Köttbullar
Meatballs served with mash, brown sauce and lingonberry jam (lingon)
Meatballs with lingonberry jam, salmon, crispbread and the sacred fika break. A comforting, sweet-and-savoury cuisine turned toward the sea and the forest.
Incontournables
Meatballs served with mash, brown sauce and lingonberry jam (lingon)
Raw salmon cured with dill, salt and sugar, served with a mustard-dill sauce
A generous open sandwich with shrimp, egg, mayonnaise and dill
A mix of shrimp, mayonnaise, dill and fish roe on toasted bread
Fermented herring with a formidable smell, a northern speciality (the extreme experience)
Bun rolled with cinnamon and cardamom, pearl sugar on top — the star of fika
Fried grated-potato cake, served with bacon and lingonberries
A gratin of potatoes, onions, cream and anchovies — a festive dish
Boissons
Swedes are among the world's biggest coffee drinkers, at the heart of the fika ritual
Flavoured spirit (dill, cumin) drunk in small glasses, often with a song
A non-alcoholic malt soda drunk at Christmas and Easter, outselling cola during those seasons
Strong alcohol is sold only at Systembolaget (the state monopoly, closed in the evening and on Sundays)
Street food
Vocabulaire
| Langue locale | Francais |
|---|---|
| Notan, tack | The bill, please |
| Fika | An indulgent coffee break (a national institution) |
| Smaklig måltid (enjoy your meal) | Enjoy your meal |
| Tack | Thank you |
| En öl, tack | A beer, please |
| Vatten (water) | Eau |
| Vegetarisk (vegetarian) | Vegetarian |
| Dagens lunch | Menu of the day (lunch) |
Etiquette
The fika (coffee break) is sacred: you slow down, you share, it's more than just a coffee
Taking off your shoes when entering someone's home is the norm
Everyone pays their own share, quite naturally
Punctuality appreciated, even for an informal meal
Regime
Very well-developed vegetarian and vegan options, especially in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö
The 'vegetarisk dagens' (veggie dish of the day) is common at lunch
Toast Skagen and köttbullar come in vegan versions at many places
Budget
40-90 SEK (4-8 EUR)
Stands de rue, marches, vendeurs ambulants
110-180 SEK at lunch (10-16 EUR)
Gargottes, cantines, restaurants familiaux
250-500 SEK (23-45 EUR)
Restaurants connus, zones touristiques
Les voyageurs Orizn partagent leurs restaurants et street food preferes sur la carte live. Rejoins la communaute.