The Local Sweden

These are the 600 best restaurants in Sweden (or so we're told)

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:28:14 +0100

An upscale eatery in ski-town Åre, a gourmet pub in the heart of Skåne, and several restaurants in downtown Stockholm are among Sweden's best restaurants, according to the prestigious White Guide rankings.

Who's the Swede named the world's best sommelier?

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:19:38 +0200

Take your hat off, Italy. Eat your heart out, France. The world's best wine waiter is... a Swede.

Fermented herring - a smelly Swedish speciality

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:58:00 +0200

Every year on the third Thursday in August, Swedes gather with friends and family to celebrate the start of the season for fermented Baltic herring, or surströmming as it is called in Swedish. AFP's Pauline Conradsson was there to share in the fun.