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How to visit a Saluhall, this is a traditional market in Stockholm

Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
How and where to visit a typical Swedish Saluhall market in the Ostermalms neighborhood in Stockholm, with photos, map, visiting hours and the best things to see
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

I am of the opinion that you have not properly taken the pulse of a country or a city if you have not visited one of its marketsAs well as Street markets.

Therefore I will tell you that you Stockholm visit, riding a Sweden, will be incomplete if you have not entered and walked through a Saluhall, typical swedish market that becomes a glamorous gastronomy center.

There they mix food stores with high quality products restaurants and cafeterias, ideal places to eat or have a snack.

Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

Does it sound familiar to you? Indeed, the San Miguel market, one of the places among visitors to Madrid is undoubtedly made in the image and likeness of a Saluhall Swedish.

Where to visit a typical Saluhall in Stockholm

You will also see this type of market in other countries such as, for example, in the neighboring Finland, where on my last trip I visited a couple of Saluhall in Helsinki.

Specifically, my advice is that in Stockholm you visit the Saluhall which is in full Ostermalms neighborhood, the more glamorous de la ciudad.

The wealthiest class lives there, in an environment with luxury brand stores, and where due to the configuration of the streets and the main avenue, as well as its buildings, you will have the feeling of being in Paris.

Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

A Ostermalms you arrive walking, for example, from the gamla stan, the neighborhood that is the historical (and tourist) center of Stockholm.

What a typical Swedish Saluhall market is like

El Ostermalms Saluhall It was built in 1888, and much of the decoration from that era still remains.

Thus, when you enter this market, you will surely love the lacquered wood decoration of the different sales stalls.

In addition, its iron structure will remind you to a certain extent of the aforementioned Madrid market.

As you can imagine, in sayings food stalls They are not piled up, but exposed. Everything very careful. All very colorful. And all very appetizing.

Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm
Typical Swedish market Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

And the cafes and food stalls, more than restaurants, they are shown to you with a clear invitation to eat.

In fact, I advise you to take advantage of your mealtime to get closer to the Saluhall, with the certainty that you will find an appetizing meal adapted to your budget.

Saluhall market opening hours in Ostermalms

The Ostermalms visiting hours Saluhall They are, Monday to Friday, from 9,30:19 a.m. to 9,30 p.m., and on Saturdays, from 17:XNUMX a.m. to XNUMX p.m., being closed on Sundays.

Map: How to get to Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

Here you have a map that allows you go to the typical Saluhall market in the Ostermalms neighborhood, in Stockholm

Photos of the Ostermalms Saluhall in Stockholm

In advance of your visit, here is a gallery of photos from Ostermalms Saluhall de Stockholm.

Don't be surprised to see the market almost empty of customers in the photos, because during my trip to Stockholm I visited it when closing time was approaching.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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