Stockholm's best bar food

Stockholm's best bar food

You don't always want to break up a nice time hanging out at the bar to go and find something to eat - so it's lucky there are plenty of places in Stockholm that offer a really good bar menu as well as drinks. Dinner for one, after-work or just a spontaneous visit - getting a spot at the bar doesn't usually demand a great deal of forward planning. Here are a few relaxed, atmospheric bars in Stockholm which offer a proper bar menu with well-prepared dishes.

In this guide
  1. The best bar food in Stockholm
    1. Pom Friterie – Next-level French fries
    2. Riche – Tip-top atmosphere
    3. Boqueria – Modern tapas
    4. Proseccobaren – Wine, cocktails and Italian small dishes
    5. The Churchill Arms – Ambitious menu
    6. Riggan – Cocktail bar and restaurant in one
    7. Gemma – Passion and precision
    8. Katarina Ölkafé – Beer and substantial sandwiches
    9. Tranans Bar – A classic since the Thirties

The best bar food in Stockholm

Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
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Pom Friterie – Bar food
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Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie
Pom Friterie – Bar food
Pom Friterie

Pom Friterie

Next-level French fries

French fries with bearnaise sauce are all well and good - but at Pom Friterie they've taken it upon themselves to raise the humble chip to new heights. They do this with fresh, organic, hand-cut fries that have been honed to perfection over several years and served with toppings and sauces with flavours from around the world. You can also choose from a selection of fried croquettes with dips. The drinks list includes cocktails, beer and wine.

Riche

Tip-top atmosphere

One of the best things about bars is of course their atmosphere. Slightly more laid-back than the restaurant section, livelier and chummier. At the classic Stockholm restaurant Riche, which has provided Stockholmers with a communal sitting room for more than a century, Lilla Baren ("the little bar") serves up a great atmosphere, as well as awesome music and one of the most beautiful ceilings in the city (!). Here, the atmosphere and anecdotes are part of the furniture. Also part of the furniture is the menu that hangs behind the bar and offers everything from light snacks to a plat du jour. The hamburger is a must.

Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria
Boqueria – Bar food
Boqueria

Boqueria

Modern tapas

Good drinks, tasty nibbles and great company are perhaps most synonymous with the Spaniards' tapas. So it's a good thing the city centre has its own plaza with modern tapas. With the bar in the centre and high tables placed around it, Boqueria's square in MOOD Stockholm is a meeting place from lunchtime until late evening. Sate your appetite with the stew of the day or order a selection of pintxos, charcuterie or cheeses depening on your taste and mood.

Proseccobaren

Wine, cocktails and Italian small dishes

Wine and cocktails are not the only things served at the bar at Proseccobaren in the heart of the city. Order Italian small dishes such as pizza al tegamino, a dish that's become something of a signature dish for the bar. The owners also run Cavabaren in the same neighbourhood.

The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms – Bar food
The Churchill Arms

The Churchill Arms

Ambitious menu

Choose from a selection of ambitious pub-grub dishes at British pub The Churchill Arms in Vasastan, best combined with a beer. The bar stocks 28 types of beer on tap and even more by the bottle. The menu includes dishes such as fish and chips and hamburgers, alongside Toast Skagen and prawn salad. Stop by for a post-work drink, or make a date for their next popular quiz night.

Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan
Riggan – Bar food
Riggan

Riggan

Cocktail bar and restaurant in one

Riggan, formerly Bistro Rigoletto, doesn't have a separate bar menu, but the cocktail bar and restaurant go hand in hand here. The atmosphere gets more and more lively throughout the evening and usually ends up with a proper party. Take a seat at one of the bistro tables or get comfy in a large sofa and order in some small plates or a classic main course.

A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma
A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma
A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma
A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma
A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma
A Bar Called Gemma – Bar food
A Bar Called Gemma

Gemma

Passion and precision

Award-winning bartender Johan Evers and rising star Oscar Drigoris are behind this ambitious cocktail bar on Grev Turegatan. Light meals and snacks are served as a complement to their craft cocktails, beers and non-alcoholic drinks.

Katarina Ölkafé

Beer and substantial sandwiches

You'll find some of the best sandwiches in the city at Katarina Ölkafé on Södermalm. Since they opened in 2014, they've sated numerous hungry bellies with their filling pastrami and reuben sandwiches with American-inspired sides like mac 'n' cheese. And the drinks? Well, it's called a beer café for a reason. You'll find everything from local beers to well-chosen bottles from all over the world. 

Tranans Bar

A classic since the Thirties

The classic restaurant Tranan on Odenplan has been a popular Stockholm hangout since 1929 (!). In the busy bar in the basement music's played, and drinks and simple, traditional Swedish dishes are served. If you're craving the best meatballs in the city, "isterband" smoked pork sausage, cured salmon or "strömmingsflundra" dill-stuffed herring fillets this is the place to come. It's a slice of Swedish cultural history, too; much of the  typical brewery-owned furniture you'll find at Tranan has been there since it opened and the poet Nils Ferlin used to be a regular.

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