Stockholm Dining Recommendations

Posted by Lisa Sabol-Sikorski Nov 21, 2006

While in Stockholm, Sweden recently, I found a couple of great restaurants that I would like to share with you. I am recommending them based on taste, freshness of ingredients, atmosphere, service, location, and price.

Drotninggatan 6 is a moderately expensive, centrally located Italian restaurant and bar in Gamla Stan. I wasn’t sure what type of Italian food I’d get in a Nordic country, but I was pleasantly surprised. The service was a bit slow but the food was quite good. The menu has a wide selection of appetizers, pizzas, and pastas, along with Swedish meatballs, what with this being Sweden. The pizza crust was crispy but not too thin and the salami tasted like good quality Italian salami. The pasta with whitefish was cooked al dente and was enjoyed by my dining companions. Pizzas are about $10-$13 USD equivalent, entrees are more, up to about $20 USD. The atmosphere is upscale casual, with white tablecloths and candelabras on the tables. There is a sizeable bar area to go for a drink or to wait for a table. Address (obviously): Drotninggatan 6.

Murens Café in Stockholm's Gamla Stan is a casual, cozy spot for lunch, with candelabras on the tables, brick walls, and wooden tables. It is self service. The day I ate there the handwritten menu consisted of wrap sandwiches, salads, vegetable soup, baked potato, lasagna, and a sweet tooth inducing selection of pastries. I ordered the roast beef salad for lunch, which had crisp lettuce, fresh vegetables, and roast beef that was still red in the center, just how I like it. The apple cinnamon torte was a wonderful combination of tart apples, buttery pastry dough, and a dash of cinnamon sugar. The rich, frothy hot chocolate, served in tall glasses, was to die for. The entire bill for one (salad, drink, apple torte, hot chocolate) was equivalent to about $15USD. Address: Västerlänggatan 19.