Stockholm: Guided Swedish Food Walking Tour in Södermalm
Explore Stockholm's Södermalm district on a guided food tour. Sample Swedish dishes like cured salmon, artisanal cheese, wild game, and pickled herring, and learn abou...
Den Gyldene Freden is a swedish classical restaurant in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wallenbergare veal patty with mash, Janssons frestelse anchovy potato
Must order: Wallenbergare with pea purée, lingonberry and brown butter potatoes.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The vaulted cellar is the heritage room; the upstairs table runs quieter.
Explore Stockholm's Södermalm district on a guided food tour. Sample Swedish dishes like cured salmon, artisanal cheese, wild game, and pickled herring, and learn abou...
Wander Gamla Stan's cobbled lanes with a local guide for 6+ tastings of Swedish classics, from fried herring to prinsesstårta, plus a Secret Dish revealed only on the day.
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Address: Österlånggatan 51, 111 31 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.
Signature: Meatballs with cream sauce, Pyttipanna hash
Order: Meatballs and the Hammarby supporter shot of brännvin.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 22:00; bar until 03:00 on weekends. Hammarby home games fill the front room.
Prinsen on Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm has cooked classic Swedish brasserie food since 1897; a long bar, wood-panelled rooms.
Signature: Steak tartare with capers, Pickled herring with potato
Order: Steak tartare with the full mise-en-place of capers, onion and yolk.
Tip: Open seven days, late kitchen until 23:00. The bar counter is walk-in even on Saturday.
Punk Royale on Folkungagatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs a high-volume tasting menu with techno, caviar straight from the tin and Champagne.
Signature: Tasting menu with techno soundtrack, Caviar with sour cream and chips
Order: The full tasting; the caviar-with-chips course is the dining-room signature.
Tip: Three seatings a night, ticketed. The 23:00 sitting runs loudest; the 18:00 is the calmer arc.
Wedholms Fisk on Nybrokajen in Stockholm's Norrmalm cooks the canonical Swedish seafood menu; sole meunière, smoked salmon and Janssons frestelse on a single.
Signature: Sole meunière, Wedholms Janssons frestelse
Order: Whole sole filleted at the table with the house Janssons frestelse on the side.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The corner window seats look across the bay to the Royal Palace.
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.
Signature: Meatballs with cream sauce, Janssons frestelse anchovy gratin
Order: The meatballs with cream sauce; finish with the cheese-and-knäckebröd plate.
Tip: Open seven days, kitchen until 23:00 most nights. Bar after midnight on weekends.
Bord on Roslagsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan runs Joel Aronsson's bistro in the former Agrikultur premises, small open kitchen, daily-changing menu.
Signature: Whole roast chicken for the table, Brown-butter potatoes
Order: Whole roast chicken with brown butter and the seasonal vegetable side.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The counter seats book day-of online; back tables go three weeks ahead.