The best home cooking restaurants in Gothenburg

Berzelius Bar & Matsal

Swedish dishes with a modern twist

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.

Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader
Kalle Glader – Home cooking
Kalle Glader

Kalle Glader

Loving and classic

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.

Kometen

Classic restaurant with a long lineage

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

Home cooking in Arkaden

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.

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Filling and reasonably priced

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.

  • Andra Långgatan 13, Linné Mariagatan 15, Majorna Kungsportsavenyn 32, Centrum/Avenyn Utlandagatan 14, Centrum/Johanneberg Herkulesgatan 3 A, Hisingen Björcksgatan 39 Friggagatan 27, Centrum Mölndals Torg 6
    Ölstugan Tullen Andra Lång
    Andra Långgatan 13, Linné
    Ölstugan Tullen Majorna
    Mariagatan 15, Majorna
    Ölstugan Tullen Avenyn
    Kungsportsavenyn 32, Centrum/Avenyn
    Ölstugan Tullen Johanneberg
    Utlandagatan 14, Centrum/Johanneberg
    Ölstugan Tullen Kville
    Herkulesgatan 3 A, Hisingen
    Ölstugan Tullen Kålltorp
    Björcksgatan 39
    Ölstugan Tullen Lejonet
    Friggagatan 27, Centrum
    Ölstugan Tullen Mölndal
    Mölndals Torg 6
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    Ölstugan Tullen Majorna
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    Ölstugan Tullen Avenyn
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    Ölstugan Tullen Johanneberg
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    Ölstugan Tullen Kville
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    Ölstugan Tullen Kålltorp
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    Ölstugan Tullen Lejonet
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    Ölstugan Tullen Mölndal
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    Ölstugan Tullen Majorna
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    Ölstugan Tullen Avenyn
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    Ölstugan Tullen Johanneberg
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    Ölstugan Tullen Kville
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    Ölstugan Tullen Kålltorp
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    Ölstugan Tullen Lejonet
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Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro – Home cooking
Södra Larm Bar & Bistro

Södra Larm

Swedish classics meet bistro favourites

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.

Kåges Hörna & Kågebaren

In the middle of the food hall

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.

Byvalds Kök

Hearty dishes

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.

G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin
G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin
G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin
G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin
G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin
G Mat & Vin – Home cooking
G Mat & Vin

G Mat & Vin

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Classics with a modern touch

Hotel restaurant G Mat & Vin focuses on modern variants of both Swedish and European dishes, served in an elegant environment. Whether you come here for lunch or dinner, you'll always find a couple of classics on the menu, including veal meatballs served with cognac lingonberries, cream sauce, gherkins and mashed potatoes flavoured with gruyere and nutmeg. Well-loved Swedish homecooking classics in a slightly new format, in other words.

Kungstorget

Gustavian vibes and mama's recipes

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.

Tilda's

Popular neighbourhood restaurant

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.

The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days
The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days
The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days
The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days
The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days
The Golden Days – Home cooking
The Golden Days

The Golden Days

British and Swedish classics

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.

Café du Nord

A true Gothenburg classic

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.

Bamba

Skol-käk de luxe

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.

Home cooking from other countries

Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub
Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub
Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub
Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub
Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub
Le Pub – Home cooking
Le Pub

Le Pub

Swedish during the day, French in the evening

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.

Oscar och den lille

Smørrebrød and Danish hospitality

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.

Gyllene Prag

Pilsner and fried cheese

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.

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