Where to eat in and around Stockholm and Copenhagen
July 17, 2017 6:47 PM Subscribe
I'll be visiting Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen shortly and I'm looking for restaurant/cafe/etc. recommendations. Basically, where should I eat during my travels?
I don't have any food restrictions, so I'm pretty open. I guess the only limitation is that I don't care for seafood and I can't stand Scandinavian-style open sandwiches. I also can't stand beer/wine, so anywhere where those are heavily featured don't appeal to me. However, I can't resist a good cocktail! Other than those "restrictions" I'm cool with mostly everything.
Also, any cafes where I could sit down and relax for a bit while I'm there would also be greatly appreciated. And any other tips you might have!
I don't have any food restrictions, so I'm pretty open. I guess the only limitation is that I don't care for seafood and I can't stand Scandinavian-style open sandwiches. I also can't stand beer/wine, so anywhere where those are heavily featured don't appeal to me. However, I can't resist a good cocktail! Other than those "restrictions" I'm cool with mostly everything.
Also, any cafes where I could sit down and relax for a bit while I'm there would also be greatly appreciated. And any other tips you might have!
I've just been in Stockholm and really enjoyed my meals out at Tradition (I had the smoked reindeer heart and the brisket. The potato dumplings are delicious but very very filling.) and osterlanggatan 17 (I had the meatballs). Both are on the same street in the old town.
If you've not been before, food in Stockholm is pricey (although for me, also not helped by the poor gbp to sek exchange).
posted by halcyonday at 11:58 PM on July 17, 2017 [1 favorite]
If you've not been before, food in Stockholm is pricey (although for me, also not helped by the poor gbp to sek exchange).
posted by halcyonday at 11:58 PM on July 17, 2017 [1 favorite]
In Copenhagen, apart from Torvehallerne there is also Kødbyen and its surroundings. This is the former meat-packing district and now a gentrified tourist and student-heavy area filled with great young bars, restaurants and sometimes food-trucks. It's worth walking around the area and finding what you like. Another food hall is Papirøen, cheaper than the others, because it is temporary. It's close to Christianshavn, the former site of NOMA, and still a good place for hanging out and eating. Christiania is part of Christianshavn and there are several places to eat and snack. Spiseloppen is probably the best restaurant, and Morgenstedet is a great vegetarian option.
In Jægersborggade and surroundings you can find a more local scene with many relaxed cafes, including Copenhagen's nicest Michelin restaurant, Relæ; Manfreds, opposite from Relæ, has the same ownership but is cheaper and plainer in a good way.
Also in Nørrebro, you'll find Guldbergsgade, with Kiin Kiin and Bæst, and Nørrebrogade, which is the main street for shawarma in Copenhagen but also has a number of other fair-priced bars, cafes and eateries. Cicchetti has recently opened and is a huge succes (the owners are known for their great hospitality) — I've only been there with company but observed that it is a good place to go as a single, if you are traveling alone (reservations necessary). For your hanging out with wifi and nice coffee there's a little café in Møllegade 3, off Nørrebrogade, I don't know if it even has a name. But it is really homey and nice for the weary traveller.
Østerbro is the haute bourgeois area of Copenhagen, filled with expensive shops and cafes. There is a relaxed cafe next to the lakes, and a great little French restaurant, St. Jacques, with a special Sunday dinner offer worth trying.
In the city centre there are OK places, but maybe less value for money and more tourist traps. The cocktail bar Ruby is good, though and in the touristy Nyhavn, go for Cap Horn, like the locals. Pastis, a popular French bistro with very fair prices, has fallen a bit off standard recently but you still need a reservation to get a table there and you will still spot royals and famous Danish movie stars there.
In Tivoli, the locals choose Grøften, and if you are hungry, go for the lobscouse. If you can afford it, go for the shrimps, they are special tiny shrimps from the fiords, and a delicacy. I know you said no seafood, but they are so amazing..
posted by mumimor at 1:04 AM on July 18, 2017 [5 favorites]
In Jægersborggade and surroundings you can find a more local scene with many relaxed cafes, including Copenhagen's nicest Michelin restaurant, Relæ; Manfreds, opposite from Relæ, has the same ownership but is cheaper and plainer in a good way.
Also in Nørrebro, you'll find Guldbergsgade, with Kiin Kiin and Bæst, and Nørrebrogade, which is the main street for shawarma in Copenhagen but also has a number of other fair-priced bars, cafes and eateries. Cicchetti has recently opened and is a huge succes (the owners are known for their great hospitality) — I've only been there with company but observed that it is a good place to go as a single, if you are traveling alone (reservations necessary). For your hanging out with wifi and nice coffee there's a little café in Møllegade 3, off Nørrebrogade, I don't know if it even has a name. But it is really homey and nice for the weary traveller.
Østerbro is the haute bourgeois area of Copenhagen, filled with expensive shops and cafes. There is a relaxed cafe next to the lakes, and a great little French restaurant, St. Jacques, with a special Sunday dinner offer worth trying.
In the city centre there are OK places, but maybe less value for money and more tourist traps. The cocktail bar Ruby is good, though and in the touristy Nyhavn, go for Cap Horn, like the locals. Pastis, a popular French bistro with very fair prices, has fallen a bit off standard recently but you still need a reservation to get a table there and you will still spot royals and famous Danish movie stars there.
In Tivoli, the locals choose Grøften, and if you are hungry, go for the lobscouse. If you can afford it, go for the shrimps, they are special tiny shrimps from the fiords, and a delicacy. I know you said no seafood, but they are so amazing..
posted by mumimor at 1:04 AM on July 18, 2017 [5 favorites]
That's pretty broad, how spendy do you want to be? How fancy do you want to be? (not the same thing necessarily). How far are you willing to travel? When will you be here? Almost all Swedish restaurants offer a lower-priced lunch menu which can be an excellent way to try their menus, for example I would totally go to Gondolen for lunch (maybe not t-shirt & shorts) even if they are building like crazy around there at the moment.
posted by Iteki at 2:16 AM on July 18, 2017
posted by Iteki at 2:16 AM on July 18, 2017
We were recently in Stockholm and very much enjoyed Hermans, a vegetarian buffet that overlooks the water.
posted by Cheese Monster at 2:22 AM on July 18, 2017
posted by Cheese Monster at 2:22 AM on July 18, 2017
My wife and I got back from Stockholm and Copenhagen a couple weeks ago. We weren't looking for gastronomic experiences, so we did quite a bit of hot dog stands, but we did find a couple gems. Food is expensive in both places; I felt like Copenhagen more so because the prices seemed about the same as in Stockholm, but the exchange rate with the USD is worse for DK than for SK. I might not be remembering correctly though.
In Stockholm, our standouts were Pelikan, a more traditional old-school Swedish place, and Ellora, what my wife says in the best Indian food she's ever had.
In Copenhagen, I'd second Papirhoen. We also randomly found a Persian restaurant by the Carlsberg brewery that was really good: Khayam.
posted by LionIndex at 3:01 AM on July 18, 2017
In Stockholm, our standouts were Pelikan, a more traditional old-school Swedish place, and Ellora, what my wife says in the best Indian food she's ever had.
In Copenhagen, I'd second Papirhoen. We also randomly found a Persian restaurant by the Carlsberg brewery that was really good: Khayam.
posted by LionIndex at 3:01 AM on July 18, 2017
Malmö is pretty small and has a pretty lousy food culture IMO, but if you're looking for lunch food then Saltimporten and MECK are pretty good. For dinner, Carib Kréol is fine. If you're loaded, Vollmers has two Michelin stars. Personally, I'd visit Nansi's bakery during the morning and get some fresh sesambröd for 10kr, then go to a supermarket and get some toppings and just sit in the park.
posted by beerbajay at 11:56 AM on July 18, 2017
posted by beerbajay at 11:56 AM on July 18, 2017
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