13 day trips worth the trip across Sweden, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Sweden guides.
Restaurang Signum ★ 4.9 · Gothenburg
Langenasvagen 150, 435 35 Molnlycke
Restaurang Signum in Molnlycke is one of Sweden's most starred restaurants and one of Scandinavia's best-kept dining secrets, reached in 20 minutes from Gothenburg by train for a tasting menu from chef Thomas Sjogren.
Klaedesholen and Salt och Sill ★ 4.8 · Gothenburg
Klaedesholen, 471 44 Bohuslan
Klaedesholen is a tiny West Coast island reached by a short ferry, home to Salt och Sill, one of Sweden's most celebrated floating restaurants built on pontoons and famous for its multi-course herring and seafood menus.
Marstrand Seafood Day ★ 4.7 · Gothenburg
Marstrand, 442 66 Bohuslan
Marstrand is a car-free island fortress town accessed by a two-minute ferry, where quayside restaurants serve freshly caught West Coast prawns, lobster and fish in a setting that looks like a film set for Swedish coastal life.
Smogen Shrimp Quay ★ 4.6 · Gothenburg
Smogen, 457 43 Bohuslan
Smogen is the most scenic shrimping village on the Bohuslan coast, where fishing boats land the catch directly on the famous red Smogenbryggan boardwalk and visitors eat freshly cooked prawns at outdoor tables overlooking the harbour.
Kungsbacka Oyster Producers ★ 4.5 · Gothenburg
Kungsbacka, 434 30 Halland
Kungsbacka south of Gothenburg is the entry point to the Halland oyster farms where producers sell native flat oysters and Pacific varieties direct to visitors and supply top Gothenburg restaurants including Bhoga and Bar Bulot.
Falkenberg Lobster Coast ★ 4.5 · Gothenburg
Falkenberg, 311 22 Halland
Falkenberg on the Halland coast south of Gothenburg is a charming historic fishing town with quayside restaurants serving fresh lobster from the local catch, a beach culture that fills in summer and some of the finest oyster beds in Sweden.
Tjolohom Manor Afternoon Tea ★ 4.4 · Gothenburg
Tjolohom 1, 439 93 Halland
Tjolohom Manor is a late Victorian castle estate on the Halland coast serving afternoon tea and seasonal Nordic lunches in a setting that combines historic Swedish craftsmanship with local produce from the estate's own gardens.
Vaxholm (Stockholm Archipelago) ★ 4.4 · Stockholm
Vaxholm in Stockholm's archipelago anchors the inner-archipelago day trip; smoked whitefish lunches at Vaxholms Hembygdsgård and the Vaxholms Hotell harbour terrace overlooking the fortress.
Tip: Ferry from Strömkajen takes 60 minutes one way. The fortress restaurant is open May through September.
Fjäderholmarna (Inner Archipelago) ★ 4.4 · Stockholm
Fjäderholmarna 25 minutes from Stockholm by ferry is the closest archipelago island; Fjäderholmarnas Krog cooks the canonical archipelago lunch and the smoked-fish counter sells takeaway.
Tip: Ferry runs April through October only. Day-trip with the early ferry; restaurants close 18:00.
Uppsala (Cathedral City) ★ 4.3 · Stockholm
Uppsala 40 minutes north of Stockholm is the student-city day trip; café Linne for fika, Tegnérgatan bistros and the medieval Domkyrkan cathedral, with a lunch at Hambergs Fisk.
Tip: Trains run every 15 minutes. Save the afternoon for the cathedral, the Linnaeus garden and the Hambergs Fisk lunch counter.
Drottningholm (Royal Palace) ★ 4.3 · Stockholm
Drottningholm one hour west of Stockholm sits as the royal residence on its own island; the Karamellan restaurant inside the palace and the lakeside Slottsteatern cafe make the lunch stop.
Tip: Ferry runs May through September. The Slottsteatern cafe is the lighter sit; Karamellan is the formal lunch.
Sigtuna (Sweden's oldest town) ★ 4.2 · Stockholm
Sigtuna 50 minutes north of Stockholm is the country's oldest town from 980; Stora Gatan runs medieval cobbles past bakeries pulling cinnamon buns, the Tant Bruns cafe and a lakeside fish counter.
Tip: Combine with Skokloster Palace for the full day. The lake-edge cafe Tant Bruns is the heritage fika.
Mariefred (Gripsholm Castle) ★ 4.2 · Stockholm
Mariefred one hour west of Stockholm sits below Gripsholms Castle on Lake Mälaren; the 1609 inn Gripsholms Värdshus claims Sweden's oldest hotel-restaurant continuous operation.
Tip: Day trip with the steam train from Läggesta in summer; the inn books a week ahead for Saturday lunch.