3 Best Restaurants in The South and the Kingdom of Glass, Sweden

This cozy, atmospheric restaurant occupies a series of interconnected cellar vaults in one of Malmö’s best-preserved 16th-century buildings. Traditional Swedish dishes, often centered on beef, game, and seafood, are given a contemporary twist. Like the food, the wine list is excellent.

This extremely popular restaurant specializes in seafood and shellfish prepared in Swedish and continental styles. White walls and crisp white tablecloths give it an elegant air, which contrasts with the generally casual dress of the customers. An outdoor section is open in summer.

Inside a lovely cross-timbered inn, this restaurant brews its own beer—there are two large copper boilers near the bar. It has a pleasant garden, and the brick vaulting of the dimly lighted interior gives it the appearance of an underground cavern. Juicy steaks are a specialty.