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BOCKHOLMEN HAV&RESTAURANGtel: +46 8 624 22 00www.bockholmen.comGetting there: Underground red line towards Mörby Centrum. Get off at Bergshamra (take the “Bergshamra S” exit) and take the road to the left, down towards the water. 10 minutes’ walk. On a little island in the near archipelago, in a grand light-yellow 19th century house, there is an ambitious Swedish restaurant. The chef was on the national team. The setting is bewitching, with an impeccable, exclusive lazy-day menu. Our summer favorite is the filet of trout.
DJURGÅRDSTERRASSENtel: +46 8 662 62 09Getting there: bus 47 from Sergels Torg to Nordiska Museet. 10 minutes’ walk along the water. Anders Carlsson and Arto Winter operate this popular, charming gay café with a view of Brunnsviken Bay on Djurgården.
LISA PÅ TORGETÖstermalmstorgtel: +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.
MÄLARPAVILJONGENNorr Mälarstrandtel: +46 8 650 87 01Same owners as Djurgårdsterrassen. Take a nature walk from the hotel to this cozy restaurant at water’s edge. Mälarpaviljongen has a gay profile, but it’s a mixed crowd.
PONTUS BY THE SEASkeppsbrokajen, Tullhus 2tel: +46 8 20 20 95The barSummer branch of the gourmet restaurant Pontus in the Greenhouse, with a cosmopolitan feel to the crowded terrace by the waterside promenade at Skeppsbron. Specializing in simple but delightful food.
RESTAURANT JÅngbåtsbrygganAugustendalsvägen 52, Nackatel: +46 8 601 30 25A sea restaurant located offtrack, with delicious fish and seafood dishes served by an open fire and with a marvelous view over Stockholm’s sea approach. For a beautiful trip, cross Saltsjön with one of the boats departing from Nybrokajen. For departure times, please contact Waxholmsbolaget ( www.waxholmsbolaget.se or 679 58 30). Taxi from Nordic Light Hotel will take approximately 15 minutes.
ROSENDAHLS TRÄDGÅRDSCAFÉRosendalsterrassen 12tel: +46 8 545 81 270www.rosendahlstradgard.seA Swedish summer classic and a peaceful idyll. Expensive café with a nursery and farm market.