Eat well in Stockholm for under €15 a plate: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Stockholm for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Kajsas Fisk at Hötorgshallen in Stockholm pours unlimited fish soup with bread, aioli and crispbread; one of the cheapest sit-down meals in the city centre at 145 kronor.
Try: Unlimited fish soup with bread and aioli
Tip: Closed Sunday. The soup-and-bread bowl is unlimited refills; arrive 11:30 to claim a counter seat.
Hermans on Fjällgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs an all-you-can-eat vegetarian and vegan buffet from a Söder hillside terrace; the Gamla Stan and Djurgården view across the water is the buffet's main draw.
Try: All-you-can-eat vegetarian and vegan lunch buffet
Tip: Buffet 11:00-16:00 weekdays. Dessert and coffee included in the buffet; the outdoor terrace runs spring through autumn.
Tradition on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan runs a dagens-lunch sitting at 150 kronor; the Swedish husmanskost menu including pyttipanna, raggmunk and kåldolmar.
Try: Pyttipanna, raggmunk or kåldolmar
Tip: Lunch only 11:30-14:30. The dagens menu includes a salad, bread and water.
K25 on Kungsgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm runs eight Asian counters under one roof; ramen, pho, dim sum and Korean fried chicken with lunch sets under 160 kronor.
Try: Ramen, pho, dim sum
Tip: Closed Sunday. The central seating fills at 13:00; arrive 12:00 or after 14:00.
Tahrir on Bondegatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs an Egyptian-Swedish falafel kitchen; the falafel-in-pita at 95 kronor is one of the cheapest sit-down meals in the city.
Try: Falafel-in-pita lunch
Tip: Closed Sunday. Takeaway window faster than the dining-in queue.
Sibyllans Korvkiosk on Sveavägen in Stockholm's Norrmalm is the classic late-night hot-dog stand; tunnbrödsrulle with shrimp salad at 75 kronor is the budget order most locals choose.
Try: Tunnbrödsrulle with shrimp salad
Tip: Open until 23:00. Cash counter slightly faster than the card terminal.
Östermalms Saluhall in Stockholm runs midweek lunch sets at the saluhall counters; Tysta Mari, Lisa Elmqvist and the meatball counters all set lunch options under 200 kronor.
Try: Saluhall lunch sets at counters
Tip: Lunch only 11:30-14:30. Tysta Mari runs the most-budget dagens lunch.
IKEA Kungens Kurva south of Stockholm runs the country's cheapest meatball plate at 85 kronor; classic meatballs with brown sauce, mash, lingonberry and pickled cucumber.
Try: Meatball plate with mash and lingonberry
Tip: Open every day; cheapest plate Monday to Friday at 85 kronor. Bus from Liljeholmen takes 20 minutes.
Kebabhaket on Götgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm is the late-night halloumi-roll counter; halloumi-kebab-salad rolls at 95 kronor, open until 04:00 seven days.
Try: Halloumi-and-kebab roll
Tip: Open until 04:00. Cash counter quickest after 02:00.