Simon's Guidebook
Bars
My second livingroom. Excellent listening lounge for audiophiles or just anyone with an interest in music.
Hosoi
FörbindelsehallenMy second livingroom. Excellent listening lounge for audiophiles or just anyone with an interest in music.
A small bar with funky, colourful interiors that is open every night of the week. A good place to stop by for a beer or two before heading on elsewhere.
35 locals recommend
Indigo
19 GötgatanA small bar with funky, colourful interiors that is open every night of the week. A good place to stop by for a beer or two before heading on elsewhere.
Paradiso
24 TimmermansgatanLike rum? Go to Paradiso.
A speakeasy with a somewhat of an Alice in Wonderland-vibe. Difficult to spot from the outside, but once inside you are in for a real treat. Try the Rum & Plum!
Lucy's Flower Shop
20 Birger JarlsgatanA speakeasy with a somewhat of an Alice in Wonderland-vibe. Difficult to spot from the outside, but once inside you are in for a real treat. Try the Rum & Plum!
Fancy transporting yourself back in time to a slightly more sophisticated and classy era? Erlands is a wonderful retro-style bar with great service and excellent cocktails. It is definitely not cheap, but heck, how often do you get to feel like in an episode of Mad Men?
28 locals recommend
Erlands
1 GästrikegatanFancy transporting yourself back in time to a slightly more sophisticated and classy era? Erlands is a wonderful retro-style bar with great service and excellent cocktails. It is definitely not cheap, but heck, how often do you get to feel like in an episode of Mad Men?
Museums
Boutique museum combining garden design, architecture, sculpture and art in perfect harmony.
103 locals recommend
Millesgården
32 HerserudsvägenBoutique museum combining garden design, architecture, sculpture and art in perfect harmony.
Carl Eldhs Ateljémuseum
10 LögebodavägenA beautiful sculpture museum with a unique atmosphere.
Food scene
Their patio overlooking a small park is a great hangout on summery evenings.
61 locals recommend
Bleck
68 Katarina BangataTheir patio overlooking a small park is a great hangout on summery evenings.
Relatively cheap and easygoing coffee shop suitable for single guests. Don't bring your computer, if being berated by a somewhat intimidating lady barista is not on your wish list.
51 locals recommend
Kaffe
17 S:t PaulsgatanRelatively cheap and easygoing coffee shop suitable for single guests. Don't bring your computer, if being berated by a somewhat intimidating lady barista is not on your wish list.
There are definitely places that serve better coffee, danish and food, but Ritorno’s original interior from the 40s and 50s creates a unique atmosphere that contrasts to the busy city life outside.
20 locals recommend
Ritorno Konditori Etc
80 OdengatanThere are definitely places that serve better coffee, danish and food, but Ritorno’s original interior from the 40s and 50s creates a unique atmosphere that contrasts to the busy city life outside.
800 Grader
17 SigtunagatanOne of the best pizza places in town.
Excellent Scandinavian "fast-food" made out of seasonal and organic produce. Relatively cheap and great tastes.
41 locals recommend
Kalf och Hansen
2 MariatorgetExcellent Scandinavian "fast-food" made out of seasonal and organic produce. Relatively cheap and great tastes.
A cosy restaurant serving a variety of tasty dishes from the Vietnamese cuisine. High-quality produce and nice selection of beers and ecological wines.
28 locals recommend
Minh Mat
94 OdengatanA cosy restaurant serving a variety of tasty dishes from the Vietnamese cuisine. High-quality produce and nice selection of beers and ecological wines.
Weirdly located inside an otherwise boring shopping mall, this food court offers a surprisingly high-quality selection of restaurants with good prices.
46 locals recommend
Teatern, Ringen Skanstull
100 GötgatanWeirdly located inside an otherwise boring shopping mall, this food court offers a surprisingly high-quality selection of restaurants with good prices.
Clubs
Bronx Sauna
19 BarnängsgatanNot for the faint-hearted. Ask me about details. :-)
Sightseeing
Stockholm Public Library
53 SveavägenImpressive library by renowned architect Gunnar Asplund.
One of the architectural highlights of the city. I recommend taking the tour of the inside, it's really impressive.
13 locals recommend
Stockholm City Hall
1 HantverkargatanOne of the architectural highlights of the city. I recommend taking the tour of the inside, it's really impressive.
A beloved place amongst locals for having picnics and parties under the open sky, with stunning panoramic views over Kungsholmen, Gamla Stan, the Stockholm Town Hall, and other points of interest. Bring your food and some drinks and enjoy the sunset.
91 locals recommend
Skinnarviksberget
A beloved place amongst locals for having picnics and parties under the open sky, with stunning panoramic views over Kungsholmen, Gamla Stan, the Stockholm Town Hall, and other points of interest. Bring your food and some drinks and enjoy the sunset.
Step down into a beautifully decorated underworld featuring relics rescued from some of the buildings pulled down during the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s. I would recommend entering the metro-station from Arsenalsgatan.
98 locals recommend
Kungsträdgården
Jussi Björlings alléStep down into a beautifully decorated underworld featuring relics rescued from some of the buildings pulled down during the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s. I would recommend entering the metro-station from Arsenalsgatan.
Shopping
Easily my favourite second-hand bookshop in town. Great atmosphere, unique books and an extensive event program with author talks and concerts.
Rönnells Antikvariat
32B Birger JarlsgatanEasily my favourite second-hand bookshop in town. Great atmosphere, unique books and an extensive event program with author talks and concerts.
A very charming book-store. Browse their impressive book shelves and feel at least ten percent smarter than before you entered.
Söderbokhandeln Hansson & Bruce
37 GötgatanA very charming book-store. Browse their impressive book shelves and feel at least ten percent smarter than before you entered.
A niched book-store specialised in books on art and architecture, when you want to work on that highbrow aura.
11 locals recommend
Konst-ig Konstbokhandel
124 A ÅsögatanA niched book-store specialised in books on art and architecture, when you want to work on that highbrow aura.
Unique interior design store with a personal, weird and highly post-modern selection of items and furniture.
Arranging Things
79 ErstagatanUnique interior design store with a personal, weird and highly post-modern selection of items and furniture.
Concerts
An underground venue unknown even for many locals. If you are lucky, you might catch some good jazz or classical chamber music. Visit their website to see the current program.
Teaterstudio Lederman
13 GästrikegatanAn underground venue unknown even for many locals. If you are lucky, you might catch some good jazz or classical chamber music. Visit their website to see the current program.
Small and steamy jazz club with live music by some of Sweden's best jazz artists, five days a week. Book a table to enjoy their moules frites and a cold beer.
19 locals recommend
Glenn Miller Café
21A BrunnsgatanSmall and steamy jazz club with live music by some of Sweden's best jazz artists, five days a week. Book a table to enjoy their moules frites and a cold beer.