Timeline
14:38
Start with a traditional Swedish meal at Tennstopet. The restaurant serves hearty local dishes that ground you in the city's culinary heritage before you head out.
14:53
Walk to the Stockholm Public Library. Enter the main hall and find a seat facing southwest. The 360-degree bookshelves frame the window perfectly, and the light will begin to shift as the sun approaches the horizon.
15:23
Watch the sunset. At 15:23, the sun sets toward the SW, casting a warm glow through the library’s windows and illuminating the art nouveau details of the cylinder hall.
15:53
End your evening with a relaxed bite at Kungshallen. This food court in the basement offers a wide variety of ethnic foods at good value, providing a casual contrast to the grand architecture you just visited.
Local tip
The library closes at 18:00 on weekdays, so you have plenty of time to linger after the sunset. Kungshallen stays open until 23:00, so you can take your time eating.
Check before you go
- Stockholm Public Library: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 11:00-15:00
- Tennstopet: Mo-Fr 16:00-01:00; Sa,Su 13:00-01:00
- Kungshallen: Mo-Fr 09:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00
Worth knowing
- Tennstopet is open at 14:38 only on Sa, Su
Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Stockholm (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).