Stockholm restaurants with a focus on sustainability

With beautiful views of Stockholm's inlet, Djurgården, and Skeppsholmen, Fotografiska's restaurant offers innovative and seasonal food, cooked with organic ingredients. Sustainable cooking is the name of the game here, and the theme of the menu changes several times a year. The ambition is to use nature's resources in the right way, and the restaurant has been awarded multiple times for its sustainable gastronomy.

Urban Deli's concept is all about serving tasty food produced in a way that's beneficial for people, animals, the environment and the climate - and without any unnecessary resource wastage. Their shop/foodhall/restaurant combination makes it easy to consume in a climate-smart way as their produce can easily be rescued and re-used, rather than thrown away.

Stadshuskällaren's food philosophy is to take care of what nature provides. The menu follows the seasons and uses seasonal ingredients as its starting point and their ambition is to leave the smallest possible footprint on the environment. Swedish fish and game dishes play a major role, along with regionally produced accompaniments such as vegetables, mushrooms and berries.

Bar Nordic doesn't need to travel far to source ingredients for their drinks – they make them from berries and fruits found in the Nordic forests. They use the berries to create liqueurs, wines, and non-alcoholic beverages that can be enjoyed on their own or paired with something Swedish to eat, such as charcuterie made from moose, löjrom, or hot dishes like meatballs and fish.

Klas Lindberg, Chef of the Year 2012, is behind the acclaimed Portal in the heart of Sankt Eriksplan. Fine Swedish ingredients take centre stage, and if you want to learn to work sustainably in the kitchen, you can book an hour of inspiration alongside a menu in the dining room.

Kantin av Kalf & Hansen, the focus is on Nordic organic fast food with a contemporary feel. Everything here is cooked with organic ingredients from the local area, and served in the form of nutritious salads and hot dishes with your choice of meatballs. The premises are also furnished with sustainability in mind, with second-hand furniture and organic paint, and takeaway food is delivered in recyclable boxes.

At NÒR in Clarion Hotel Stockholm, seasonal ingredients take centre stage, regardless of the occasion: lunch, drinks or dinner. Nordic culinary art meets modern European cuisine in a relaxed environment with an urban interior, all infused with Nordic philosophy. The menu is dictated by the changing seasons and is also available in a vegetarian version, paired with sustainable wines and cocktails.

Star chef Frida Ronge is behind the Swedish/Japanese culinary concept at Tak ("roof") at the top of Hotel At Six. It includes a restaurant, bar, raw bar and terrace with 360 degree views. The aim is that the food should be as spectacular as the view and create a memorable experience for Stockholmers and international guests alike. In 2019 the restaurant became the first within the Nordic Choice chain to receive a one star KRAV certification.

Music and food lovers alike come to the restaurant at this legendary cultural venue to eat Swedish classics with a modern twist. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner with a strong thread of sustainable thinking running through everything. All food is made from scratch using seasonal ingredients and they have organic certification from the two major Nordic organic associations - KRAV and Swan.

Dryck Vinbar's wine list includes masses of organic and biodynamically-grown wines, as well as wines from Swedish vineyards. Organic and Swedish are the common denominators on the menu, where you'll find snacks such as selected Swedish cheeses and charcuterie as well as slightly larger dishes.

Fern & Fika in Hornstull serves healthy, plant-based food and coffee. A vegan healthfood café which plenty to offer anyone who fancies colourful cakes and pastries, creative salads, smoothies, sandwiches, bowls, brunch pancakes and much more.

A popular concept with branches in several cities. They serve lactose-free organic gourmet salads for lunch and dinner, to eat in or take away. As well as filling your stomach with healthy, creative salads you can slake your thirst with nutritious juices.