Boutique hotels in Stockholm
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Berns Hotel
- Style
- Gilded glory
- Setting
- Historic nightlife palace
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Hotel J
- Style
- Superchic chalet
- Setting
- Scandinavian seaside
Stockholm
Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Stockholm.
Restaurants
(+46 8 527 281 00)
Café Tranan
This cosy, homely place with checked tablecloths dishes up Swedish favourites such as meatballs, pickled seafood and cheeses. The traditional bar downstairs is as popular as the eatery itself.
Karlbergsvägen, 14
(+46 8 660 15 99)
Erik's
There are two Erik's in Stockholm, but Erik's Gondolen, partly suspended beneath a pedestrian footbridge that connects the island of Gamla Stan with the island of Södermalm, is the most spectacular. Gain access through a (free) private elevator from the Stadtsgården and find a restaurant with a decor that hasn't changed much since it was built as an engineering oddity in 1935. The menu, if you can take your eyes off the panoramic views, is a mixture of French and Swedish cuisine.
Fredrikshovsgatan 4
(+46 8 248 052)
Fredsgatan 12
A business-y crowd comes here for lunch, and a more casual, stylish crowd arrives at night, all to enjoy some of the best food in town. Chef Melker Andersson works his magic, creating Swedish-, Asian- and European-inspired dishes that defy convention.
Fredsgatan, 12
Bars and clubs
(+46 8 442 8909)
Hotellet
So named because the building was supposed to be a hotel before the developer's plans changed, Hotellet houses a restaurant serving Mediterranean food, a rooftop terrace with sunloungers and a cool club, all under one roof.
Linnégatan 18
