Location: Jonkoping
Top Restaurants in Jonkoping
Jonkoping Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Jonkoping
Jönköping (Swedish pronunciation: [²jœnːɕøːpɪŋ] ( listen)) is a city in southern Sweden with 93,797 inhabitants (2015). Jönköping is situated at the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
Things to do in Jonkoping
1. Restaurang Hemma
Overall Ratings
4 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Bluebirdzz - Cardiff, United Kingdom
Although the service was quite slow, the quality was excellent. It was surprisingly quiet so no surprise that only one waitress was looking after all the tables and she was very helpful and friendly. The menu was all very tempting and it took me a while to decide between fish and meat but in the end I went with the Sea Wych - white fish stuffed with shellfish served with a tasty risotto while my friend had lamb cutlets with vegetables. Generous portions, excellent flavour!
2. Jungle Thai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By FilWi - Linkoping, Sweden
Went here for lunch and, having read the other reviews, was surprised to see a rather poor Asian/Swedish buffet.
Meat was either pre-pressed or low quality, Tom Yam Gong soup was mild and sweet, with no shrimps or seafood whatsoever, salad bar was bunches of frozen or canned vegetables and the warm food was absolutely swimming in fat. Even the Red Curry Vegetables were boiled flat and swimming in fat - and nothing was spiced in anything resembling Thai fashion. Very bland and tasteless.
Not recommended.
3. Anna-Gretas Bar & Matsal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By Per N - Gothenburg, Sweden
I've visited quite a few places that's served up some amazing dishes of Tapas. This is obviously not a place in Barcelona, neither in Madrid. However, similar swedish tapas-places like La Sombrita and Manana in nearby Gothenburg has a totally different level on their dishes.
We tried this place thanks to the great reviews. Started off with two dippingsauces served with tortilla nachos. However, these were straight out of the bag from the grocery store. If you're genuine, you should be able to serve better stuff than what you can walk off the street and find in any given ICA or Hemköp? Amazed by not having more dignity in the kitchen.
We tried 5 tapas each. Not being a chef myself, I could easilly have made all these dishes to the same level of execution. The highlight was the handpeeled shrimps, that were fresh and nice. However, still bland. There was no bold flavors to be found in any dish, and everything was just made to meet the very basics. "Herb salad with Mango" was for example rocket toppet with mango. . Where's the inspiration and love for creating something exciting?
If you live in Jönköping and have a serious craving for Tapas. Sure, this place is ok. But, if you're visiting and know what real tapas should taste like. Go somewhere else. Especially since our meal for 2 people, without drinking any alcohol came at 560 SEK.
I hope this review gives the people behind this place a boost. The concept and venue is very cute and nice, so this is nothing personal. But, there's a serious need for inspiration and love for the food served up.
4. Master Gudmunds Kallare
Overall Ratings
4 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By Bluebirdzz - Cardiff, United Kingdom
We arrived after lunch was over and the food was cleared but despite this the owner offered to accommodate us for lunch even though there was nobody left in the restaurant. To keep things simple we all ordered the same dish which was fresh, hot and very tasty. We talked to the owner about the restaurant history which was very interesting. This was our 3rd visit which was the reason we wanted to take our friend and we were not disappointed. Although there is no outside space for the summer, I see this as an advantage if the temperatures are too hot and you want to eat somewhere cooler. The menu is very good with plenty of choice and generous portions
5. Harrys Jonkoping
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 276 reviews
Reviewed By GretaJohannaLarsson
Harry's in Jönköping on a wednesday in October is probabaly one of the saddest places you can find with only middle aged men listlessly watching hockey and drinking beer while talking about women who were nowhere to be found.
No laughs, no friendly banter or warm welcome.
Better to go next door to Bagpipes; at least you get a bit of a chat and decent beer.
6. Aqua Dinner & Drinks
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Scandinavian food with a touch of France and Italy.
Reviewed By HK445 - Nashville, Tennessee
Was here in town on business and decided to try this restaurant. It was quality food, however service was slow, and not due to a busy Tuesday evening crowd. Because it was not.
Clean and comfortable place that provides a romantic experience although that was not at all my reason for our visit. Both of our meals came in generous portions and in fact one of us males could not even finish our entree. We would recommend this place for dining and drinks, pleasant service, just not extremely attentive.
7. Kock & Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
Even if we're a restaurant a bit outside the central Jönköping we have anyhow become a restaurant you always can rely on. We're a restaurant that serves food with a lot of taste and passion.
Reviewed By Gwin11 - Stockholm, Sweden
Early saturday night dinner during a short excursion to Swedens no 1 place for "stesar".
Despite making an early reservation, the place was absolutely crowded. This also meant that we couldn't have tapas, due to the long wait. We settled for rack of lamb and breast of duck. The lamb was absolutely perfect, and the duck was good aswell.
Service good and very friendly, people seemed to enjoy themselves, and the prices were quite OK.
8. Pescadores
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 309 reviews
Reviewed By Hallonorn
Situated in area of renovated factories and warehouses, the restaurant interior is on the modern Scandinavian austere side. Food adheres to modern Scandinavian style, with successful results. Recommend choosing one of the set three course menus for good food combination and good value. Bouns points for having a tasty house beer brewed by the next-door microbrewery, wine list barely adequate however. Attentive service. Will certainly try to return on future visits to this charming city.
9. Matbar Galleri Tegel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 170 reviews
Reviewed By Alberto_Bongo - Jonkoping, Sweden
Probably the best restaurant in Jönköping at the moment. Fine dining with a really laid back feeling. Open-style kitchen and really good service! There is no "fixed" menu - the dishes varies depending on time of the year.
I can really recommend "En kul kväll" - a range of dishes that the chef decides for you.
This restaurant is also special in a way, it's also an art gallery with various Exhibitions during the year.
I can highly recommend this place for a romantic date or a get-together with friends.
10. La Locandiera Ristorante & Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 200 reviews
Reviewed By elin8 - London
The restaurant interior is definitely nothing to brag about. And I don't recommend a table close to the toilet wall (smell).
However the staff is authentically Italian as is the food. The portions are very generous (maybe too generous?) and all very nice.
I had buffalo mozzarella starter and veal, and on the second night antipasti followed by pizza. Nice wines.
All in all, a small town restaurant with good food.
