Östermalm
With its tony shops, chic cafés, and stylish locals, this is the place where you would have hung out before you had kids. But Humlegården Park is right in the center of it all, and its fantastic playground area—filled with trikes, playhouses, sandboxes, and acres of grass to run on—offers a lush, green oasis in the heart of the city. The 100-year-old Östermalms Saluhall (food-market hall) is a boisterous collection of restaurants and small food shops where your little ones can be as loud as you let them.
Eat
PA & Co
8 Riddargatan, 46-8-611-0845
A lengthy menu, with kind waiters who will explain each dish in perfect English. Try the creamy nettle soup with egg.
Lisa ElmqvistÖstermalms Saluhall, 46-8-660-9232
Locals favor this café and oyster bar.
Shop
Svenskt Tenn
5 Strandvågen, 46-8-670-1600
Once the modernist designer Josef Frank's studio, the shop carries accessories made in his original fabric designs.
PO.P10 Hamngatan
The Swedish equivalent of the Gap is a must for kids' foul-weather gear.
Asplund31 Sibyllegatan, 46-8-662-5284
Adult and kid furniture, and wool and felt creations by designer Pia Wallén.
Tuss29 Artilleriigaten, 46-8-644-1445
Kids' peasant shirts, slippers, and great jeans.
Do
Humlegården Park
On Karlavagen
Moderna Museét
Skeppsholmen
Go straight to the kids' architecture section, with its huge blocks and movable structures.
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