Bread in Stockholm has all gone to sourdough, something Marco is not a fan of, so I tried to make our favorite, called Gotlands Bröd. It turned out pretty good although I would have liked it to be darker! Here is the recipe, it makes about 4 small breads, good to share with friends!

First day: Boil 6 cups water, 1 tbsp white vinegar and 1 tbsp salt. Pour this mix over 8.5 cups of rye flour, knead / blend together and place in the fridge under plastic wrap overnight.

Second day: Dissolve 100 grams of fresh yeast in a bit of lukewarm water. Pour over dough. Add 3 tbsp ground bitter orange peel and 1 /3 cup of molasses to the dough, stir together. In increments add about 6 cups of white flour — eventually add more if the dough does not stiffen. Knead quite a bit until the dough is stiff and not wet.

Make rounds of dough — little loafs — and place on cookie sheets to rise, remember to space them apart so they do not grow into each other., let rise for 30 — 50 minutes, basically until you see a noticeable difference. Turn on the oven to preheat to 350 degrees.  A good place to let the loafs rise is on the cookie sheet, covered with a dishtowel on top of an empty soup pot placed on the stove which will be in the process of heating up.

Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes at 350 degrees. Brush with cold water immediately after removing from the oven to get a hard crust.  Hope you like it. I’ll be searching for a darker bread recipe, if you have one you think I should try please send it in!

We are in Stockholm and happened to pass the Swedish pride parade, the truck above is a great example of why Europe is ahead of US in many ways. It’s empty since we caught it after it unloaded all the people on it ( the cops are probably partying right now). Next to this truck was the christian lgbt truck, buy we didn’t get a decent shot of it…

Acne Sample Sale Store
at the corner of Tomtebogatan and St. Eriksgatan, can’t find their info online

Black Market
clothing
St Eriksgatan 79
tel: 30 26 60

http://www.blackmarketsthlm.se/Black_Market/Store.html

Weekday
clothing, owned by Cheap Mondays people? (which is now H&M if I remember right) there is another one in the center but I like this location
Götgatan 21
tel: 6421772
www.weekday.se

Carin Rodebjer
clothing
Jakobsbergsgatan 6
tel: 410 460 95

http://www.rodebjer.com/

Stockholms Fotoantikvariat
Torkel Knutssonsgatan 31
photo books, great selection

Mullvaden
next door to the above, my favorite second hand bookshop in Stockholm

Knulp
the only place for clogs
Kungsgatan 53
www.knulp.se

En Flicka på Gaffeln
Not traditional, but very Swedish in a way…we had a party there in September, food GREAT, atmosphere GREAT, can’t wait to go back, for sure go!
Dinner
Frejgatan 79
tel: 320525
www.enflickapagaffeln.se

Pelikan
Swedish food, traditional, old beer hall, not always the best food but a great atmosphere, I really like it
Dinner
Blekingegatan 40
tel: 55609090
www.pelikan.se

Tranan
Swedish food, traditional, the ruined the upstairs decor with an update, eating in the bar downstairs is the way to go!
Dinner
Karlbergsvägen 14
tel: 52728100
www.tranan.se

Den Gyldene Freden
Swedish food, very traditional in food and interior in a good way, open since 1722, I had not gone for 13 years of visiting Stockholm until this summer, glad I did!
Lunch is the way to go, not as stuffy
Österlånggatan 51
tel: 249760
www.gyldenefreden.se

Tennstopet
Swedish food, traditional, explore the place while you are there, interesting decor…nice to go for drinks only too
Dinner or for a beer at the bar
Dalagatan 50
tel: 325321
www.tennstopet.se

KB or Konstnärsbaren
Swedish food, a bit updated at times in a good way, traditionally known as an “artists” place, nowdays too expensive for such but good if someone else is paying
Dinner
Smålandsgatan 7
tel: 6796032
www.konstnarsbaren.se

I could go on, there are more but I have not eaten at them yet! Hope this helps!

Another friend is going to Stockholm– I wish I was there to host! — but instead I offer these updated tips to him and anyone else reading this post. I hope the weather is good, it can be iffy at this time of year. My suggestion is visit from April 15 — Sept 15 and you have a fairly safe bet. First I put the cheap eats here and then I go onto the more pricey venues…

Center:

Sosta:
for cof­fee and sand­wich, day­time only
84 sveav­agen between the cen­ter and oden­plan– you will see others around town
Tel: 6121349

Mellqvist:
for a coffee and sandwich, open 7 am — 7 pm most days
Rörstrandsgatan 4
Tel: 302380

Steam
dumplings dumplings asian, yummy, only open at lunch, go there if you go to visit the gallery part of town, if you look at the map you will see what I mean!
Sankt Eriksgatan 118
tel: 50089949

Vete-katten:
cen­ter near hotor­get
cafe for lunch, swedish tra­di­tional for a shrimp sand­wich and cof­fee / cake
Kungs­gatan 55
Tel: 208405

Kajsas:
fish restau­rant in the cen­ter for lunch only!
located in Hötorgshallen, the indoor mar­ket on Hötor­get square
Tel: 207262

Ki-Mama:
It might seem odd to go to Stockholm for Japanese food but the fish is really good in Sweden…
Observatoriegatan 13
Tel: 333482

Valand Café & Kon­di­tori
A mag­i­cal cafe done in 1954 by a hus­band and wife team that has not changed since. Every­thing is baked on site and the inte­rior is truly inspi­ra­tional. I go there for a sweet pick me up and a strong Swedish cof­fee. Every­thing is still done by the team. Not fancy, bring something to read if you are alone
Sur­brunns­gatan 48
Tel: 300476

SODERMALM: (south part of the city)

Out­door Her­ring stand:
out­door on slussen square, soder­malm, day­time only
it is a lit­tle truck type thing with a fish on top
for fried her­ring Swedish style, served a bunch of dif­fer­ent ways
I think the best herring in town

Fyra knop:
a creperie for din­ner on soder­malm
Svartens­gatan 4
Tel: 640 7727

Veggies from the stockholm farmers market in September

Cafe Giffi
A Swedish diner, I can’t say more besides go there, admire the sign, have a liver paste sandwich and / or oatmeal in the morning with some coffee and roll with it. Not as good since smoking was banned but AHHHH, Mellqvist second location is across the street and towards the center if you need a posh coffee after.
Hornsgatan 65
tel: 669 77 88

Look what we found in an antique store in Stockholm! None other than our very own birdhouse — a tried and true design that has housed birds in Sweden for generations!

my friend asked for cheap eats in stockholm
here is the list I sent her!

CENTER:

Sosta:
for coffee and sandwich, daytime only
84 sveavagen between the center and odenplan
Tel: 6121349

Vete-katten:
center near hotorget
cafe for lunch, swedish traditional for a shrimp sandwich and coffee / cake
Kungsgatan 55
Tel: 208405

Kajsas:
fish restaurant in the center for lunch only!
located in Hötorgshallen, the indoor market on Hötorget square
Tel: 207262

SODERMALM: (south part of the city)

Outdoor Herring stand:
outdoor on slussen square, sodermalm, daytime only
it is a little truck type thing with a fish on top
for fried herring Swedish style, served a bunch of different ways

Fyra knop:
a creperie for dinner on sodermalm
Svartensgatan 4
Tel: 640 7727

Pet Sounds Bar and Restaurant:
cafe, not sure how late they are open
good for a sandwich and coffee
Skånegatan 80
tel: 6438225

Blå Lotus:
cafe, inexpensive and good
not sure of their hours but think it is lunch & dinner
Katarina Bangata 21
tel: 644 5043

if you like kitchen items, glass, ceramic from Sweden ranging from the mid-1800’s till the 1970’s then please go to:

Ala Carte Antik
Riddargatan 11 A
tel: 661 9988
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then, one of my favorite stores in the world, she has an eye like NO OTHER, really brillant stuff from 1900 — 1970. She is sharing the store with one other person now whose things are nice but be sure to ask which side is Lenko’s.

Lenko
Kronobergsgatan 9
tel: 0708 33 56 65
NOTE! they are only open Thursday and Friday! 2 — 7pm
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