Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is Sweden's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's West Coast, at the outlet of the Göta River. Gothenburg has a long industrial heritage, which is still present with companies such as the Volvo, as well as Scandinavia's largest port. The city hosts numerous national and international sporting and music events such as Gothia Cup, Partille Cup and Way Out West. Gothenburg is also home to the largest amusement park in the Nordics, Liseberg.

See: 27
Do: 10
Eat: 28
Drink: 22
Buy: 15

28 places match

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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

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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

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Café Hängmattan

Vegetarian buffet. Closed for renovations until September 2025.

100 kr for the buffet

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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.

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Fiskekrogen

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

mains 300-1000 kr

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Franks

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

11:00 to 22:00 mostly100 to 150 kr

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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 mostly50–130 kr

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Govindas

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

Closed · opens 11:30 am tomorrow125 kr

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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

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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

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Koka

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

Menus 745–1195 kr, not including wine

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Nonna

Former Etc. Grande

Italian restaurant. Serves fantastic pasta in various flavours.

Mains 200–300 kr

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Pasta Etc.

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

Main courses for 130–150 kr

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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

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