Buon appetito: Enjoy an Italian meal in Stockholm

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Restaurants in Stockholm. A plate of Italian pasta at L'Aventura in Vasastan.

L’Avventura

1889 Fast Fine Pizza is a contemporary Italian restaurant inside the shopping mall Mood. The restaurant is casual but trendy and serves modern –style pizzas.

Named after the year the first Margherita pizza was served in Naples, 1889 Fast Fine Pizza strives to make classic Neapolitan pizzas with the best of ingredients at affordable prices.

1889 Fast Fine Pizza

Cafees in Stockholm. A counter of different ice cream flavours at Aryam om Södermalm.

Aryam

Award-winning ice cream parlor Aryam was founded by Hosanna Amanuel, a pastry chef and baker by trade, in 2020. Since then it has served tasty Italian-style gelato, made from fresh ingredients.

Restaurants in Stockholm. A table set for dinner at Babette.

Babette

Babette is a restaurant that delivers pizza in the front room. The wine menu is constantly changing and carefully selected to match the outstanding pizza and à la carte options. Babette is located in the area of Sibirien in Vasastan.

A group of people are sharing a few pizzas at Bistro Bananas, the food is as trendy as the minimalist table settings and decorated with fresh herbs

To the highest degree possible, family-owned and trendy Bistro Bananas lives by the motto “something for everyone.” The menu seizes upon urban food culture with precision – from incredible pizzas to three-course vegan meals. The wood oven and kitschy neon colors meet in an unpretentious setting. Outdoor seating lines the classic flatiron building on Skånegatan in the summertime.

Bistro Bananas

A serving of swedish roe with crisp bread and beer

Snabba katten

In dreamy, peach-pink premises on Tegnérgatan, Bistro Leoparden is managed by experienced restaurateur siblings Markéta and Jakub Vávra. Here, italophiles can enjoy delicacies such as Tuscan mortadella, Italian oysters, and ricotta cake. However, bistro rests firmly on two foundations: firstly, the artisanal pizza (baked in a special oven from – of course – Naples) and, secondly, the fresh beer. In true Czech fashion, it is poured into a chilled tankard to form a large, creamy head. At the same address lies the newly opened sister establishment Snabba Katten, which targets beer lovers to an even greater extent.

Bistro Leoparden & Snabba Katten Bakficka

The interior of the restaurant: tables with plates and glasses and long green plants on the walls and on the ceiling.

Capricci pizzeria & restaurant

An Italian restaurant and bar at Hornstulls strand. Neapolitan pizza, pasta, and other Italian delicacies are served here. Experience dinner in the sparkling new restaurant or enjoy a glass of wine on the outdoor terrace.

Capricci

People eating and meeting at Eataly in Stockholm.

Eataly&#x27;s philosophy is simple; all the Italian delicacies you can imagine, in one place. Eat Italian cheese, salami, and cured meat, fresh pasta and pizza at their large indoor piazza, or pick and choose from the many food stalls and create your own meal at home.

Eataly

Gazza Stockholm

Gazza is a spaghetteria with craft pasta at its core. The menu varies, but can include anolini – small saucers filled with liquid parmesan – or ravioli with rabbit ragu, lardo and sage. They spend days making the foccacia just right and the espresso machine is, of course, imported straight from Milano. If you&#x27;re not one for pasta, stracciatella cheese, charcuterie and carne cruda are also on the menu, but Book in advance, because the room tends to get filled quickly.

Gazza

A thin crust, traditional Italian pizza is on its way onto a large brick oven. Two more pizzas also on the go and are looking delicious.

Giro is the result of a genuine collaboration based on like-minded values between Nobis and one of the world&#x27;s oldest pizzerias Da Michele. With inspiration from classic pizzerias in Naples and ingredients selected with extra care, Giro creates pizzas to love.

Giro

Restaurants in Stockholm. A tabele set for dinner att Il Tempo on Södermlam. Close-up of a pizza with meat topping and a wine glass of red wine.

Il Tempo är en av Södermalms populäraste italienska restauranger, med en bred meny av italienska favoriter; pizza, pasta samt traditionella fisk -och kötträtter. Kom på en snabb middag, en trerätters-sittning eller bara ett glas gott italienskt vin från listan.

Il Tempo

Cafées in Stockholm. Icecream at Italienaren i Gubbängen. A gelateria, pizzeria and italian deli in the Stockholm suburb of Gubbängen.

Italienaren i Gubbängen

In a short period of time, Italienaren i Gubbängen has become the obvious weekend-hangout spot for the residents of the Stockholm suburb of Gubbängen. The small café is also a gelateria, pizzeria and Italian deli all rolled up into one. The ice cream is made on-site and is classically creamy Italian gelato and sorbet.

Set tables on a rooftop terrace, with with Stockholm buildings visible in the background.

Italienskan

Italianskans refer to the restaurant their &quot;very own red-white-green culinary raffle,&quot; where the love for all of Italy&#x27;s different regions (and the company around the table!) shines through. The location in central Stockholm is suitable for both a panini prosciutto to go, or a four-course aperitivo-antipasto-primo-secondo family dinner that never ends. The roof terrace is one of the newest in Stockholm with a view that gives a bustling metropolitan feel.

Pizzas in Stockholm. A vegetarian neapolitan pizza från La Piccola Nonna at Södermalm. The pizza is topped with cheese, walnuts an pear slices.

En pizza från La Piccola Nonna

La Piccola Nonna started out as a pizzeria-on-wheels before getting a permanent residence on Södermalm, just a short walk from Medborgarplatsen. The restaurant bakes Neapolitan-inspired pizzas but with a twist; all pies are vegetarian or vegan.

La Piccola Nonna

Restaurants in Stockholm. The main dining hall at L'Avventura. A larg open room, with a high ceiling is lit by cozy table lamps.

L&#x27;Avventura&#x27;s is located on the premises of a former movie theater which is hinted at both in its name (having a namesake in Michelangelo Antonioni&#x27;s 1961 masterpiece) and in its stylish and grandiose main dining room. The menu consists of classic dishes covering the whole Apennine peninsula. The restaurant&#x27;s ambition is simply to take Italian dining in Stockholm and bring it to a whole new level.

L'Avventura

a view of various antipasti on a wooden table, served with a glass of beer

magari pizza

Nicolas Cappiello and Giuseppe De Bernardo founded Magari Pizza with the ambition of bringing Stockholm the authentic taste of the Campania region – &quot;where the real Italian pizza was born&quot;. Apart from its eponymous specialty, Magari Pizza serves tasty pasta dishes for lunch on weekdays. Gourmet Italophiles will also be happy to find the menu rife with Neapolitan antipasti and desserts, such as the famous babà roll!

Magari Pizza

Restaurants in Stockholm. A dinner meal at Mancini, an Italian restaurant in Stockholm.

Mancini

Mancini on Tunnelgatan has been hailed as the best Italian restaurant in Sweden by Gambero Rosso magazine. The menu is genuinely Italian and is accompanied by a wine list with a bottle of delicious bianchi, rossi, spumati, or dessert wine to go with any meal.

A small but cosy restaurant space with a large blackboard on one of the walls. Simple wood tables and small bar stools are placed here and there in front of an open kitchen.

Not only are Meno Males delicious Neapolitan pizzas made from typical tipo flour and traditional Italian ingredients like fior di late, prosciutto cotto and Portobello mushroom. The restaurant’s pizza oven itself was made by craftsmen in Napoli and later shipped to Sweden, to make sure every plate keeps the highest crispy pizza standards.

Meno Male

A plate of pea purée risotto with fried artichokes, browned butter and finely grated parmesan cheese.

Olli

&quot;Come early and stay late&quot; is the motto of Olli. In addition to south-Italian cuisine and an impressive wine selection, music is another defining trait of this new venue; owner Oliver Ingrosso is a popular DJ with ties to several well-known Swedish artists, so the music selection in the beautiful cocktail lounge. is always carefully considered.

Restaurants in Stockholm. Interior of Ricordi, an Italian restaurant in central Stockholm.

Ricordi

Italian restaurant Ricordi leans on memories, both with an interior that breathes vintage elegance and a name that translates to &quot;memories&quot;, for a dinner experience that you&#x27;ll hopefully remember for a long time. The menu is modern Italian; timeless classics with a twist.

Two paper cups, filled with two different flavors of ice cream.

Snö makes traditional Italian gelato, dense and rich in flavor - both unique blends and time-tested classics. Just a stone’s throw from Vasaparken it’s the perfect spot to stock up on delicious ice cream to binge on, during a sunny summer day in Vasastan. They also have a shop on Kvarnholmen island in the Nacka district. Perfect for a visit with the public transport ferries!

Snö

Restaurants in Stockholm. A plate of fresh food at Spesso in central Stockholm.

Spesso

Spesso is Italian for &quot;often&quot; and the ambition of this centrally located rooftop restaurant is to be a place diners gladly return to, meal after meal. The panoramic view of Stockholm is accompanied by modern Italian dishes, made on seasonal ingredients.

Restaurants in Stockholm. A table set with Italian delicacies at The Italian Cousins. Plates with pizza slices, burrata with pesto, sundried tomatoes, salami and drinks.

Started by cousins Davide and Enrico, The Italian Cousins is a great place for genuine pizza made of fresh produce from smaller Italian and Swedish farms and producers. Come in for a quick snack, lunch or dinner. They currently have three spots; a pizzeria in Vasastan, a pizzeria and bar in Normalm and a pizzeria and salumeria on Södermalm.

The Italian Cousins

The exterior of restaurant Trattorian at Norr Mälarstrand in the evening. The restaurant’s name is in bright lights above large windows.

Classic Italian cuisine in an inviting setting. Trattorian is located along the walking route on Norr Mälarstrand and is, along with Orangeriet a vibrant meeting place with lovely outdoor seating areas and proximity to the water.

Trattorian

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Beautifully located on Norr Mälarstrand, Trattorian presents the best of Italian cuisine. Here you enjoy the pure and simple flavors – with a few, but carefully selected ingredients, the very best Italian dining experience is composed. Truffle risotto, wood-grilled meat, charcuterie, and many vegan and vegetarian alternatives make this a most genuine Stockholm Christmas destination.

Italian Christmas Buffet at Trattorian 2024

Hungry for a Neapolitan pizza, tasty pasta, or creamy gelato? Here are some of Stockholm's best Italian restaurants and cafés.

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