The guide to Gothenburg restaurants serving home cooking

You can enjoy traditional Swedish home cooking in the restaurant's three dining rooms all week long. They open at lunchtime, serving a regularly changing menu based on classic Swedish cuisine. The menu always includes a few regular lunch options, such as meatballs and raggmunk potato pancakes with bacon, along with daily lunch specials. In the evenings they serve Swedish tapas.

Rustic home-cooked food from both Sweden and Europe, at a price point to suit every budget, is the order of the day at Kalle Glader. Fill your tum with classics like meatballs with mashed potatoes, vegetarian potato dumplings, and Beef Rydberg, perhaps washed down with a German or Belgian beer. The atmosphere is charming and welcoming - a bit like a second living room.

If you want to experience a slice of Swedish culinary history and the echoes of the past, take a seat at a table at Kometen, which these days is run by Leif Mannerström and his pal Christer Johansson. They serve their own-pickled herring in their S.O.S herring, cheese and snaps platter, cabbage rolls and Wallenbergare veal patties, all accompanied by selected wines and tempting desserts. Don't miss their apple mazarin almond tart.

Löfqvist å vi, in Arkaden shopping arcade, has created a harmonious oasis for anyone who needs to recharge their batteries after shopping. Classic Swedish home cooking with modern elements dominates the menu. At weekends they serve special weekend lunches, popular with hungry hedonists.

If you fancy a proper blowout, but prefer something other than basic pub food like burgers, pick one of the classic home cooking favourites on the menu at these popular beer halls. You're always guaranteed a hearty meal here and you can even afford to go out to eat regularly as main courses cost around 100 SEK each.

Södra Larm Bar & Bistro combines the best of French, international and Nordic cuisine. The result is a menu where bistro favourites such as steak tartare and chèvre chaud sit alongside Swedish classics such as meatballs and Beef Rudberg. At lunchtime they serve a three-course à la carte and weekly lunch specials with meat, fish and vegetarian options.

Gothenburgers head to the u-shaped bar in the middle of Saluhallen indoor food market for a well-cooked lunch at a good price. Kåges Hörna serves, among other things, classic daily lunch specials, and just around the corner is Kågebaren, which offers take away.

This lunch restaurant serves hearty home-cooked meals from Monday to Friday. As well as the homemade meatballs that are always available, the menu varies daily with dishes such as potato pancakes, fried herring, and Wallenbergare veal patties. Top quality ingredients and a personal touch are the hallmarks at Byvalds Kök.

Fans of Swedish home cooking have been coming to Kungstorget, opposite the indoor food hall, for almost two decades. At lunch they serve Swedish favourites the way mama used to make them. Jazzy tones lend a laid-back atmosphere to the restaurant's light, airy presmises. They serve everything from great coffee to open sandwiches and selected Swedish farm cheeses. Bonus points for the heated year-round outdoor dining area.

Station Säve opened its doors in the former Säve station building in 2024, and you can enjoy classic lunch dishes here such as biff à la Lindström and braised beef cheek. The decor is equally classic, featuring patterned wallpaper, wooden furniture, and vintage lamps.

This popular neighbourhood restaurant has been around since 1998 and is said to be the oldest restaurant in Hisingen. The lunch menu is full of classic home-cooked meals. The lunch dishes vary from day to day, but the portions are always generous.

Come in and feel at home - in England. The Golden Days boasts a wide selection of beer and whiskies, just as you'd expect from a proper pub. They also serve a menu packed with international dishes with British and Swedish influences.

It doesn't get much more authentic than this. This restaurant, formerly named Köttbullekällar'n, is something of an institution and serves what may well be the largest meatballs in the city. The decor is far from trendy, but it's the meatballs, lingonberries and buttery mash you come for here, not cutting-edge interiors. In addition to this legendary dish, they also serve around three other main courses.

I sann kom som du är-anda levererar denna kvarterskrog husmansklassiker i uppdaterad form. Här lyfts den rustika mattraditionen fram, och rätter som stekt strömming med lingon och smördoftande mos, eller kåldolmar är rätter som kan hittas på menyn. I sällskap av en mikro-bryggd öl från en av Göteborgs lokala favoriter, blir det en hyllning till vårt svenska kök, med tyngdpunkt på Västkusten.

If you're in Saluhallen indoor food hall and fancy some classic Swedish dishes for lunch, then Bee Kök & bar is a great option. The lunch menu varies from day to day and mostly includes traditional dishes such as meat patties, potato pancakes and other classics.

Perhaps Gothenburg's most authentically German establishment can be found on Viktoriagatan. At Prost, you can enjoy hearty German home cooking such as schweinshaxe, knödel, and sausages, washed down with beer-filled steins. Delicious, hearty, and filling.

You'll find Le Pub in a rustic 19th century building in the Linné neighbourhood, serving French bistro dishes in charming surroundings. Choose from classics such as escargots, moules frites and boeuf bourguignon. If you're more in the mood for Swedish cuisine then turn up at lunchtime, when they serve dishes such as meatballs and pork with onion sauce.

If you've ever found yourself in a sunny pub in Denmark enjoying a frothy beer and some smørrebrød open sandwiches, you'll recognise the feeling when you head inside Saluhallen food hall. At Oscar & den Lille they've embraced everyday Danish eating, serving a range of classic and creative toppings on fresh Danish rye bread.

Eastern European food culture pulls no punches and here, among artists, culture vultures and regulars, you can eat your fill of hearty Czech homecooking. Fried cheese with fried potatoes and tartare sauce is a favourite and if you want to kick off your meal with a typical starter, try gherkins dipped in honey-sweetened smetana.