Eat well in Stockholm without overpaying: 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.
TryUnlimited fish soup with bread and aioli
TipClosed 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.
TryAll-you-can-eat vegetarian and vegan lunch buffet
TipBuffet 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.
TryPyttipanna, raggmunk or kåldolmar
TipLunch 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.
TryRamen, pho, dim sum
TipClosed 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.
TryFalafel-in-pita lunch
TipClosed 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.
TryTunnbrödsrulle with shrimp salad
TipOpen 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.
TrySaluhall lunch sets at counters
TipLunch 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.
TryMeatball plate with mash and lingonberry
TipOpen 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.
TryHalloumi-and-kebab roll
TipOpen until 04:00. Cash counter quickest after 02:00.
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