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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.

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16 dishes

  • Swedish meatballs

    Köttbullar

    Small meatballs with cream sauce, mashed potato, lingonberry jam and pickled cucumber. Order them at a traditional krog, not a furniture shop.

    Not spicyRice, noodles & bread
  • Fried Baltic herring

    Stekt strömming

    Butterflied herring fried in rye crumbs, with mash and lingonberries or on crispbread. Street stands near Slussen have sold it for decades.

    Not spicyFish & seafood
  • Pickled herring

    Inlagd sill

    Herring in mustard, onion or dill marinades, with new potatoes, sour cream and chives. The centre of every Midsummer table.

    Not spicySmall plates
  • Cured salmon

    Gravlax

    Salmon cured with salt, sugar and dill, sliced thin with a sweet mustard sauce, hovmästarsås.

    Not spicyFish & seafood
  • Toast Skagen

    Prawns in mayonnaise with dill and lemon on butter-fried toast, topped with roe. The classic starter.

    Not spicySmall plates
  • Pea soup and pancakes

    Ärtsoppa och pannkakor

    Yellow pea soup with pork and mustard, then thin pancakes with jam and cream. Served on Thursdays in lunch restaurants and school canteens.

    Not spicySoups & stews
  • Potato pancakes

    Raggmunk

    Crisp grated-potato pancakes with fried pork belly and lingonberries. A weekday lunch special.

    Not spicyRice, noodles & bread
  • Swedish hash

    Pyttipanna

    Diced potato, onion and meat fried together, with a fried egg and pickled beetroot on top.

    Not spicyRice, noodles & bread
  • Hot dog with mash

    Korv med mos

    A boiled or grilled sausage with mashed potato from a korvkiosk, sometimes rolled up with shrimp salad in flatbread as a tunnbrödsrulle.

    Not spicyStreet food
  • Västerbotten cheese pie

    Västerbottenpaj

    A savoury tart of sharp, aged Västerbotten cheese, served at crayfish parties and buffets. Meat-free as served.

    Not spicyVegetarian
  • Crayfish

    Kräftor

    Boiled with dill and eaten cold, by hand, at an August kräftskiva with paper hats, songs and snaps.

    Not spicyFish & seafood
  • Sandwich cake

    Smörgåstårta

    Layers of bread and fillings iced with mayonnaise and decorated with prawns and salmon. A party dish sold by the slice in delis.

    Not spicySmall plates
  • Cinnamon bun

    Kanelbulle

    A knotted cardamom-scented bun with cinnamon and pearl sugar, the heart of fika. The cardamom version, kardemummabulle, is just as common.

    Not spicySweet
  • Semla

    A cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream. Sold from January until Shrove Tuesday, when the bakeries run out.

    Not spicySweet
  • Princess cake

    Prinsesstårta

    Sponge, jam, custard and a dome of cream under green marzipan. Birthdays and the first week of September, its official week.

    Not spicySweet
  • Saffron bun

    Lussekatt

    An S-shaped saffron bun with raisins, eaten around Lucia on 13 December and through Advent.

    Not spicySweet