Swedish cuisine: 6 restaurants to try in Göteborg

Food, Sweden

When it comes to Swedish food, you may know the meatballs from IKEA. In fact, there are many different kinds of food in Sweden. In Göteborg, most of the main dishes in Swedish restaurants are seafood, so most of the price is also higher. I spent a week in Göteborg on a business trip, so I found a few Swedish restaurants to try, and recorded them here.

Heaven 23

Heaven 23 is located right above my hotel. Although it is a hotel restaurant, it is one of the best in Göteborg. Because it's located on a high floor opposite Liseberg, it's hard to get a table on weekends, but luckily, I came here during the off-peak hours on weekdays, so I didn't have to wait for a table.

The signature dish here is the King size sandwich, which is called a sandwich, but in fact it is a so-called open sandwich, more like a salad. Lots of fresh shrimp on top of vegetables and bread, very refreshing. I ate this dish about three times a week.

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Another thing I tried was this grilled cod, which was also medium well priced.
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The last course was grilled salmon.

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Upper house



Upstairs at the other end of the hotel is an upscale restaurant. Prices seem to be a bit higher than Heaven 23, but there are fewer people dining there, and the atmosphere is very quiet. I ordered catfish this day, which was pretty good, but I preferred the bread before the meal, which came with a big plate of cream on the side.
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West coast

This one is also in a hotel, and it's relatively mid-priced, and it's also a seafood steakhouse. I usually come here because it's too late to get off work, and there aren't many restaurants in the neighborhood, but I think it tastes pretty good.

Fish casserole, according to the translation, is a kind of fish soup, but it is actually a stewed fish.

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One day I ordered grilled cod, which is similar in theory to the grilled cod at Heaven 23 and tastes very similar, but with a slightly different side dish.
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Restaurant Gabriel



Located in the Feskekorka fish market, this is a very small restaurant, but it is a Michelin restaurant. It is famous for its fresh seafood. I ordered a beer, half a dozen of fresh oysters, and the newest crab of the day. The oysters were great with the beer.
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Somm restaurant and wine bar


This restaurant is a high-class restaurant specially arranged by my colleague. Overall, from the food to the wine, it is quite exquisite, so if you are looking for fine dining, it's worth a try. This is the steak for the main course.
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Familjen

This is a family style Swedish restaurant. I ordered the raw beef salad because I wanted to try something different. I'm not sure if it tasted authentic, but the overall flavor was good and I didn't feel like I was eating raw meat.
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I also ordered a Swedish fish soup, which looked good, but I don't know if it was because I was spoiled by the high end restaurant a few days ago, but I thought it tasted ordinary at that time.

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