
Stockholm restaurants with a focus on sustainability
Updated 20 Aug 2019
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Environmentally-aware Stockholmers and tourists are increasingly choosing restaurants that focus on sustainability when they go out to eat. Menus based around organic and seasonal ingredients and attempts to reduce food waste are important factors for many restaurant goers and many restaurants are gaining official organic certification. Are you looking for a more sustainable dining experience in Stockholm? We've rounded up restaurants that are actively focusing on sustainability and serving climate-smart food.
Fotografiska Restaurang
Stora Tullhuset Stadsgårdshamnen 22, SödermalmGreen is good
With beautiful views over the entrance to Stockholm harbour, Djurgården and Skeppsholmen, the restaurant at the Museum of Photography serves a green, seasonal menu made from organic ingredients. Healthy and sustainable cooking are the watchwords and vegetables take centre stage. The kitchen's aim is to make respectful use of what nature provides.
Urban Deli
3 addressesMaking sustainable simple
Urban Deli's concept is all about serving tasty food produced in a way that's beneficial for people, animals, the environment and the climate - and without any unnecessary resource wastage. Their shop/foodhall/restaurant combination makes it easy to consume in a climate-smart way as their produce can easily be rescued and re-used, rather than thrown away.
Urban Deli Sveavägen
Urban Deli Nytorget
Nalen
Regeringsgatan 74, Norrmalm/CityOrganic homecooking
Music and food lovers alike come to the restaurant at this legendary cultural venue to eat Swedish classics with a modern twist. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner with a strong thread of sustainable thinking running through everything. All food is made from scratch using seasonal ingredients and they have organic certification from the two major Nordic organic associations - KRAV and Swan.
Bar Brooklyn
Hornstulls Strand 4, Hornstull/SödermalmKRAV-certified burgers
Bar Brooklyn, in hip Hornstull, serves several different kinds of hamburger. You'll find vegetarian and vegan burgers on the menu, as well meat burgers made from Swedish KRAV-certified minced beef. The restaurant currently has one KRAV star, but is working on its second. One star means that 25 percent of ingredients fulfill KRAV's criteria. The house wine and beer are both organic.
Växthuset
Hammarby Slussväg 2, Skanstull/SödermalmSeasonal menu
Växthuset (which means "the greenhouse") neighbours the nightclubs Trädgården and Under Bron and is completely vegetarian. Choose from numerous delicious and creative dishes to share around the table. The food is seasonal and, appropriately enough, can be paired with craft wines and organic spirits. Their ambition is to be as environmentally friendly as possible.
Tak
Brunkebergstorg 4, Norrmalm/CityKRAV certified in 2019
Star chef Frida Ronge is behind the Swedish/Japanese culinary concept at Tak ("roof") at the top of Hotel At Six. It includes a restaurant, bar, raw bar and terrace with 360 degree views. The aim is that the food should be as spectacular as the view and create a memorable experience for Stockholmers and international guests alike. In 2019 the restaurant became the first within the Nordic Choice chain to receive a one star KRAV certification.
Lilla Grisen
Hantverkargatan 53, KungsholmenMade from scratch
Lilla Grisen was named one of the Swedish restaurants with the least food waste in 2018. This neighbourhood restaurant on Kungsholmen serves traditional Swedish homecooking, made from scratch and at wallet-friendly prices. Personal and welcoming service is also extremely important to them.
Fern & Fika
Långholmsgatan 11, Hornstull/SödermalmRaw temptations
Fern & Fika in Hornstull serves healthy, plant-based food and coffee. A vegan healthfood café which plenty to offer anyone who fancies colourful cakes and pastries, creative salads, smoothies, sandwiches, bowls, brunch pancakes and much more.
Holy Greens
3 addressesDelicious salads
A popular concept with branches in several cities. They serve lactose-free organic gourmet salads for lunch and dinner, to eat in or take away. As well as filling your stomach with healthy, creative salads you can slake your thirst with nutritious juices.