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Eat & Drink

The Swedish food culture spans from traditional dishes and foraging to modern cuisine with a strong vegetarian and vegan food culture and plant based recipes. Discover must-visit restaurants all over the country or enjoy a Swedish ‘fika’ at home with cinnamon buns made with our recipe.

Last updated 19 May 2021

General

The female chefs at the top of Swedish cuisine

The Edible Country

Plant based by Sweden – guiding you to planet-friendly and delicious dining experiences

The regional flavours of Sweden

Malmö – a city full of flavours

Food and drink festivals in Sweden

Sweden - rich in its history, confident in its future

Swedish food and drink festivals for every taste

Swedish food culture - local produce, international flavours and forward thinking

The Drinkable Country

The chefs leading the revolution in modern Swedish cuisine

Bars, Cafés and RestaurantsBars, Cafés and Restaurants

Top 4 fish and seafood restaurants in Gothenburg

Hoze

Five Swedish restaurants with fantastic locations

Sample the diverse flavours of Uppsala

Where to eat in Gothenburg

Top Swedish food experiences in Småland

Jalla Jalla

Shrimp sandwich at Heaven 23

PM & Vänner, Växjö

Rutabaga

Food and drink in Malmö

Syltan Vandalorum in Småland, Värnamo

Malmö eateries with memorable interiors

Top 5 restaurants in Stockholm

Villa Sjötorp, Ljungskile

Mineral

Vollmers

5 must-visit restaurants in West Sweden

Top 5 Malmö restaurants

Wallby Säteri, Vetlanda

RecipesRecipes

Swedish sticky chocolate cake aka kladdkaka – recipe

Classic strawberry and cream-cake aka jordgubbstårta – recipe

Traditional Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries – recipe

Savoury cake aka smörgåstårta – recipe

Saffronbuns aka lussekatter – recipe

Potato pancakes aka Raggmunk – recipe

Hallongrottor (raspberry caves) – recipe

Cinnamon buns aka Kanelbullar – recipe

Chokladsnittar (chocolate slices) – recipe

Princesscake aka Prinsesstårta – recipe

Cured salmon aka gravad lax – recipe

Schackrutor (chessboard cookies) – recipe

Swedish Gingerbread aka Pepparkakor – recipe

Fat Tuesday-buns (aka Semlor) – recipe

Swedish kitchenSwedish kitchen

The Swedish Semla

Cinnamon rolls and where to get the best ones

The best Swedish meatballs and where to get them

Surströmming – the rotten herring that Swedes love

Potato pancakes and other Swedish food you must try

Strawberry cake and the taste of Swedish summer

Seven types of cookies – the Swedish custom is a delicious history

Fika like a Swede