Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
11.30am-3.30pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; )
Italian owned and run, this is the best Italian restaurant in town. The pasta dishes may
stand out, but the ice cream is in another realm altogether: home made on the premises as
only Italianos know how…(sorry, Mr Whippy, you don't count).
Saltmagasinet
SWEDISH
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
www.saltmagasinet.se
; Kulbaken; mains Skr250-345;
lunch 11.30am-3pm,
dinner from 5pm Mon-Sat)
Located on the same hill as the Unos Torn tower, Saltmagasinet boasts great views and
was named the city's best restaurant for four years running in the
White Guide,
Sweden's
food bible. It's also among the top 10 best places in Sweden to enjoy organic and fair-trade
cuisine. Smoked fish, beet soup, lamb: everything is beautifully presented and prepared.
It also runs a brilliant bakery, located in the same building as the restaurant.
Restaurang Smugglaren
EUROPEAN
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0490-213 22;
www.smugglaren.se
;
Smugglaregränd 1; mains Skr250-345;
from 6pm Mon-Sat)
In a cosy wooden building tucked down an alley off Strandvägen, Smugglaren dresses up
Swedish classics such as beef with lingonberries or salmon tournedos. Model ships, paraf-
fin lamps and the odd elk head crank up the eccentricity.
Information
Västervik Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
0490-875 20;
www.vastervik.com
;
10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat May-late
Jun, shorter hours rest of year)
Getting There & Away
Long-distance buses stop outside the train station, at the eastern edge of the town centre.
Trains run between Västervik and Linköping up to 10 times daily (Skr150, 1¾ hours).
