Not everyone wants to spend an entire day or evening at a museum looking at art or antiquities. But in case it has escaped your attention, there's another very good reason to visit many of Stockholm's museums: world-class restaurants. So why not kill two birds with one stone? Take along a friend, your date or your family for a cultural and culinary experience in one. Thatsup leads the way to Stockholm's best museum restaurants.
The guide to Stockholm's best museum restaurants
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The best museum restaurants in Stockholm
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1Fotografiska Climate smart at Fotografiska
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2Restaurang Nationalmuseum The icing on the cake
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3Hallwylska Like a palace
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4Bistro Guld Intimate bistro
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5Artipelag Art meets the archipelago
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6Spritmuseum Food for pairing with drinks
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7Restaurangen Moderna Museet Buffet and extensive menu
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8MatMekka Seasonal ingredients
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The best museum restaurants in Stockholm
Climate smart at Fotografiska
Chef Paul Svensson is the creative force behind the restaurant at Fotografiska (the Museum of Photography) and he makes all dishes using organic, plant-based ingredients with as little food waste as possible. Dishes are seasonal, making each dining experience unique, and the view from the top floor of the museum is hard to beat - the whole of Stockholm's harbour stretches out beyond the panoramic windows.
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Stora Tullhuset Stadsgårdshamnen 22, Södermalm
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Fotografiska Restaurang
08-509 005 00 - Read more on Thatsup
The icing on the cake
Some of Sweden's top designers have been involved in the re-design and decoration of the restaurant at the National Museum. Visitors can enjoy lunch with classic dishes with beautiful views over the Strömmen waterway and the Royal Palace.
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Södra Blasieholmshamnen, City/Norrmalm
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Restaurang Nationalmuseum
08-519 543 00 - Read more on Thatsup
Like a palace
During the summer months, Hallwylska's restaurant opens up in the courtyard of Hallwylska Museet. Museum visitors, colleagues, families, and friends gather for food, drinks, and socialising in palatial surroundings. In the evenings, things get lively with cocktails and DJs.
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Hamngatan 4, City/Norrmalm
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Hallwylska Restaurang
08-558 075 04 - Read more on Thatsup
Intimate bistro
Inside Sven-Harry's Art Museum, you'll find Bistro Guld, an intimate bistro serving both coffee and food with European flavours. During the summer months, they open up their charming outdoor seating area with views over leafy Vasa park.
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Eastmansvägen 10, Vasastan
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Bistro Guld
070-897 95 77 - Read more on Thatsup
Art meets the archipelago
The restaurant at Artipelag is right at the top of the building, providing stunning views over the glittering waters of Baggensfjärden while the chefs prepare food in the open kitchen. The beautiful natural surroundings and locally produced ingredients provide inspiration.
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Artipelagstigen 1, The Archipelago/Värmdö
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Artipelag
08-570 130 00 - Read more on Thatsup
Food for pairing with drinks
Head to the Spritmuseum if you want to experience unforgettable exhibitions combined with a culinary experience to remember. The kitchen prepares dishes with Scandinavian flavours, designed to pair perfectly with the drinks, ranging from Swedish wine, beer, and snaps to champagne and wine from international, small-scale producers.
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Djurgårdsstrand 9, Djurgården
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Spritmuseum Restaurang
08-121 313 00 - Read more on Thatsup
Buffet and extensive menu
There are plenty of ways to sate your hunger at the Museum of Modern Art. There are always hot and cold dishes, as well as salads, soups, sandwiches and homemade cakes, on the menu. You can also order a glass of the restaurant's organic wine, or perhaps a juice, beer or cider? At weekends you can enjoy their popular brunch.
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Exercisplan 4, City
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Restaurangen Moderna Museet
08-520 236 60 - Read more on Thatsup
Seasonal ingredients
You'll find MatMekka at Etnografiska museet (the Museum of Ethnography) - an Asian restaurant with a menu full of dishes made from fresh, pure, organic ingredients. Every day visitors can tuck into a choice of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes served with freshly-baked, slow-fermented organic sourdough bread, salad made from seasonal vegetables and tasty sauces and sides. There are also plenty of tasty cakes and pastries to satisfy any sugar cravings.
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Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 34, Djurgården/Gärdet
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MatMekka
070-777 12 50 - Read more on Thatsup
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