Stockholm - The Rough Guide to Sweden - page 67

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cinnamon buns in town. Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat & Sun
9am-7pm.
Supper Tegnérgatan 37 T 08 23 24 24; Rådmansgatan
T-bana; map pp.44-45. Stylish and popular South
American restaurant, curiously located in a windowless
basement. Starters include the likes of crabcakes with lime
chilli for 118kr, mains might cover, for example, pork with
sweet potatoes, at 198-205kr. Mon & Tues 5pm-
midnight, Wed-Sat 5pm-1am.

home-cooking dishes, such as meatballs, from 165kr.
Mon-Sat 5-11pm.
East Stureplan 13 T 08 611 49 59; Östermalmstorg
T-bana; map p.47. Trendy to a T, this is the place for top-
quality cuisine from Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam;
try the delicious chicken soup with mushrooms, coconut,
lime and galangal for 120kr. Mains are 112-229kr, though
a sushi and sashimi combo costs 295kr. Mon-Fri
11.30am-3am, Sat & Sun 5pm-3am.
Ì Grodan Grev Turegatan 16 T 08 679 61 00;
Östermalmstorg T-bana ; map p.47. Choose the bistro to
the right over the chi-chi restaurant to the left where
Swedish home cooking meets French: fish stew with
shrimps and aioli (195kr), beef steak with horseradish and
fries (185kr) or potato pancake with pork and lingonberries
(139kr). Mon-Wed 11.30am-midnight, Thurs & Fri
11.30am-1am, Sat noon-1am, Sun 1-10pm.
Hermitage Stora Nygatan 11 T 08 411 95 00; Gamla
Stan T-bana; map p.47. Long-established and well-
respected vegetarian restaurant whose food is often quite
spicy and Middle Eastern in style. Buffet lunches go for 90kr
and a set dinner 100kr. Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun
11am-7pm.
KB Smålandsgatan 7 T 08 679 60 32; Östermalmstorg
T-bana; map p.47. Excellent Scandinavian food with
plenty of seafood in posh 1930s surroundings. Reckon on
over 200-300kr for a main course such as fish stew or
Norwegian cod, or why not try the assorted herring plate
for

CENTRAL STOCKHOLM
Ì B.A.R. Blasieholmsgatan 4A T 08 611 53 35;
Kungsträdgården T-bana; map p.47. The place to eat fish
in Stockholm. Go up to the fish counter and choose the
piece you'd like to eat (90-330kr). There are also home-
made sausages and steaks on offer, plus gravad lax tartare
(110kr) and seafood casserole (195kr). Mon-Fri
11.30am-2.30pm & 5pm-1am, Sat 4pm-1am, Sun
5-9pm.
Bistro Bestick Bryggargatan 8 T 08 20 31 20;
T-Centralen T-bana; map p.47. Newly opened and rather
compact contemporary Swedish bistro with stark white
walls and comfy sofas, serving up delicious home-cooking
dishes such as Wallenbergare, meatballs and gravad lax in
the range 110-245kr; home-baked sourdough bread, too.
Tues-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 5-10pm.
Bistro Ruby and Grill Ruby Österlånggatan 14 T 08
20 57 76; Gamla Stan T-bana; map p.47. Bistro Ruby is a
long-established French place, tastefully done up in
Parisian style with red walls covered with artwork. Mains,
such as steak frites or tenderloin with mustard cream, cost
175-345kr. Next door, though in the same building, is Grill
Ruby , which serves up TexMex and American-style charcoal
grills of meat and fish (179-499kr) and weekend brunches.
Both daily 5pm till late, Bistro Ruby closed Sun.
Ì Café Panorama Sergels torg 3; T-Centralen
T-bana; map p.47. Top-floor café inside Kulturhuset with
superb views over central Stockholm (try to get one of the
window tables). Lunch is dependable and inexpensive,
though it's the apple pie and vanilla sauce that's the real
winner. Tues-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun
11am-5pm.
Chokladkoppen Stortorget 18; Gamla Stan T-bana;
map p.47. A fabulous, if rather cramped, café overlooking
Gamla Stan's grand old square, specializing in white-
chocolate cheesecake and blueberry pie. Also has tasty
salmon quiches and light lunch dishes and is justifiably
popular with the city's gay lunchgoers. Daily 9am-11pm.
Den Gyldene Freden Österlånggatan 51 T 08 24 97
60; Gamla Stan T-bana; map p.47. Opened in 1722,
Stockholm's oldest restaurant is housed in a combination of
vaulted cellars and regular serving rooms whose interiors
are pure eighteenth century. Traditional Swedish mains
such as pike-perch for around 300kr, or better-value

125kr. Mon-Fri 11.30am-midnight, Sat

1pm-midnight.
Konditori Kungstornet Kungsgatan 28; Hötorget
T-bana; map p.47. Busy and rather small retro-style coffee
house with wood panelling, dark-green sofas and an
upstairs jukebox which first opened in the 1930s. Excellent
cakes and pastries as well as substantial sandwiches.
Mon-Fri 7am-11pm, Sat 8am-midnight, Sun

10am-10pm.
Le Rouge Österlånggatan 17 T 08 505 244 60; Gamla
Stan T-bana; map p.47. A gloriously OTT Moulin Rouge-
style bistro, inspired by nineteenth-century Paris, where
red is de rigueur : everything from the drapes to the sofas
are bright red. Tuna steak is 265kr, moules frites 135kr and
chicken tajine 225kr. Mon-Thurs 11.30am-2pm &
5pm-1am, Fri 11.30am-1am, Sat 5pm-1am.
Operakällarens bakficka Operahuset, Gustav Adolfs
torg T 08 676 58 09; Kungsträdgården T-bana; map
p.47. A sound choice for Swedish home cooking served
around the bar in this charming little place which resembles
the snug of a British pub: meatballs in a cream sauce with
gherkins (160kr) and mixed herring platter (150kr) are
always on the menu. Mon-Fri 11.30am-11pm, Sat
noon-10pm, Sun 1pm-midnight.
Prinsen Mäster Samuelsgatan 4 T 08 611 13 31;
Östermalmstorg T-bana; map p.47. A long-standing