Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Herman's in Stockholm

I met a friend in Stockholm yesterday for a run in Djuragarden but on and off rain showers derailed our plans. Luckily Stockholm is a city in which plan B is always just as good. We decided to grab a bite at Herman's in Södermalm.

Herman's is a buffet style restaurant that looks out onto the water offering a fantastic view of Gamla Stan as well as myriad ships of all makes and sizes dotting the space between. 135 krona (about $17) gets you access to about 20 vegetarian options. Friendly, young, good looking people rotate around the offerings, most taking a little of each. There's excellent tabbouleh, roasted sweet potatoes with pumpkin seeds, pepper sauteed eggplant and tofu and a number of pickled dishes. There are also three kinds of tomato salads with varying herbs - my dream! (and apparently my mothers as well :-)
Nice homebaked bread is in bounty at the end of the spread.

Beyond the food-simple and plentiful-the layout of the restaurant nourishes as well. Half of the tables are indoors and half are out, beneath a covering. Though raining, we opted to sit outdoors with the protective awning. Cozy to boot, to top things off, Herman's also supplies fleece blankets stacked at the doorway for chilly (jilly?) girls to use! I'm not really sure why ce n'existe pas in the states. It really sugar coated the experience. After eating, we sat for a long time enjoying cinnamon tea with cream.

I only got one quick shot of my mountain of food... But it should be enough to get you to stop in next time you're in Stockholm (and a little burnt out on lox!).

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