I brought my husband here for a quick bite and some people watching. We sat outside and had…read moreamazing views of the street and people of Sodermalm, the Brooklyn of Stockholm. It's definitely worth a trip to this part of the city to walk around and get a different feel. We each had the shrimp sandwich which came with a really nice side salad and extra crispy toast. The shrimp salad sandwiches in summer and super good, and this was probably the best we had all trip. This place is an institution. The food is really good and the service is also on point. I visited this restaurant on a previous trip and had a really good lunch with complimentary bread and salad bar. We will definitely return here when we visit our friends in Stockholm again.

This was our first meal upon arriving in Stockholm and it didn't disappoint! The skagen toast was…read morefresh and light, the bookmaker was delicious with a delicate blend of honey mustard and horseradish, and we couldn't even finish the Caesar salad with big and fresh slabs of bacon! Highly recommend!

Back again. As good as ever. And how DO the Swedes enjoy sitting at the picnic tables? It is 22…read moredegrees. Got the usual, the herring with mashed potatoes, three sides,and a piece of rye crisp. We had the pickled cucumber, lingonberries and cremefreche salad. Nice serving but I wanted more. IT IS SO GOOD. But we are here for a month so I WILL be back. I meant to take pictures of the food but I was too anxious to eat. Friendly service as always. Nicely packed to go. We have been coming here for years and I highly recommend.

This unassuming food cart offered me one of the best meals I had in Stockholm. Simple, yet…read moredelicious. I'd never had fried herring like this before. I'm so glad I tried it. It's pretty much a one person show from what I could see. The owner attended to me efficiently and without the slightest hesitation. I'm sorry to say that I don't speak Swedish (I wish I did I can tell you) but he was able to communicate with me and for that I will always be grateful. My plate had, if I recall correctly, four breaded and fried herring fillets. It had a coleslaw (which I found a surprising addition, creamy mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, red onions, and a little wedge of crispbread. I loved every bite. It was a generous plate. I particularly enjoyed eating a combination of the potatoes, cuke, onion, and fish on a corner of the crispbread as I munched away. There are a few nearby picnic type tables. So there was a place I could sit and enjoy this meal overlooking the water and a corner of the old town. If you find yourself in Stockholm, do yourself a favor and go to here. Even if you think you don't like herring, try it this way. I bet you'd be surprised.

Pelikan is an over 120 years old, located at 40-Blekinge-Gatan (street) in Stockholm Sweden…read more Pelikan's look and feel is Art Nouveau, making it a really lovely and inspired restaurant. Pelikan is one of the few good restaurants in Stockholm that still serve traditional home-style Swedish food, so I come here more than once almost every time I visit my family. So, since my first visit to Sweden in 1985 I've actually eaten here alone or with my family around seven times. Among the favorite dishes here are the: Herring Plate (4 types), Toast Skagen (Tiny Sweet Shrimp with Mayonnaise on Toast), Thick Fried 'Salted' Bacon in Onion Sauce, The Duck, Every piece of Fish here is good. Other favorites are the Saddle of Reindeer with Lingonberries, Pork Knuckle with Potato Dumplings, and of course their Kottbullar (Swedish Meatballs) with Lingonberries. This is a great place.

This is one of those Stockholm institutions that feels like it should be part of the itinerary if…read moreyou're trying to experience traditional Swedish food. Unfortunately, for most of the meal, the food itself didn't fully live up to the reputation. We ordered a pretty broad range of dishes. The herring was a bit of a miss for us and felt messy rather than memorable. The girls had the meatballs and a mushroom dumpling dish, but neither one really enjoyed their meal. Both dishes leaned very salty, to the point where it took away from the overall experience. I ordered the venison, which was fine, but not particularly special. It was one of those dishes that was technically okay, but didn't make me want to keep eating. I honestly didn't finish it. Mia ordered the cod, which looked good, but again, it didn't feel like anything spectacular or especially memorable. What completely changed the tone of the experience was the service. Toward the end of the meal, our server noticed that I hadn't eaten much. Without making a big deal out of it and without me asking for anything, he brought over a steak with potatoes and fries. That dish was excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. More importantly, the gesture itself was incredibly thoughtful. That kind of hospitality is rare. He didn't have to do it. I wasn't complaining, and I wasn't expecting anything. I was prepared to leave the meal as-is. But the fact that he noticed and cared enough to make the experience better says a lot about the service and the professionalism of the staff. So while the original food we ordered was hit-or-miss, the service elevated the evening in a major way. The meal itself may not have been excellent across the board, but the hospitality was. For me, this ends up being a four-star experience: not because every dish landed, but because the staff turned what could have been a disappointing dinner into something memorable.

Great music. The slow cooked stew is amazing. Sociable people working there. The cook even let us…read moretaste the stew before we ordered it. It's a little weird no younger people have found this place and made it their own yet. I like it the way it is now though!

Great place to kill a few hours, friendly staff and decent prices (for Stockholm that is) They have…read morequite a wide assortment of different beers for such a small place.

We were a group of 8 people who ate the three- course meal deal on a Sunday evening. 299kr for…read morethree dishes, what a bargain! It was half full with people of all ages, two rooms with seating, and a bar. On busy nights there is an extra room open downstairs. The food was absolutely fantastic. The group has never been so quiet as when food was on the table. We all are different things and only had good things to say. Unfortunately they only had a handful of wines and beers to choose from, which is a shame for beer lovers. The furniture is classic Swedish "Gustaviansk" design, and incredibly comfortable, the atmosphere relaxed and all the staff were helpful and friendly, and some even dared crack a joke. Will definitely come back to this hidden gem!

This restaurant is located in what I would call the "Craft Beer" district…read more The staff all speak good English and I was seated with the four folks I was planning to meet with for happy hour. I tried all their IPAs and they were all good. Nothing like the Best West or East Coast beers in the US, but all were local (or European), and I appreciated the efforts to offer local Swedish IPAs. I was there before dinner, so ordered just an appetizer. I had the been tartare, and it was terrific. They provides all the ingredients (raw eggs, onions, capers, etc.), and the beer was very fresh. I appreciated they allowed us to carve out one person's order from the rest of us (he did not drink) and then we could split the bill easily with the server's help.

Great beer selection and fantastic food! Cheryl had the mussels Milanase (spicy!) and I had the cod…read moreloin with smoked bacon. We're only here for 3 days and already planning on coming back.

Great Viennese schnitzel dinner! The fries were a delightful surprise, as well! Nice drink…read moreselection and reasonably priced. The other German dishes were also popular among the diners. Dining is comfortable and cosy. Would highly recommend! Location is great. You can have a leisurely walk after your meal and explore a pleasant part of Stockholm.

Maybe I have a slight obsession with Toast Skagen, but if I…read morelived around the neighborhood, I would prob pop in here daily for a nice drink along with my toast skagen. Pretty satisfied tonight with my meal and the host is very friendly. Beautiful and cosy decor for a chilly night in Stockholm.

A small place, but with some crazy stadium style seating. The food here appears to be all organic…read more My wife had a Nordic open-faced sandwich, and after eating those in Copenhagen, Oslo and Sweden, she said this was the best one she had. I had a bowl of the fish stew, which came with a side of cream that was like sour cream. I watched some other gentlemen take a spoonful and put it in their soup and eat it. That fish stew was hearty and delicious. They also serve organic beers here and I had a Stockholm Organic Lager, which tasted like a German Pilsner. It's not a huge place, and when we got there, the tables at ground level were full. They have outside seating, but seeing how this was early January, we didn't want to eat outside, even though it is covered (but still a bit open). They have these "stadium-style" seats with little tables, though, and we climbed up there. They have everything partially made, and when you order, they put it together. There were only two people I could see handling it, but service was great. Some of the best food I ate all trip.

This was one of my favorite places that we ate in Stockholm. We were trying hard to find reasonably…read morepriced places to eat and found this one. It's a very small place, so a lot of people take their food to go. There are a few tables along the window and then there's stadium seating along one of the smaller walls. It's a cool concept, but it's kind of hard to climb up, especially when you're trying to climb around people. It does provide a good view of the restaurant though. It's fast casual, so you order at the counter and they bring your food to you. The service was pretty fast. The food is incredibly good. We did one of the dishes with meat and the other with vegetarian. We got the sauces they recommended with it. It had so much flavor and tasted very fresh. I would highly recommend coming here while you're in Stockholm. We enjoyed it way more than the places you have to pay the times the price.