Do not pass this antique store without stopping. The store is filled with Swedish glass ware and…read morechina, but that is not all...I bought an absolutely gorgeous Danish Royal stoneware jug as a birthday present for my husband. For myself, an artdeco vase. The owner was gracious and kind and I think the prices were fair. I spent more then I anticipated as I was walking through the Old City, but I'll cherish my purchases forever. Thank you, Antikaffaren PHM, I'll be back in October!

These guys run their business under the claim that everything they sell is old and therefor they…read moreare not subjected to following Swedish law on return policy. They have some cool stuff but it is utter nonsense that stuff they claim is antique is actually antique. One guy tried to convince me that a brand new pair of glasses was from the 50s. They were CE marked, which was introduced in 1985. Anyway, since they claim that everything they sell is old youare not allowed to return anything. Be aware! Personally I will never shop there again. Tothe person who thinks they are only nice to Swedes. Nope! They are pretty much a-holes to whoever if the situation doesn't benefit them.

Such rude staff they ignore you and can tend to scream at you when asking a simple question. Many…read morethings were dirty.

Great shop. Very unique and fun to look through. Tons of cool ship parts and apparatus. Freddy, the…read moreshop proprietor, is the perfect steward of the shop and has a cool logbook where he can retrieve information on just about anything in the store. Now for the bad news for folks who want to buy something while on vacation and have it shipped to their hometown. They aren't the best at packaging and shipping their goods. I purchased an antique marine chronometer and had it shipped to the USA. It came completely destroyed. Instead of taking the product back and/or refunding the full amount I had to jump through a bunch of hoops (trips to the post office, claims forms, pictures, videos, emails, letters, etc...) and I only received about half of what I paid for the marine chronometer. I realize things get damaged in shipping, especially when not padded and protected adequately. These things happen. That is when a reputable shop should do the right thing and fully refund their customer.

Great selection of maps of Sweden - mostly 16th-17th century. Would recommend if you are a…read morecollector.

This is an old-fashioned shop run by a British ex pat…read more He has a delightful selection of lithographs and prints of botanicals, birds, loical flora and fauna and old maps--both framed and unframed. I discovered this one day a few years back when wandering around Gamla Stan. This trip I had this shop in mind for gifts for old and new found friends in Sweden. I also grabbed two framed prints of poisonous and edible mushrooms for a friend in the US who is mad about mushrooms and several unframed prints for future gifts or framing and hanging at my place. While he p[ackaged my gifts for travel back to the US, I walked to another of my favorite places in Gamla Stan--Chaikhana (or Tea House)--and had a pot of tea and tea sandwiches, enjoyed some quiet time and bought some tea and tea-related gifts for other friends.

One of my favorite record stores in Stockholm. When you walk in, you see a selection of records…read moreabout equal to a lot of the record shops in the city. The selection is definitely better, but wait, there's also a downstairs! That's where I really cleaned up. Though I didn't have as much time to dig as I wanted, I found a bunch of great uk indie stuff (josef k, girls at our best, marine girls, etc.) all in what I think was a new arrivals crate, but I'm not sure. Either way, this place had an overall amazing selection of vinyl and was only surpassed, in my opinion, by nostalgia palace.

Fantastic record store for used and new indie, punk, metal, and classic rock, as well as other…read moregenres such as soul, country, etc. The prices are reasonable and the record all seem to be G and above (and priced accordingly). As another reviewer noted, there is an upstairs -- where they also sell antiques and the like -- and a much larger downstairs. The records are organized by new arrivals (again, used and new) of mixed genre and then by rock, punk, metal, etc. The only downside is that there are so many records flipping thru the stacks involves removing some, flipping, putting back, repeat. Also tons of 45s. Save hours for this one -- definitely the best of the eight vinyl shops I've visited to date (or at least it's the one that I spent the most in; see: kid in a candy store). Nice owners, too!