262889 Tue Jul 01 09:08:56 -0700 2003 2 26 International 0 1388967 My family and I have come to Stockholm and been shocked by eatery prices, other than perhaps cafes. We need help finding moderately priced restaurants in central Stockholm. We could neither afford top end places nor go to them with our 7 year old. All cuisine types accepted, though we didn't come from California to eat Mexican or Chinese. Thanks hounds. Tue Jul 01 09:08:56 -0700 2003 0 Nathan Landau 1 1388979 Try these. Blå Porten, Djurgårdsvägen 64 near Skansen, Gröna Lund and Juniback all great places for kids. SIBIRIENS SOPPKÖK Roslagsgatan 25. A soup restaurant that has good filling soup and is laid back. Also out on Djurgården (don't have the address) is Ulla Winblad. Eat at lunch and everyone choose Swedish meatballs and you will get by a good price. To keep the tab low drink tap water (the tap is usually better than the bottled!!!) and avoid alcohol. It is more expensive in Sweden since the dollar has lost 30% of its value in the past year! If you have to drink alcohol wine is the least horrific mark up and spirits the worst. Soft drinks like coke are also VERY expensive. Wed Jul 02 05:57:08 -0700 2003 1388967 0 mdibiaso 1 1388992 I feel your pain---we got back from there about 2 weeks ago. We were there two years ago and the prices were alot easier on the wallet. Although our chowpup [5] is good with restaurants, we did a lot of al fresco dining. To be honest, all the Swedish food places we found were pretty pricey. But you can make a nice picnic with Swedish food like crisp bread, herring, yogurt etc. There is a grocery store co-op in the shopping center where you come out of the subway on Sodermalm going towards Gamla Stan. There is also a big grocery store in the basement of the Ahlens department store. You can have a picnic just about anywhere. Try the hotdogs wrapped in the flat bread with the mashed potatoes, lettuce, onions etc. The stands usually have a picture of the thing. You can definitely get them at the hotdog stands There is a food market called Hotorget [not sure about spelling but you get the idea]. You can buy fruit and things in the market and there are some reasonably priced stands both inside and around the outside serving kebabs and things. Pretty much across the street from Hotorget we found a food court. The chinese food was pretty awful but the Indian food was quite good. I thin I would be scared to try Mexican in Sweden. Last thought, we found that the 3 day bus/metro pass was the best deal for us. The Stockholm pass didn't make sense as our son was free to almost all museums and at his age, he can only do so many museums. The pass also gives you 50% off admission to Skansen, free admission to Gruna lund, and lets you on all of the buses, the trains, the trolley and the ferry to djurgarden. Caution: the time starts right when you buy the pass. Have fun! PS: Also, if you are staying at a hotel, eat a really big breakfast. Wed Jul 02 14:11:02 -0700 2003 1388967 0 jenn