4 nordic spots in Södermalm, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Södermalm's food · All nordic in Stockholm.
Pelikan ★ 4.3
Blekingegatan 40, 116 62 Stockholm
Pelikan on Blekingegatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has cooked husmanskost in the vaulted 1904 hall since the Pelikan name moved from Gamla Stan, meatballs.
Tip: The smaller dining room is calmer than the big hall. Skip the queue by booking the bar counter online.
Meatballs for the People ★ 4.2
Nytorgsgatan 30, 116 40 Stockholm
Meatballs for the People on Nytorgsgatan in Stockholm's SoFo runs a meatball-only kitchen with eight rotating proteins from beef to wild boar to vegetarian.
Tip: Walk-in counter; queues from 18:00. The takeaway window does the same plates for half the wait.
Kvarnen ★ 3.9
Tjärhovsgatan 4, 116 21 Stockholm
Kvarnen on Tjärhovsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has poured beer since 1908; a 200-cover beer hall with husmanskost, snaps and the late-night bar crowd.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 22:00; bar until 03:00 on weekends. Hammarby home games fill the front room.
Kalf och Hansen ★ 3.9
Mariatorget 2, 118 49 Stockholm
Kalf och Hansen on Mariatorget in Stockholm's Södermalm runs a Nordic fast-casual counter; build-a-bowl format with local produce, smoked fish and root.
Tip: Lunch only most days; takeaway window runs until 16:00 Walk-ins usually OK.