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What to order at Kalf och Hansen
- Must order
- Build a bowl with the smoked salmon, brown rice and dill mayonnaise.
- Signature dishes
- Build-your-own Nordic bowl, Daily stew
- Editor tip
- Lunch only most days; takeaway window runs until 16:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
Signature dishes: Build-your-own Nordic bowl, Daily stew
Must order: Build a bowl with the smoked salmon, brown rice and dill mayonnaise.
Tip: Lunch only most days; takeaway window runs until 16:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
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More casual dining in Stockholm
Lao Wai ★ 4.0
Lao Wai on Luntmakargatan in Stockholm's Vasastan runs a Chinese vegetarian kitchen with Sichuan and Yunnan dishes; the dry-fried tofu is the dining-room.
Signature: Sichuan-style dry-fried tofu, Mapo tofu with brown rice
Order: Dry-fried tofu with celery and chilli; mapo tofu over brown rice.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Tight room of 18 seats; book or arrive at 18:00.
Broms ★ 4.2
Broms on Karlavägen in Stockholm's Östermalm is a tight bistro that the locals walk to; brown-butter fish, steak frites and a wine list that leans French.
Signature: Steak frites with béarnaise, Plaice with brown butter
Order: Plaice with brown butter and capers; finish with the cheese plate.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The bar counter is the better solo sit; book the back room for a table.
Vassa Eggen ★ 4.1
Vassa Eggen on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm's Östermalm has run a long-bar brasserie since 1998; classic Swedish-French brasserie food and a daily.
Signature: Steak tartare with capers, Daily fish off the chalkboard
Order: Steak tartare and a daily chalkboard fish.
Tip: The bar runs late; kitchen until 23:00. Walk-in friendly at the long counter.
Thelins Konditori ★ 4.0
Thelins Konditori on Sankt Eriksgatan in Stockholm's Kungsholmen has been a cafe-bistro since 1957; sandwiches, soup of the day and Swedish baking.
Signature: Open prawn sandwich, Princess cake slice
Order: The classic open prawn sandwich and a slice of princess cake.
Tip: Lunch only most days; open 07:00-18:00. The window tables fill by 09:00 on weekends.
Trattoria Corazza ★ 4.5
Trattoria Corazza on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is a small Italian trattoria a step from Sankt Eriksplan, plating fresh-filled ravioloni.
Signature: Spaghetti alla carbonara, Ravioloni with bufala ricotta
Order: The spaghetti alla carbonara with guanciale, pecorino and pepper; the bufala-ricotta ravioloni on the side.
Tip: Tiny dining room of about 30 covers; book ahead on weekends or aim for the first sitting at 17:00.
Spritmuseum Restaurant ★ 4.0
Spritmuseum on Djurgårdsvägen in Stockholm is the museum-of-spirits restaurant; smörgås boards, snaps tasting flights and the harbourside terrace facing.
Signature: Daily smörgås plate, Snaps tasting flight
Order: The smörgåsbord plate with the snaps tasting flight; finish with the cheese board.
Tip: Best for lunch and an afternoon snaps tasting. The terrace is the seat in summer.