16 great lunches in Stockholm

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Restaurants in Stockholm. The main dining room at restaurant Pelikan in Stockholm.

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A bowl & plates

A Bowl &amp; Plates infuses its menu with flavors and spices from all four corners of the world. During lunch hours, the restaurant serves fresh bowls and salads, while the seasonal dinner menu focuses on larger and mid-size dishes with and a large selection of natural wines.

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The kitchen counter of Asian-style restaurant Ai Ramen. White tiles and a black counter makes this a minimalist space where the popular food takes center stage.

One of Stockholm&#x27;s best ramen bars, Ai Ramen has served mouth-watering noodle bowls, donburi, and saké since 2015. And in that time it has become one of Södermalm&#x27;s most popular hang-out spots, either to grab a lunch, dinner or an evening drink. In 2019 Ai Ramen opened a second location in the center of Stockholm on Gamla Brogatan 27.

Ai Ramen

A huge piece of steak from Central European-style restaurant Bar Central.

Hyped European bistro Bar Central re-opened in October 2023, at their new Södermalm location. The menu has stayed the same though. Hearthy dishes from central Europe, like Hungarian Pörkölt, Polish pierogi, and Austrian apfelstrudel.

Bar Central

A courtyard inside Mood- shopping mall, high chairs and tables are placed around a large bar area. This open space is located just outside Boquerian restaurant.

Both restaurant and bar, Boqueria is the obvious meeting place in the popular shopping mall Mood for a lunch, brunch, dinner or evening drink. The busy Spanish restaurant main focus is tapas and pintxos but there’s also a selection of main courses available.

Boqueria

A large glass deli-counter inside the indoor- market at Hötorgshallen. The walls are tiled in white and people are going about doing their shopping and looking at the food on display.

The first Hötorgshallen stood on this site in the 1880&#x27;s. Today delicacies from all around the world share the space in Hötorgshallen. Go on a gastronomical journey, and browse through the market booths.

Hötorgshallen

A pile of bright yellow and white-striped paper bags for take-away

A modern, urban food court a touch above the ordinary. You will find high-quality, inexpensive dishes from all over the world. A popular lunch place among office workers in central Stockholm. Sit down at one of the long tables and get to know the locals.

A plate of fresh spring onions is placed on a long metallic restaurant counter

K-märkt is located inside the culturally historic Garnisonen building. It has its own bakery and is run by celebrity pastry chef Daniel Roos, beverage expert Jens Dolk and chef Hanna Normark. The restaurant aims to unify fine dining and large-scale production as a single concept. The menu changes constantly and is guided by the available ingredients, which are purchased the same night. The craftsmanship of the restaurant is utterly clear, and the enormous venue offers exciting architecture with a colorful industrial feel. Up to 1,000 guests can eat lunch or gather for an evening event here.

K-Märkt

Urban deli nytorget

Urban Deli Nytorget is located in the heart of Sofo on Södermalm. Here you&#x27;ll find everything from breakfast and lunch to coffee breaks or after-work drinks. In the deli and shop, you&#x27;ll find not only cheese and charcuterie, but also ready-made dinner kits, single-portion meals, and freshly baked bagels. During summer, a large outdoor seating area opens up. You can also find Urban Deli in Sickla, on Sveavägen, or in Hagastaden.

Nytorget Urban Deli

Restaurants in Stockholm. Pelikan, a classic restaurant serving traditional food on Södermalm.

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Pelikan provides a glimpse of Stockholm in the old days when there was a beer café on every corner. Classic Swedish home fare is served in a rustic beer hall with high ceilings, where the atmosphere is relaxed, the food is affordable and the crowd is a mix of people. Pelikan is a long-time favorite of many in the city’s culture crowd.

Restaurants in Stockholm. A banh mi-sandwich at Saigon Baguette in Stockholm, a Vietnamese restaurant.

Saigon Baguette

Popular Saigon Baguette in central Stockholm specializes in spicy bánh mi-sandwiches: crispy baguettes filled with vegetables, fresh herbs and chili, and marinated meat or tofu. The menu also offers various rice and noodle-dishes, Pho-soup, bubble tea, ice coffee, and Vietnamese beer, rice vodka and rice wine.

Saigon Baguette Gamla Brogatan

A plate of green and yellow sprouts and beans, zucchini and fresh herbs

Calling themselves a food-spa, Voltaire serves modern vegetarian food complemented by fish and seafood. The restaurant is located in the Åhléns City department store and is a bright and relaxed oasis for busy shoppers. There is also a store selling everything from organic tea to soap and clever tools for the kitchen.

Sally Voltaire & Systrar

Restaurant tables and chairs are set in the middle of the room, a mirror is fastened on a pillar and the room is surrounded by seats on stairs, like an outdoor theatre.

Teatern at Ringen Centrum near Skanstull combines the concepts of fine cuisine and popular food-court dining. Some of Sweden’s best-known restaurateurs share the 250 seats in the dining area – such as Adam Dahlberg &amp; Albin Wessman, Sayan Isaksson, and Nobel pastry chef Daniel Roos. At Teatern, you can taste world-class sausages, vegan burgers, enjoy small plates from all over the world, or enjoy dishes inspired by Asian street food. Quick and unpretentious, at a price that will suit just about everyone. Teatern has quickly gained popularity and it can be packed at lunchtime.

Teatern

Restauranger i Stockholm. Höga träbord omringade av svarta palla är redo att ta emot lunchgäster på The Fishery. Restaurangen är inredd med naturliga färger: grönt, brunt, svart och grått.

The Fishery is, as the name implies, all about fish, shellfish and plants from the depths. Simple yet delicious fish burgers, spicy salmon and fish taco with the freshest ingredients form our waterways.

The Fishery

Restaurants in Stockholm. A table set with Italian delicacies at The Italian Cousins. Plates with pizza slices, burrata with pesto, sundried tomatoes, salami and drinks.

Started by cousins Davide and Enrico, The Italian Cousins is a great place for genuine pizza made of fresh produce from smaller Italian and Swedish farms and producers. Come in for a quick snack, lunch or dinner. They currently have three spots; a pizzeria in Vasastan, a pizzeria and bar in Normalm and a pizzeria and salumeria on Södermalm.

The Italian Cousins

A bowl of hot and spicy ramen from Totemo Ramen

The ramen trend has finally arrived in Stockholm. At Totemo you’ll get a hearty bowl of ramen served in laid-back surroundings. The ingredients are all locally produced and eco-friendly and the noodles homemade to ensure that every bowl, whether it’s a pork belly broth or a light vegetarian mix, is an explosion of umami flavor.

Totemo Ramen

Find a quick an affordable lunch in Stockholm. Here are some options.

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