What a sweet and adorable place. When visiting Småland, Smedjan I Dansjö is a definite stop on the…read moreway. Located just near the farming industry, you get the feeling of being on the country side! Smedjan serves typical dishes from the area, such as Småländsk ostkaka and Kalvdans. They also have a variety of fantastic sandwishes and hamburger. All eat slaughtered and processed by the farmer's owner, so you can't get more ecological than this! In Smedjan, the owners are interested in interior design and you can find a lot of pretty things for your home together with local products, such as jam from Moheda or locally farmed potatoes. Adjacent to Smedjan, lies the company's meat store. In the meat store you find beef, moose meat, rain deer meat, homemade sausages etc. Like I said-DON'T MISS this one.

A friend of mine suggested this place as I personally had never even heard of it. The entrance is…read morewith no understatement slightly obscure. A large black & white sign with "Cozy kitchen bistro & catering" above large open windows and a door, but looking in it just seems like a small and brightly lit white and red-colored hallway. Opened, walked in, and a dark staircase into the basement appears. It's just a few steps, but walking down there's a quite small dining room that appear in front of my eyes. A few dark wooden tables (approximately seven or so) of different sizes lined on both sides of the long milled room with the bar in the far end and the closed-off kitchen behind the bar. I was immediately struck by how quirky and utterly charming the place appeared! Me and my dad were seated at a table and given the menu. And no, holding the menu in our hands wasn't quite an option. Instead, a large black board of at least 1.5 meters in height was put next to our table that featured the menu. I love stuff like that! The number of choices are quite few, approximately three each of starters, mains, and desserts, and I also prefer that than an insane amount of dishes. Make a few and make them perfect is a recipe for success in my book. For starter I opted for a plate of charcuteries and I was served olives, aioli, smoked ham, chili sausages, salami, baby spinach, parma and more. Delicious. My main was a serving of tenderloin steak, roasted Idaho-potatoes, bearnaise, sauteed root vegetables and red wine jus. Simple straight-up pub-food that satisfies pretty much everyone set for a good piece of meat. My dad had the red wine braised beef cheeks with cheddar mash and ragu of mushrooms. My beef was cooked to perfection, but my dad was absolutely floored by how good his beef cheeks were. I had a taste and I'm inclined to agree (though they're never able to beat Rolfs Kök beef cheek staple in this regard). I definitely didn't "need" a dessert as the servings are on the quite generous side, but I couldn't stay away from a trio of raspberry with a warm cup of cappuccino to round of a quite satisfying meal. In all, the food is excellent and the attention to detail is more than adequate along with a quirky and modern dining-room. Maybe not the best serving staff, but my guess is that she was fairly new on the job and I won't let that influence my rating. I'd be more than happy to come back, as the experience was both pleasant, rewarding and well-tasting. Three strong(!) stars.

AWESOME PLACE! Love the lady who owns this place together with her husband…read more FANTASTIC FOOD! Seasonal menu with local delicacies. They have an American after-work buffet that is off the hook. GREAT SERVICE! Always friendly and accommodating.

Came here with friends while we were exploring Öland. We ordered 3 kroppkakor each, which came out…read moreto be 89 kr per person. This includes a salad bar, lingonberry jam and cream (highly recommended with the kroppkakor), and coffee. Nice, inexpensive food that is local to this area.

Great find. For about $10 you get a whole meal, try their specialty and also the fish. Comes with…read morea modest selection of a salad bar, the indoors is completely modern and nice, you would not imagine that by just driving by. Highly recommend!

We arrived to the restaurant about 20 minutes before it closed. The staff was very friendly even…read morethough we arrived so close to their time off. The burgers were excellent. The fries were cooked to perfection. I told the chef that this was the best burger we had had in Europe.

Staying in the Stadshotellet and looked out my window and see bara BURGARE. A TA search says it is…read moreone of the best dinning places in Kristianstad. So I go. I am traveling alone, always open to good food. This place did not disappoint. I was surprised that on a Friday night, arriving at 7:30 pm, I was the only customer. I had a single patty cheeseburger (it comes with fries). It was cooked to order. It comes with a a couple of sauces, neither were overly appealing to me, so I asked for some french mustard (mustard with horseradish). You can't go wrong if you have a burger on your mind -- way better than most.

Gayle and I first signed up for our Viking Baltic Cruise. Two years of COVID and another of Putin…read moretook Helsinki (Finland), Tallin (Estonia), and St. Petersburg off the Itinerary. We decided to go on our 2022 Cruise anyway, with a couple of low-ball financial incentives. As a result, 3 stops were substituted of which Karlskrona (Sweden) was the first on the schedule. Gayle and I decided to come on shore (via tender) early and walk around. Although none of the Viking tours included the Marine Museum, we walked right (instead of left) and ended up at this very impressive first class facility. The Museum is on the grounds of a former Swedish Naval base and the curators here did a great job honoring that heritage, including restored ships, smart and informative equipment displays, interactive exercises (e.g. submarine crawling) and even a little WW2 history with neutral Sweden hosting Jews and others escaping from the Nazi's. The Museum also features a nice gift shop and a Cafe. One bonus was as we were leaving, a Navy band (in commemoration of some military date) was playing "Dancing Queen" by Abba. That was a lot of fun and overall the highlight of our day. Our walk around tour of the City was enjoyable as well, but if you're in Karlskrona, you really need to stop here first or on your way out.

My original thought was to visit the Marinmuseum (marine museum) on Sunday, the same day that I was…read morearriving in Karlskrona. This museum closes at 5 pm on Sunday. My train was to arrive at 3 pm. There was no way that I could visit after work, as it closes early. Well, my plan fell apart. I got to my hotel at 5 pm. The good news was that a colleague who has been working at this museum for fifteen years offered to give us a tour. Cool! After work on Tuesday, we walked over to the museum. It was our second time visiting that day. The first time, we hit the wonderful buffet for lunch, which featured Swedish fare. The tour was amazing. My colleague shared so many cool historical details about this naval base and museum. We got to see torpedoes, model ships made of wood that have been preserved for hundreds of years, impressive ship figureheads, submarines, and more. At one point, we entered one of the submarines. It consisted of crawling through two circular holes. I thought that I was going to die. My colleague, who is roughly two inches taller than I was, gave me enough encouragement to get through them. Yes, it was a first for me to say that I was going to die in a museum. I love a good museum. I tend to hit one when I visit a new city. This one did not disappointment. It was fascinating, enjoyable, fun, educational, and gorgeous. I thanked my colleague the following day by giving him a bottle of Canadian maple syrup. He was thrilled. It's the least that I could do. If you are ever in Karlskrona, go visit this museum. It's for everyone and you'll have a great time. (325)