Lilla Ego is a modern swedish restaurant in Vasastan, Stockholm.
Lilla Ego on Västmannagatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the Michelin Bib Gourmand neighbourhood room run by three Chef of the Year winners; Daniel Räms still cooks the pass.
Signature dishes: Crispy raggmunk potato pancake with löjrom, Wine-and-snacks bar counter plates
Must order: Raggmunk with bleak roe; the bar-counter shot of fulbubbel is the house ritual.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Walk-in seats at 17:00 are how locals get in; reservations book three weeks ahead.
Address: Västmannagatan 69, 113 26 Stockholm
Babette on Roslagsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the wine-bar pioneer that put Italian-leaning pizza and natural pours on the city map ten years ago.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza with nduja, Squid with fregola and harissa
Order: The nduja pizza and a glass off the natural-wine list; sit at the counter.
Tip: Walk-in only, dinner from 17:00. The counter clears first; the back tables turn after 21:00.
Sturehof at Stureplan in Stockholm's Östermalm is the 1897 brasserie locals run on; oysters, Toast Skagen, herring boards and a 365-day kitchen until 02:00.
Signature: Skagenröra Toast Skagen with bleak roe, Pickled herring board with snaps
Order: Toast Skagen and a half-dozen oysters at the counter; the snaps tray is the table ritual.
Tip: The bar counter is walk-in until late. The Vita Bar room is the quieter sit-down table.
Pelikan on Blekingegatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has cooked husmanskost in the vaulted 1904 hall since the Pelikan name moved from Gamla Stan; meatballs, herring and snaps.
Signature: Meatballs with cream sauce and lingonberry, Sillbord pickled herring board
Order: The meatball plate with mash, brown sauce, lingonberry and pickled cucumber.
Tip: The smaller dining room is calmer than the big hall. Skip the queue by booking the bar counter online.
Babette on Roslagsgatan in Stockholm's Vasastan is the wine-bar pioneer that put Italian-leaning pizza and natural pours on the city map ten years ago.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza with nduja, Squid with fregola and harissa
Order: The nduja pizza and a glass off the natural-wine list; sit at the counter.
Tip: Walk-in only, dinner from 17:00. The counter clears first; the back tables turn after 21:00.
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 wine list.
Signature: Beef rydberg with raw egg yolk, Cheese plate with quince
Order: Beef rydberg with potatoes, onions and the raw egg yolk on the side.
Tip: The walk-in bar counter takes the lunch and post-work crowd; book the table for after 20:00.
Tradition on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan is a tight Old Town room cooking the Swedish home-canon: pyttipanna, kåldolmar, raggmunk and Toast Skagen.
Signature: Pyttipanna Swedish hash, Toast Skagen with bleak roe
Order: Pyttipanna with pickled beetroot and fried egg; the Thursday ärtsoppa with pancakes is the rule.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Lunch is the better sitting; the kitchen runs the dagens lunch sub-150 kronor.
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 in the world.
Signature: Wallenbergare veal patty with mash, Janssons frestelse anchovy potato
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.
