Lunch guide
Where should you go if your wallet is a bit empty? And where should you go if you’re allergic to certain types of food? The following table should help you to find your way amongst the cafés and restaurants at Stockholm University.
Prices (as of January 2010) are given here in kronor (kr). If you have difficulty finding any of the places mentioned, take a look at our maps section, where cafes are marked on the map with a cup and restaurants with a knife and fork symbol. Maps section
Name |
Price (January 2010) |
What’s included? |
Type of food |
| Lantis, Frescati, Allhuset |
Lunch 72 kr. 67 kr per meal when you buy 10 or if you have Hörs loyalty card (“Kundkort”)* | Side salad, different kinds of bread, a soft drink and coffee. | Choice of fish, meat or vegetarian meal. |
| Lantis Bistro, Frescati, Allhuset | Lunch of the Day: 55 kr. Soup of the Day:40 kr. Reductions: 4/5 kr with Hörs loyalty card. | Water and side salad. | Traditional lunch food for a low price. Lunch of the Day, Soup of the Day, choice of sandwiches. Vegetarian choices available. Not for those looking for lactose intolerant meals. |
| Stories, Frescati, Södra huset | 60 kr approx. Soup 35-40 kr. | Bread and water. | Lasagna, meat balls, potatoes, chicken stew, soups, salads & sandwiches. Vegetarian alternatives. Options for those with special diets. |
| Café Bojàn, Frescati | 70 kr. Frequent user card: 11th lunch free. | Water and coffee. | Thai food. Choice of three meals. Often meat, chicken or vegetarian. Possible to order a mix of foods. |
| Pic Nic, Frescati | 49-73 kr. No Lunch of the Day. | Bread, side salad, cold drink, coffee. | Pizza, pasta, kebab, burgers. Vegetarian and gluten free alternatives. |
| Café Arrhenius, Frescati, Arrhenius Laboratories | Lunch of the Day: 60 kr. Sandwiches vary according to price. 5 kr rebate with Hörs loyalty card. | Bread, side salad, water. | A selected Lunch of the Day from Lantis + sandwiches. No vegetarian or special dietary alternatives. |
| Green Peas, Greens Villa, Frescati | 67 kr | Side salad, bread, hommus, coffee and tea. | Afghan, Burmese, Cajun, Creole, Caribbean, Japanese, Vegetarian and vegan food. |
| Lewinsky’s, Frescatihallen | 69 - 85 kr. No Lunch of the Day. | Bread and cold drink. | Hamburgers, pasta and pasta salad. Approx. 15 meals to choose from. Vegetarian alternatives. |
| Restaurang Fossilen, Natural History Museum | Hot meals 89 kr, soup 75 kr, sandwiches approx 75 kr. Lower prices for takeaway. Reduced rate ticket.** | Bread, side salad, cold drink, coffee. | Daily: fish, meat, and vegetarian soup + á la carte menu. Vegetarian and special dietary alternatives |
| Faculty Club*** Frescati | 110 kr | Bread, cold drink, salad, coffee, desert. Possibility to refill your plate. | Slightly more exclusive food. Always a regular meal and a vegetarian alternative. Special dietary alternatives can be ordered in advance. |
| Stora skuggans värdshus, Stora skuggan |
Meat of the Day: 79 kr Fish of the Day: 89 kr. Salad approx. 89 kr. Special of the Day: 110 kr. | Soup, bread, salad buffet, cold drink, coffee + biscuit. | Simple home cooking and salads. Choice of 6 meals. Vegetarian alternative. |
| Värdshuset Kräftan, Kräftriket | 11:00-11:30 lunch cost 75 kr (excluding beverage and coffee). 11:30-13:30 lunch costs 90 kr (including coffee) or 95 kr (including non-alcoholic lager or soda). 13:30-14:30 lunch costs 75 kr (excluding beverage and coffee). | Buffet, salad, bread, beverage (depending on the time). | Buffet – two warm dishes – often either fish or meat; a vegetarian alternative, soup, salad buffet, bread. Vegetarian food is available and because it’s a buffet it’s possible to cater for special dietary requirements. |
| Smedjan, Kräftriket | 55 kr and 35 kr for soup. | Salad, bread, coffee. | Traditional lunch food + soups and sandwiches. Vegetarian and special dietary alternatives can be arranged. |
| Restaurang Entré, AlbaNova | Prices from 65 kr - 85 kr depending on the choice of extras selected. 660 kr for a 10 meal loyalty card (salad, water, coffee, bread included). | Salad, water, coffee, bread (depending on price option selected). | Meat or poultry, fish, or vegetarian alternatives. Soup of the Week + bread. Sandwiches always available. Coffee and cakes throughout the day. |
| Wenner-Gren Center, Sveaplan | 85 kr. Reduced rate card available.**** | Salad buffet, home baked bread, cream cheese, cold drink, coffee. | A combination of home cooking and asian food. Three choices. Vegetarian alternative available. |
| Resaurang Ellen, Konradsberg | Lunch of the Day:70 kr. Other meals between 50 - 80 kr. Customer loyalty card entitles you to 5 kr off the Lunch of the Day. | Lunch of the Day includes home baked soft bread, crisp bread, butter, side salad, cold drink, coffee or tea. | Traditional lunch food: meant, fish, vegetarian, soup, salads, etc. Gluten or lactose free meals available on request. Nuts always severed separately. |
Notes:
*Hörs kundkort (“Loyalty card”) entitles you to reductions at Hörs’ restaurants and cafés across the university campus. For more info (in Swedish only): www.hors.se
**Rabatt Fossilen: If you get a reduced rate card (“rabattkort) at the check-out and load it with a minimum of SEK 100 you can eat lunch at the restaurant for SEK 74 or get a takeaway for SEK 66.
***The Faculty Club is only open to members (university employees) and their guests. Lunch must be booked at least one day in advance. Special dietary alternatives available on booking.
**** The reduced rate card (rabattkort) at Wenner-Gren Center is not clearly marked; however, students and staff can get a reduction of 15% if purchasing lunch with a card loaded with credits. Staff and students must state which department or centre they are affiliated with.
Other places to buy lunch:
- Skafferiet, Stora skuggan: variety of lunches, soups, etc.
- Prego Kräftriket: sandwiches, ready meals, etc.
- Prego Sveaplan: salads, sandwiches and ready meals.
- Kaffebaren Hus F, Södra huset: sandwiches, focaccia, ready meals.
- Prego Hus C, Södra huset: sandwiches.
- Prego Konradsberg: sandwiches.
- Jalla gatmat, Södra huset: sandwiches, wraps, sushi, salads, etc.
- Pressbyrån, Södra huset & Universitetet T-bana: pasta salads, hot dogs, etc.
- Seven Eleven, Södra huset: pasta salads, etc.
- Statoil Petrol Station, Frescati: pasta salads, pizza slices, hot dogs, burgers, etc.
- Café Matte, Kräftriket: Lunch of the Day.
- Gamla orangeriets restaurant & café, Bergianska trädgården: lunch and sandwiches.
- Restaurang Professorn, Lappkärrsberget: Lunch of the Day, pizza, vegetarian, etc.
Text: Per Larsson / Trans. Jon Buscall
Content owner: Communications Office
Created:
August 9, 2010
by
Paul Parker
Updated:
November 16, 2011
by
Paul Parker
