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Swedish at its best: the grilled red snapper, red curry
salmon and seafood pasta are all excellent. Mains cost
around 155-235kr.
Mon-Fri 5.30pm till late, Sat noon-
3pm & 5.30-10pm.
Harry's
Storgatan 22
T
035 10 55 95.
Massively popular
pub attesting to the delight taken by some Swedes in all
things American. It also does reasonably priced steaks
(169kr) and burgers (149kr), as well as a couple of fish
dishes (169kr).
Mon 5-11pm, Tues-Thurs 5pm-1am, Fri
4pm-2am, Sat noon-2am, Sun 4-11pm.
Lilla Helfwetet
Hamngatan 37
T
035 21 04 20. A stylish
Italian place with gloriously high ceilings located in a
former turbine engine room by the river serving the likes of
grilled halibut with risotto, rack of lamb with goat's cheese
compote and pizzas. Mains are 185-295kr.
Mon & Sat
6pm till late, Tues-Thurs 11am-4pm & 6pm till late, Fri
11am-2pm & 5pm till late.
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Pio & Co
Storgatan 37
T
035 21 06 69.
A lovely,
intimate place with brick walls, where the speciality
(
(fiskplanka)
) is fish served on wooden planks with clouds of
mashed potato (239kr). The menu consists of modern
Swedish dishes (188-235kr).
Mon-Sat 6pm till late, Sun
5pm till late.
Yoss
Storgatan 35
T
035 18 76 49.
This chi-chi French-
Italian bistro has some of the best prices in town: mains go
for 129-189kr and include oven-baked chicken in a blue
cheese sauce, lamb fillet on a bed of mushrooms and
swordfish provencale.
Mon-Thurs 11am-2.30pm &
5.30-10pm, Fri 11am-2pm & 5.30-10.30pm, Sat
noon-10.30pm.
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Around Halmstad
Halmstad is perfectly placed for a quick jaunt to some of southern Sweden's most
glorious
beaches
- sweeping strands of golden sand which are surprisingly busy during
the short summer months - in addition to the
Mjellby Konstmuseum
, which offers art
lovers a chance to appreciate the work of the well-known (in Sweden, at least)
Halmstad Group.
The Mjellby Konstmuseum
Mjällby • July & Aug Tues-Sun 11am-5pm; Sept-June Tues-Sun noon-5pm • 60kr •
W
mjellbykonstmuseum.se • Take bus #330 and
alight at the bus stop called “Mjällby”
Five kilometres north of Halmstad is the
Mjellby Konstmuseum
, containing works by
the
Halmstad Group
, a body of six local artists from the 1920s who championed
Cubism and Surrealism in Sweden. The group, comprising brothers Eric and Axel
Olson, their cousin Waldemar Lorentzon and three others, worked together in an
artistic alliance for fifty years. The group's members had studied in Berlin and Paris and
were strongly influenced by Magritte and Dalí, producing work that caused
considerable controversy from the 1920s to the 1940s and sometimes working
collectively on projects - an almost unheard-of practice in Swedish art. A changing
exhibition of their work is on display in the museum.
Halmstad's beaches
Bus #10 runs to Tylösand hourly from Österskans in the town centre
Eight kilometres west of the town centre, Halmstad's most popular
beach
is at
Tylösand
, which in July and August becomes packed with bronzing bodies, as do the
surrounding bars and restaurants in the evenings. There's a smuggler's cove to wander
around at
Tjuvahålan
, signposted directly of the beach, and plenty of excellent spots
for bathing, including
Svärjarehålan
around the headland to the east, where a
bathing beach has been adapted for the disabled. To reach less crowded areas, walk
45 minutes north from Tjuvahålan to
Frösakull
and
Ringenäs
, the latter of which is
popular for windsurfing.
Östra Stranden and Hagön
Bus #63 runs to both beaches hourly from Österskan in town; get of at the stop called “Hästskon” at the corner of Sommarvägen and
Ryttarevägen and walk west through the forest
The best beach to the east of town is at
Östra Stranden
, where there is also a large,
well-equipped campsite. The long beach - sandy and less crowded than at Tylösand - is
excellent for children as the waters are particularly shallow. A little further south is
