Sigtuna (Sweden's oldest town) is a food day trips in Stockholm.
Sigtuna 50 minutes north of Stockholm is the country's oldest town from 980; Stora Gatan runs medieval cobbles past bakeries pulling cinnamon buns, the Tant Bruns cafe and a lakeside fish counter.
Tip: Combine with Skokloster Palace for the full day. The lake-edge cafe Tant Bruns is the heritage fika.
Drottningholm one hour west of Stockholm sits as the royal residence on its own island; the Karamellan restaurant inside the palace and the lakeside Slottsteatern cafe make the lunch stop.
Tip: Ferry runs May through September. The Slottsteatern cafe is the lighter sit; Karamellan is the formal lunch.
Fjäderholmarna 25 minutes from Stockholm by ferry is the closest archipelago island; Fjäderholmarnas Krog cooks the canonical archipelago lunch and the smoked-fish counter sells takeaway.
Tip: Ferry runs April through October only. Day-trip with the early ferry; restaurants close 18:00.
Mariefred one hour west of Stockholm sits below Gripsholms Castle on Lake Mälaren; the 1609 inn Gripsholms Värdshus claims Sweden's oldest hotel-restaurant continuous operation.
Tip: Day trip with the steam train from Läggesta in summer; the inn books a week ahead for Saturday lunch.
Vaxholm in Stockholm's archipelago anchors the inner-archipelago day trip; smoked whitefish lunches at Vaxholms Hembygdsgård and the Vaxholms Hotell harbour terrace overlooking the fortress.
Tip: Ferry from Strömkajen takes 60 minutes one way. The fortress restaurant is open May through September.
Uppsala 40 minutes north of Stockholm is the student-city day trip; café Linne for fika, Tegnérgatan bistros and the medieval Domkyrkan cathedral, with a lunch at Hambergs Fisk.
Tip: Trains run every 15 minutes. Save the afternoon for the cathedral, the Linnaeus garden and the Hambergs Fisk lunch counter.