Small business | schwingeninswitzerland

We like to eat and who doesn’t love drooling over food while on vacation. As a result, we’ve been to some famous food halls (London’s Harrod’s, Boston’s Faneuil Hall, New York’s Fulton Fish Market, Madrid’s Mercado de San Miguel). Saluhallen, is a historic indoor food market in the heart of Stockholm’s old Ostermalm neighborhood. Saluhall has around 17 small businesses, most have been run by the same family for generations. Here are some of the things we liked about it:

It is located in a magnificent building that dates from 1888. The exterior is neo-gothic. It looks a bit like a medieval castle and it’s iron framework give allow it the inside to have a high ceiling and enormous windows.
The stallholders are very nice and happy to share their extensive knowledge and experience. They are a wealth of information about the food, how to cook it, etc.

The incredible displays of wonderful food are a treat for the eyes.
It is a market for locals. They seem to want both nice quality Swedish food and more exotic foods from other countries. Therefore, it has a nice variety of foods.

It is a great place to grab a wonderful, but reasonably priced bite.
Great people watching.
Something about it seems to put people in a good mood. It has a warm, cheery atmosphere. Maybe it’s the moose heads…

Don’t take our word for it, Bon Appétit Magazine named it the world’s seventh best food market.

We stopped there for coffee and smoked salmon smørrobrød (an open face sandwich). I would probably have chosen something less smelly if I had known that I would be speaking with royalty. Never mind, it was so good that I stand by my choice.