SWEDEN

The new Nordic cuisine, famous for its pureness, is the food trend. Pure! visited Gothenburg and enjoyed its charming and relaxed atmosphere. Its compact city center, built around the canals is great for a citytrip, everything is within walking distance. Gothenburg is also a central starting point to visit West Sweden’s organic farms and a bakery on a one day food trip. View all Gothenburg & West Sweden pictures on Flickr.

The demand for organic food in Sweden is growing fast. In 2013 only 3% of the food produced in Sweden was organic, this doubled to 6% in 2014. Environmental issues, local produce and animal welfare are important as it comes to food and compared to most countries, a focus on sustainability comes more naturally to Sweden.

Exploring the beautiful green capital Stockholm was on the program as well. My visit coincided with the prestigious Bocuse d’Or international culinary competition. The top three of the competition? Norway was third, Denmark second, and Sweden was the winner!

Check Pure! Skåne, South Sweden.

Hermans vegetarian restaurant in Stockholm

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The Swedish cuisine mainly consists of meat and fish, so we were relieved to find a vegetarian restaurant in Stockholm. Hermans is a buffet restaurant for lovers of healthy vegetarian and vegan food. The salad bar offers more than fifteen delicious and colourful salads, from plain lettuce to veggie dishes, with different kinds of vegetables. All fresh and homemade. Some of the ingredients are organic. Ask the staff for gluten and lactose free options. Read more »

Scandic Grand Central in Stockholm

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All Scandic hotels offer pure and natural ingredients in their restaurants. In the restaurant Teaterbrasseriet and the Bistro not all the food is organic, what they offer depends on the wholesale purchase price and the differing sustainability standards. Fish and seafood is sustainable, jumbo prawns are banned in the restaurants because the farming methods destroy the ecosystem. They serve crayfish instead. Coffee is fair trade. Gluten free bread and lactose free milk are available. Read more »

Meatballs, Södermalm in Stockholm

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Södermalm is the hippest of the hip neighbourhoods in Stockholm, which makes it the ideal place to start the concept of Meatballs. Meatballs gives a twist to the classical Swedish dish. I enjoyed a tasting of different meatballs, including the vegetarian falafel, which, surprisingly, I liked the least. All the meat is guaranteed pure meat from organic and/or free range animals. Read more »

Urban Deli, Södermalm in Stockholm

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Urban Deli is both a shop and a restaurant. The shop has a nice warm atmosphere and a lovely way of presenting the, mostly organic, food. At Urban Deli it is important that all staff members have an interest in food. The food that is sold in the store is also used to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner in the restaurant. The restaurant is a meeting point to enjoy good food and friends. Read more »

Spritmuseum Restaurant in Stockholm

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The Spritmuseum in Stockholm is a unique place to meet. You can dine, taste, shop and visit the art collection. The restaurant at Spritmuseum has just been open for one day, but Chef Petter Nilsson has been working with organic food since 1995. I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant with its open kitchen and the extremely tasty, simple and beautifully decorated dishes. Read more »

Rökeriet Fjäderholmarna in Stockholm

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If you feel like having lunch or dinner after tasting some fine beers at Fjäderholmarnas Brewery you can visit their neighbours, restaurant Rökeriet. The restaurant buffet offers the specialties of the chef: smoked seafood, like shrimps and clams. If you are a lover of fish and seafood, you will enjoy your time here. Read more »

Fjäderholmarnas Brewery in Stockholm

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Monkey Business, Bitter Bandit and Indian Pale Ale are the names of the locally produced beers at Fjäderholmarnas Brewery. It’s the ambitious owners aim to grow significantly in volume and assortment of beers in the next couple of years. Read more »

Oaxen in Stockholm

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At Oaxen in Stockholm you can either enjoy dinner at Krog, the fine dining restaurant, or in Slip, the Nordic bistro which used to be an old shipyard. Both formulas have a focus on sustainable, local food and naturally produced wine. In the bistro they don’t have a plate service, instead you share your food with your friends. Read more »

Clarion Hotel Sign in Stockholm

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Enjoy an organic breakfast in a variety of ways in the cosy ‘living room’ of Clarion Hotel Sign in Stockholm. It can be very crowded at the buffet, but when you manage to fill your plate you are rewarded handsomely. Besides the usual breakfast assortment, there is a wide variety of greens (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, vegetable sprouts), fruit (the pineapple is really sweet), soft boiled eggs, soy products and gluten free bread. Read more »

Food Safari in West Sweden

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Hurray for good old paper maps! I started my one day foodie trip in Gothenburg, by picking up my rental car in the self service center at the central station. Unfortunately I got the wrong car, the one without a GPS. Luckily I happened to bring a map of South Sweden. So that was step one. Step two on my foodie safari? The organic bakery in Sandhult. Read more »

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