This first-class restaurant is housed in an 18th-century building owned by the Swedish Academy, and the dimly lit interior lends a suitably grandiose...

On a warm summer's day it's hard to beat Djurgården, the greenest of Stockholm's inner islands, and at Djurgårdsbrunn you can easily spend hours sitting...

If you want the archipelago experience without taking a two-hour ferry then this island is the place to come, just 25 minutes from the city by boat. Try for...

This restaurant shares space with the old jazz haunt Nalen, and it's worth scouting out even if you're not coming for the entertainment. Nalen offers...

Operabaren is one of the city's true gems - and perhaps the finest place to come for traditional Swedish meatballs. Sitting on the old leather sofas and...

This restaurant has long been a favourite hangout for Stockholmers. And no wonder. The food - Swedish classic and international fare - is superb, and the...

Not many restaurants feel as genuinely Swedish as this beer hall in Södermalm. Its elegant painted ceilings and wood-panelled walls haven't changed since...

Artworks, many of them said to be payment to settle bills, crowd the walls of this legendary writers' haunt. 'The Prince' can be relied upon to offer...

Riche is one of the most popular places in town for an afterwork drink, but the menu - a fairly ambitious mix of traditional Swedish dishes with...

Benny of Abba fame is the owner of this food and hotel emporium, which has all the components for a complete date under one roof: get dinner, catch a movie,...

Despite its picturesque setting, old-fashioned Ulla Winbladh (named after a much loved friend of Swedish national poet and composer Carl Michael Bellman),...