Tastebud : Lindbergs Stenugnsbageri

30 December 2024

We went on a short getaway somewhere in the middle of Sweden. It was a 2-hours' drive from Stockholm. Along the way, we stopped at Östhammar town where we had lunch at Lindbergs Stenugnsbageri (stone oven bakery). They had affordable and delicious lunch! So happy as lunch prices in Stockholm are crazy high!

We were at this place twice - first time on the way to our getaway and the second time on the way back from our getaway. I had ceasar salad for SEK149 the first time and peppar-spiced salmon with potato gratin for SEK115. Also, all meals include brewed coffee (and refill!) and bread. SO GOOD, right?!

Ceasar salad

Peppar-spiced salmon with warm potato gratin. What a huge portion for SEK115!

Tastebud : Indochine

20 December 2024

Lunch with colleagues today. Lunch deal at Indochine in Hagastaden. SEK145 for my pokebowl salmon. Tasty and I was full, so I am satisfied. Lunch prices are so expensive. Once upon a time, lunch was SEK99 when I moved here in 2017. This is 7 years later and 50% higher. Wow. My lunch includes a bowl of miso soup without seaweed and a cup of green tea. Not the green matcha tea, though.

Tastebud : Shere Khan

19 December 2024

Indian food for dinner at Shere Khan. We decided to have different cuisine before the Christmas food. I booked through The Fork app and I got 30% discount for the ala carte dishes but excluding bread. The discount is not applicable to drinks or set menu. We had water only. I don't order drinks during my meals as I am not accustomed to drinking while eating. I grew up drinking water after meals.

We shared chicken biryani for SEK215 (paid SEK150,50) and a vegetarian curry (Nirmisha) for SEK199 (paid SEK139,30). We were unsure of the amount of rice but each of us got a rice portion with our meals. Since we did not know beforehand, we ordered a naan bread for SEK30 and a garlic naan bread for SEK35. I enjoyed the bread the most. It woud have been great to have more curry sauce in the dishes. There was nothing exceptional in the food as the taste is familiar to me. 

The vegetable curry.

The chicken biryani.

Musical play - A Christmas Carol

15 December 2024

Today, I did a volunteer activity for a musical play, A Christmas Carol at Folkopera for Kompis Sverige. I loved the play! All the Christmas songs that were joyful, the colourful costumes, the scenes as read in the book and watched on television - and it was performed in English. I enjoyed myself so much! Definitely a perfect way to welcome Christmas and to end the year. My heart was filled with joy after the show. So grateful for the opportunity to get to see this live. 

Tastebud : Ho's Kina

15 December 2024

Late lunch at Ho's Kina. We were in the neighbourhood and we decided to have a different type of cuisine before Christmas. We settled for Chinese food because that will definitely not be the same as Christmas food. As it was late lunch which was at 2.30pm, there were not many customers. We had a bowl of prawn chips SEK50, fried duck with pancakes SEK255 and pork belly in Si-Chuan style SEK215. 

We wished that there were more thin pancakes for the fried duck. We ate the remaining fried duck with rice.

For the pork belly, the slice of meat could be thicker because I could not taste the melting fat. The dish is certainly not like the pork belly dish I am used to. For a Swede, this dish is delicious. He does not know the real thing. 

Tastebud : Systrarna Andersson (2nd time)

7 December 2024

After 4 years, we ate at Systrarna Andersson again. 4 years ago in February, we were here before the pandemic started, when prices were still affordable and I could enjoy tasting different cafe experience. Now, I wince when I see the price. I looked back at the old post and the price of latte that we had is the same price of our brewed coffee that we had today. The shrimp salad and shrimp sandwich cost SEK195 today compared to SEK149 that was 4 years ago. 

Today, we had something light - agg and avocado on a slice of rye bread for SEK72, and brewed coffee for SEK41. The meal was filling and I was satisfied. There was a hint of sea salt sprinkled on top which gives a nice and light salty taste.

Ghost walk with dinner

6 December 2024

Just came back from an activity that I have been wanting to do for a long time - ghost walk! I bought an experience coupon that came with dinner too from Upplevelse website. I got it during Black Week so it was 50% discounted to SEK397. I compared with the price in the company's website and it was cheaper than SEK780. My walk was guided by Historiska Vikingslag. There was another group by Stockholm Ghost Walk and I saw some of their photos in Upplevelse website. For Stockholm Ghost Walk, their ghost walk activity with dinner costs SEK620. However, for Stockholm Ghost Walk, there are no acting scenes as Historiska Vikingslag has. 

Our ghost walk was in the Old Town (Gamla Stan). Our guides were funny when they acted out some scenes. The first guide died from pest disease while he was narrating about the pest outbreak. Then, the second guide took over and he played the executor. Then, the first guide came back into the scene acting as the architect who designed the Royal Place. Our walk took about an hour and ended with dinner at Sten Sture restaurant. If given another chance, I will just buy the ghost walk only. 

For dinner, it was a package of Deer Rydberg and chocolate cake. The price in the menu showed SEK365 and SEK85 respectively so I was very surprised about the small food portion. When I checked the reviews by other guests for the restaurant, the food portion was bigger and look very different. There were definitely more meat pieces if you are not part of the ghost walk. My potatoes were pre-cut and cold and meat was at room temperature. When I mentioned to the waitress that my potatoes were cold, she apologised and said I will get a bigger portion of chocolate cake which I did not receive. Drinks are not included in the meal package and I had an alcohol-free drink for SEK55. Even tap water costs SEK10! Ridiculous.