsgårdshamnenUsually good exhibits and an excellent restaurant with good views
well worth a visit with a solid permanent collection, great location, and enough to keep children entertained (play area, and downstairs atelier).
442 locals recommend
Moderna Museet
4 Exercisplanwell worth a visit with a solid permanent collection, great location, and enough to keep children entertained (play area, and downstairs atelier).
Food Scene
Tjoget
24 HornsbruksgatanLively modern tapas restaurant and bar, great flavours and close by
Great for eating there or takeaway, probably the best Indian food in Stockholm!
82 locals recommend
Indian Garden
15 HeleneborgsgatanGreat for eating there or takeaway, probably the best Indian food in Stockholm!
A child unfriendly place meant to go to eat and drink and have a great time.
26 locals recommend
Punk Royale
128 FolkungagatanA child unfriendly place meant to go to eat and drink and have a great time.
One of the best pizza places in town. You may need to wait a bit to get in.
65 locals recommend
Bistro Bananas
47 SkånegatanOne of the best pizza places in town. You may need to wait a bit to get in.
Drop Coffee
10 Wollmar YxkullsgatanOne of the more popular and trendy local cafes
Lots of restaurants, ice cream, cafes, and a nice playground for kids. A must-visit part of Sodermalm.
245 locals recommend
Nytorget
NytorgetLots of restaurants, ice cream, cafes, and a nice playground for kids. A must-visit part of Sodermalm.
A cafe, and another restaurant/cafe in a garden, all nestled by the water and near the old buildings where Alfred Nobel first experimented with dynamite. Great for a sunny day to get a bit outside of the central parts of the city.
139 locals recommend
Winterviken
A cafe, and another restaurant/cafe in a garden, all nestled by the water and near the old buildings where Alfred Nobel first experimented with dynamite. Great for a sunny day to get a bit outside of the central parts of the city.
It's like being in a Swedish countryside cafe/bar, except you are right in the middle of the city.
47 locals recommend
Lasse i Parken
56 HögalidsgatanIt's like being in a Swedish countryside cafe/bar, except you are right in the middle of the city.
Pubologi
20 Stora NygatanGreat place to eat in Gamla Stan, not suitable for kids though.
Simple, lively 'new Nordic' restaurant with reasonable prices and a great location
46 locals recommend
Woodstockholm AB
9 Mosebacke TorgSimple, lively 'new Nordic' restaurant with reasonable prices and a great location
Le Kebab Rosenlundsgatan
20 Rosenlundsgatangood nearby lunch restaurant for take-away or for dining in
Mahalo
61 Hornsgatannearby vegan restaurant with nice food and a terrace
Brunos korvbar
20 Rosenlundsgatannearby classic for 'korv' (sausages)
Thongwiset
85 Hornsgatanexcellent Thai food very close by, best for take-out as the restaurant is very tiny
Nice local restaurant and winebar, not too far from our apartment (10 mins walking roughly)
Café Cuvée
64 HögbergsgatanNice local restaurant and winebar, not too far from our apartment (10 mins walking roughly)
Solid place for traditional Swedish dishes including meatballs and pickled herring
171 locals recommend
Restaurant Pelikan
40 BlekingegatanSolid place for traditional Swedish dishes including meatballs and pickled herring
Lao Lao
63 HornsgatanVery good nearby Chinese restaurant, good to eat in or take away
nice little square, great place for a simple breakfast outside, or afternoon cinnamon bun and coffee
88 locals recommend
Kaffebar
6 Bysistorgetnice little square, great place for a simple breakfast outside, or afternoon cinnamon bun and coffee
Fantastic local bakery with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Just beside the Zinkensdamm subway station.
Svedjan Bageri
Fantastic local bakery with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Just beside the Zinkensdamm subway station.
Essentials
At Hornstull, one subway stop away. It's on the bottom floor of the mall. You will also find Systembolaget (for buying beer and wine), a pharmacy, a good sushi take-out place, a hardware store, and electronics store, and anything else you might need to stock up while travelling.
118 locals recommend
Hemköp
62-64 StorgatanAt Hornstull, one subway stop away. It's on the bottom floor of the mall. You will also find Systembolaget (for buying beer and wine), a pharmacy, a good sushi take-out place, a hardware store, and electronics store, and anything else you might need to stock up while travelling.
Coop Zinken
102 Hornsgatannearest grocery store
ICA Supermarket Aptiten
16 Torkel Knutssonsgatanprobably the best nearby grocery store
Nearby pharmacy with the longest opening hours of anywhere nearby
11 locals recommend
Apotek Hjärtat Mariatorget, Stockholm
13 KrukmakargatanNearby pharmacy with the longest opening hours of anywhere nearby
Drinks & Nightlife
Riche
4 Birger JarlsgatanLively Ostermalm bar, a classic, with good food too.
Folii
21 ErstagatanExcellent and cozy wine bar, usually very good music too
Shopping
Systembolaget
7 RosenlundsgatanThe place to buy your food and wine, nearby all other amenities.
SoFo has cafes, bars, restaurants, and lots of shops for adults (e.g. Grandpa) and children (e.g. MiniRodini) alike
80 locals recommend
SoFo
SoFo has cafes, bars, restaurants, and lots of shops for adults (e.g. Grandpa) and children (e.g. MiniRodini) alike
Shops, cafes, restaurants, a playground...great vibrant part of Sodermalm
245 locals recommend
Nytorget
NytorgetShops, cafes, restaurants, a playground...great vibrant part of Sodermalm