Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Spezia
Sjögatan 6
T
060 61 12 23
. If money's tight,
look no further than this long-established pizzeria serving
a wide range of decent bargain-basement pizzas from
55kr; the interior may be nothing special but it has a handy
takeaway service.
Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat & Sun
noon-10pm.
Ming Palace
Esplanaden 10
T
060 61 53 00.
The best
Chinese restaurant in Sundsvall which has been
successfully feeding the masses for years with an
impressive range of dishes, including beef with bean
sprouts, from 95kr, to eat in, or take away.
Tues-Thurs
11am-10pm, Fri 11am-10.30pm, Sat 1-10.30pm,
Sun 1-11pm.
Saffran
Nybrogatan 25
T
060 17 11 07.
An authentic
and much-praised Spanish restaurant whose menu allows
you to choose a meat dish (around 210kr) and then add
your own sauce such as chimichurri or mojo, a delicious
pepper sauce from the Canary Islands.
Mon-Sat 5pm till
late.
The Sea Street
Sjögatan 9
T
060 17 30 31.
Genuine
Japanese sushi restaurant which has taken Sundsvall by
storm and is exceptional value for money. Mix and match:
nine pieces for 75kr, eleven for 99kr and fifteen for 145kr.
Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat noon-8pm, Sun 1-6pm.
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Sundsvall Tandoori House
Kyrkogatan 12
T
060
17 59 59.
One of the country's best Indian restaurants -
and the only one boasting an open-air roof terrace - this
place serves up first-class meals, including lots of tandoori
specialities, from 135kr per main course. Note, the
restaurant is on the first floor.
Mon-Thurs 11am-2pm &
4-10pm, Fri 11am-2pm & 4pm-1am, Sat noon-1am,
Sun 1-9pm.
BARS
Bishops Arms
Storgatan 13
T
060 608 00 11.
Yet
another Swedish attempt to create a traditional British
wood-panelled pub in Norrland. The result is not bad
though, and it's a fine place to sample a wide selection of
British ales and beers.
Mon-Thurs 4pm till late, Fri
4pm-2am, Sat 1pm-2am, Sun 4-11pm.
Irish Pub
Nybrogatan 16
T
060 12 50 22.
This Irish pub
not only brews its own beer in the basement, but also has a
broad selection of traditional ales, beers and stouts, plus
bar meals, music and darts.
Tues-Sat 5pm-2am.
Mercat Cross
Esplanaden 29
T
060 19 88 33.
Attached
to the
Scandic Sundsvall City
at the southern end of
Esplanaden, this Scottish theme pub complete with heavy
wood panelling serves just about every variety of whisky
you can think of.
Mon & Tues 4-11pm, Wed-Sat
4pm-midnight.
Oscar Bar & Matsal
Bankgatan 11
T
060 12 98 11.
A
good, lively Euro-lounge bar with retro floral wallpaper and
leather chairs and sofas. It's one of Sundsvall's most popular
places for a drink and is packed to the rafters on Fri and Sat
nights.
Mon & Tues 5-11pm, Wed & Thurs 5pm-
midnight, Fri & Sat 5pm-3am.
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Härnösand
An hour's trip along the coast from Sundsvall and full of architectural delights,
including a number of old wooden cottages dating from the 1730s,
HÄRNÖSAND
is
definitely worth a stop on the way north. The town's highlights are the architectural
treasures around the harmonious main square,
Storatorget
, and winding
Östanbäcksgatan
with its eighteenth-century wooden houses painted in gentle pastel
shades. A short walk from the town centre, the extensive open-air museum at
Murberget
showcases vernacular architecture from around the country. Härnösand also
marks the beginning of the stunningly beautiful region of
Ångermanland
- one of the
few areas in Sweden where the indented, soaring coastline resembles the fjordlands of
neighbouring Norway.
Brief history
A pleasant little place at the mouth of the Ångerman River,
Härnösand
was founded
in 1585 by King Johan III. In 1647, the town was selected as the capital of the second
most northerly diocese in Sweden and, accordingly, the new bishop decreed that the
old stone church, which already stood in the town, be enlarged into a cathedral. The
town has since had more than its fair share of disasters: in 1710, flames tore through it
after drunken churchgoers accidentally set fire to a boathouse; just four years later,
Härnösand fell victim to a second great fire, started by a group of school students.
Newly rebuilt, the town was razed by a third blaze in 1721, during the Great
Northern War, when invading Russian forces burnt every house to the ground, bar
one (see p.258).
