Stockholm food tours compared: the Old Town tour, the Östermalms Saluhall tour, the Södermalm walk, the cinnamon bun classes and fika afloat

💡 The Short Version: For a first food walk, book the Old Town tourad: from SEK 1,218, 3 hours, 76 reviews at 4.8 stars, 6+ tastings in Gamla Stan, meeting at Kornhamnstorg. The tour from Östermalms Saluhallad is from SEK 945 with 90 reviews, and the Södermalm walkad is from SEK 971 for 3.5 hours. To bake, the cinnamon roll classad is from SEK 1,290. GetYourGuide has no meatball class. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price per person.

Prices, lengths and review counts are GetYourGuide’s. Every tour listed cancels free up to 24 hours ahead.

The tours, compared

Food walks

The Old Town tour

From SEK 1,218 · 3 hours · 76 reviews · meets at Kornhamnstorg

Stockholm: Old Town Food Tour of 7 Local Favourite Tastingsad is run by Secret Food Tours, in English, for 10 guests at most. A local guide leads you through Gamla Stan for 6+ tastings: fried herring with knäckebröd, toast skagen, which is prawn toast with mayonnaise, sour cream, dill and roe, creamy potatoes with lingonberries and cucumber, a classic Swedish cheese, peppermint sweets made by artisans at a local shop and a princess cake, with a secret dish revealed on the day. Water and non-alcoholic drinks are included. The route passes the Royal Palace. It is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments, and the itinerary and menu can change with the locations’ availability. Tell the operator about dietary needs in advance. Gamla Stan says what else is on the same streets.

Österlånggatan in Gamla Stan. Photo: Leonhard Lenz, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

The tour from Östermalms Saluhall

From SEK 945 · 2.5 to 3 hours · 90 reviews · meets at Östermalms Food Hall

Stockholm: Guided Food Tour with Tastingsad is run by Scandic Tours, with a live guide in Spanish, English, French, German or Italian. It meets at the food hall on Östermalmsgatan, and the listing names cheeses and meats, reindeer, moose and bear, Skagen seafood and Swedish meatballs, the Hötorgshallen market, Gamla Stan, the King’s Garden and a fika with a cinnamon bun. It is not suitable for vegans, vegetarians or people with food allergies, or for people with mobility impairments. GetYourGuide’s summary of the reviews says some travellers want bigger portions at each stop. Stockholm’s food halls covers both halls.

Hötorgshallen. Photo: I99pema, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Södermalm walk

From SEK 971 · 3.5 hours · 39 reviews · meets at Götgatan 43

Stockholm: Guided Swedish Food Walking Tour in Södermalmad is run by Food Tours Stockholm AB, in English or Swedish, for 12 guests at most. It walks about 3 km through SoFo from near Medborgarplatsen and ends near Skanstull metro. The tastings are different pickled herrings, cured salmon, artisanal cheese, wild game and meatballs with lingonberries, pickled cucumber and mashed potatoes, with paired drinks, aquavit and a snaps song. Together they add up to a late lunch or early dinner, and a bottle of water is included. It is not suitable for wheelchair users or vegans, and the operator needs to know any food restrictions in advance. The guests should have moderate fitness.

Baking classes

Fika in Stockholm names the bakeries to visit without a guide.

Artisan Fika

From SEK 1,290 · 2.5 hours · 47 reviews · meets at Byälvsvägen 14, Bagarmossen

Stockholm: Swedish Cinnamon Roll Baking Class with a Localad is held in a Swedish home kitchen, in English, for 4 people at most. You set the dough, bake kanelbullar from scratch, with the ingredients provided, then sit down to a fika and take a fresh batch home. No experience is needed.

Fika Studio

From SEK 730 · 2 hours · 4 reviews · meets at Sankt Eriksplan

Bake Cinnamon Buns and Discover Swedish Life in a Local Homead is held in the host’s home in Vasastan, in English, for 5 guests at most. You bake cinnamon buns, a Swedish chocolate cake and traditional biscuits while the host talks about life in Stockholm, then have fika and pack a box to take home, with the recipes. The host can adapt for many allergies, gluten included, and for other dietary needs with advance notice.

Fika afloat and on foot

Stockholm boat tours and Stockholm walking tours compare the sightseeing options.

How to choose

• Where it meets. The Old Town tour meets at Kornhamnstorg in Gamla Stan, the Östermalms Saluhall tour at the hall on Östermalmsgatan and the Södermalm walk at Götgatan 43, by Medborgarplatsen.
• Eat first or not. The Södermalm walk adds up to a late lunch or early dinner. Arrive hungry.
• Dietary needs. Tell the operator when you book. Only the baking class in a home in Vasastan names gluten-free baking.
• Do it yourself. Stockholm’s food halls cost nothing to walk, where to eat in Stockholm lists the restaurants and Swedish meatballs says where to order them.
• More tours. Stockholm walking tours and boat tours cover the sightseeing, and the Gamla Stan walk passes Den Gyldene Freden and Bistro Nobel; 3 days in Stockholm fits a food tour into a stay.