Småland
Located in an unassuming sage-green building complete with round windows reminiscent of a ship, this gem of a restaurant serves up beef tartar, whole…
Must-see restaurants in Sweden
Kiruna
With a top deli and bakery, breakfast and lunch buffets, and a quality dinner menu, SPiS is considered the best place to eat in Kiruna. The restaurant has…
Lappland
Head to the Storuman tourist office to get directions here or you'll never find it. On one of the islands out in the lake, reached by a causeway, you'll…
Luleå
Could possibly do with a name change, but Bastard Burgers is a big hit with locals in Luleå. While the signature burger is known as The Bastard, it goes…
Malmö
This wonderfully minimalist open canteen housed in the old Salt Importing Warehouse, now a haven of creative and design offices, has polished concrete…
Lappland
This smokery at the junction of E45 and the Vildmarksvägen, 3km north of Vilhelmina, is so popular that even the Inlandsbanan train stops twice a day to…
Lappland
This Sami restaurant makes it possible to enhance what you’ve learned about the local wildlife by sampling some of it – from suovas (smoked and salted…
Southern Sweden
This bright and cheery seafood restaurant sits on a picturesque harbour about 2.5km from the centre of town – a pleasant 30-minute stroll. Choose from the…
Skåne
Under the tutelage of one of Sweden's most highly regarded chefs, Daniel Müllern, this restaurant serves up exquisite five-course dinners served in an…
Luleå
Is it a bakery? Is it a deli? Is it a bar? Is it a bistro? Hemmagastronomi wears many hats and we love them all. Come for a leisurely lunch, or for a bit…
The Bothnian Coast
This compact cafe, only a couple of minutes' walk from the central square, has a loyal local following thanks to lunchtime dishes, such as hot-smoked…
The Bothnian Coast
Superlative marina-side restaurant in the village of Skåtan, serving up fresh fishermen's offerings, as well as a bounty of smoked prawns and gravlax from…
Småland
In a 200-year-old warehouse down near the Kinda Canal docks, this elegant award-winner fuses classic Swedish cuisine with continental influences – think…
Lund
This high-end experimental kitchen and cocktail bar is turning heads on the Scanian culinary circuit for its artful, inventive locavore dishes offering…
Bohuslän
Johan the chef tantalises with the likes of cod loin in shellfish sauce with a scallop-lemon confit, mussels with fennel, or pan-seared sole with beets…
Southwestern Sweden
Award-winning Pio is an upmarket brasserie with an extensive menu of both Swedish and continental favourites – think Halland pork with roasted garlic and…
Southern Sweden
This waterside award-winner serves vast, healthy, tasty buffets with a strong emphasis on organic and vegetarian food, offering excellent value. You can…
Visby
About 7km southwest of Visby, Lilla Bjers is an award-winning farm eatery with a great outdoorsy feel, locavore food (as local as home-grown can be!),…
Lappland
This very local spot has a popular buffet lunch (90kr), and also serves up inexpensive salads, sandwiches and pies. This is the place to try palt, a…
The Bothnian Coast
Humongous bowls of soup or salad are the speciality at this frilly organic cafe, where you can also get hearty sandwiches, giant bowls of pasta and…
Uppsala
From a nondescript entrance on Stora Torget, stairs lead to this sprawling hideaway, its eclectically furnished rooms seemingly stuck in time. Order at…
Gotland
Folks line up 20-deep for the tasty sweet and savoury crêpes served at this boho/hippy/cowboy/hipster ranch with its quirky collectibles and small garden…
Dalarna
An excellent choice is this funky, arty cafe-restaurant in the Dalarnas Museum complex. Choose from sandwiches, soup or a good buffet including vegetarian…
Örebro
This bakery-cafe is a classic old-style konditori and a favourite hang-out for locals. Go for fika (coffee and cake) or more substantial salads, quiche…
Småland
The daily lunch buffet at this friendly, central Cantonese restaurant (with retro booths) is always heaving with patrons. There's a wide range of dishes …
Gothenburg
The owners have opted for a 'Thailand' theme and decided to run with it a few miles, hence the kaleidoscopic whirl of tuktuks, flowers and bamboo…
Örebro
Escalated Italian fare, the likes of pistachio-crusted fillet of pesto-roasted lamb, from Gotland, served with fragrant gorgonzola gnocchi and baby red…
Helsingborg
It’s still 1955 at this kitsch-tastic cafe, complete with jukebox (1kr), retro petrol pump and hamburgers made to Elvis’ recipe. You can also buy '50s…
Malmö
Enjoy a surfing-dude theme and a menu of top-range burgers, including a vegie option of tofu and black beans, 'no roll' (wrapped in lettuce) and healthy…
Central Sweden
Nora is renowned for its incredible ice cream, made here for more than 80 years. You never know what flavours will be available – three or four different…
Lake Siljan
This delightful restaurant cafe serves a small selection of hot and cold meals and a plethora of freshly made sandwiches within Mora's most delightful…
Skåne
Signposted off the main road between Arild and Jonstorp, this is a huge, justifiably famous cafe in a gorgeous garden setting. Grab a large plate of…
Skåne
Head for the outside terrace with its mini maze, riot of flowers and pretty tiled tables. A former cafe (the cinnamon rolls still sell out fast), the thin…
Lake Siljan
This large and inviting bakery-cafe serves hearty filled sandwiches on its own freshly baked bread, perfect for that lakeside picnic. If you're in the…
Southwestern Sweden
Three kilometres south of Läckö Slott is the turnoff to the tiny village of Spiken, home to this unmissable harbourside restaurant. Feast on the best and…
Central Sweden
Nyköping's more upmarket diners head to classy Skafferiet for its simple though beautifully presented locavore cuisine like grilled lamb, moules-frites…
Småland
The Vadstena Klosterhotel's ravishing restaurant is the best dining spot in town. Seasonal, succulent steak, lamb, game and fish dishes are flavoured with…
Malmö
This fun, boutique taqueria belonging to Swedish celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson's stable serves the best Tex-Mex small plates you'll get this side of…
Småland
Local fish find themselves on the menu at this lively restaurant, pub and pizzeria at Visingsö harbour. The fish is smoked at the owners’ own farm and the…
Småland
In a cosy wooden building tucked down an alley off Strandvägen, Smugglaren dresses up Swedish classics such as beef with lingonberries or salmon tournedos…
