This is a bistro serving classic French dishes: steak frites, moules frites, chèvre chaud, escargots. But what you don't expect is just how pleasant it all...
Fleminggatan 62
This is one of the few places in Stockholm offering injera, the pancake-like bread that serves as the base for most Ethiopian and Eritrean food. The...
Vanadisvägen 20Part of the charm of this restaurant/bar/lounge housed in a former silver workshop is the fun of finding the place. It's down a dull side street, through an...
Kronobergsgatan 37
Tiny, cosy and friendly, Anna's café on the island of Kungsholmen used to attract a predominantly lesbian crowd but is now frequented by a mixed clientele....
Drottningholmsvägen 9Many of Stockholm's museums have excellent cafés, especially the Dansmuseet and Aquaria Vattenmuseum, but by far the best is this place. You can fika here...
Nationalmuseet, Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2
You have to walk through the foyer of art-house cinema Zita to find this down-to-earth bar and restaurant. Have a drink, eat a simple dish from the open...
Birger Jarlsgatan 37This school of bagel wizardry wouldn't look out of place on New York's Upper West Side. They are keen on cream cheese here, but there's a feast of fillings...
St Göransgatan 67In the opera house, alongside Operakällaren and Operabaren you'll find Bakfickan ('hip pocket'), the little brother of the trio that shares the same giant...
Kungliga OperanThe oldest part of this attractive two-storey house was built in the late 17th century as the toll office for boats travelling into Stockholm. The ground...
Stora HenriksvikSir Terence Conran has done an admirable job in transforming this jaw-droppingly grand ballroom into a restaurant, and the kitchen does its best to be...
Berzelii Park
Bistro Berns is a charming little place located in Berzelii Park just in front of the hotel-restaurant. Classic French dishes (coq au vin, liver anglaise,...
Berzelii ParkThese two sister restaurants set out to combine Paris and Texas. Bistro Ruby offers European formality in a classically pleasant environment ideal for a...
Österlånggatan 14This is a friendly neighbourhood place for the Mariatorget crowd of well-to-do journalists and artists. Food is straightforward and usually very good, and...
Swedenborgsgatan 8
The 'Blue Door' is, without doubt, Stockholm's most romantic café. Next door to prominent art gallery Liljevalchs Konsthall, this beautiful piazza-like...
Djurgårdsvägen 64This small café close to Södermalm's beautiful viewpoint, Mariaberget, knows there's nothing more relaxing than seeing other people work - only a window...
St Paulsgatan 24