The guide to Stockholm's best specialist food shops

Locally grown vegetables, organic products, shellfish, fish, cheeses and charcuterie... Urban Deli is well-known for its extensive range of food and delicacies. If you're in a hurry there's a salad bar, ready meals, juices and snacks. There's also a restaurant under the same roof.

Despite the name - which means Stockholm Cheese & Charcuterie - there's much more here than cheese and charcuterie, although naturally there's a wide selection of that. The shelves are filled with everything from fresh pasta and vegetables to coffee and sweet treats to take home, or as a gift for someone you love. If you'd prefer to taste the delicacies on site, there's also a restaurant and bar.

If you love Italy and Italian food, Carls Deli is well worth a visit. They stock the very best produce the country has to offer, from Pantelleria in the south to Lombardy in the north. Browse the cheeses, charcuterie, pasta, olive oils, vegetables, sweet treats and much more - perfect for making a special dinner with or giving away as a present. 

ROT is passionate about locally produced, honest ingredients. You can buy bread, flour, cakes, fish, meat, cheese, vegetables, ready meals and everything else between heaven and earth (literally) here. All food producers are handpicked by the owner couple themselves.

Sustainability and ethically produced food are important to Delibaren in the Brygghuset building on Odenplan. They sell cheeses, charcuterie, fine foods and seasonal fruit and vegetables. Perfect for those days when you're seriously lacking inspiration for what to make for dinner, as the staff are more than happy to help you with tips and recommendations. Any produce that doesn't get sold in the deli is used in the kitchen and served as lunch or post-work snacks in the restaurant. 

The food market inside Sturegallerian sells local produce such as fish and shellfish, meat, cheeses, vegetables, bread and other goodies to take home with you. The market is part of the same family as Sturehof, Taverna Brillo and Riche, and naturally you can also eat in.

Take a break from everyday life and dream yourself away to the fragrant food markets of the Mediterranean. At Pallas Deli, they've curated a unique selection of delicacies from Italy, Greece, Spain, Germany, and Hungary, perfect for treating yourself or giving as a gift. You'll find everything from oils, charcuterie and olives to chocolate and other sweet treats.

You'll find a wide range of food here along with cosy homecooking vibes. A sure thing for anyone who cares about buying organic and locally-grown. Cajsa Warg is a real Södermalm veteran and a second branch also opened in the middle of Sankt Eriksplan a few years ago.

This much-loved hotel on Strandvägen has its own little food hall, selling locally-sourced produce and fine foods - everything from freshly-harvested vegetables and fruit to ready meals and the Diplomat's own teas. The shop is open from morning until evening seven days a week.

Skroten Matbod & Deli, which is an extension of the classic café Skroten Café & Skeppshandel just a stone's throw away, combines a grocery store, delicatessen and restaurant. You can buy all kinds of goodies for the fridge and pantry, both fresh and selected preserves, freshly picked vegetables, sweets and drinks here. They also have a large focus on locally grown and locally produced products.

At Eataly, in magnificent former cinema premises on Biblioteksgatan, you'll find restaurants and a food hall all under one roof. It's Italian all the way, with everything from coffee to sweet treats to authentic cooking and fine produce of the highest quality.

Grand Gourmet near Mariatorget is a popular little store that imports a wide selection of Spanish groceries. Foodies come here to stock up on olives, vegetables, oils, charcuterie and other delicacies.

If you really want to be sure of finding everything you need in the way of specialist food all under one roof then visiting one of the large covered food halls around the city is definitely the way to go. Breathe in the sights and smells at Östermalms Saluhall, browse the international selection at Hötorgshallen or buy a little edible present from Söderhallarna. Bear in mind though that the opening hours can be rather limited.

A must for meat-lovers - the same produce they use at award-winning Restaurang AG is sold here so you can recreate the taste experience at home. They aim to give customers an old-fashioned butcher's shop experience and sell kobe beef from Japan and wagyu from Småland, among other top-quality meats, and staff are extremely knowledgeable.

At Köttkompaniet, they know everything about their products and where they're slaughtered. They sell meat of the highest quality to both private individuals and some of the city's most reputable restaurants. The focus is on locally produced quality meat, international premium products and craftsmanship that takes care of the entire animal. The assortment also includes homemade fresh sausages and meat they dry-age themselves.

At butchers Lennart & Bror you can buy dry-aged meat to take home with you knowing exactly where it came from. Eat in, have a drink or take part in one of their quiz and jazz evenings.

Erth isn't simply a delicatessen, you can also take a seat for something to eat or buy something to eat on the run. Sustainability, top-quality ingredients and animal welfare are the watchwords here. The deli sells quality meat, pickled vegetables and tasty accompaniments but if you'd rather eat in, you can order their dish of the day or one of their substantial sandwiches.

The much-hyped sausagemakers/butcher shop, formerly Taylor & Jones, have given the humble sausage a new lease of life, but they also sell meat, homemade pies and British groceries.

This reliable and well-reputed fishmongers can be found in all the city's covered food markets and on Dalagatan. Apart from fresh seafood specialities you can count on a selection of other delicacies as well as ready meals and even a meat and game section. Eat in or just have a glass of wine while you decide what to order.

These family-owned fish specialists in Fruängen have been around since 1974. Eat in and buy delicacies to take home with you in their cosy deli-bistro. The emphasis is on fish and shellfish, but they also sell fine cheeses, charcuterie and much more.

Respected fish and shellfish veterans who can be found in Östermalm's saluhall food hall. The Elmqvist family have been selling delicacies from the sea in the heart of the food hall since 1926, and they never go out of fashion. The store is now a supplier to the royal court and has its own restaurant.

Stockholm's oldest fishmongers, founded in 1907. Buy your fresh fish and shellfish from selected suppliers, as well as other top-notch speciality foods, here, or order catering. A historic yet contemporary stop by the waterfront in the Old Town.

Behind large arched windows on Odengatan, this French deli sells the very best of French produce. Pick and choose from fine French cheeses, charcuterie, baguettes and other goodies. You can also buy one of theirr "Le Bon Plat in a bowls" to take home with you, warming French dishes and interpretations of Swedish classics, made from primarily organic and locally-produced ingredients.

With one of the most extensive selections of cheese in the country, this is a must for anyone looking to buy cheese to take home. Choose from everything from well-known classics to artisan cheeses from small farm dairies. You'll also find masses of other speciality foods, as well as cheese selection baskets to give away.

Buy and order fine specialist foods and ingredients from European wholesalers. Fill your larder with farm cheeses, charcuterie, meat, oils and bread, order a gift basket or buy ready made dishes to serve to your guests.

Österqvist is a historic deli importing fine foods from Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain. Browse among their delicacies or order catering. Almost everything is lactose and gluten-free.

Fine teas sold by weight are almost hotter than coffee these days. At this popular tea shop there are hand-selected teas which both tea experts and novices alike can enjoy. A pretty packet of tea always makes a lovely present too.

Sweden's first tea house in the Old Town stocks a wide range of teas and they're passionate about the drink. Perfect if you're keen to explore new flavours yourself or give someone an aromatic tin as a present instead of a bottle of wine. Why not stay and treat yourself to afternoon tea?

Inspired by LA and New York, The Green Queen focuses on organic streetfood without any refined sugar. They serve substantial buckwheat wraps and quinoa salads, but also chiapudding, cold-pressed juices, green smoothies as well as coconut ice cream, snacks and raw chocolate.

Royal court suppliers Ejes make their own chocolate pralines next to their old-fashioned shop on Gärdet, and their range is extensive. There really is something for all chocolate lovers - from dark chili truffles to white chocolate truffles with coconut. Sold by weight.