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The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Sweden

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  1. A 1930s façade on a smart Östermalm corner hides what is essentially a boutique hotel built on the premise that Scandinavian design doesn't have to be earnest. Street art, reclaimed vintage furniture, and subway-tile bathrooms replace the pale wood and quiet restraint you might expect. A DJ runs the bar on weekends, and the pan-Asian menu draws a crowd that comes for the cocktails and stays for the scene.


  2. Art Nouveau curves and a century's worth of eclectically layered interiors set the mood at this boutique-ish hotel on upscale Östermalm. Seventy rooms puts it in an awkward middle zone between boutique and full luxury, and it leans into that gracefully. A wine bar, a proper restaurant, and a casual all-day spot mean you rarely need to leave, which is convenient given that Stockholm's famous Saluhall market hall is right next door. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.

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  3. Rank 107. Allegrine

    French

    Eighteen counter stools look straight into the open kitchen at Allegrine, a French brasserie on Kammakargatan where the menu runs from a simple lunch dish of the day to evening plates of frogs' legs and steak tartare. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand. If choosing feels like too much, there's a surprise menu for two, which is either very romantic or a polite admission that the wine is already flowing.


    Address
    Kammakargatan 22, Stockholm, Stockholm 111 40, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–1 AM

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  4. Address
    Kungstensgatan 9, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  5. Address
    Kommendörsgatan 46, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  6. Address
    Vapengatan 2, Stockholm, Sweden · Hägersten
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  7. Address
    Havsvägen 38, Gästrikland, Gävle, Sweden · Gävle
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  8. Address
    Tulegatan 22, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  9. Address
    Norra Strandgatan 3, Norrbotten, Luleå, Sweden · Luleå
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 PM, 4 PM–10 PM

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  10. A lakeside lodge in Pildammsparken where the menu is classified information until the final course, when a QR code reveals what you just ate. This creative tasting restaurant asks for your allergies upfront and handles the rest, wine pairings included, so dinner becomes a kind of elegant guessing game. The terrace aperitif before you go in is worth arriving early for, and the minimalist room keeps the suspense from tipping into gimmick.


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    Pildammsvägen 17, Malmo, Skåne 214 66, Sweden · Malmo
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–11 PM

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  11. Address
    Stora vägen 75, Småland, Kosta, Sweden · Kosta
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–8:30 PM

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  12. Rank 107. Brasserie Astoria

    Modern French




  13. Address
    Strandgatan 32, Skellefteå, Sweden · Skellefteå
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  14. Address
    Prästgatan 42, Västmanland, Nora, Sweden · Nora
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 2 PM–1 AM

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  15. Rank 107. Carbon

    Modern Bistro

    Crushed velvet banquettes set the tone at this upscale modern bistro, where the Josper oven does heavy lifting on a seasonal tasting menu that runs six, eleven, or somewhere in between courses depending on the night. Contemporary technique sits on a traditional base, and every dish comes with a suggested wine pairing, which removes exactly one source of dinner-table conflict. The room fills up, so book ahead.




  16. Address
    Banérgatan 7, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–4 PM, 5:30 PM–11:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  17. Address
    Kyrkogatan 34, Västergötland, Göteborg, Sweden · Göteborg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  18. Address
    Kommendörsgatan 23, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–Midnight

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  19. Address
    Tulegatan 22, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  20. Address
    Olof Palmes Plats 4, Uppland, Uppsala, Sweden · Uppsala
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  21. Seating wraps around a central bar in a room that feels closer to a pub than a restaurant, which is exactly the point. The name means "family," and the place follows through: relaxed service, no ceremony, and a drinks list long enough to keep the evening going. The cooking runs to properly considered Swedish and Scandinavian plates. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, for the crowd who tracks such things.


  22. Rank 107. Farang

    Thai

    The front door is a relic from when this building housed Stockholm's electric company, which sets the tone for a room that knows it has good bones. Inside, it's a chic Thai and Southeast Asian restaurant with soft lighting, an open kitchen, and cooking that moves across the region, laab, crying tiger beef, Vietnamese-style sashimi. Service is attentive without being stiff, and the prices won't require a sit-down afterward.




  23. Address
    Lilla Torget 1, Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden · Göteborg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11:30 PM

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  24. Address
    Dalagatan 54, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  25. Rank 107. Gården

    Nordic




  26. Address
    Hornsgatan 66, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Open now, until 2:30 PM

    Friday 8:30 AM–11:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  27. Address
    Storgatan 46, Västerbotten, Umeå, Sweden · Umeå
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–1 AM

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  28. Rank 107. Gurras

    Street Food Mediterranean Food Truck


    Address
    Postgatan 16, Bohuslän, Göteborg, Sweden · Göteborg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–12:30 AM

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  29. Address
    Järntorgsgatan 4, Närke, Örebro, Sweden · Örebro
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  30. Address
    Norra Strandgatan 1, Norrbotten, Luleå, Sweden · Luleå
    Hours

    Open now, until 11:59 PM

    Friday 10 AM–6 PM, 4:30 PM–7 PM, 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  31. The kitchen keeps a garden of a hundred herb varieties, and you'll taste most of them before the night is out. This is the restaurant inside a historic Öland hotel, serving tasting menus that pair classical technique with whatever's flowering outside, on an island already famous for its wild herbs. The wine list runs deep enough to keep a serious oenophile busy for a while.


  32. Rank 107. Human

    New Nordic


    Address
    Risåsgatan 8, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland 41307, Sweden · Gothenburg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 5 PM–Midnight

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  33. Address
    Marknadsvägen 63, Lappland, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden · Jukkasjärvi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 6:30 AM–10 AM, 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  34. Address
    Hjulhamnsgatan 5, Skåne, Malmö, Sweden · Malmö
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11:59 PM

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  35. Address
    Tjärhovsgatan 33, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–1 AM

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  36. Address
    Roslagsgatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–1 AM

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  37. A converted red-brick factory beside the water, Lux Dag för Dag runs as a brasserie with a menu that leans hard on Swedish produce, Östergötland lamb and Ängsö pike-perch among them. Dishes are classically grounded and unfussy, letting the ingredients do the talking, and courses come in sizes from mini to large for those who prefer to graze rather than commit. A set kitchen menu handles the decisions for anyone who'd rather just eat.


    Address
    Primusgatan 116, Stockholm, Stockholm 112 67, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  38. Address
    Torggatan 3, Västerbotten, Skellefteå, Sweden · Skellefteå
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1:30 PM, 4 PM–Midnight

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  39. Address
    Timmermansgatan 23, Gästrikland, Gävle, Sweden · Gävle
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  40. Rank 107. Minh Mat

    Vietnamese


  41. Rank 107. Miss Voon Uppsala

    Asian-inspired Nordic



  42. Address
    Birger Jarlspassagen, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 AM

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  43. Rank 107. Miyakodori

    Japanese


    Address
    Upplandsgatan 7, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–12:30 AM

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  44. The kitchen counter wraps around to become the bar, so wherever you park yourself, you're close to the action. This casual small-plates restaurant in Malmö has the semi-industrial look down, exposed brick, polished concrete, silver ducting, big windows, without feeling like it's trying too hard. Local ingredients drift toward unexpected company, Swedish and otherwise. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks with the generous, build-your-own-meal format.


    Address
    Erik Dahlbergsgatan 12-14, Malmo, Skåne 211 48, Sweden · Malmo
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  45. Address
    Lodgatan 3b, Malmö, Sweden · Malmö
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM

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  46. Address
    Västergatan 18B, Skåne, Malmö, Sweden · Malmö
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 7:30 PM–1:30 AM

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  47. Rank 107. NISCH

    Modern Nordic


    Address
    Dalagatan 42, Stockholm, Stockholm 113 24, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–11 PM

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  48. Rank 107. Omaka

    Modern Beer Bar


    Address
    Uggelviksgatan 2, Stockholm, Sweden · Stockholm
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  49. Address
    Finngatan 2, Skåne, Lund, Sweden · Lund
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–5 PM, 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  50. The wine selection lives on open shelves, prices chalked straight onto the bottles, which sets the tone for everything else at this 24-seat neighborhood bistro. It's a snug tasting-menu spot where groups squeeze around wooden tables close enough to overhear each other's orders. The five-course menu runs seasonal and precise, with a shorter midweek option for the less committed. Four seats look straight into the kitchen, which is either thrilling or anxiety-inducing depending on your disposition.




  51. Your phone is confiscated at the door, and that's not the strangest thing that will happen to you. Punk Royale is an avant-garde tasting menu restaurant where a 20-course dinner might involve vodka poured from a petrol can, a palate cleanser shot directly into your mouth, or a chef hand-feeding you Norwegian lobster. No paper menus, no expectations. The kind of place where the rules exist to be broken, loudly and expensively.



  52. Address
    Storgatan 9, Norrbotten, Luleå, Sweden · Luleå
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  53. Address
    Erik Dahlbergsgatan 5, Malmö, Sweden · Malmö
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–11 PM

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