Karlbergsvägen 14+46 8 527 281 00Open seven days a week and boasting 75 years at the same address, Tranan is a place to meet, eat and drink. Tranan is a real Stockholm classic, retaining the popular status it has always had. Traditional Swedish cuisine, a welcoming bar and plenty of regular customers!www.tranan.se
Operahuset+46 8 676 58 01With a late renaissance inspired interior from 1895 mashed up against the hip minimalism of the Swedish Design Group CKR, Operakällaren was named Dining Environment of the Year in 2006. Its chef de cuisine Stefano Catenacci, makes the food maintains the highest standards of quality. www.operakallaren.se
Östermalmstorg+46 8 662 33 34She has been called the “grand old lady of the fishmongers”. The Östermalm market’s Lisa Elmqvist restaurant is now operated by Lisa’s relative Ulf. In the summertime, the seafood queen moves onto the square with her Kalix whitefish roe, matjes herring and gazpacho – all standard items on the menu.
Smålandsgatan 7+46 8 679 60 32A little bar with an artistic ambience, where the old guard of the Swedish art world has gathered for years. Currently KB attracts younger bar and restaurant quests too, serving great traditional Swedish food. www.konstnarsbaren.se
Stureplan 2+46 8 440 57 30At the heart of Stureplan, near the concrete mushroom that has come to symbolise this stylish square, is Sturehof, offering classic, high quality cuisine with a focus on fish and shellfish. Stockholmers flock to the bar and pavement café after work every day. In the restaurant, the waiting staff swish past in their white jackets with golden epaulettes.www.sturehofgruppen.se
Nygränd 10+46 8 10 87 75Classic Swedish food in a rustic setting in Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town. The restaurant’s nine beautiful vaults stretch across five buildings, inspiring the name, which means ‘five small houses’. www.femsmahus.se
Mäster Samuelsgatan 4+46 8 611 13 31A gold nugget among the restaurants of Stockholm, with a history dating back to 1897. Prinsen has long been popular with the city’s cultural elite, who come here for a beer or to savour the traditional Swedish cuisine. www.restaurangprinsen.co
Pipersgatan 1+46 8 654 20 01Award-winning local favourite featuring bistro classics like calf’s liver with bacon, beef à la Rydberg and steak tartare.www.masteranders.se
Stadsgården 6+46 8 641 70 90A zeppelin of a restaurant, towering high above the ground at Katarinahissen - an attraction that has taken tourists up and down the hill at Slussen since 1883. At master chef Erik Lallerstedt’s restaurant, all tables have a spectacular sea view. The interior has a marine touch and the kitchen could be described as Swedish- and Mediterranean luxury, with a menu boasting steak tartar, duck terrine, and carpaccio of calf. The result though, is generally uneven. A more consistent level of quality is maintained in the wine bar, where Sweden’s most renowned sommeliers select the wines.www.eriks.se
Blekingegatan 40Tel: +46 8 556 090 90Pelikan is a traditional Stockholm restaurant with a long history. This classic beer hall gives a glimpse of days gone by in Stockholm, when there were ‘beer cafés’ on every corner. Pelikan maintains the spirit of a ‘working man’s restaurant’, offering traditional meals in generous portions, washed down with one or several drinks. www.pelikan.se
Östgötagatan 41Tel: +46 8 643 22 40Trends come and go, but Östgötakällaren stands firm. This cosy local restaurant and bar, traditional in the best sense of the word, has been consistently popular for many years. You can also mingle with vampires in the more unconventional Vampire Lounge cocktail bar. www.ostgotakallaren.gastrogate.com