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Dish finder in Stockholm
Filter Stockholm's everyday food by time of day and kind of dish, and learn what to ask for by name.
16 dishes
Swedish meatballs
KöttbullarSmall meatballs with cream sauce, mashed potato, lingonberry jam and pickled cucumber. Order them at a traditional krog, not a furniture shop.
Not spicyRice, noodles & breadFried Baltic herring
Stekt strömmingButterflied herring fried in rye crumbs, with mash and lingonberries or on crispbread. Street stands near Slussen have sold it for decades.
Not spicyFish & seafoodPickled herring
Inlagd sillHerring in mustard, onion or dill marinades, with new potatoes, sour cream and chives. The centre of every Midsummer table.
Not spicySmall platesCured salmon
GravlaxSalmon cured with salt, sugar and dill, sliced thin with a sweet mustard sauce, hovmästarsås.
Not spicyFish & seafoodToast Skagen
Prawns in mayonnaise with dill and lemon on butter-fried toast, topped with roe. The classic starter.
Not spicySmall platesPea soup and pancakes
Ärtsoppa och pannkakorYellow pea soup with pork and mustard, then thin pancakes with jam and cream. Served on Thursdays in lunch restaurants and school canteens.
Not spicySoups & stewsPotato pancakes
RaggmunkCrisp grated-potato pancakes with fried pork belly and lingonberries. A weekday lunch special.
Not spicyRice, noodles & breadSwedish hash
PyttipannaDiced potato, onion and meat fried together, with a fried egg and pickled beetroot on top.
Not spicyRice, noodles & breadHot dog with mash
Korv med mosA boiled or grilled sausage with mashed potato from a korvkiosk, sometimes rolled up with shrimp salad in flatbread as a tunnbrödsrulle.
Not spicyStreet foodVästerbotten cheese pie
VästerbottenpajA savoury tart of sharp, aged Västerbotten cheese, served at crayfish parties and buffets. Meat-free as served.
Not spicyVegetarianCrayfish
KräftorBoiled with dill and eaten cold, by hand, at an August kräftskiva with paper hats, songs and snaps.
Not spicyFish & seafoodSandwich cake
SmörgåstårtaLayers of bread and fillings iced with mayonnaise and decorated with prawns and salmon. A party dish sold by the slice in delis.
Not spicySmall platesCinnamon bun
KanelbulleA knotted cardamom-scented bun with cinnamon and pearl sugar, the heart of fika. The cardamom version, kardemummabulle, is just as common.
Not spicySweetSemla
A cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream. Sold from January until Shrove Tuesday, when the bakeries run out.
Not spicySweetPrincess cake
PrinsesstårtaSponge, jam, custard and a dome of cream under green marzipan. Birthdays and the first week of September, its official week.
Not spicySweetSaffron bun
LussekattAn S-shaped saffron bun with raisins, eaten around Lucia on 13 December and through Advent.
Not spicySweet