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What to order at Lisa Elmqvist
- Must order
- The shellfish platter for two and a glass of dry Champagne.
- Signature dishes
- Shellfish platter, Toast Skagen with bleak roe
- Editor tip
- Lunch is the better sit. Closed Sunday; closes at 18:00 Saturday.
Signature dishes: Shellfish platter, Toast Skagen with bleak roe
Must order: The shellfish platter for two and a glass of dry Champagne.
Tip: Lunch is the better sit. Closed Sunday; closes at 18:00 Saturday.
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Location
Address: Östermalmstorg 31, 114 39 Stockholm
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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.
More casual dining in Stockholm
Tehuset Java ★ 4.1
Tehuset Java on Skånegatan in Stockholm's SoFo is the long-running tea house and cafe; daily hot lunch plates, sandwiches and the heaviest cardamom bun.
Signature: Daily hot lunch plate, Cardamom bun
Order: Hot lunch plate of the day plus the cardamom bun.
Tip: Open seven days from 09:00. The garden out back fills for fika by 14:00.
Meatballs for the People ★ 4.2
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.
Signature: Beef meatballs with cream sauce, Wild boar meatballs
Order: The classic beef meatballs with mash, cream sauce, pickled cucumber and lingonberry.
Tip: Walk-in counter; queues from 18:00. The takeaway window does the same plates for half the wait.
Linje Tio ★ 4.2
Linje Tio on Hornsbruksgatan in Stockholm's Hornstull is the dining-room half of the Tjoget marketplace, Mediterranean small plates, natural wines.
Signature: Roast-chicken plate, Lamb shoulder with flatbread
Order: The half-roast chicken with the salsa verde plate; finish with a cocktail at Tjoget.
Tip: Open seven days. Kitchen runs until 23:00; the bar at Tjoget next door takes the late crowd.
Kalf och Hansen ★ 3.9
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.
Signature: Build-your-own Nordic bowl, Daily stew
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.
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.