Stora Saluhallen ★ 4.7
Stora Saluhallen is Gothenburg's grand 19th-century indoor market at Kungstorget, housing over 40 traders selling West Coast seafood, Swedish charcuterie, cheese, bread and local produce under a soaring iron-and-glass roof.
Swedish pickled herring in multiple preparations: mustard, dill, onion, or cream sauce. A fixture on every julbord and at Stora Saluhallen year-round, and the oldest continuous food tradition in Gothenburg.
Where to eat it: 2 restaurants across 1 city.
Stora Saluhallen is Gothenburg's grand 19th-century indoor market at Kungstorget, housing over 40 traders selling West Coast seafood, Swedish charcuterie, cheese, bread and local produce under a soaring iron-and-glass roof.
Feskekorka (the Fish Church) is Gothenburg's Gothic 1874 fish hall reopened in 2024 after a four-year renovation, housing fishmongers, shellfish counters and a restaurant where the city's seafood obsession is at its most concentrated.
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