Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
6-9pm, Fri 11.30am-2.30pm & 6-10pm, Sat
11.30am-10pm, Sun 11.30pm-4pm.
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Hanssons krog
Norra Långgatan 1
T
0480 104 21.
This great restaurant, in a building dating from the late
1600s, resembles the interior of a cosy farmhouse and
serves exceptionally tasty modern Swedish specialities
with a touch of Provence (mains 160-275kr), such as pork
tenderloin with herb sauce and artichoke pesto.
Mon-Fri
11am-2pm & 5-10pm, Sat 5-10pm.
Källaren Kronan
Ölandsgatan 7
T
0480 41 14 00.
A
wonderfully atmospheric vaulted restaurant in a stone
building dating from the 1660s, serving top-class Swedish
food, such as angler fish with horseradish butter and
venison with chanterelle sauce. The best-value option is a
two-/three-course set menu for 229kr/279kr respectively.
Tues-Fri 6-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, Sun 5-10pm.
Krögers
Larmtorget 7
T
0480 265 50.
This noisy bar-
restaurant with its fake stained-glass windows and
model ships is one of the most popular places in town.
The food isn't exactly adventurous, but neither is it too
expensive: burgers for 149kr, fish and chips 156kr and
steaks 209kr. There's a good choice of bottled beers too.
Daily 4pm till late.
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Kullzénska Caféet
Kaggensgatan 26
T
0480 288
82.
This charming
konditori
occupying the first floor of a
house dating from 1771 is easily Kalmar's best café. Its eight
interconnecting rooms are awash with mahogany
furnishings, Indian carpets and crumbling royal portraits.
There's a wide selection of sandwiches, cakes and light lunch
dishes - the coffee is particularly good.
Mon-Fri
10am-6.30pm, Sat 10am-3.30pm, Sun noon-4.30pm.
Larmgatan 10
Södra Långgatan 6
T
0480 865 25.
A
very genteel place with roped-back drapes, wall paintings
and window flowers and a good range of simple home-
cooked dishes like pork fillet with cognac sauce (168kr) and
chicken breast with green pepper sauce (158kr).
Mon-
Thurs 4-11pm, Fri 4pm-midnight, Sat noon-
midnight, Sun noon-10pm.
Ming Palace
Fiskaregatan 7
T
0480 166 86.
Kalmar's
premier Chinese restaurant, with a beautiful interior
featuring a fish pond full of carp and goldfish. The best
option is the eat-as-much-as-you-like buffet served daily
until 5pm for 99kr weekdays and 140kr at weekends.
Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat noon-
11pm, Sun noon-10pm.
Stekhuset
Skeppsbron 1
T
0480 42 38 58.
Steaks from
the farms of Småland, such as a delicious fillet steak
wrapped in bacon cooked in red wine sauce, are 195-
275kr. There are also a number of fish dishes on the menu,
including grilled sole and sea bass.
Mon-Fri 5-11pm, Sat
1-11pm, Sun 1-9pm.
Thai Silk Palace
Fiskaregatan 8
T
0480 281 26.
Reached through the passage marked “Koppartorget” off
Fiskaregatan, this ornate Thai restaurant, decorated with
reclining Buddhas and lots of carved wood, has an all-day
lunch buffet that's especially good value at 99kr weekdays
and 109kr weekends.
Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 5-10pm,
Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10pm.
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Öland
Linked to mainland Sweden by a 6km-long bridge, the island of
Öland
, with its
unspoilt beaches, mysterious forests, pretty meadows and wooden cottages, has been
drawing Swedes in droves for over a century. Although it's a popular destination in
summer and holiday traffic can clog the road from the bridge north to the main town
Borgholm
, this long, splinter-shaped island retains a very likeable old-fashioned holiday
atmosphere. The bathing opportunities are among the best in Sweden, and the island's
attractions include numerous ruined castles, Bronze and Iron Age burial cairns, runic
stones and forts, all set amid rich and varied fauna and flora and striking geography.
Labyrinthine
walking trails
and
bicycle routes
wend their way past more than four
hundred old wooden
windmills
, which give Öland a peculiarly Dutch air. The island is
perfect for
camping
, and while you can pitch tent anywhere under the rules of
Allemansrätten
(see p.33), there are plenty of official sites. Almost all are open only
between May and September, and are scattered the length of the island; for more
details, visit
W
camping-oland.com.
Brief history
A royal hunting ground from the mid-sixteenth century until 1801, Öland was ruled
with scant regard for its native population. Peasants were forbidden from chopping
wood, owning dogs or weapons and selling their produce on the open market. While
protected wild animals did their worst to the farmers' fields, Kalmar's tradesmen
exploited the restrictions on the islanders' trade to force them to sell at low prices.
