Idyllic region Skåne, “Sweden’s Garden”, is blessed with a magnificent natural bounty of sea food, meats, dairy, game, fruits and vegetables. These provide the foundation for what is one of the most exciting restaurant scenes in Northern
Europe, with places creating an enviable reputation for quality and innovation.
Skåne is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting gourmet destinations in
Europe. There is a huge range of venues to choose from when dining here, but below are some of the more interesting restaurants, places especially worth visiting if you want to experience the finest food and hospitality the region has to offer.
Revered among Swedish gourmets and gourmands is Trio Restaurant in Malmö
www.triorestaurant.se voted the best restaurant in Skåne 2010 by the influential White
Guide. Trio offers a unique food experience for all senses. They combine perfect products with modern magnificence, innovative techniques and traditional cooking methods. Raw material inspiration comes from the nature in Skåne in addition to international experience.
Gastro in Helsingborg is a brasserie/bistro/bar with cuisine influenced by the global kitchen, yet based on the best local recipes
www.gastro.nu
Malmö, Skåne’s biggest city, is rapidly forging a reputation as a prime food destination with top restaurants Salt och Brygga, voted the eco restaurant of the year in 2010 located in the modern Western Harbour area with views of the Øresund Bridge (the fixed link between
Sweden and Denmark). www.saltobrygga.se
Restaurant Atmosfär , serving the contemporary Scanian food skilfully blended with global influences, in the centre of town www.atmosfar.com; and the granddaddy of all the city’s restaurant, the still peerless Årstiderna (“The Seasons”), a classic Franco-Swedish restaurant housed in the red brick, vaulted cellar in one of the oldest houses in Malmö
www.arstiderna.se
At Bastard restaurant in Malmö, you can enjoy a beer or a glass of bio-wine and admire the skills of the chef Andreas Dahlberg in the open kitchen. Ranking by TripAdviser number 2 of
252 restaurants in Malmö www.bastardrestaurant.se
Vitemölla Badhotell is another classic location. This traditional, white clap board bathing hotel is located right beside the sand dunes and has an excellent restaurant which is open all year www.badhotell.com

Sofiero castle restaurant is housed in Sofiero castle and has a fantastic view overlocking
Öresund and Denmark. The cuisine follows the seasons and is of course, cooked with local products of very high quality.
www.sofieroslottsrestaurang.se
For more excellent traditional cuisine from the region, a visit to Tunneberga
Gästgifvaregård is highly recommended. This 300 year old farmhouse serves the kind of food people in these parts have been enjoying for hundreds of years, including locally caught eel and the famous Swedish Smörgasbord, or buffet
www.tunneberga.se.
Östarp Gästgifveri is an historic thatched Scanian inn with a very famous cuisine. In fact, there are several charming inns and guest houses in the region offering superb quality food, and one of the best is Östarp.
www.ostarp.se
If you are looking for a slightly more formal hotel kitchen, you can do no better than to stay at the Grand Hotel, Lund, one of the most impressive in the region, with a highly regarded chef, at the stove, creating refined local delicacies.
www.grandilund.se
Similarly grand is the imposing Kronovalls Vinslotts (wine castle), an antique-filled castle with one of the best wine cellars in the region www.petripumpa.se.
Alternatively, amid the beautiful countryside of Skåne you will find Häckeberga Slott a Renaissance castle with a lavish dining room and superb kitchen
www.hackebergaslott.se
Great organic food in lovely rural is what you will find you find in Ängavallen. At Ängavallen the animals are treated with the greatest respect. The fact is that the way in which they are reared is unique throughout the world! You can buy food in the farm shop to take home.
The owner Mr. Rolf Axel Nordström and his family won a lot of prices and this year he received the national have swedish “Animal Welfare Prize” 2010. www.angavallen.se
Tourism in Skåne, Press feature www.skane.com