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TO LISTEN TO

Sslowness-soundtrack to Stockholm

TO STAY

Ett hem

Boutique hotel with 22 rooms, situated in a residential area a short walk from the city.

Sköldungagatan 2

Hotel Frantz Anno 1647

Small, charming hotel on Södermalm with its many restaurants and bars.

Mariagränd 3

Hotel Diplomat

One of the most classic hotels in Stockholm, still family-owned.

Strandvägen 7 C

Hotel Skeppsholmen

With a secluded yet central location, on an island in the middle of Stockholm.

Gröna gången 1

TO EAT AND DRINK

Operabaren

Traditional food served in well-preserved art nouveau-interiors.

Jakobs torg 12

Le Hibou

Rooftop bar at Bank Hotel with views of the city.

Arsenalsgatan 6

Fotografiska, The Restaurant

Organic food served at the museum of photography.

Stadsgårdshamnen 22

Spritmuseum

Serving both lunch and dinner, famous not only for their excellent food but also for offering Swedish wines.

Djurgårdsstrand 9

The Sparrow Bistro

Situated in the Sparrow Hotel, this bistro is run by Mathias Dahlgren and has an impressive offering of natural wines.

Birger Jarlsgatan 26A

Tyge & Sessil

Bar with natural wines in the Östermalm area.

Brahegatan 4

Café Nizza

A favourite among many locals, especially among those in the creative field.

Åsögatan 171

Savant Bar

Small bar with good selection of natural wines.

Tegnérgatan 4

Sosta Bar

Italian bar that specializes in natural wines.

Sveavägen 84-86

Rutabaga

Luxury vegetarian restaurant at Grand Hotel.

Södra Blasieholmshamnen 6

Mathias Dahlgren Matbaren

The more informal restaurant at Grand Hotel.

Södra Blasieholmshamnen 6

Rosendal Trädgård

Beautiful, organic café on the island of Djurgården.

Rosendalsvägen 38

Emmer

Restaurant close to Ulriksdals Castle, a few minutes outside of Stockholm.

Ulriksdals Värdshus

Agrikultur

Fine but informal dining with focus on sustainable cuisine.

Roslagsgatan 43

Babette

A fashionable pizzeria in Vasastan.

Roslagsgatan 6

Brutalisten

Artist Carsten Höller presents his brutalist and minimalist approach to food.

Regeringsgatan 71

Aira

One of the most ambitions fine dining restaurants in Stockholm, where even the building has been designed to be aligned with the concept.

Biskopsvägen 9

Tennstopet

Traditional Swedish cuisine.

Dalagatan 50

Restaurang Prinsen

One of the oldest and most classic of Stockholm’s restaurants.

Mäster Samuelsgatan 4

Restaurang Konstnärsbaren (KB)

Restaurant and bar with close affiliations with the art world.

Smålandsgatan 7

TO VISIT

Liljevalchs konsthall

Elegant art centre with popular exhibitions.

Djurgårdsvägen 60


Millesgården

Fomer home of Carl and Olga Milles, now a museum (with excellent restaurant).

Herserudsvägen 32

Lidingö

Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

Former home of Prince Eugen, today an art museum.

Prins Eugens Väg 6

Thielska Galleriet

But by Ferdinand Boberg for Erenst Thiel, today an art museum.

Sjötullsbacken 8

Moderna Museet

Stockholm’s museum of modern art.

Exercisplan 4

Nationalmuseum

Sweden’s national museum of art.

Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2

CF Hill

One of the best new art galleries in town.

Västra Trädgårdsgatan 9

111 53 Stockholm

Artipelag

Art museum in the southern archipelago.

Artipelagstigen 1

Gustavsberg

Hallwylska museet

Previously a private palace, today a museum.

Vasamuseet

A museum of one of the world’s most famous ships.

Galärvarvsvägen 14

Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Stockholm’s finest art gallery.

Linnégatan 31

Svenskt tenn

Established in 1924 as a shop of interiors, today a Swedish cultural institution.

Strandvägen 5

Palmgrens

Traditional leather goods of the highest quality.

Sibyllegatan 7

Svensk Hemslöjd

Swedish craft.

Norrlandsgatan 20

Klässbols Stockholm

The finest Swedish linen.

Sveavägen 104

Sjöström Antik

Curated vintage interiors.

Sibyllegatan 39

Norr Mälarstrand

Beautiful, small park along the water.

Skogskyrkogården

Cemetery south of the city, classified as a UNESCO world heritage.