ORSA MAGGIORE ADVENTURES - Stockholm Vintage Guide

The week we spent in Stockholm was such an experience that I couldn't resist to share with you some of the best moments. 

The main reason of our trip was the marathon, but I managed to stuff in as much vintage shops and Swedish design temples as possible ;) not to mention the gorgeous apartment where we stayed...after the jump you can find all the details of the places a vintage fan shouldn't miss when visiting Stockholm

And good news if you are not able to visit this Nordic gem soon - you don't even have to go there to shop there - most of the cool shops have even cooler webshops!

WHERE TO STAY

In my opinion the best is to find an apartment, since Stockholm is not the cheapest, probably you don't want to eat out every day, and having your own flat/room lets you experience the city more the local way. The public transportation is great, with the metro it's easy to reach everything, so we just decided to buy a tourist pass (transport+free entrance to all of the museums) and explore the city on foot

I've found this gorgeous place on airbnb, unfortunately the owner told us that they were about to sell the flat, but I saw a lot of other beautiful houses as well when I did my research - just try book as early as you can!

WHERE TO SHOP

For vintage lovers Stockholm is a real paradise, especially in the Sodermalm district you find something nice literally on every corner

GRANDPA

nice mix of thrifted clothes, quirky accessories and vintage furniture (in the basement)

check out Grandpa's website - they have a great webshop too

Södermannagatan 21

116 40 Stockholm

+46(0)8-643 6080

Weekdays: 11.00-18.30

Saturdays: 11.00-17.00

Sundays: 12.00-17.00

21-23/6: Closed

BEYOND RETRO

Apparently it's a large chain not only in Sweden, selling every kind of vintage clothing you can imagine

I went to their Söder outlet, for the other ones check out their site - also webshop!

On their blog if you search for Stockholm, you can find a lot of other interesting places to visit as well

Åsögatan 144
116 24 Stockholm
Tel: 08 5591 3645

Mon - Fri  11am - 6.30pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

DUSTY DECO

If you visit only one shop it should be this one! The most beautiful vintage interior design shop I have ever seen, really, I've also made a video there (to be perfectly honest I was about to ask the guy with the tattoos to marry me and run the shop forever together)

All you have to know on their website - no webshop unfortunately
Kocksgatan 23, Stockholm
+46 (0) 70 315 66 36

Wednesday - Friday 12.00-18.00
Saturday 12.00- 16.00
Sunday   CLOSED DURING JUNE AND JULY

TALENT GALLERY
This beautiful print shop is situated just next to Dusty Deco (the whole Kocksgatan street is so cool)
The best place if you are looking for a quality souvenir or little gift, their site - also webshop!

Kocksgatan 23
116 24 Stockholm
+46 8 641 22 00

Tue – Fri: 11.30 – 6.30 pm
Saturday: 11.30 – 4 pm
Sunday: 11.30 – 3 pm

DESIGNTORGET

This chain store sells great Swedish design objects for a reasonable price
I went to their Nyborgatan store but on their website you can find all the others as well, plus a webshop!

Nybrogatan 16
s-114 39 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 611 53 03
Fax: +46 8 611 53 07
mail: nybrogatan@designtorget.se

Unfortunately I did not take photos there, this one is from here

WHERE TO EAT
Honestly for me the restaurants of Stockholm were not the best part of the trip, we had some decent dinners but anything very remarkable (even if I am aware that the Nordic cuisine is getting all the major awards lately...)

MARIE LAVEAU
This place though has a unique laid back-chic atmosphere, nice food, the prices are okay and staff was very kind (Swedish people in general were very helpful)

For more info head to their website or facebook
Hornsgatan 66, Stockholm, SE.
+46 8 668 85 00

COFFICE
When you will be tired of shopping in Soder, have a break in this stylish coffee shop 
Check out their website or read more about them here and here

Tjärhovsgatan 5
116 21 Stockholm
Neighborhood: Söder
08-462 95 50

Hours:
Mon-Fri 8 am - 6 pm

Sat-Sun 10 am - 5 pm

picture from here

FABRIQUE
I am huge fan of yummy bread in general, so I fell in love immediately with this cute bakery chain
I went to their Nybrogatan shop but on their site there is a full list with all their bakeries

Nybrogatan 6 11434 Stockholm
086618300

Mon - Fri 7.30 - 18.00
Saturday 8.00 - 16.00
Sunday 9.00 - 14.00

WHAT TO SEE
I won't speak about the usual tourist attractions, just to mention a few things

STOCKHOLM TOURIST CARD
as I wrote above, in my opinion it's totally worth to buy it. May seem a bit expensive, but if you would like to see a lot of things and you start to count all the entrance fees and public transport tickets, you will realise that it's really convenient. 
You get unlimited public transport and all the museums for free plus we took the boat excursion as well for free with the card and it was really-really interesting - try it if you can!


STOCKHOLM FREE TOUR
I've found it on tripadvisor and seemed interesting, the guides don't get paid except the tips they get at the end of the tours from the participants.
First of all it's really not obligatory to tip, if you are traveling on a low budget and you are not able to tip them it's really okay, you may leave a nice feedback for the guide on tripadvisor. 
Do not expect a very professional tour, you should be aware that it's a bit more unusual, more like a nice walk in the center of Stockholm with a bunch of friendly people and a nice guide who shows you a lot of interesting things (besides showing the main attractions, our guide told us a lot of gossips, showed us the gym where the crown princess met her future husband, who was a trainer there and now became a prince...). 
So i would say that you probably won't hear there everything about the city, but it's pretty interesting. Probably the best is to do it on the first day, to get to know Stockholm a bit. 

MODERNA MUSEET
I went to a few museums, for example the old ship called "Vasa" is pretty interesting as well, but the only one I would like to really mention here is the museum of modern arts called "Moderna Museet", it is located on Skeppsholmen, a beautiful island in central Stockholm and has an amazing collection from the most important modern artists

You can find all the necessary info on their site

Opening hours
Tuesday 10-20
Wednesday-Thursday 10-18
Friday 10-20
Fridays 18-20
Saturday-Sunday 10-18
Monday closed

That's it, if you read it all you should be very curious, so here you are, a few pictures of us as well - me in a coffeeshop and my boyfriend doing the marathon :)

And one more last thing, if you are looking for really good insider tips, head to Emmas design blog, it was the most useful source I've found for this trip

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