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Brända Bocken
Stortorget
T
026 12 45 45.
Young and
fashionable, with outdoor seating in summer, plus an
upstairs terrace. Inventive, modern menu featuring mango
and chilli roast beef (192kr) as well as snacks such as bagels
(72kr) and a tasty salmon sandwich (89kr).
Mon-Thurs
11am-11pm, Fri 11am-1am, Sat noon-1am.
Brasserie Absint
Norra Slottsgatan 9
T
026 64 70 00.
A delightful French brasserie with lots of mirrors and black
tiling, attached to the
Clarion Winn
hotel. A wide range of
dishes ranging from the house pasta (130kr) to Norwegian
turbot with vegetable risotto and a salmon sauce (230kr).
Mon & Tues 4pm-midnight, Wed-Sat 4pm-1am.
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Church Street Saloon
Kyrkogatan 11
T
026 12 62
11.
A fun American saloon diner complete with riding
boots, bridles and saddles and an American flag in the
window. Plenty of Wild West grills on the plates and can-
can dancing on the tables at weekends. Meaty mains from
around
Kungshallen
Norra Kungsgatan 17
T
026 12 03 01.
A
smart and friendly pizzeria serving mammoth pizzas from
55kr, steaks from 119kr and salads from 74kr, as well as a
selection of excellent-value chicken dishes for 99kr with
potato wedges and salad.
Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat &
Sun noon-11pm.
Österns Pärla
Ruddammsgatan 23
T
026 51 39 68.
A
stylish Asian restaurant with brushed metal interior walls
decorated with bamboo poles. A good selection of Thai,
Chinese, Japanese and vegetarian options, such as chicken
with almonds (118kr). Three set Chinese dishes with
dessert for 105kr.
Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri
11am-11pm, Sat 12.30-11pm, Sun 1-10pm.
Trattoria Cinque
Södermalmstorget 1
T
026 61 07 70.
The best Italian in town with a delightful year-round
veranda. Accomplished mains such as zander with potato
salad or veal schnitzel with gnocchi and tapenade go for
around 175kr, starters hover around 85kr.
Mon-Sat
4-11pm, Sun 2-10pm.
Wayne's Coffee
Drottninggatan 16
T
026 66 08 66.
As
always with this chain, excellent coffees and cakes make
this the best and busiest café in Gävle, centrally located in
the main square. It's on the first floor where there's also
access to outdoor seating at the rear.
Mon-Fri
9.30am-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-10pm.
7
250kr.
Mon-Thurs
5pm-midnight,
Fri
5pm-1am, Sat 11.45am-1am.
Helt Enkelt
Norra Kungsgatan 3
T
026 12 06 04.
Modern Swedish mains with a hint of the Mediterranean
dominate the menu at this stylish restaurant: salmon
stuffed with cream cheese (149kr), seafood linguini (139kr)
and the house burgers (129kr) are all worth trying.
Mon-
Thurs 4pm-midnight, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat noon-1am,
Sun 3-10pm.
Hudiksvall and around
On the first leg of the coastal journey further into Norrland, train services are frequent.
Along this stretch of coast,
HUDIKSVALL
makes for a leisurely stop en route to the
bigger towns and tourist centres further north. Its wood-panelled architecture and
convenience for visiting the natural beauty of the nearby
Hornslandet peninsula
,
jutting out into the Gulf of Bothnia, are the main draws.
Brief history
Granted town status in 1582 by King Johan III and accordingly the second oldest town
in Norrland,
Hudiksvall
has seen its fair share of excitement over the years. Though the
original settlement was built around what had been the bay of Lillfjärden, at the mouth
of the Hornån River, the harbour began to silt up, and so it was decided in the early
1640s to move the town to its current location: the old bay is now a lake, connected to
the sea by a small canal.
The town has suffered no fewer than ten
ires
, the worst occurring in 1721 when
Russian forces swept down the entire length of the Bothnian coast, burning and
looting as they went. Then an important commercial and shipping centre, the town
bore the brunt of the onslaught. A further blaze, east of Rådhustorget, in 1792 led to a
rethink of the town's layout, and so the street plan which exists today was conceived.
St Jakobs kyrka
Mon-Thurs: June-Aug 10am-4pm; Sept-May 11am-3pm
Still pockmarked with cannonball holes today, the town's church,
St Jakobs kyrka
, was the
only building to remain standing after the harrying events of 1721 during the Great
