I knew I needed to try an authentic Swedish meatball directly from the motherland. We visited Nomad on a late night and were treated to a live band. For those who prefer a quieter meal where you can hold a conversation, I recommend arriving before the band starts or dining inside-- reservations highly encouraged! I started with the Herring Sample, which included three different styles of herring, and for my entrée, I ordered the dish my heart had been yearning for: the Swedish meatballs. As a huge fan of lingonberries over cranberries, I was delighted to see them served on the side. Overall, the meatballs were similar to what I've had back in the States, but as with all European meals, tasted more elevated and wholesome. It felt like a Thanksgiving celebration--Swedish style! The gravy was delicious, and the potato puree were comforting. read more

Nomad - Herring Sampler - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

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This restaurant is located conveniently next to the City Backpackers Hostel in Stockholm, and they specialize in Swedish food served tapas style so it is easy to order a few dishes per person and share them for the variety. As it's quite popular, reservations are highly recommended - we made one just in case to ensure a table seating. There's nice local art around the walls of the restaurant, which adds an additional depth to the experience. We ordered the cabbage, meatballs, reindeer suovas, and the Swedish cheesecake. The cabbage was a sizable amount for a half order, nicely grilled and tossed with a mustard sauce - it is super flavorful! The meatballs are of high quality - I haven't tried IKEA meatballs yet but these are very delicious and satisfying. The reindeer suovas are crackers with smoked reindeer - the meat texture is so tender and chewy, with a hint of smokiness. It is definitely a more unique dish so the suovas and the meatballs would be my picks here if you were to dine solo. The Swedish cheesecake is way different from American cheesecake - give it a try! It's not too sweet, my favorite level of sweetness, but it nonetheless gives a nice cheese flavor to it. read more

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It's my first day here in Sweden and I already love it. This restaurant ended my first day nicely. We can choose to sit inside or outside and where ever to our liking and food was amazing. The salmon with potatoes was really different but really good from what I'm used to. I'm used to the savory taste of salmon, but the sauce that was on the side was sweet. The potatoes had dill and fluffy cream. The meatballs with pickles and cranberries were really good too. The gravy sauce was so good I ate it with the house chips. The waiter is super nice and welcoming. I enjoyed talking to him while waiting for my card to be processed from paying. Overall I enjoyed my experience here and would definitely recommend. read more

Food and atmosphere were fantastic. I had the meatballs, which were spectacular, even though the serving for the price was lacking in my opinion. The only problem I had with Nomad was the service. Even with the restaurant being half full, I waited 5 minutes to be seated. Finally, after figuring that I just didn't get the memo that the restaurant was self seating, I go to a table and got yelled at immediately, being told that I needed to wait my turn even though the space is barely full and I'm the only patron waiting. The waitress who yelled at me also served me, and was cold and ungracious. From the kitchen, I caught her staring multiple times, so much so that another waitress brought me a dessert on the house. While this very much improved my night, I still couldn't help but be disappointed by my experience. read more

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We had onion sausage, meatballs, and shrimp toast. Shrimp toast (appetizer) had fish roe on top, mayo kind of dressing, and raw red onions. It was a perfect meal for me in itself. The menu is a tad confusing- it has snaps as a side to every item, which I thought is a kind of snack (snaps, crisps... you know that sort of thing). The menu recommends dill snaps as a pair to shrimp toast for 90sek. Well. Appears to be snaps is a dill drink in a 50-ish ml glass. The waitress was cool to swap it back for a bowl of chips. Meatballs came with mashed potatoes and a really tasty gravy (a 10 against IKEA's 3 rating). The onion sausage (thicker hot dog kind, smoky flavor) came with a side of coleslaw (mustardy mayo dressing), picked red onions (okay as a topping on anything), and mashed potatoes in a measuring cup (as in 1 cooking measuring cup). The setting: try to get a bench seat in the outside patio, metal tables are small and chairs are heavy to move and adjust. If benches are not available, sit inside and you will get faster service and a comfortable seat. It is semi-open kitchen. Our service was super slow. A bunch of people who came after us, got served well ahead - it got chaotic. Also, check your bill - busy night and the waitress accidentally added someone's wine bottle to our check. In a summary, I recommend this place - food was great and Swedish. Prices are a bit cheaper than on Drottninggatan (busy touristy street nearby). read more

One of my favorite dining experiences in Stockholm. Review is as much for the service as the meal. Love the Snapas concept which allows you to try multiple local dishes. It's a tiny space so a reservation is recommended. As a solo-traveller I did not have a res and sat at the bar. I was traveling over Easter weekend and Nomad was near my hotel and actually open on Easter; I had a wonderful time. read more

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Omgoodness we came into town absolutely famished!! We wanted a hearty meal. Hubby specifically wanted Swedish meatballs we found a place to have the best Scandinavian Swedish meatballs ever in Stockholm Sweden! We had the standard Swedish meatballs lingonberries whipped potatoes and gravy with pickled cucumbers as our green !! we inhaled our food ! loved the cute setting ! Absolutely delicious food that we forgot to take a picture . so here we have included the menu! Make sure you make a reservation!!! They were so thoughtful that they squeezed us in!! Don't tell your Farmor or Mormor that they have the better recipe! read more

Nomad - Their menu !!! - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

My friend and I checked it out while visiting Stockholm because every other place with meatballs was out of our price range at the time. For the price, the meatballs, potatoes and berries we got were amazing and there was so much food. It was a great meal for our last night in the city. The place overall has a very interesting vibe, and I would say that I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. Check it out! read more

Nomad - Meatballs! - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

Tourist looking for some local Swedish dishes? Try the appetizer that has herring and fish prepared in different ways, with some Swedish cheese too, and definitely grab the Swedish meatballs. Swedish food has a particular taste I'm not quite used to as someone who eats a lot of Asian food, Swiss food.. but it's probably as you imagine. If you've been daring to try the herring on bread in Amsterdam, it tasted kind of similar sans bread. read more

During the day, I came by for a beer with a new buddy I met at the City Backpackers hostel. I had recently injured myself with some major road rash from a motorcycle accident and the wait staff was super friendly and helped me out so kudos for being awesome and dealing with my grotesque wounds. I came back later that night to get some dinner and their meatballs were really good! I love the mashup of sides which blended perfectly. Everyone kept raving about the meatballs here and I can agree. The next day, a few guys I had met at the hostel and I have had Nomad for their meatballs already and we wanted to see if there were any other options around as we wanted to explore our palettes. However after stumbling about 10 minutes out towards the 7-Eleven, we decided to wander our way back here to get some dinner. This time I got the salmon which was also really good and different so it seems like you can't really go wrong with coming back for more. The ambiance is really chill and you can meet people here and share some stories. Shoutout to them for making their own saison as well. They only really have one draft from when I was there but see if they have some bottles that you can try. Funny that a lot of me time in Sweden was here at Nomad, but it was honestly worth it because the food and people here are awesome! read more

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Cool little place we found thanks to Yelp! Super cosy and yet so trendy. I wasn't sure if I was in someones living room or in a coffee shop/bar. The menu is limited but what they do they do well! We had the pickled herring followed by the meatballs. Tasty hearty and the pickling skills were special! Come visit this place...off the beaten path and a great find. Our first eat in Stockholm! read more

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Nice surprise in Stockholm. This little restaurant with few choices on the menu is in fact an excellent place to have dinner. You will spend a nice evening in the patio enjoying a few beers and good Swedish meals. The meatballs and the Gravad Lax are excellent. I won't give 5 stars because unfortunately the service is slow and bad organized. They should definitely order a third waiter to help during this busy summer nights. Otherwise... great dinner! read more

Nomad - Gravad Lax - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

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While this is located next door to a hostel it is actually fantastic food. I had the meatball plate and it was fantastic! Came with all the normal fixings (lingonberries and sauce) and the sauce was done very well. Overall I was really happy with Nomad and would drop a 5* based on quality of food but I ordered at 7 and didn't get my plate until 8:30. I think there was a bit of a language barrier which may have caused this but either way it kind of killed the experience for me even though the food was wonderful and service was great otherwise. Do the meatballs! read more

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Jacob's Gist: Good for a decent, quick dinner and right next to one of the top hostels in Stockholm. ========================= I went here solely because of the 99 sek meatball and 27 sek beer deal that I received from City Backpackers Hostel (which is right next store and has a separate entrance into Nomad to make it incredibly accessible). However, I was pleasantly delighted by how good the food was and would definitely come back- even without the hostel deal! I sat at one of the very small tables right when you walk in from the main entrance and was helped right away by one of the waitresses. While I waited for my meatballs, I had the crackers that were on the table and some butter. My food and beer came out pretty quickly. The meatballs were actually very good, as were the lingonberries. The only downfall with the food was that he mashed potatoes definitely came out of a bag (I'm not a mind reader- I saw the bags of potatoes as I walked in). Still, the food was very good and on the cheaper end of the scale in Stockholm. These probably aren't the best meatballs in Stockholm but for the price and accessibility of them I'd say they were pretty darn good. read more

Upon entering the restaurant we were greeted by a sign stating please wait to be seated. As we stood there for the next ten minutes no one even greeted us to say they would be with us shortly despite having multiple servers coming in and out of the bar area and chatting up patrons. This should have been the first sign that maybe we should have gone elsewhere for the evening. Sadly there were many more signals such as the fact that half of the tables in the dining room hadn't been cleaned since their patrons left presumably hours ago (literally one table stayed uncleaned the entire time we sat at the restaurant for over an hour). Normally I would at least describe the food at the restaurant, but I won't in this case as I came to the distinct realization that our bad experience may in fact be due to racism. Man was it insidiously subtle until I put two and two together. Considering during our time there, we saw two other groups come in and they were immediately greeted and provided prompt service (including still water and crackers with butter, which we were never offered) I am positive we were treated differently. Maybe it wasn't racism, but I fail to find another explanation given the color of my skin compared to the complexion of those given better service. read more

Really nice in the center of Stockholm , I especially recommend to go there during warm day since they have an inside yard where it feels really great to enjoy a beer ! The food is also quite good , I have tried their famous meatballs and also a soup and both were tasty and ok price for Stockholm . The waitress are always smily and nice and the atmosphere of this place is the reason why I recommend you to check that place ;) read more

A must go to place if you want to have a meal of classic swedish "husmanskost"! The collops is mad good! *edit* Try the meatballs aswell! Dauym! read more

Nomad - Meatballs - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

Great Swedish good if you are Looking for real taste of what the food is supposed to taste like! I highly recommend the place and the very friendly chef and staff . This is a must visit read more

Went there twice in a week. The food, (swedish balls OMG) and the ambiance are great! I would fly from Montreal again, just for the restaurant! read more

Nomad - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

This restaurant is great- very small, cozy and trendy. The menus was quite limited- I got the Swedish meatballs and there was no disappointment. The pea soup started was really tasty. The wait staff was attentive and very nice. All around good stop if you're in Stockholm. read more

Nomad - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible!!!! I travel for business and have dined at all types of restaurants. This place ranks as the worst place I ever stepped in. Service ranks a big zero out of 10. Don't waste your time.. read more

Great little restaurant with yummy and affordable (by Stockholm standards) dishes. The garden outside is lovely as well as the inside part - they have lights, plants and heat lamps. read more

Great food, warm atmosphere, and homey feeling. The S.O.S. with akvavit was delicious. I was not surprised but curious with 3 different tastes of herring. Lax was unquestionable... what can you do wrong with cured Salomon? read more

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I had the Swedish meatballs which were extraordinary! Loved the atmosphere, while the staff and other guests were incredibly friendly and fun. It was a wonderful time all around. read more

Nomad - Swedish meatballs - Bars Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

The food was exceptionally good though they did not offer a lot of main dishes. It took a little bit of time to order and get the food but it is totally acceptable and the food was totally worth waiting for. The reason why I gave only 4 stars is that they do not tell you on the website that they do not accept cash. read more

food was good, but the service was a bit shocking. also a little heads up, don't touch the iPad on the bar -- the people will get really annoyed. a small pointer for the staff, if its such a big deal, then put up a sign that states "don't change music" problem solved. read more

Nice little place, very cozy. Swedish meatballs were wonderful, exactly like the perfect platonic idea of Swedish meatballs. Cured salmon was gorgeous. I do not give 5 stars just because they messed up a little bit with the starters, bringing us pea soups instead of tomato ones, but it's definitely a 5 stars food you'll get there. read more

Swedish meatballs were very rich in flavor and delicious. The service was also exceptional.

Low key amazing place. Great meatballs and the crackers for starters is really good. I wish I had more time to stay and try out other dishes. read more

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Found was different, but very good. The waiter was terrific in giving recommendations and explaining the menu. Great environment... definitely worth trying! House Saison is delightful! Tap water is phenomenal... read more

It's rather tiny place but really very cosy. Pleasant and helpful people. Meatballs are just perfect! Better make a reservation before arrival especially if you wish to get a bigger table. read more

Excellent food and service! The three of us in my party ordered meatballs, cabbage and salmon which we then shared. All were in agreement that all three dishes were fantastic. Nomad is my new favorite place to eat in Stockholm. read more

Style over substance. While the space is cosy and inviting, the service and meal itself was underwhelming. After having to work a bit to gain the attention of a staff member to be greeted and seated, we then waited more than 10 minutes to have our drink orders taken. Having begun to question our decision, I then notice that the single chef on duty is reheating every diner's meal to order in a convection oven. Everything from meatballs and steak, to mashed potatoes and roasted cauliflower seems to have been pre-cooked. We ordered the meatballs, and they were OK, but were honestly quite reminiscent of IKEA's and quadruple the price. We promptly ate, paid our check, and left never to return to this fast food joint masquerading as a sit down restaurant. read more

If I could give no stars i would. Probably the worst restaurant experience I have had. My family is usually very tolerant of slow service, and as someone who worked in the restaurant industry I understand when it gets busy, however we were waiting 40 mins just order drinks and we ended up getting up and leaving. The waitress served tables next to us and completely ignored us. Do not waste your time going here. read more

Got the Swedish meatballs and it was excellent. Service was a bit slow but there were a lot of people their so it was understandable. Had a few options for beers on tap which is a plus read more