Gothenburg

ABCD

ABCD Fashion

With another shop in Stockholm, ABCD hosts collections from major European and international designers such as Givenchy, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana. The interior of the store is pretty and is reminiscent of an old bank vault. For men and women. Doorbell.

Acne

While Acne is a Stockholm design studio, there is a smaller shop in Gothenburg. A larger outlet store can be found south of the city in Freeport Outlet in the Kungsbacka suburb. More interestingly the Acne store is in the same house as Artilleriet.

Aeroseum

An aircraft museum in a former military underground air force base. Also home of the annual Göteborg Aero Show and other events.

Ale Vikingagård

A Viking farm. Events throughout the year including feasts and markets in the spring (early May), autumn after harvest time in late October to early November and around Jul, a Norse pagan celebration at Christmas time.

Irregular hours, not daily

Alexandras Grekiska Soppkök

Alexandra's Soup Kitchen

This small soup kitchen located in Saluhallen delivers a wide range of Greek food. Among the most popular dishes is the excellent lentil soup served with fresh bread.

The dishes are for 80–90 kr

Antikhallarna

Originally a bank, these "halls" host 10 shops specializing in various antiques. There is everything from certified ancient Egyptian and Greek statues to stamps and silver spoons. A very nice café lies here as well.

Arkaden

If you cannot find your favourite retail store at Nordstan, it is probably at the Arkaden.

Artillerigården

A small square with building repurposed from old factories around, it hosts some of the city’s hipper shops, such as Artilleriet and Grandpa. Strömmingsluckan is a must if you are here at lunch-time. It also hosts a number of other food trucks. Ragtime are two high quality second-hand shops nearby.

Avenyn

Kungsportsavenyn

Ranging between Kungportsplatsen with Kopparmärra, the statue of king Karl IX, to Götaplatsen with the statue of Poseidon and the Gothenburg art museum: Avenyn and Kungsportsplatsen hosts a variety of shops that cater to most wants. Quite a few restaurants lie along the street as well, and it is the main tourist street, where in the summers few Gothenburgers will be found, apart from at the tram stations and by the Gothenburg city library at the Götaplatsen end.

Bar Centro

Small Italian-style espressobar, takes coffee very seriously.

Bengans

A big, famous Swedish record store with lots of records, old and new, in all kinds of genres. You will find something to buy here, no matter if you're a record collector, hipster, or chart music fan. They also have a café. Don't confuse it with Bengans City, which while a record store is not at all the same thing. If you like records or just atmosphere it's worth leaving the city centre for.

Bombay Palace

Serves tasty Indian food in a good atmosphere. Seating arrangement is not so good, but the food will leave you happy.

Mains 150–200 kr

Botanical Gardens

Botaniska Trädgården

Built in 1923, the botanical gardens has an area of 175 hectares and was selected as the most beautiful garden in Sweden in 2003. It contains a rock garden, arboretum and green houses, along with a restaurant and café. Don't miss the rare Easter Island tree.

9AM-sundown·Free entrance, except for the greenhouse

Café Husaren

This café is famous for its tasty, giant kanelbullar (cinnamon buns). You can easily share one of these with three or four people. Or, if you don`t care about diabetes, you can eat one for lunch or dinner.

Café Hängmattan

Vegetarian buffet. Closed for renovations until September 2025.

100 kr for the buffet

Café Skåne

The antithesis of a trendy cafe with affordable prices and large sandwiches to fill you up.

Sun-Fri 24 hr, closed Sat

Christinæ Church

Deutsche Kirchengemeinde Göteborg

The church of Gothenburg's German community, built in 1748. This church is likewise the third church standing here, as the earlier ones have burned down.

Crown House

Kronhuset

Built in 1643-1655, and briefly home of the Swedish Parliament. It houses Göteborgs Musik, and the surrounding buildings are now cafes and crafts workshops. It is Gothenburg’s oldest still-standing non-religious building.

Delsjön Canoeing

Delsjön Kanotcentral

In summer, you can go canoeing in or walking around the lake Delsjön. It can be a good way to experience nature.

Dinner 22

Specialising in meat dishes, not much for vegetarians on the menu. Serves excellent reindeer steak. Very good service.

Mains 300–600 kr

East Indiaman Götheborg

A full-size replica of the mid-18th century Götheborg. The original ship made three voyages to China on behalf of the Swedish East India Company, but on its final voyage it ran aground and sank just outside Gothenburg on 12 September 1745. Open to visitors, the current ship is one of the largest operational wooden sail ships, although it does have diesel engines installed as well.

120 kr

Feskekôrka

The indoor Fish Market, called "Feskekôrka" (Fish Church) because of the shape of the building and Gothenburgers mythical devotion to fish.

Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 10:00-15:00

Feskekörka

The historical fish market – the "fish church" – has reopened after a major renovation in the early 2020s. Now there are just a couple of restaurants and shops (formerly there was a much larger number of them), though the place is still all about fish and seafood.

Fiskekrogen

This place is all about sea food; platters of scallops, lobsters, oysters, fish and the like.

mains 300-1000 kr

Franks

A hamburger and hot dog stand right in front of the Gothenburg Central Station.

11:00 to 22:00 mostly·100 to 150 kr

Gothenburg Art Museum

Göteborgs Konstmuseum

Housed in a magnificent edifice flanked by the theatre and concert hall, it features a world-class collection of Nordic art (60 kr, people up to 20 years and students with ID free). The adjacent Hasselblad Center periodically holds public exhibitions. The Art Hall (free entrance) features contemporary art.

Gothenburg Cathedral

Göteborgs Domkyrka

Built in 1815, in the centre of old town. The seat of the Diocese of Gothenburg. It is the third church standing there – the earlier two burned down in city fires. Domkyrkoplan, the park surrounding the church, used to be the cemetery of the second church.

Gothenburg City Museum

Göteborgs Stadsmuseum

Covers the history of the city and region from prehistoric times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th-century Swedish East India Company, which was once housed in the building.

40 kr, people under 20 and students free

Gothenburg Natural History Museum

Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum

The oldest museum in Gothenburg includes a stuffed blue whale and is situated in Slottsskogen. Here you can learn about the history of animals from around the world. Among other things, they have a permanent exhibition dedicated to whales.

Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00·40 kr, under 20 years and students (with valid ID) free

Gothenburg Radio Museum

All kinds of historical radio equipment on display from crystal radios to police radios and TV sets to vacuum tubes as well as a library with radio manuals.