Where to eat in Gothenburg

Where to eat in Gothenburg

1. Eat

   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

2. Eat

   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

3. Eat

   Café Hängmattan

   Vegetarian buffet. Closed for renovations until September 2025.

   100 kr for the buffet

4. Eat

   Dinner 22

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

   Mains 300–600 kr

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   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.

6. Eat

   Fiskekrogen

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

   mains 300-1000 kr

7. Eat

   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

8. Eat

   Gourmetkorv

   "Korv" means "sausage" in Swedish and this restaurant has them in abundance. There are 13 different choices of sausage, and these are served as portions with potato salad or mashed potato, and your choice of mustard. The service is very fast, your order should be ready in less than fifteen minutes. No table service, you have to carry your food to your table yourself. There is another location at Bohusgatan 13 (near the Ullevi stadium). You can also buy sausages, potato salad, sauerkraut and mustard by the kilogram to take home with you.

   10:00-20:00 mostly·50–130 kr

9. Eat

   Govindas

   Vegetarian restaurant operated by the local Hare Krishna community. They speak German (natively), English and Swedish.

   Closed · opens 11:30 am tomorrow·125 kr

10. Eat

    Gyllene Prag

    Cheap and wonderful Czech restaurant with good beer in generous helpings. The breaded cheese is a classic, and you won't be hungry again for at least a week.

    mains 150-250 kr

11. Eat

    Karlson's Garage and Bar

    Swedish food and beer. Good service. Especially known for Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs) and fried Baltic herring.

    Mains generally around 200 kr

12. Eat

    Koka

    Individual interpretations of regional food. Fixed 3-, 5-, or 7-course menu.

    Menus 745–1195 kr, not including wine

13. Eat

    Nonna

    Former Etc. Grande

    Italian restaurant. Serves fantastic pasta in various flavours.

    Mains 200–300 kr

14. Eat

    Pasta Etc.

    Italian restaurant; so there's a large selection of paste and pizze.

    Main courses for 130–150 kr

15. Eat

    Restaurang 28+

    Fine dining restaurant with French, Swedish and international cuisine. The restaurant also has a wine bar, and a large selection of wines. Earned a star in the Michelin Guide Rouge. Closed for the summer until 20 August 2025.

    Starters around 300 kr, mains around 400 kr, menus 900–1600 kr not including wines

16. Eat

    Restaurang Sjömagasinet

    Excellent (and pricey!) fish restaurant at Klippan. Earned a star in the Michelin Guide Rouge.

    mains 300-1000 kr

17. Eat

    Restaurant Sunset Falafelkungen

    Classic falafel place. Used to have a mobile stand on Kungstorget. There are more falafel places around the city but far from all make good ones.

    45 kr for falafel (Aug 2015, the city’s cheapest)

18. Eat

    Thörnströms kök

    Excellent international cuisine, despite the comparatively low prices. They also have cooking classes.

    menus from 895 kr

19. Eat

    Andrum

    Tasty and healthy vegetarian/vegan buffet.

    129–159 kr

20. Eat

    Baguetten

    Sandwiches: baguettes and panini.

    25-75 kr

21. Eat

    Berzelius bar och matsal

    Good restaurant and bar serving traditional Swedish food.

    Mains 200–400 kr

22. Eat

    Enoteca del Signore

    Serves fantastic pasta in various flavours. Cosy.

    Mains 200–300 kr

23. Eat

    Hedens Pizzeria

    Pizza, kebab and falafel.

    110-150 kr

24. Eat

    Holy Cow

    Fancy hamburger restaurant with a farmer concept.

    Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri 17:00-23:00; Sat 13:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-21:00·Main courses for 85-189 kr

25. Eat

    Pasta +

    Reasonable Italian food.

    Mains 200–400 kr

26. Eat

    Sanguine

    Persian and international cuisine.

    130-250 kr

27. Eat

    Soppa och Sunt

    Soups, salads and bread.

    Mon-Fri 11:00-16:00·60-100 kr

28. Eat

    The Barn

    Another fancy hamburger restaurant with a farmer concept.

    Wed-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri Sat 17:00-01:00; Sun 14:00-00:00·Main courses for 180–350 kr

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Gothenburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).