Picking up your groceries and deli items at personal specialist food shops is totally on trend. These days Stockholm is bursting with butchers, hip artisan sausage makers, fishmongers, chocolatiers, exotic tea shops and other specialist stores. The large indoor food markets have been joined by smaller deli-type stores where you'll find everything from charcuterie to organic vegetables, bread and edible gifts. We've rounded up some of Stockholm's best delicatessens and experts in fine food all over the city.
The guide to Stockholm's best specialist food shops
In this guide
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General
- Urban Deli – Popular holistic concept
- Stockholm Ost & Chark – European delicacies
- Carls Deli – Italian delicacies
- ROT – Hand-selected produce
- Delibaren – Hand-picked selection with sustainable focus
- Stockholms Matmarknad – From the Sturehof stable
- Pallas Deli – Holiday in Southern Europe
- Cajsa Warg – Homecooking veteran with wide organic range
- Hotel Diplomat – Hotel food hall
- Skroten – Locally produced for your fridge and larder
- Eataly – Italian food mecca
- Grand Gourmet – Spanish wholesalers
- Food markets
- Meat and fowl
- Fish and shellfish
- Cheese and more
- Tea
- Healthfoods
- Chocolate
General
Popular holistic concept
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.
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Sveavägen 44, City/Norrmalm Nytorget 4, SödermalmUrban Deli Sveavägen
Sveavägen 44, City/NorrmalmUrban Deli Nytorget
Nytorget 4, Södermalm -
Urban Deli Sveavägen
urbandeli.se/sveavagenUrban Deli Nytorget
urbandeli.orgUrban Deli Sveavägen
08-425 500 20Urban Deli Nytorget
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Urban Deli Sveavägen Urban Deli Nytorget
European delicacies
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.
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Renstiernas gata 27, Södermalm
- Website • 08-20 43 00
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Italian delicacies
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.
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Hötorgshallen, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 070-841 07 77
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Hand-selected produce
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.
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Hamngatan 18, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 08-762 80 65
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Hand-picked selection with sustainable focus
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.
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Norrtullsgatan 12n, Vasastan
- Website • 08-555 352 02
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From the Sturehof stable
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.
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Stureplan 2 (Sturegallerian), City/Östermalm
- Website • 08-440 57 34
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Holiday in Southern Europe
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.
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Sergels Torg 26, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 08-411 33 18
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Homecooking veteran with wide organic range
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.
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St Eriksplan 2, Vasastan
- Website • 08-33 01 20
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Hotel food hall
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.
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Strandvägen 7c, Östermalm
- Website • 08-459 68 00
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Locally produced for your fridge and larder
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.
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Djurgårdsslätten 86, Djurgården
- Website • 070-380 08 84
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Italian food mecca
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.
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Biblioteksgatan 5, City/Östermalm/Norrmalm
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Spanish wholesalers
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.
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Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 31, Södermalm
- Website • 076-022 38 84
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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.
Meat and fowl
Take the AG experience home with you
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.
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Sankt Eriksgatan 54, Kungsholmen
- Website • 08-420 524 58
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Delivery to fine dining restaurants
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.
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Hötorgshallen, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 08-411 99 11
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Unique service
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.
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Birger Jarlsgatan 83, Vasastan
- Website • 08-612 45 15
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Meat deli with restaurant
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.
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Hötorgshallen, City/Norrmalm
- Website • 08-662 77 72
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The best artisan sausages in town
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.
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Hantverkargatan 12, Kungsholmen
- Website • 08-651 29 10
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Fish and shellfish
Well-established fishmongers
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.
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Dalagatan 9R, Vasastan Nybrogatan 31, Östermalm Åsögatan 111, Södermalm Hamngatan 18-20, City/Norrmalm Hamngatan 2, The Archipelago Gustavslundsvägen 14, Bromma Stortorget 128, TäbyMelanders Dalagatan
Dalagatan 9R, VasastanMelanders Östermalms Saluhall
Nybrogatan 31, ÖstermalmMelanders Söder
Åsögatan 111, SödermalmMelanders NK
Hamngatan 18-20, City/NorrmalmMelanders Vaxholm
Hamngatan 2, The ArchipelagoMelanders Alvik
Gustavslundsvägen 14, BrommaMelanders Täby Centrum
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Melanders Dalagatan
melanders.se/restauranger/melanders-dalagatanMelanders Östermalms Saluhall
melanders.seMelanders Söder
melanders.seMelanders NK
melanders.seMelanders Vaxholm
melanders.seMelanders Alvik
melanders.seMelanders Täby Centrum
melanders.se/restauranger/melanders-taby-centrumMelanders Dalagatan
08-30 03 00Melanders Östermalms Saluhall
08-662 45 79Melanders Vaxholm
072-147 04 59Melanders Alvik
08-120 581 81Melanders Täby Centrum
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Melanders Dalagatan Melanders Östermalms Saluhall Melanders Söder Melanders NK Melanders Vaxholm Melanders Alvik Melanders Täby Centrum
Worth a detour
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.
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Fruängstorget 2-6
- Website • 08-442 02 00
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Purveyors to the royal Swedish court
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.
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Nybrogatan 31 (Östermalmshallen), Östermalm
- Website • 08-553 404 00
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The oldest fishmongers in the city
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.
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Mälartorget 21, Old Town
- Website • 08-10 25 85
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Cheese and more
For Francophiles
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.
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Odengatan 100, Vasastan
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Masses of cheese and delicacies
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.
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Bergsgatan 24, Kungsholmen
- Website • 08-13 14 25
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Straight from the wholesalers
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.
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Odengatan 33 , Vasastan
- Website • 08-545 913 40
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Deli and catering since 1888
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.
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Odengatan 84, Vasastan
- Website • 08-121 474 74
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Tea
Tea shop for tea lovers
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.
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Norrtullsgatan 9, Vasastan
- Website • 08-33 32 51
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Explore different flavours at an authentic tea house
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?
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Svartmangatan 23, Old Town
- Website • 08-24 45 00
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Healthfoods
Healthy like in Cali
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.
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Norr Mälarstrand 64, Kungsholmen
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Chocolate
Chocolate experts since 1923
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.
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Erik Dahlbergsgatan 25, Gärdet
- Website • 08-664 27 09
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