Take a break from the festive frenzy, book yourself a Christmas lunch and enjoy a classic julbord buffet with all the traditional Swedish flavours, or something with alternative flavours. If you don't feel like spending an entire evening celebrating Christmas, a Christmas lunch can be a slightly more efficient way of getting into the Christmas spirit. Follow our guide to where you can eat Christmas lunch in Stockholm.
Stockholm's best Christmas lunch
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The best Christmas lunch in Stockholm
- Artipelag – Locally produced
- Restaurant J – Christmas in the tower
- Ulriksdals Värdshus – A plethora of choices
- Mister French – Lunch with a beautiful view
- Boulebar – Christmas lunch with boules
- Blidösundsbolaget – Archipelago lunch
- Slipen – Classic on Djurgården
- Krusenberg Herrgård – Worth a detour
- Trattorian – Italian flavours on Norr Mälarstrand
- Verandan – At five-star hotel
- Hasselbacken – Tradition meets innovation
- Villa Godthem – Swedish classics
- Edsbacka Krog – 17th century splendour
- Fjäderholmarnas Krog – Christmas luxury in the archipelago
- Stortorgskällaren – Plura's Christmas
The best Christmas lunch in Stockholm
Locally produced
This stunning art gallery serves a classic Christmas lunch in front of a roaring fire with views over Baggensfjärden. The festive food is all made from scratch from local ingredients and includes everything from pickled herring to a generous dessert table and locally-brewed beer.
- Price: 845 SEK
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Artipelagstigen 1, The Archipelago/Värmdö
- Website • 08-570 130 00
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Christmas in the tower
Restaurant J lays out a classic julbord in a beautiful 19th century building, Tornvillan. Enjoy the Christmas atmosphere close to nature and with a passion for good food. You can get to the restaurant easily by bus or boat.
- Price: 795 SEK
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Augustendalsvägen 52, Nacka
- Website • 08-601 30 25
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Ulriksdals Värdshus
A plethora of choices
Next to scenic Edsviken, just fifteen minutes outside Stockholm, Ulriksdals Värdshus serves traditional Christmas lunch in several courses. Choose from different types of pickled herring and other cold and smoked fish, vegetable dishes, charcuterie, hot dishes and, finally, a generous dessert table with both sweet treats and Swedish cheeses. All their meat is Swedish and much of the fruits and vegetables come from the inn's own kitchen gardens.
- Price: 745–1295 SEK
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Ulriksdals slottspark, Solna
Lunch with a beautiful view
At Mister French you can enjoy a classic julbord with beautiful views from Skeppsbrokajen. All the usual festive favourites are served, along with modern and green alternatives. If you like you can also add a seafood menu to your meal. Round it all off with a visit to their room full of Christmas sweets and desserts.
- Price: 695-1195 SEK
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Tullhus 2, Skeppsbrokajen, Old Town
- Website • 08-20 20 95
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Christmas lunch with boules
Are you a larger group that wants to meet in the middle of the day for French Christmas lunch? Then head to one of Boulebar's parks where they serve a French Christmas meal to your table, complete with oysters and bubbly. Combine lunch with a game of boules for some extra fun together.
- Price: Christmas lunch with boules 1095 SEK
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Annerovägen 4, Solna Hantverkargatan 8, Kungsholmen Liljeholmsvägen 14, Hägersten-LiljeholmenBoulebar Haga
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Archipelago lunch
Hop onboard one of Blidösund's festively-decorated boats and enjoy a traditional julbord with organic and locally-produced ingredients as the boat chugs through the beautiful wintery archipelago. Pickled herring, salmon and meatballs - you'll find all your favourites on the buffet table.
- Price: 895 SEK
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Skeppsbrokajen, Old Town
- Website • 08-24 30 90
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Classic on Djurgården
Experience the very best festive flavours Christmas has to offer at Slipen, a waterfront restaurant on Djurgården. Their julbord is served in five servings including pickled herring, salmon, Jansson's Temptation, ribs and home-spiced snaps. If you want to really treat yourself, add some sturgeon caviar and whitefish roe.
- Price: 995 SEK
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Beckholmsvägen 26, Djurgården
- Website • 08-551 531 05
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Worth a detour
Krusenberg Herrgård, just outside Uppsala, lays out their Christmas buffet in their cosy, decorated dining rooms. The menu consists of all the traditional favourites, cold, hot and sweet.
- Price: 595-795 SEK
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Krusenberg
- Website • 018-18 03 00
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Italian flavours on Norr Mälarstrand
Fancy trying a slightly different Christmas bufffet this year? At Trattorian on Norr Mälarstrand Italian festive flavours are the order of the day. Come by to eat dishes such as truffle risotto, chargrilled meat, charcuterie and plenty of vegan and vegetarian alternatives, rounded off with tiramisu and other sweet treats.
- Price: 595 SEK, Christmas Eve 1295 SEK
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Norr Mälarstrand Kajplats 464, Kungsholmen
- Website • 08-684 238 70
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At five-star hotel
Experience what might just be the city's most luxurious Christmas lunch at the Grand Hôtel. As usual their Veranda restaurant will be serving up their classic Swedish julbord with all the traditional dishes. Their julbord is served right up until Boxing Day.
- Price: 955 SEK, Christmas Eve and Boxing Day 1325 SEK
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Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 08-679 35 00
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Tradition meets innovation
Historic Hasselbacken on Djurgården lays out a traditional-with-a-twist julbord with classic dishes, vegetarian delicacies and a generous dessert table that will make both gourmets and gourmands happy. Eat Christmas lunch here on Saturday and Sunday.
- Price: 695 SEK, Christmas Eve 995 SEK
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Hazeliusbacken 20, Djurgården
- Website • 08-121 333 02
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Swedish classics
In an old merchant's villa out in Djurgården, Villa Godthem serves a classic Swedish julbord with carefully selected dishes, from pickled herring to cookies and sweets. An atmospheric festive experience complete with roaring fire and the scent of mulled wine.
- Price: 795–995 SEK, Christmas Eve 1395 SEK
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Rosendalsvägen 9, Djurgården
- Website • 08-684 238 40
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17th century splendour
Out in beautiful Edsviken bay in Sollentuna is magnificent Edsbacka Krog, whose origins go all the way back to the 17th century. They serve a classic Swedish Christmas julbord with all the traditional elements, from pickled herring and salmon via Christmas ham to the mouthwatering dessert table.
- Price: 695–795 SEK
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Sollentunavägen 220, Sollentuna
- Website • 08-122 089 80
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Christmas luxury in the archipelago
Take the ferry out to Fjäderholmarna and enjoy a luxurious Christmas buffet with dishes to suit all tastes. The buffet includes everything from herring and organic charcuterie to masses of desserts.
- Price: 995 SEK
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Stora Fjäderholmen
- Website • 070-733 31 24
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Plura's Christmas
Musician and TV chef Plura Jonsson invites you to an atmospheric Christmas at this Old Town restaurant. A generous Christmas buffet filled with delicacies, festive specialties, sweets and drinks is the order of the day.
- Price: 495-595 SEK
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Stortorget 7, Old Town
- Website • 08-10 55 33
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