Tables we recommend to friends

Restaurants · Lorensberg · €€€€

SK Mat & Människor

Local FavouriteFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A Michelin-starred open-kitchen restaurant where Swedish ingredients receive exact technique without turning dinner into a ceremony.

A long-standing Avenyn dining room where Swedish produce, seafood and polished classics are served without losing the habits of a neighbourhood restaurant.

A sociable Swedish brasserie near Liseberg where meatballs, raggmunk and a strong bar make an easy answer at almost any hour.

Restaurants · Vasastaden · €€€€

Restaurang Kometen

Local FavouriteFamily FriendlyRainy DayFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A Göteborg institution for Wiener schnitzel, meatballs and the comforting certainty that brown sauce still has an important public role.

Göteborg’s iron-and-glass food hall, ideal for assembling lunch from several counters and leaving with more cheese than intended.

Restaurants · Lorensberg · €€€€

Familjen

RomanticRainy DayFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A warm West Swedish brasserie where ambitious seasonal cooking arrives with the ease of a very well-run neighbourhood restaurant.

A polished Psiri bistro whose Greek wine list is best explored upstairs, with the Acropolis appearing above the rooftops.

A market-side delicatessen and meze restaurant where pastirma, soutzouki and Greek cheeses make moderation unusually difficult.

A signless basement taverna beside the market where barrels, shared tables and whatever is cooking replace nearly every modern restaurant convention.

A dependable Piraiki seafront taverna for grilled octopus, fried small fish and the extra appetite produced by a view of the water.

Restaurants · Exarchia · €€€€

Ouzeri Lesvos

Local FavouriteFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

An old Exarchia ouzeri where Mytilene spirits, excellent fried fish and a steady succession of meze still set the rhythm.

A tiny family taverna behind the Acropolis Museum where the day’s cooking matters more than menus, decoration or ceremony.

A small Malasaña casa de comidas defending croquetas, callos and slow-cooked stews against the neighbourhood’s fashions.

Restaurants · Chueca · €€€€

La Nieta

Hidden GemLocal FavouriteFamily FriendlyRainy DayGreat ValueFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A generous Chueca dining room where cocido, callos and cochinillo coexist happily with a creative plate or two.

Drinks · Chueca · €€€€

Taberna Ángel Sierra

Local FavouriteTNP Favorite

A century-old Chueca tavern where vermouth from the barrel and a canopy of old bottles make standing at the bar the best seat.

A front-row terrace on Plaza de Chueca where the people-watching often matters more than the plate.

An ale-and-pie pub where the homemade pastry deserves to be treated as dinner rather than bar food.

A compact old-school restaurant near the Royal Palace where the weekend cocido demands an empty afternoon.

A Barrio de las Letras beer house for a properly drawn caña, seafood and tapas in a room that wastes no time on decoration.

A gloriously layered music bar where coffee, cocktails and sixty years of songs share the same crowded walls.

A historic house above Chinchón’s Plaza Mayor for wood-fired roasts, Castilian cooking and the balcony everyone wants.

Hotels · Earl’s Court · €€€€

Miiro Templeton Garden

Hidden GemBest BreakfastFamily FriendlyRainy DayDesign LoverFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A calm Earl’s Court hotel whose private garden gives its 156 rooms, restaurant and bar unusual breathing space.

A lively Portobello Road pub for a well-kept pint, British comfort food and first-rate market-day people-watching.

A Tribunal institution where oversized croquetas, tortilla and quick service keep the bill pleasingly old-fashioned.

Drinks · Kensington · €€€€

The Scarsdale Tavern

Local FavouriteRainy DayTNP Favorite

A Kensington local with a real fire, a leafy terrace and the rare confidence to keep the television out of the conversation.

A lively corner pub for a dependable pint, uncomplicated food and the collective theatre of a televised match.

A perpetually lively Gràcia bar where inventive pepitas, excellent tapas and handwritten walls turn a casual meal into a small celebration.

Restaurants · El Born · €€€€

El Chigre 1769

Foodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A cheerful Born sidrería where Asturias and Catalonia meet over poured cider, vermouth and plates built for a hungry table.

An easy-going Barceloneta tavern for homemade tapas, cold beer and the salty, sociable rhythm of streets just behind the harbour.

Restaurants · Gràcia · €€€€

Bar Bodega Quimet

Local FavouriteTNP Favorite

A beautifully preserved Gràcia bodega for house vermouth, cask wine, anchovies and the gentle ritual of an aperitif becoming lunch.

A century-old Gràcia bodega kept alive through cask wine, vermouth, deeply Catalan tapas and a room that still belongs to the neighbourhood.

A Barcelona design classic where the route through the kitchen ends beneath a glass roof, with polished Mediterranean-Italian cooking to match.

A near-century-old Gràcia bar whose marble tables, traditional tapas and neighbourhood memory survive without becoming a museum piece.

A spirited Japanese bistrot where izakaya energy, careful ingredients and a preserved 1950s Paris café interior meet.

Restaurants · Vasastan / Sankt Eriksplan · €€€€

Portal Restaurant

RomanticFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

Klas Lindberg's assured neighbourhood restaurant pairs clear Swedish flavours, excellent produce and fine-dining skill without ceremony.

A true avenue Trudaine local for homemade bistro cooking, easy drinks and the kind of terrace that fills from morning to midnight.

Restaurants · Gamla Stan · €€€€

Den Gyldene Freden

Rainy DayTNP Favorite

Stockholm history served by candlelight in vaulted Old Town rooms, with Swedish traditions treated as living cuisine.

Yannick Alléno's one-star counter restaurant turns exacting modern cooking into a surprisingly fluid, close-up performance.

Restaurants · Hôtel de Ville / Marais · €€€€

Le Trumilou

TNP Favorite

A gloriously unchanged riverside bistrot for prune-studded duck, family-style French cooking and a glimpse of Notre-Dame.

Restaurants · Kungsholmen · €€€€

AG Restaurang

Hidden GemLocal FavouriteFoodie FavouriteTNP Favorite

A dramatic former silver factory where expertly sourced and aged beef takes centre stage without sacrificing urban energy.