Stockholm mid-March Suggestions
January 27, 2025 5:27 AM   Subscribe

Looking for some suggestions for mid-March in Stockholm: sights, food, bookstore?

I'll be in Stockholm for a long weekend mid-March and I'm looking for a few specific things:
1. A good coffeeshop where I can hang out for a few hours - or the Swedish equivalent
2. A good bookstore because that's what I do (see #1)
3. Other Stockholm suggestions - I've been twice before so if there are any art/concert/off beat things that I should do/see, I'm open to suggestions
4. Does anyone in Stockholm want to sit down and chat about US/Global politics? I like to drink and chat.

Thanks!
posted by Farce_First to Travel & Transportation around Stockholm, Sweden (7 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Sweden is all about coffee (shops), they have made an art of the "fika", ie, sitting for a while to drink coffee and eat cakes. I would suggest checking out some of these. Chokladkoppen in Gamla Stan (old town, super central). It's not comfy enough to sit for hours, but it's for sure worth a visit for great hot choccy and a lovely vibe. Vete-katten is one of Stockholms classics, quite pricy but their little cakey things are amazing. There's a few of them around, they feel kinda fancy. On Södermalm, the southern island, there is Gunnarsons, another classic, not so fancy to look at but they will let you stay all day, they have a great view over the comings and goings of the street below, and have some amazing pastries. I strongly suggest Garbo's Tears.

Wherever you go, it's very important that you eat Semla at this time of year. It's a must and you can get into the whole discussion of what is the best way to eat them, what doesn't count as a semla etc.

This isn't a cafe, its a restaurant/bar but you can absolutely have coffee there in the afternoon and it's a very nice cosy place. Orangeriet. Petit France is a nearby café that is also really good.

For bookstores I am going to stick to the SciFi suggestions of SF Bokhandeln in Gamla Stan and the well curated SF Antique book store on Södermalm.
posted by Iteki at 7:47 AM on January 27 [3 favorites]


Do you like design? The Svenskttenn shop and museum are pretty cool.
posted by frumiousb at 10:37 PM on January 27


Three good bookstores: Rönnells Antikvariat, Söderbokhandeln, Gamla Stans Bokhandel.

If you're in Stockholm on the 14th of March and if you like what you hear here, I'd suggest that you check out Isabella Lundgren & Johan Lindström at Fasching. Fasching is a great place with a long, jazzy history and the players in that band are some of Sweden's finest.

My favourite coffeeshop for hanging out is Källarbyn.

If you're into off beat stuff I'd recommend Larry's Corner.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:03 AM on January 28 [1 favorite]


And as an added bonus, here are three good art galleries: Accelerator, Mint, Bonniers Konsthall.

And if you have hours to spare Nordiska museet is running the exhibition Nordic Life, which lets you explore "life and people in the Nordic region over 500 years, set against its stunning nature, changing seasons and real-life stories from the Nordiska museet collections and archives."
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:11 AM on January 28 [1 favorite]


Assuming you don't speak Swedish, the best English language bookstores are:

Nordbooks

English Bookshop

Hedengren's

The first two are English-only; Hedengren's has both English and Swedish, but a very nice selection of the former.
posted by MeadowlarkMaude at 3:31 AM on January 28


If you're into experimental or otherwise unusual music + performance there's always something going on at Fylkingen.
posted by remembrancer at 9:11 AM on January 28 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Thanks everyone- I will do my best to visit every spot!
posted by Farce_First at 4:17 AM on February 6


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