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Late October. Adding a couple days on the front end of business.  Will be solo. Tell me what to do. And most importantly where to eat and drink. 

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- Stayed in the Stureplan area. Very rich and expensive area, but it's in the middle of everything. You might enjoy Gamla Stan (Old Town) better. Transit is good in Stockholm
- Sodermalm
- Monteliusvagen is nice at sunset
- Took a water taxi Fjäderholmarna. It's a nice boat ride to kill some time and get out of the city. Pretty decent brewery called Fjäderholmarnas Bryggeri, and a whiskey distillery close to each other.
- The Globe is kind of neat, but might not be worth your time if you are on a tight schedule
- Plenty to eat and drink wherever you go. Stureplan can be trendy and dress code at some places.

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Our daytime activities were Skansen outdoor museum (awesome place if weather is OK) and Old Town/palace tour. Also took a brief ferry tour just around the main harbor which was neat.

Best eating and drinking area we saw was the nearby Ostermalm neighborhood. Beautiful architecture, though the crowd had a bit of an uptown Dallas vibe.

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4 hours ago, Bartles said:

Best eating and drinking area we saw was the nearby Ostermalm neighborhood. Beautiful architecture, though the crowd had a bit of an uptown Dallas vibe.

I told my friend it felt like we were in Uptown Dallas, but worse. There are some low key places in the area though.

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2 hours ago, Bat Guano said:

If you're into old ships, the Vasa museum is fascinating. I spent a rather embarrassingly large amount of time there.

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This right here for the win....

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I still have a poster of the Regalskeppet Vasa somewhere.

As a kid I liked the Viking ships museum more, but that's in Oslo.

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12 hours ago, Bat Guano said:

If you're into old ships, the Vasa museum is fascinating. I spent a rather embarrassingly large amount of time there.

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OK, so that's definitely on the itinerary. 

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I’m there right now, actually...

Things I’ve enjoyed: Archipelago boat cruise, Swedish History Museum, The Palace (including the museum in the basement which is one of the oldest in Europe), The 1912 Olympic Stadium...

Havent really had any food that I’d rave about but honestly haven’t seeked it out either. Everything has been decent though. City is a lot more diverse than I expected... Eaten some kebabs and tapas that were good.

Leaving for 9 days in Norway tomorrow. Will post photos when I’m back in the states.

 

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We stopped at this cool, small island (Grinda). on the archipelago and hiked around.  Brought a picnic.  Was a truly great day.

 

also, definitely don't miss Vasa Museum.

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I was there last week. I think the high points have all been covered. For food- I had Swedish meatballs in an old restaurant/beer joint in Gamla Stan. They were awesome!

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It's going to suck in November as far as daytime goes. Sunset is around 3:30pm.

Find a cute Swedish girl to cuddle up with. That's my only other recommendation, 

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1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Bump. Going in September for 5 days (after 5 days in Copenhagen), staying at the Grand Hotel.

Tell me where to eat (open to everything but no tasting menus due to Mrs. Ace dietary things). 

Had a great dinner at Den gyldene freden on Gamla Stan (one of the oldest restaurants in the world).  Palace and such at the north end of Gamla Stan worth a visit.  Vasa museum is a can't miss - there's several museums, including the outdoor one, on that same island.

Copenhagen is f'n cool too.

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10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Had a great dinner at Den gyldene freden on Gamla Stan (one of the oldest restaurants in the world).  Palace and such at the north end of Gamla Stan worth a visit.  Vasa museum is a can't miss - there's several museums, including the outdoor one, on that same island.

Copenhagen is f'n cool too.

Thanks. In Copenhagen staying at the Nhym or whatever it's called. Any recs for food there? I'm pretty good on sites to visit (plus we are kinda slow travelers and prefer to just one "goal" each day and the rest play be ear and wander. The Vasa is a must for sure, plus getting out into one of the islands of the archipelago.  

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19 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Thanks. In Copenhagen staying at the Nhym or whatever it's called. Any recs for food there? I'm pretty good on sites to visit (plus we are kinda slow travelers and prefer to just one "goal" each day and the rest play be ear and wander. The Vasa is a must for sure, plus getting out into one of the islands of the archipelago.  

You're probably staying in Nyhavn.  SUPER touristy, but picturesque, so why not?  You'll want to visit Amalienborg (active royal house), Rosenborg palace (cool museum, pretty grounds, although it's going to be early fall so the flowers will be done by then).  Walk the Stroget for shopping, your wife will dig it.  Illums Bolighus is a Danish department store there....it's one of our favorite stores ever.  Seriously, there's just cool and handy stuff there, and it's not outrageously expensive.  My wife still wears as her house shoes these great wool slippers we got there 6 years ago:

Boot_with_leather_sole-Boot_with_leather

Don't be afraid to go to Tivoli garden (amusement park) and just be a kid for a bit.  There's also a nice food hall next door.

For food, don't be afraid to eat a hot dog from a cart (Stroget, Nyhavn - they'll be around).  Nordic hot dogs are a thing.  

Torvehallern is an AMAZING food hall, with incredible variety.  You have to eat plenty of smorrebrod at a variety of places, but Torvehallern is a good place to try it.  They also have an outpost of Grød, which is one of my wife's favorites places on the planet.  It's a....porridge restaurant.  But trust me, it's all good.

Finally, one of our 2-3 favorite restaurants in the world -- in a city with plenty of michelin-star type places (it does at least get a michelin reference) - is Høst.  It is a gem, for several reasons.  The space is beautiful, and simple.  We ate in the warm basement in the winter, as snow fell outside.  The food is a tasting menu, but it won't break the bank - the 5 course menu is $75 a head.  Here's a current menu:

Scallops with cucumber and horseradish ( + Caviar 100,-) 
Cod with broccoli and trout roe 
Potatoes with peas and truffle 
Chicken with morrels and browned butter 
Beef tenderloin (+125,-) 
Lobstertail (+150,-) 
Rhubarb with cardamom and caramel 
 

500 dkk 

 

 

Seriously, it's all great.  On one visit we had dinner in the basement against warm old stone walls.  One of the courses was the best mushroom soup I've ever had.  Then we walked back home in the falling snow, breaking up the city lights and Christmas decorations.  There's also a park right nearby, makes for a nice stroll, just seeing folks out and about living their lives, walking their dogs, etc.

Copenhagen is a cool city.

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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

You're probably staying in Nyhavn.  SUPER touristy, but picturesque, so why not?  You'll want to visit Amalienborg (active royal house), Rosenborg palace (cool museum, pretty grounds, although it's going to be early fall so the flowers will be done by then).  Walk the Stroget for shopping, your wife will dig it.  Illums Bolighus is a Danish department store there....it's one of our favorite stores ever.  Seriously, there's just cool and handy stuff there, and it's not outrageously expensive.  My wife still wears as her house shoes these great wool slippers we got there 6 years ago:

Boot_with_leather_sole-Boot_with_leather

Don't be afraid to go to Tivoli garden (amusement park) and just be a kid for a bit.  There's also a nice food hall next door.

For food, don't be afraid to eat a hot dog from a cart (Stroget, Nyhavn - they'll be around).  Nordic hot dogs are a thing.  

Torvehallern is an AMAZING food hall, with incredible variety.  You have to eat plenty of smorrebrod at a variety of places, but Torvehallern is a good place to try it.  They also have an outpost of Grød, which is one of my wife's favorites places on the planet.  It's a....porridge restaurant.  But trust me, it's all good.

Finally, one of our 2-3 favorite restaurants in the world -- in a city with plenty of michelin-star type places (it does at least get a michelin reference) - is Høst.  It is a gem, for several reasons.  The space is beautiful, and simple.  We ate in the warm basement in the winter, as snow fell outside.  The food is a tasting menu, but it won't break the bank - the 5 course menu is $75 a head.  Here's a current menu:

Scallops with cucumber and horseradish ( + Caviar 100,-) 
Cod with broccoli and trout roe 
Potatoes with peas and truffle 
Chicken with morrels and browned butter 
Beef tenderloin (+125,-) 
Lobstertail (+150,-) 
Rhubarb with cardamom and caramel 
 

500 dkk 

 

 

Seriously, it's all great.  On one visit we had dinner in the basement against warm old stone walls.  One of the courses was the best mushroom soup I've ever had.  Then we walked back home in the falling snow, breaking up the city lights and Christmas decorations.  There's also a park right nearby, makes for a nice stroll, just seeing folks out and about living their lives, walking their dogs, etc.

Copenhagen is a cool city.

Nimb Hotel, in Tivoli. 
 

Thanks for all this!

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