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Many of the pastel-hued buildings that make up this 78-room hotel are former military barracks 22 that were built in 1699. Södermalm firm Claesson Austere, Östermalm Koivisto Rune has preserved the finishes. Fully furnished 1 Gröna gången, 111 86 146 (0)8 407 2300 Parquet flooring and blue walls set a tasteful hotelskeppsholmen.se tone for what’s within, including Richard Stockholm Palmquist ceramics, the w171 Alma pendant by Wästberg and angular Arrow tables from founder Nobis Hotel, Norrmalm Fredrik Carlström and designer Erik Järkil. Top location 8 Nybrogatan, 114 34 Stockholm has a world-leading 11 (844) 287 8373 Nobis sits on the equivalent of ’s Park austere.co design scene, picture-book Lane or Mayfair: Norrmalmstorg Square. Its palaces and an enviable berth 201 rooms are generous in size and festooned with dark-wood floors and comfy Duxiana beds. Triwa, Östermalm in the waters of an idyllic 2-4 Norrmalmstorg, 111 86 Timely endeavour archipelago – so it’s an easy 146 (0)8 614 1000 nobishotel.se In 2007 four friends created a range of city to fall for. But it’s more Stockholm-made timepieces with leather straps than just looks that grace Food and drink from Swedish tannery Tärnsjö Garveri. Their Step up to the plate pink Elding Oscarson-designed shop opened in this place; there’s also a crop 2014 and also stocks the ’s sunglasses. of new restaurants that has 13 Grev Turegatan, 114 46 146 (0)70 140 8957 brought variety to a once one- triwa.com dimensional food scene. In Babette, Vasastan Pizza perfection the hotel industry too, recent Appletrees, Norrmalm openings have upstaged the Residents flock here for a delectable marriage Shirt shrift of Italian, French and Swedish food. The pizzas staid options, while shops teem are as good as their Neapolitan rivals and best All the shirts here are made from Egyptian with Swedish-made goodies prefaced with the lemoned almonds. cotton in a factory just outside Milan. The shop 6 Roslagsgatan, 113 55 also stocks accessories, including Mulberry silk and -forward . 146 (0)8 5090 2224 scarves and Japanese selvedge denim jeans. babette.se 29 Artillerigatan, 111 45 appletrees.se

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