Things to see and do
in Stockholm
Stockholm offers a wide range of experiences, and we’re happy to help you discover them. Stop by the reception, and we’ll provide you with personalized recommendations tailored to your preferences. We look forward to making your stay at Freys Hotel Lilla Rådmannen truly memorable!
Restaurants close to Hotel Lilla Rådmannen
Many of us love to enjoy delicious meals at restaurants. Below, we’ve listed some of our favorite nearby dining spots that we truly appreciate. Let yourself be inspired, and feel free to ask us for more information—we have a long list of excellent restaurants in Stockholm to recommend!
da Peppe due
A cozy restaurant serving delicious Italian cuisine.
Knut
Enjoy Northern Swedish dishes in an intimate setting. Their menu is inspired by ingredients and traditions from Norrland. Every Monday, they serve classic palt (a traditional potato dumpling dish). Vegetarian palt is available with advance booking.
Köttmästarn
A Stockholm-based steakhouse offering premium, dry-aged meat sourced from Swedish farms.
la Tontería
A tapas restaurant with a wide selection of classic Spanish tapas.
Melanders
A bistro where you’ll feel right at home. On Fridays, they host after-work events with live music and great drink deals.
Mother india
Enjoy well-prepared Indian cuisine. For the best experience, order several dishes to share around the table.
Nabo
A brasserie offering delightful culinary experiences where dogs are also welcome.
Swing by Golfbaren
Mini golf + food = a great combo! Offers both fine dining in the restaurant, and a more relaxed bar menu at the mini golf. The perfect evening activity for the whole family.
Tennstopet
Serving timeless classics in a great setting. Our guests really love this restaurant.
Cafes in Stockholm “Fika”
Sitting down at a café to enjoy a cozy fika is hard to beat and is considered a quintessential Swedish tradition. Stockholm offers a generous selection of cafés, but here are a few of our favorites located close to the hotel.
Cafe Pascal
An award-winning café known for hearty sandwiches, a wide selection of pastries, and excellent coffee.
Gast
Offering breakfast, brunch, fika, and specialty coffee in a cozy atmosphere. Gluten-free options are available.
Socker Sucker
Enjoy wonderful pastries in a serene setting right next to the hotel. Cakes, buns, and bread of the highest quality await you.
Vetekatten
Founded in 1928. A great bakery and café serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Vetekatten is just a few minutes’ walk from Freys Hotel and is a real Stockholm classic.
Views of Stockholm
Central Stockholm offers many great lookouts where you can enjoy views of Sweden’s beautiful capital. Here are some of the top ones.
Söder Mälarstrand
A walk along Söder Mälarstrand at sunset is hard to beat. Looking towards the City Hall with the sky at its finest is a truly magical experience. Well worth capturing on your camera.
Admire the views from Katarinavägen
The lookout on Katarinavägen at the north end of Södermalm island looks out over Gamla Stan, Skeppsholmen and Djurgården. There are some amazing views from here, with boats and big ships cruising by.
Lunch with a view
Whether or not you’re into modern art, we recommend lunch or ‘fika’ in the Moderna Museet restaurant. It offers one of Stockholm’s best views of Djurgården, through a huge glass wall.
Skinnarviksberget lookout
On Södermalm island, we recommend Skinnarviksberget lookout to get a great view of Stockholm. Perfect for a picnic in fine company!
Excursions
There’s a lot to experience and discover in Stockholm and its environs. Here are just a few suggestions.
Rosendals Trädgård
A lovely garden to visit for a day, whatever the season. It often hosts activities for families with children.
The Hallwyl Museum
Enjoy a guided or unguided tour in this national museum of cultural history, showing what a wealthy home looked like at the turn of last century. If you go on the guided tour, you also get to see the top floor and more of the house. After your visit, we recommend taking the tram to Waldemarsudde to stroll through the beautiful park.
Vaxholm
In the warmer months, the archipelago town of Vaxholm is a lovely place for a day out with a nice jetty, little boutiques and some excellent restaurants. Boats leave from Strömkajen and Nybrokajen and take between 45 and 75 minutes.
The Fredhäll Rocks
At the western end of Kungsholmen island, you’ll find these lovely waterside rocks. With their south-west location, these bare rocks get the sun all day long, and you can watch the sunset later on. Take a picnic, a nice bottle of wine and maybe even a portable barbecue, and enjoy a balmy summer’s evening. And don’t forget to take your swimming stuff for a dip in the water. Get there by taking the Green metro line west. Get off at Kristineberg, walk through the tunnel and take a right towards the water. You’ll be there in just a few minutes.
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Walking tip 1
Walk along Strandvägen to the bridge over to Djurgården, or take the tram. Stop on the bridge and enjoy the stunning view. The current bridge was finished in 1896, the same year the Freys brand was established. Walk across the bridge and turn left. After five minutes you’ll be at Flickorna Helin. Enjoy coffee with a homemade pastry, or a delicious lunch at this delightful café in the old Skånska Gruvan building. If you’re up for some singing, dancing and nostalgia, the brilliant ABBA Museum is just a stone’s throw away. From here you can carry on to Gamla Stan on the Djurgården Ferry (use your SL ticket or pass), or take the tram back to Hamngatan and visit the Hallwyl Museum, a grand old home with collections of art, weapons and antiquities. The museum also has interesting temporary exhibitions. In the summer you can finish off with a drink in the museum’s lovely courtyard.
Walking tip 2
Walk to the Drottninggatan shopping street and head down towards Gamla Stan, passing the Royal Palace on the way. If you like, stop and see the guards’ parade and experience the small alleyways. When you reach the end of Gamla Stan, at Slussen, you can take a ferry to Djurgården, home to the Vasa Museum, Skansen open-air museum and zoo, and Gröna Lund theme park. This will all keep you busy for hours. On the way back, take the metro to T-centralen and finish off with a short walk back to the hotel. This will take up an entire day and show you many different parts of central Stockholm.
Picnic on Djurgården
Take the bus a way beyond Skansen and Gröna Lund on the green island of Djurgården. When you get off walk towards the water and find your own perfect spot. There are many green parks and waterside rocks to enjoy in Stockholm and they’re all great for picnics – please ask at reception for more information.
