A guide to the best burgers in Stockholm

Ready for a proper burger? Since the early 2010s, Sweden has experienced a renaissance of juicy smashed burgers replacing the standard frozen meat patty.

Simple street food has become an art unto itself with many local Swedish artisan burger restaurants all over town serving meat, chicken, and vegan burgers in a myriad of flavors and combinations.

Of course, you'll find several international burger chains, like Mcdonald's and Burger King in Stockholm. The largest Swedish burger franchise is Max with some 35-40 locations (page in Swedish) in the Stockholm region.

5 quick tips - artisan burgers in Stockholm

• Funky Chicken – Food truck in Nacka, just south of Stockholm, that consistently has been hailed as making the best burgers in Sweden. When not out on the roads the truck is parked at Augustendal Square.
• BAP – Burgers and Pastrami – Juicy burgers and spicy pastrami sandwiches on Linnégatan at Östermalm. BAP is regarded as one of the best burger restaurants in Stockholm by Burgerdudes.
• Barrels Burger & Beer – Barrels goes all in on its "burgers and beers" motto with juicy burgers and a large selection of local craft beer in its two restaurants. Barrels also collaborated with several bars and runs the kitchen at for example Stigbergets Fot.
• Flippin' Burgers – Flippin' opened in 2012 and paved the way for the Swedish burger renaissance. The original location at Observatoriegatan is still around, and a second restaurant opened in 2021 at Norrlandsgatan.
• The Border – Specializes handheld food classics from the North American continent; burgers and burritos. The original restaurant opened on Södermalm in 2017, and Borders has since branched out to Kungsholmen and Vasatan.

Find more burger tips in Stockholm below or check out the list at burger-aficionado food blog Burgerdudes for a list of over 200 (!) burger restaurants in town!