Guidebook for Stockholm
Food Scene
Such a cute retro place, like something out of the 50s! My favorite cafe both because of the atmosphere and the amazing cakes and other menu items!
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Älskade traditioner
42 SödermannagatanSuch a cute retro place, like something out of the 50s! My favorite cafe both because of the atmosphere and the amazing cakes and other menu items!
Twang
25 Katarina BangataCool café above a guitar shop, love hanging out here.
My first favorite café in Stockholm, used to practically live here when I was in my early 20s. Great location (the big windows are ideal for people-watching) and fab interior.
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Café String
38 NytorgsgatanMy first favorite café in Stockholm, used to practically live here when I was in my early 20s. Great location (the big windows are ideal for people-watching) and fab interior.
Louie Louie
13 BondegatanAn excellent cafe with a retro feel and cool vibe.
An old favorite, this place is so cute and colorful and the sandwiches are great!
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Cafe Blå Lotus
21 Katarina BangataAn old favorite, this place is so cute and colorful and the sandwiches are great!
A super cozy hangout with lovely interior and maybe the best cakes in town!
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Gildas rum
79 SkånegatanA super cozy hangout with lovely interior and maybe the best cakes in town!
A great and very popular café that looks splendid and has amazing sandwiches and goodies.
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Vurma
31 Bergsunds strandA great and very popular café that looks splendid and has amazing sandwiches and goodies.
Very nice and French inspired place, delish menu items and they’re famous for their enormous cinnamon buns which you could easily divide between 4 people!
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Café Saturnus
6 EriksbergsgatanVery nice and French inspired place, delish menu items and they’re famous for their enormous cinnamon buns which you could easily divide between 4 people!
This is like the oldest cafe in Stockholm and it’s so cute and cozy, total grandma vibe.
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Sturekatten
4 RiddargatanThis is like the oldest cafe in Stockholm and it’s so cute and cozy, total grandma vibe.
A very old and classic Stockholm café, always busy and always delivers.
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Vete-Katten
55 KungsgatanA very old and classic Stockholm café, always busy and always delivers.
Beautiful old place that hasn’t changed for decades!
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Ritorno Konditori Etc
80 OdengatanBeautiful old place that hasn’t changed for decades!
Beautiful old place that hasn’t changed for decades!
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Konditori Valand
Beautiful old place that hasn’t changed for decades!
Very cool coffee shop attached to a design shop, this place was recently mentioned in the New York Times Stockholm travel guide.
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Snickarbacken 7
7 SnickarbackenVery cool coffee shop attached to a design shop, this place was recently mentioned in the New York Times Stockholm travel guide.
Our local café and we're lucky to have it, retro interior, good music and great food :)
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Årstabo
5 ÅrstatorgOur local café and we're lucky to have it, retro interior, good music and great food :)
Go to this place for the great view over Stockholm, it's awesome!
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Fåfängan
3 KlockstapelsbackenGo to this place for the great view over Stockholm, it's awesome!
Hands down my favorite coffee shop in town. Great for people-watching, the staff are awesome, the menu is good and the odd thing is they only take cash so it's just a total one-of-a-kind place.
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Kaffe
17 S:t PaulsgatanHands down my favorite coffee shop in town. Great for people-watching, the staff are awesome, the menu is good and the odd thing is they only take cash so it's just a total one-of-a-kind place.
Absolute favorite atmosphere-wise, the interior is to die for!
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Rost
52 Wollmar YxkullsgatanAbsolute favorite atmosphere-wise, the interior is to die for!
Favorite burger joint, really good burgers and cool American-diner atmosphere.
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Lily's Burger
27 SödermannagatanFavorite burger joint, really good burgers and cool American-diner atmosphere.
Great place famous for its affection for garlic, all sorts of crazy food and generally a cool atmosphere. They have a location in London as well.
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Brothers Olsson Garlic & Shots
84 FolkungagatanGreat place famous for its affection for garlic, all sorts of crazy food and generally a cool atmosphere. They have a location in London as well.
A really awesome place, especially in the summer since they have a big and cozy veranda. Good South American grub.
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Cantina Real
11-13 LindvallsgatanA really awesome place, especially in the summer since they have a big and cozy veranda. Good South American grub.
Another favorite with great food and an excellent selection of beers! Probably the best in town in fact, and this place totally works as a bar as much as a restaurant.
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Babajan Bar
75 Katarina BangataAnother favorite with great food and an excellent selection of beers! Probably the best in town in fact, and this place totally works as a bar as much as a restaurant.
Very popular for its good and inexpensive Eastern European food and the place itself is cozy and delightful.
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Krogen Soldaten Svejk
35 ÖstgötagatanVery popular for its good and inexpensive Eastern European food and the place itself is cozy and delightful.
A popular Eastern European place, has been very trendy since it opened a few years ago.
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Bar Central
83 SkånegatanA popular Eastern European place, has been very trendy since it opened a few years ago.
A great place by trendy Nytorget, excellent and price-worthy food, very popular with the Södermalm crowd.
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Nytorget 6
6 NytorgetA great place by trendy Nytorget, excellent and price-worthy food, very popular with the Södermalm crowd.
This is a lovely place for classic Swedish fare, it’s really old and looks beautiful and the food is yummy! They also have a bar bit that’s popular with Södermalm barhoppers.
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Restaurant Pelikan
40 BlekingegatanThis is a lovely place for classic Swedish fare, it’s really old and looks beautiful and the food is yummy! They also have a bar bit that’s popular with Södermalm barhoppers.
This is the best Indian in town! They have a few locations: the classic one at Katarina Bangatan, Gossip at Skånegatan which is absolutely fabulous, and the new one, Ultimat (in Vasastan) which was recently voted the best Indian in Europe!
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Shanti Classic
58 Katarina BangataThis is the best Indian in town! They have a few locations: the classic one at Katarina Bangatan, Gossip at Skånegatan which is absolutely fabulous, and the new one, Ultimat (in Vasastan) which was recently voted the best Indian in Europe!
This place has won some local awards a couple of years in a row now (since opening basically) for best budget eatery in Stockholm. I love the locale and the street it’s on (Erstagatan) has been really up-and-coming the past couple of years, bunch of new places including an excellent wine bar opposite.
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Ai Ramen Sofia
22 ErstagatanThis place has won some local awards a couple of years in a row now (since opening basically) for best budget eatery in Stockholm. I love the locale and the street it’s on (Erstagatan) has been really up-and-coming the past couple of years, bunch of new places including an excellent wine bar opposite.
This place is so fab! I don’t even know where to begin describing the over-the-top decorations (which change three times a year, depending on the season – I recommend Halloween!) and the food is lovely – this was the first place to do Cajun cooking in Stockholm. So much character in this place, and it’s basically had the same personnel since the 80s!
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Peppar
34 TorsgatanThis place is so fab! I don’t even know where to begin describing the over-the-top decorations (which change three times a year, depending on the season – I recommend Halloween!) and the food is lovely – this was the first place to do Cajun cooking in Stockholm. So much character in this place, and it’s basically had the same personnel since the 80s!
Crêperie Fyra Knop
4 SvartensgatanOldest creperie in town, super cozy place.
Maybe my favorite pizza place in town, also a total hipster joint (they have a collaboration with the brewery Omnipollo, which is why that bar is called Ominpollos Hatt).
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Pizza Hut
56 KlarabergsgatanMaybe my favorite pizza place in town, also a total hipster joint (they have a collaboration with the brewery Omnipollo, which is why that bar is called Ominpollos Hatt).
Excellent taqueria in a couple of different locations in town (this one is the better one), great budget eating.
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La Neta City
2 BarnhusgatanExcellent taqueria in a couple of different locations in town (this one is the better one), great budget eating.
Fabulous breakfast place (but expect waiting a long time for a table...) Such an awesome place with a jukebox, cool wallpaper and great staff, and they’ve recently opened up a second location in Vasastan!
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Greasy Spoon
19 TjärhovsgatanFabulous breakfast place (but expect waiting a long time for a table...) Such an awesome place with a jukebox, cool wallpaper and great staff, and they’ve recently opened up a second location in Vasastan!
This place possibly has the best veggie buffet in the world! So price-worthy, and the view over the water is to die for! Great for summer since the have a large and lovely patio (also with a fab view!)
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Hermans
23B FjällgatanThis place possibly has the best veggie buffet in the world! So price-worthy, and the view over the water is to die for! Great for summer since the have a large and lovely patio (also with a fab view!)
Meat On A Stick
6 RoslagsgatanBest kebab/falafel place in town!
Most popular thai place in town, a true Stockholm institute.
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Koh Phangan
57 SkånegatanMost popular thai place in town, a true Stockholm institute.
This is our local cool restaurant/bar that's been recommended by a few travel mags :) Excellent patio!
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Två små svin
49 ÅrstavägenThis is our local cool restaurant/bar that's been recommended by a few travel mags :) Excellent patio!
Everything Else
Fabulous breakfast place (but expect waiting a long time for a table...) Such an awesome place with a jukebox, cool wallpaper and great staff, and they’ve recently opened up a second location in Vasastan!
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Greasy Spoon
19 TjärhovsgatanFabulous breakfast place (but expect waiting a long time for a table...) Such an awesome place with a jukebox, cool wallpaper and great staff, and they’ve recently opened up a second location in Vasastan!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is an awesome playground for adults basically, they have all these games and activities and it’s also just a really cool bar smack in the middle of Sofo.
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Ugglan
6 NärkesgatanThis is an awesome playground for adults basically, they have all these games and activities and it’s also just a really cool bar smack in the middle of Sofo.
This is my favorite bar in town, fantastic music and a great vibe.
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Snotty Sound Bar
90 SkånegatanThis is my favorite bar in town, fantastic music and a great vibe.
Really great beer bar in Sofo, fab beer selection (with a lot of local brews) and great food too.
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Katarina Ölkafé
27 Katarina BangataReally great beer bar in Sofo, fab beer selection (with a lot of local brews) and great food too.
Indigo
19 GötgatanA trendy bar that’s been in since the 90s.
Same owners as Indigo, another great hang-out on Söder, especially in the summertime.
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Babylon
Same owners as Indigo, another great hang-out on Söder, especially in the summertime.
Yet another place recently opened by the Indigo crowd, popular with Söder barflies.
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Bistro Bananas
47 SkånegatanYet another place recently opened by the Indigo crowd, popular with Söder barflies.
Harvest Home
50 BondegatanCozy pub atmosphere and good food.
Another favorite bar of mine, always a good night out. Extra kudos for the pinball machines!
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Söders Hjärta HB
22 BellmansgatanAnother favorite bar of mine, always a good night out. Extra kudos for the pinball machines!
Morfar Ginko
13 SwedenborgsgatanA hip hangout.
There’s two in Stockholm, this one I've visited more since it's on Södermalm...
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Brewdog bar
149B RingvägenThere’s two in Stockholm, this one I've visited more since it's on Södermalm...
This is a brewery just around the corner from Brewdog and they do a brew pub on Fridays. Really cool to hang out there, you get like a clip-card and a glass at the door and then you pay when you leave, after sampling a bunch of delicious brews! Good music and there’s always a food truck parked outside.
Stockholm Brewing Co.
26A FrihamnsgatanThis is a brewery just around the corner from Brewdog and they do a brew pub on Fridays. Really cool to hang out there, you get like a clip-card and a glass at the door and then you pay when you leave, after sampling a bunch of delicious brews! Good music and there’s always a food truck parked outside.
My favorite wine bar! They only play vinyl records and they have a great collection of those, plus super nice staff and good atmosphere.
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Folii
21 ErstagatanMy favorite wine bar! They only play vinyl records and they have a great collection of those, plus super nice staff and good atmosphere.
Vina
1 SofiagatanA super cozy wine bar.
Awesome vintage/retro style bar (feels like somebody’s living room) with good cocktails and a great vibe.
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Erlands
1 GästrikegatanAwesome vintage/retro style bar (feels like somebody’s living room) with good cocktails and a great vibe.
Omnipollos hatt
1A Hökens gataA very popular hipster beer bar by Slussen.
The famous Danish brewery Mikkeller just opened up this bar, their beers are great!
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Mikkeller Bar
3-5 BrahegatanThe famous Danish brewery Mikkeller just opened up this bar, their beers are great!
A very old and super classic Stockholm place, looks gorgeous and has never lost its popularity. Plus, it's open late!
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Kvarnen
4 TjärhovsgatanA very old and super classic Stockholm place, looks gorgeous and has never lost its popularity. Plus, it's open late!
This is an old theater that's pretty much the most popular place for clubs on Söder. Lots of great club nights here and I go there a lot.
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Mosebacke
Mosebacke TorgThis is an old theater that's pretty much the most popular place for clubs on Söder. Lots of great club nights here and I go there a lot.
This, along with Mosebacke, is the most popular venue on Södermalm for clubs and concerts. The venue is really cool with a lovely mosaic wall outside (great for posing by for photos!) and a perfect location by the water.
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Debaser Hornstulls Strand
4 Hornstulls strandThis, along with Mosebacke, is the most popular venue on Södermalm for clubs and concerts. The venue is really cool with a lovely mosaic wall outside (great for posing by for photos!) and a perfect location by the water.
This is THE place to hang out in Stockholm in the summer. Very Berlinesque. Expect a lot of hipsters!
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Trädgården
2 Hammarby SlussvägThis is THE place to hang out in Stockholm in the summer. Very Berlinesque. Expect a lot of hipsters!
Arts & Culture
Moderna Museet
4 ExercisplanOur lovely modern art museum.
This is a world class photography museum, highly recommended! The building and location are ace, and they have an excellent restaurant with a lovely view over the water!
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Fotografiska
22 StadsgårdshamnenThis is a world class photography museum, highly recommended! The building and location are ace, and they have an excellent restaurant with a lovely view over the water!
This is the oldest outdoor museum in the world and it's so lovely! It's on this beautiful island called Djurgården which has lots of great museums, an amusement park and beautiful nature perfect for Sunday strolls :)
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Skansen
49-51 DjurgårdsslättenThis is the oldest outdoor museum in the world and it's so lovely! It's on this beautiful island called Djurgården which has lots of great museums, an amusement park and beautiful nature perfect for Sunday strolls :)
Entertainment & Activities
Best cinema in town, has often been voted the best indie cinema in Sweden :) Awesome original 50s interior and a great restaurant.
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Rio
3 Hornstulls strandBest cinema in town, has often been voted the best indie cinema in Sweden :) Awesome original 50s interior and a great restaurant.
Sightseeing
Beautiful building both outside and in, and the location of the Nobel Prize banquet.
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I-City Hall yase-Stockholm
1 HantverkargatanBeautiful building both outside and in, and the location of the Nobel Prize banquet.
The public library is in an iconic building designed by famous Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. Truly beautiful.
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I-Library YaseStockholm YaseMphakathi
53 SveavägenThe public library is in an iconic building designed by famous Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. Truly beautiful.
Beautiful street with both pretty houses and a great view.
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Fjällgatan
FjällgatanBeautiful street with both pretty houses and a great view.
Mäster Mikaels gata
Mäster Mikaels gataGorgeous picturesque street!
Beautiful scenic path with a great view over the city and City Hall.
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Mariatorget
MariatorgetBeautiful scenic path with a great view over the city and City Hall.
Shopping
POP Stockholm
140 ÅsögatanThe coolest second hand store in town.
This is a really cool retro store that even has a barber and a coffee shop and stuff. It’s not far from Nytorget but it's a bit hidden, you go down these spiral stairs and then this huge space opens up with all sorts of fun clothes and things. There’s even a pinball machine! A great place to hang out.
Sivletto
23D Gamla BrogatanThis is a really cool retro store that even has a barber and a coffee shop and stuff. It’s not far from Nytorget but it's a bit hidden, you go down these spiral stairs and then this huge space opens up with all sorts of fun clothes and things. There’s even a pinball machine! A great place to hang out.
This is possibly the coolest UO in the world as it’s in an old theater and they’ve kept the original interior! So pretty.
Urban Outfitters
57 RegeringsgatanThis is possibly the coolest UO in the world as it’s in an old theater and they’ve kept the original interior! So pretty.
This is my favorite book/magazine store in town, it has magazines nobody else in town has and brilliant books and films and more! Always a winner for picking out presents.
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Papercut AB
24 KrukmakargatanThis is my favorite book/magazine store in town, it has magazines nobody else in town has and brilliant books and films and more! Always a winner for picking out presents.
This is the best sweet shop in town, they make their own caramels and it’s very vintage-y with jazz music and girls dressed in old-timey clothes, so lovely! A lot of the “vintage-mafia” lindy hop girls work there and they look straight out of the 40s.
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Pärlans Konfektyr
38 NytorgsgatanThis is the best sweet shop in town, they make their own caramels and it’s very vintage-y with jazz music and girls dressed in old-timey clothes, so lovely! A lot of the “vintage-mafia” lindy hop girls work there and they look straight out of the 40s.
A very cool record shop (especially if you're into Ty Segall and that whole neo-psych/garage scene, which I am!) and second hand shop.
Push My Buttons
105 SkånegatanA very cool record shop (especially if you're into Ty Segall and that whole neo-psych/garage scene, which I am!) and second hand shop.