From the owner: Mitt på Skeppsbron, fyra hus från slottet ligger Sjöfartshusets Festvåningar. Huset är från…read more1600-talet och erbjuder vackra Gustavianska matsalar och salonger. Under sommarveckorna fram till 10 augusti välkomnar vi er att njuta av Svensk sommarlunch. "Drop in" mellan kl. 11.00-14.00. (stängt måndagar) Konferens och privata middag hela året runt i ljuvlig miljö. Vid middag kan man välja tre eller fem-rättersmeny i enskild matsal. Elegant, klassiskt och prisvärt sedan 60-talet. Välkomma till gamla stan och till Stockholms bästa läge.

After years hearing people talk about Berns it was finally time for me to take a peak and I tell…read moreyou I was not disspointed! Berns is beautifully located close to strandvägen and has waterfront, a short walking distance from the best nightclubs in Sthlm (see my review of Soap Bar, Solidaritet). The building was finished 1863 and can hold up to 1200 people and thay have enough dancefloors for everyone! The moment I walked in to the "Stora Salongen" my mind went back to Vegas, this is the closest thing you can come to a big exclusive club as the ones in the US! They have everything I expect from a great club, a cool lightshow for you to go crazy at and enough dancefloors for everyone! Along the sides you have enough bars for an army and they have a big terrace were you can mingel or cool yourself of after hours of shufflin! The building itself is beautiful and the "Stora Salongen" reminds you of a royalpalace! I will be going here again and it's defiently the place to end the night out at!

I was here for a brunch on a Sunday, which starts at 11:30. The brunch is a bit pricey, when I was…read morethere it was 325 SEK per person excluding drinks, but you get a great selection of oysters, sushi and other Asian food. If you're vegetarian and don't eat fish, you won't find much here. The sushi was surprisingly good, although other courses were merely okay. The desserts were great and plentiful. Make sure to make a reservation - while they sometimes can accomodate a party of two without reservations, you'll have a wait. Parties larger than 2 people should definitely make a reservation.

I'm still not sure how to describe this place except to state that it's something of a hybrid…read morebetween an arts center and a shopping mall. At the same time, it really gives you a concentrated flavor of the Swedish modern design style most of us know only through trips to Ikea. It stands in a central area of Stockholm south of Sergels torg where the big, elliptical plaza sits with the geometric, black-and-white triangle design, a most arresting sight seen from the building's windows (photo: http://bit.ly/2aFTOud). If neither big Viking ships nor an ABBA tribute is your cup of tea, then I'd say this is a good place to chill during the day. A good portion of the center is devoted to performance venues like the Stockholm City Theatre, the Hörsalen lecture hall or the more club-like Kilen where young stand-up comedians perform. On the fourth floor is a children's library called Rum för Barn, where kids can hang and read books or listen to storytellers on kid-friendly couches. There's also a comic book library called Serieteket. Jamie W. and I strolled through the Design Museum which showed unique artifacts that gave way to bigger design trends (photo: http://bit.ly/2aWbJ0f). We were also particularly fascinated by an area devoted strictly to serious chess players (photo: http://bit.ly/2b24T9T). Definitely worth a stop.

Great food, medium sized entres. I chose the steak and the salmon for my partner. Both were well…read morecooked and delicious. Drinks were good as well.

Ragnars skafferi is a cafe at Stockholm City Hall. We stopped by for a bite after a tour of City…read moreHall, and the it's a lovely space, which serves lunch as a buffet: healthy options, beautiful food, in a quiet environment. Not a bad option for lunch if you're at City Hall for a tour or are in the area for another reason!

We were staying in the area and not knowing anything about this cafe we decided to make a visit…read more Stockholm was the last of our four-city visit in Europe and our state of jetlag was seriously creeping in on us so we were in dire need of a cup or two. The worker was friendly and helpful and spoke perfect English (which we started to realize about most people in Sweden making it quite easy on the American or British traveler). I had the kanelbullar, a Swedish cardamom roll which I've come to really enjoy with a cappuccino. The cappuccino was delightful and I was good to go after about 15 minutes. Later, we learned this was famous as being Stieg Larsson's (and Mikael Blomkvist's respectively) favorite coffee shop. But it was quiet and not at all crowded to our surprise and relief. Well, at least when we dropped by which gave us more of a reason to love this place. A must visit while in Stockholm.

Since my travel partner likes to sleep in late each morning, I decided to explore the nearby area…read morein Stockholm, known as "Sodermalm," for breakfast. After a quick search I decided upon Kaffebar yesterday and I'm back again today! Yes, it's that good here. In Sweden they apparently don't eat pancakes or any big breakfast though! Small portions are normal here, the options are yogurt, pastries and tiny meat sandwiches. On day one I settled for an herb-bun pastry that was some sort of sweet bread, accompanied by an espresso. First off the pastry was excellent, better than American pastries, however the espresso was so good compared to my normal Starbucks routine that I wasn't sure how to take it! Day two I switched it up and asked for hot coffee with cream and grabbed a cheese croissant from the self-serve pastry bar. The barista asked "milk?," which I replied "yes!" So they do milk here, not cream. Fantastic, both options by the way. After a few sips of coffee I'm high as a kite! The croissant was ah-maaaaaazing! You can sit outside and people watch or stay inside. Today I'm inside so I can write my family back home while my buddy sleeps for a couple more hours. The icing on the cake here, noted by other reviewers, is that Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, frequented this joint. Who knows, perhaps I'm sitting in his seat today?