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Where can you find a cheap lunch in Stockholm?

What dagens lunch is, when it is served and where official guides point for budget eating.

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Short answer

Dagens lunch is the daily lunch special that many Swedish restaurants offer at a discounted price, and Stockholm has many affordable restaurants that serve it. Lunch is usually eaten between 11 am and 1 pm, and many restaurants serve it until 2 or 3 pm. No official source checked gives a price, so none is stated.

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Why

  1. According to Visit Sweden, many Swedish restaurants have a tradition of offering daily lunch specials at discounted prices.
  2. According to Visit Stockholm, lunch is normally eaten between 11 am and 1 pm, many restaurants serve it until 2 or 3 pm, and it is often followed by a cup of coffee.
  3. Visit Stockholm lists the food halls Teatern in Södermalm, Sthlm City Food Hall in Norrmalm and the Östermalm market hall under budget eating.

Details

Visit Stockholm says the city has many affordable restaurants with dagens lunch on offer, but its page does not define the term or say what the meal includes. Sweden.se notes that most traditional lunch restaurants serve pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays. Restaurants in the city are listed in the Stockholm restaurant directory.

Tip

Eat between 11 am and 1 pm, when lunch is normally served, and ask the restaurant what the lunch price includes. For other plans when it rains, see what you can do on a rainy day in Sweden.

What may differ

Serving times and what the meal includes differ by restaurant, and Sweden.se notes that most traditional lunch restaurants serve pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays.

Common misconception

Dagens lunch is served all day.

What actually happens

According to Visit Stockholm, lunch is normally eaten between 11 am and 1 pm, and many restaurants serve it until 2 or 3 pm.

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Sources

Prices and fees change, so check the restaurant before you go.

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