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( 018-38447;
www.eckerohotell.ax
;Käringsundsvägen 53, Eckerö;s/d/f €90/99/150; hotel Mar-
Nov; )
Elegant and welcoming, this family-run hotel has spacious, mostly ground-floor rooms
with anti-allergen bedding and an excellent restaurant (pizzas €11 to €14, mains €19 to
€32; open 4pm to 10pm March to November). Owner/chef Ronald Karlsson also famously
moonlights as Elvis during summer Saturday-night tribute shows.
Hotel Elvira
HOTEL
( 018-38200;
www.elvira.ax
;Sandmovägen 85, Storby;s/d/tr €90/110/160; )
Several of the 20 individually decorated rooms at this quirky retro hotel have sea views
that, unusually, don't come with a higher price tag. Upstairs is a brand-new sauna, and
there's a good à la carte summer restaurant (mains €22 to €32; open 6pm to 9pm Monday
to Saturday mid-June to early August).
Bodegan
CAFE
(
www.karingsundsgasthamn.ax
;Käringsund harbour;mains €12-18; 11am-7pm mid-Jun-late Jun,
8am-10pm late Jun-mid-Aug; )
Right on the pier, this atmospheric little place is perfect for a drink while watching the sun
set over the red creaking boathouses. But above all it's worth a visit for its food: marinated
salmon with mustard sauce and potatoes, grilled black Angus steak, and an 'archipelago
plate' of smoked salmon, herring,
skägen
(prawn toast), local cheese and black bread.
Tsarevna
CAFE
(
http://tsarevna.ax
;dishes €3.50-7.50; 11am-5pm Tue-Sun May, 10am-6pm Jun-Aug)
With tables spilling into the courtyard of the historic Post och Tullhuset, Tsarevna is a
much-loved venue for spectacular homemade cakes, pulled-pork sandwiches and bountiful
organic salads with homebaked bread. From June, brunch (€17) on Saturdays and Sundays
from 11am to 3pm is a local institution. Cash only.
Shopping
Mercedes Chocolaterie
FOOD
