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wine. Vintage wines are usually
not available at the more
mediumprice restaurants.
Many pubs and restaurants
offer a wide selection of beers,
often with one or more on
draught. Many smaller Swedish
breweries make excellent craft
beers that rival those around
the world.
Spirits and wines are
more expensive in Swedish
restaurants because of the high
duty on alcohol and the state
The ever-busy Nytorget Urban Deli (p171) retail alcohol monopoly.
Booking a Table the restaurant has a staffed cloak
Reservations should be made room, the price is 10–20 kr per Recommended
Restaurants
for evening meals, but many person. Credit cards are accepted
restaurants do not accept in virtually every restaurant. The restaurants featured in this
bookings for lunch. If you want guide have been selected for
to be sure of a table at midday, it Reading the Menu their good value, great food,
is best to arrive at the restaurant atmosphere or a combination
before 11:30am; or go after Dinner in Stockholm usually of these things. A wide range of
1pm, by which time most of the includes a starter, hot main establishments from Stockholm’s
lunchtime clientele will have left. course and a dessert. Most dining scene has been included,
restaurants offer one or more from bistros and trattorias to
fixedprice meals with a choice Swedish restaurants and the
Children of two or three dishes at a more elegant finedining
Without exception, children lower price than the à la carte restaurants, some with Michelin
are welcome in all restaurants menu. Many restaurants have stars. Also featured are eateries
in Stockholm. They will be menus in English; if they don’t, serving ethnic cuisine from
offered a special children’s the staff are usually familiar across the world. A number of
menu or halfportions from the with English and will be happy select diners outside the main
normal menu. Highchairs are to explain the menu. A number city are included for their
generally available. of menus have a section outstanding food.
labelled Husmanskost, which For the very best restaurants
features traditional dishes of in Stockholm, look out for
Prices Swedish homecooking. entries marked DK Choice.
Meal prices at Stockholm Some restaurants serve a These places have been
restaurants are very similar. At typical Swedish smörgåsbord, highlighted in recognition of an
most places hot dishes cost usually on Sundays. During exceptional feature – a celebrity
from about 125 kr, or 250 kr at December a Julbord is also chef, exquisite food, an inviting
the more expensive restaurants. usually available. This is similar ambience or simply for great
Lunch prices are 75–100 kr, to the smörgåsbord, but with value. Most are very popular
and that often includes bread, a lavish buffet selection of among locals and visitors, so be
salad, a soft drink and coffee. traditional seasonal dishes. sure to contact them regarding
The price of beer, wine and You can eat as much as you reservations well in advance to
other alcoholic drinks can like at a fixed price, but drinks guarantee a table.
vary considerably. As in most are not included.
places, the more expensive the
restaurant, the higher the price What to Drink
of the wine. The house wine is
usually the cheapest, with a Wine and beer
bottle normally costing from are the normal
250 kr. Beer is cheaper in pubs accompaniments
than in restaurants. Tap water to a meal, as well
is free of charge, and Stock as tap or mineral
holm’s drinking water is of water. The wine list
excellent quality. often features a
Tips are always included good selection of
in the bill but, if you want wine from countries
to reward exceptionally good outside Europe, Stately entrance to the plush Mäster Anders restaurant
service, you can round it up. If along with a house in Kungsholmen (p169)
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