20 nordic rooms in Stockholm we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Stockholm | Nordic across every city.
Traditional Swedish cooking, husmanskost, is alive in Stockholm's old beer halls and historic dining rooms. Pelikan on Blekingegatan in Södermalm and Tennstopet on Dalagatan in Vasastan serve the classic plates of meatballs, herring and pork, while Den Gyldene Freden on Österlånggatan in Gamla Stan has poured since the eighteenth century. Wedholms Fisk on Nybrokajen and Ekstedt in Östermalm carry the refined, seafood and open-fire ends of the same tradition.
Pelikan ★ 4.3
sodermalm · Blekingegatan 40, 116 62 Stockholm
Pelikan on Blekingegatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has cooked husmanskost in the vaulted 1904 hall since the Pelikan name moved from Gamla Stan, meatballs.
Rolfs Kök ★ 4.4
norrmalm · Tegnérgatan 41, 111 61 Stockholm
Rolfs Kök on Tegnérgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm has run a designer bistro since 1990 from chef Klas Lindberg; the long bar, beef rydberg and a hand-picked.
Tradition ★ 4.2
gamla-stan · Österlånggatan 1, 111 31 Stockholm
Tradition on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan is a tight Old Town room cooking the Swedish home-canon: pyttipanna, kåldolmar, raggmunk and Toast.
Den Gyldene Freden ★ 4.3
gamla-stan · Österlånggatan 51, 111 31 Stockholm
Den Gyldene Freden on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan opened in 1722 and remains the oldest restaurant in continuous operation under the same name.
Kvarnen ★ 3.9
sodermalm · Tjärhovsgatan 4, 116 21 Stockholm
Kvarnen on Tjärhovsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has poured beer since 1908; a 200-cover beer hall with husmanskost, snaps and the late-night bar crowd.
Wedholms Fisk ★ 4.5
norrmalm · Nybrokajen 17, 111 48 Stockholm
Wedholms Fisk on Nybrokajen in Stockholm's Norrmalm cooks the canonical Swedish seafood menu; sole meunière, smoked salmon and Janssons frestelse on a single.
Tennstopet ★ 4.1
vasastan · Dalagatan 50, 113 24 Stockholm
Tennstopet on Dalagatan in Stockholm's Vasastan opened in 1907 and remains the city's classic journalists' pub; meatballs, Janssons frestelse and a long bar.
Stadshuskällaren ★ 4.3
kungsholmen · Hantverkargatan 1, 105 35 Stockholm
Stadshuskällaren in Stockholm's City Hall on Hantverkargatan cooks the Nobel banquet menu from any year you choose; the wine cellar holds 30,000 bottles.
Meatballs for the People ★ 4.2
sodermalm · Nytorgsgatan 30, 116 40 Stockholm
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.
Kalf och Hansen ★ 3.9
sodermalm · Mariatorget 2, 118 49 Stockholm
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.
Broms ★ 4.2
ostermalm · Karlavägen 76, 114 59 Stockholm
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.
Thelins Konditori ★ 4.0
kungsholmen · Sankt Eriksgatan 43, 112 34 Stockholm
Thelins Konditori on Sankt Eriksgatan in Stockholm's Kungsholmen has been a cafe-bistro since 1957; sandwiches, soup of the day and Swedish baking.
Spritmuseum Restaurant ★ 4.0
djurgarden · Djurgårdsvägen 38, 115 21 Stockholm
Spritmuseum on Djurgårdsvägen in Stockholm is the museum-of-spirits restaurant; smörgås boards, snaps tasting flights and the harbourside terrace facing.
Lisa Elmqvist ★ 4.4
ostermalm · Östermalmstorg 31, 114 39 Stockholm
Lisa Elmqvist at Östermalms Saluhall in Stockholm has run a fishmonger and counter restaurant since 1926; oysters, Toast Skagen and the saluhall shellfish.
Ekstedt ★ 4.7
ostermalm · Humlegårdsgatan 17, 114 46 Stockholm
Ekstedt in Stockholm's Östermalm cooks every course with birch wood, smoke and ash, no gas or electricity, holding its Michelin star since 2013.
Tennstopet ★ 4.2
vasastan · Dalagatan 50, 113 24 Stockholm
Tennstopet: 1907 journalist's pub on Dalagatan; tourists head to Pelikan but locals know this bar runs later on weeknights with the same husmanskost.
Fjäderholmarnas Krog ★ 4.4
djurgarden · Stora Fjäderholmen, 181 30 Lidingö
Archipelago restaurant on Stora Fjaderholmen island 25 minutes by boat from central Stockholm, summer Swedish seafood menu by professor Gert Klotzke.
Operakällarens Bakficka ★ 4.5
norrmalm · Karl XII:s Torg 12, 111 52 Stockholm
Operakallaren's 28-seat counter at Karl XII:s Torg opened 1962; Swedish meatballs, husmanskost at the bar, no reservations, summer Jakobs Torg terrace.
Kvarnen ★ 4.3
sodermalm · Tjärhovsgatan 4, 116 21 Stockholm
Kvarnen is on tjärhovsgatan in södermalm since 1908; oak-paneled hall the tour buses miss because the stieg larsson tie keeps it on the locals' track.
Tradition Dagens Lunch ★ 4.1
gamla-stan · Österlånggatan 1, 111 31 Stockholm
Tradition on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan runs a dagens-lunch sitting at 150 kronor, the Swedish husmanskost menu including pyttipanna.