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Many visitors who come to Stockholm ask the same question. Where can we find a restaurant that serves Swedish food? It’s not easy, but now you need to look no further.
Pelikan is an establishment that has been around forever – or to be more exact for 104 years. 1904 when it opened it was named Port Arthur and the clients were all men mostly there to drink the allowed amount of hard liquor at the time – two white and one brown.
You can still order the very strong Swedish snaps at Pelikan but nowadays the place is more famous for the food and beer. The main restaurant area is a big “beer hall”-style room with high ceilings and lots of noice. The food is traditional Swedish stuff, which means lots of meat, fish and potatoe dishes and not so heavy on the vegetables. The most popular Swedish meatballs comes with mashed or boiled potatoes, creamy sauce and lingonberries – and it’s delicious (see pic). Pelikan is also a typical beer place, they got a few good ones on draft and even more on bottle, including some nice Chezch and great local beers from small breweries like Nils Oscar.
Most of the people who come here are the after work crowd of all ages. A couple of pints with colleges on the way home or a bite to eat is the thing. There is also a bar next door “Kristallen”, with a slightly younger crowd. It’s a cool place too but it lacks the history of Pelikan.
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Pelikan | Bars, Restaurants (Swedish) | meatballs SEK 162.00
Blekingegatan 40 | Södermalm | +46855609090
Sun – Thu 16:00 – 00:00, Fri – Sat 13:00 – 01:00
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I have been to Stockholm many many times in the past 20 years and have always had a meal here of pytt i panna. Just lovely.
I’m glad you like it. I haven’t actually tried to Pytt i panna yet – I always go for Meatballs or Pork/bacon in creamy onion sauce.
Pelikan looks great too. Last few times I ate there pytt i panna was off the menu though, which was a shame, and a big disappointment for my guests. Tennstopet and even Clas på Hörnet serve husmanskost at reasonable prices.
I thought Clas på Hörnet and Tennstopet was quite a bit more expensive but they do have good food for sure. Kvarnen is another place not too far away from Pelikan that serves Swedish food, but it can be a bit more rowdy.