Guidebook for Stockholm

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Guidebook for Stockholm

Food Scene

Great café in secluded location, nice view from Observatorielunden as well.
8 locals recommend
Kafe Himlavalvet
120 Drottninggatan
8 locals recommend
Great café in secluded location, nice view from Observatorielunden as well.
The best Italian coffee in this part of town – however, they recently moved one block down and across the street!
Prima Fila
17 Upplandsgatan
The best Italian coffee in this part of town – however, they recently moved one block down and across the street!
Super-trendy burger place – delicious burgers and shakes, and a nice beer menu as well. Expect at least 30 minutes waiting time to be seated.
135 locals recommend
Flippin' Burgers
8 Observatoriegatan
135 locals recommend
Super-trendy burger place – delicious burgers and shakes, and a nice beer menu as well. Expect at least 30 minutes waiting time to be seated.
Classic Swedish cuisine, and a decent bar downstairs.
148 locals recommend
Tranan
14 Karlbergsvägen
148 locals recommend
Classic Swedish cuisine, and a decent bar downstairs.
Closest decent café :)
17 locals recommend
Kafé Orion AB
10 Norrtullsgatan
17 locals recommend
Closest decent café :)
Authentic French bistrot with classic menu (frogs, snails, etc.). Bonus: Everybody speaks French!
22 locals recommend
Bistrot Paname
5 Hagagatan
22 locals recommend
Authentic French bistrot with classic menu (frogs, snails, etc.). Bonus: Everybody speaks French!
Good Persian cuisine :)
20 locals recommend
Tehran Grill
15 Rörstrandsgatan
20 locals recommend
Good Persian cuisine :)
Go to the place next door – Mellqvists – for a great espresso.
47 locals recommend
Non Solo Bar
34 Odengatan
47 locals recommend
Go to the place next door – Mellqvists – for a great espresso.
Serves a nice all-American brunch.
7 locals recommend
Arizona Drinks & Pizzas
7 locals recommend
Serves a nice all-American brunch.
Arguably one of the better Indian restaurants in this part of town.
32 locals recommend
Shanti Touch of Bengal
23 Rörstrandsgatan
32 locals recommend
Arguably one of the better Indian restaurants in this part of town.
Crazy decor, but don't let that detain you from trying the chili and/or jambalaya!
29 locals recommend
Peppar
34 Torsgatan
29 locals recommend
Crazy decor, but don't let that detain you from trying the chili and/or jambalaya!
Serves a nice pancake brunch – though long lines await the late-comer.
55 locals recommend
Sirap AB
31A Surbrunnsgatan
55 locals recommend
Serves a nice pancake brunch – though long lines await the late-comer.
This teeny-weeny place (seats less than 10) makes the best sushi in all of Stockholm. Highly recommended.
40 locals recommend
Sushi Sho
45 Upplandsgatan
40 locals recommend
This teeny-weeny place (seats less than 10) makes the best sushi in all of Stockholm. Highly recommended.
Uber-hipster pizza spot (they don't even have a sign!) with a nice selection of beers and great pizzas.
16 locals recommend
Pizza Hut
56 Klarabergsgatan
16 locals recommend
Uber-hipster pizza spot (they don't even have a sign!) with a nice selection of beers and great pizzas.
Restaurant with a large selection of salads – and blueberry cordial included with every meal!
8 locals recommend
Café Blåbär
54 Upplandsgatan
8 locals recommend
Restaurant with a large selection of salads – and blueberry cordial included with every meal!
Classic, ages-old place with authentic (though somewhat eccentric) Swedish husmanskost on the menu.
89 locals recommend
Tennstopet
50 Dalagatan
89 locals recommend
Classic, ages-old place with authentic (though somewhat eccentric) Swedish husmanskost on the menu.
Like fondue? This is the place! Cheese, meat, and of course chocolate as a sweet dessert.
9 locals recommend
Fondueboden
42 Vanadisvägen
9 locals recommend
Like fondue? This is the place! Cheese, meat, and of course chocolate as a sweet dessert.
Black gold served in true Italian style, by Italians.
Sempre Espresso Bar
5 Jakobsbergsgatan
Black gold served in true Italian style, by Italians.
A combined café / bike shop – great for the Giro or coffee enthusiast, but they also serve a nice antipasti buffet at lunchtime.
7 locals recommend
Bianchi Café & Cycles
16 Norrlandsgatan
7 locals recommend
A combined café / bike shop – great for the Giro or coffee enthusiast, but they also serve a nice antipasti buffet at lunchtime.
Great vegetarian options at lunchtime – not many tables, but delicious food!
Martins Gröna
91 Regeringsgatan
Great vegetarian options at lunchtime – not many tables, but delicious food!
Very nice Persian cuisine – come at lunchtime for good deals.
Shahrzad
111 Regeringsgatan
Very nice Persian cuisine – come at lunchtime for good deals.
Top-class sushi – chef's table can be a great culinary experience!
32 locals recommend
Råkultur
32 locals recommend
Top-class sushi – chef's table can be a great culinary experience!
One of Stockholm's best Lebanese restaurants.
11 locals recommend
Beirut Café
29-31 Östermalmstorg
11 locals recommend
One of Stockholm's best Lebanese restaurants.
Kurdish grill – try their delicious Adana kebab :)
K-Amed Kolgrill
21 Fleminggatan
Kurdish grill – try their delicious Adana kebab :)
The best espresso on Kungsholmen.
33 locals recommend
ilcaffe
17 Bergsgatan
33 locals recommend
The best espresso on Kungsholmen.
A great place to stop for good espresso.
11 locals recommend
Il caffè Drottninggatan
85 Drottninggatan
11 locals recommend
A great place to stop for good espresso.
A great French café / restaurant – brunches here can be heavenly :)
83 locals recommend
Petite France
6 John Ericssonsgatan
83 locals recommend
A great French café / restaurant – brunches here can be heavenly :)
Stockholm's best tacos and quesadillas – hands down. Just go!
36 locals recommend
La Neta City
2 Barnhusgatan
36 locals recommend
Stockholm's best tacos and quesadillas – hands down. Just go!

Drinks & Nightlife

Dinner here is so-so, but the bar/dancefloor is filled with 20- and 30-somethings dancing like sardines in a can every Friday and Saturday night from 11 to 1. An experience for the bold!
28 locals recommend
Cliff Barnes
45 Norrtullsgatan
28 locals recommend
Dinner here is so-so, but the bar/dancefloor is filled with 20- and 30-somethings dancing like sardines in a can every Friday and Saturday night from 11 to 1. An experience for the bold!
Hawaiian-style Tiki Bar in the basement – try the volcano cocktail (serves 2-3 people)!
17 locals recommend
Mellow
10 Birkagatan
17 locals recommend
Hawaiian-style Tiki Bar in the basement – try the volcano cocktail (serves 2-3 people)!
A decent nightclub in winter, but come on a warm summer night to find every single 20- or 30-something in Stockholm in the outdoors area under the Skanstull bridge. Lines form at about 8pm.
76 locals recommend
Huset Under Bron
2 Hammarby Slussväg
76 locals recommend
A decent nightclub in winter, but come on a warm summer night to find every single 20- or 30-something in Stockholm in the outdoors area under the Skanstull bridge. Lines form at about 8pm.

Everything Else

Public pool, open June-August. Entrance fee.
11 locals recommend
Vanadis Hotell & Bad
142 Sveavägen
11 locals recommend
Public pool, open June-August. Entrance fee.
A great park for just sitting down on the grass and watching the clouds roll by.
80 locals recommend
Humlegarden
32 Karlavägen
80 locals recommend
A great park for just sitting down on the grass and watching the clouds roll by.

Arts & Culture

Private art museum and gallery – have had some interesting exhibitions recently.
55 locals recommend
Sven-Harry Art museum
10 Eastmansvägen
55 locals recommend
Private art museum and gallery – have had some interesting exhibitions recently.

Essentials

Arguably Vasastan's best grocery store – prices are not cheap but OK. Open 7am-11pm, which adds to the appeal.
26 locals recommend
Postnord ICA Supermarket Vanadis
12B Vanadisvägen
26 locals recommend
Arguably Vasastan's best grocery store – prices are not cheap but OK. Open 7am-11pm, which adds to the appeal.

Sightseeing

If you're in Stockholm in the period May-September, you simply HAVE to go on an archipelago cruise. Boats to most islands leave here, but the Cinderella express to Sandhamn leaves from Nybrokajen.
31 locals recommend
Grand Hôtel
8 Södra Blasieholmshamnen
31 locals recommend
If you're in Stockholm in the period May-September, you simply HAVE to go on an archipelago cruise. Boats to most islands leave here, but the Cinderella express to Sandhamn leaves from Nybrokajen.
If you're in Stockholm in the period May-September, you simply HAVE to go to the archipelago. Sandhamn is the most accessible island, and a Cinderella boat takes you there in 2,5 hours.
41 locals recommend
Strandvägen 1
1 Strandvägen
41 locals recommend
If you're in Stockholm in the period May-September, you simply HAVE to go to the archipelago. Sandhamn is the most accessible island, and a Cinderella boat takes you there in 2,5 hours.