Luxury weekend in Stockholm – three Michelin stars, Josef Frank and a boat trip
Our luxury weekend in Stockholm: dinner at three-star Frantzén, Nationalmuseum and Svenskt Tenn, Östermalm, a boat to Fjäderholmarna and Centralbadet.
MMMetro Mode Travel Desk25 October 2026 · 2 min read
Riddarholmen and Gamla stan.Photo: Mistervlad/Adobe Stock
A luxury weekend in Stockholm is less about gold and marble than about water, light and craftsmanship. Here's our plan for two days: a three-star dinner, Nationalmuseum and Svenskt Tenn, a boat trip out into the archipelago, and an afternoon at an Art Nouveau bath from 1904.
Luxury in Stockholm is understated. The city has no Champs-Élysées and no palace hotels by the dozen, but it has water everywhere and a light that changes with the seasons. This weekend is built on exactly that: a three-star dinner, art and design, and a boat trip out – and it complements our more classic 48 hours in Stockholm.
Morning: Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum on Blasieholmen, in Friedrich August Stüler's building from 1866, reopened in 2018 after five years of renovation. The collections comprise around 700,000 objects and the world's largest collection of portrait miniatures, with paintings by, among others, Rembrandt, Watteau and Anders Zorn. Lunch and fika: Vete-Katten or Svenskt Tenn Walk along Strandvägen to Svenskt Tenn at number 5, Estrid Ericson's interior design house from 1924, where the shop, design studio and café are all under one roof. Josef Frank's furniture and fabrics are at the heart of the range. If you prefer a classic patisserie, Vete-Katten, founded in 1928, is at Kungsgatan 55. Afternoon: Östermalm's stone city Spend the afternoon in Östermalm's stone city . See Isak Gustaf Clason's Bünsow House at Strandvägen 29–33, inspired by the châteaux of the Loire Valley, walk up Narvavägen and finish at the Hallwyl Palace at Hamngatan 4, a private home from 1898 with over 50,000 objects. Nordiska Galleriet at Nybrogatan 11 and NK on Hamngatan are on the way for those who want to shop for design. Sunday – water, warmth and Djurgården Morning: boat to Fjäderholmarna From Nybrokajen, the boat takes around 20 minutes to Fjäderholmarna, Stockholm's closest archipelago islands and the easternmost outpost of the Royal National City Park. On Stora Fjäderholmen there are restaurants, craftsmen's workshops and a museum with artefacts from old archipelago vessels. If you have a whole day, you could instead take the boat out to Sandhamn on the outer edge of the archipelago. Afternoon: Centralbadet Back in the city, Centralbadet awaits at Drottninggatan 88, built in 1904 by Wilhelm Klemming in Art Nouveau style. You enter through a garden in the courtyard, and the large pool is called the bathhouse's jewel. It is Stockholm's most stylish way to rest your legs. Evening: Aira on Djurgården End the weekend at Aira on Djurgården, which has held two MICHELIN stars since 2023. In the 2026 Nordic guide, Carl Frosterud at Aira received the guide's Service Award. Walk there over Djurgårdsbron in the evening light. The weekend in brief
Friday evening
Dinner at Frantzén
Saturday morning
Nationalmuseum
Saturday lunch
Svenskt Tenn or Vete-Katten
Saturday afternoon
Östermalm and the Hallwyl Palace
Sunday morning
Boat to Fjäderholmarna
Sunday afternoon
Centralbadet
Sunday evening
Dinner at Aira
Friday evening – dinner at Frantzén
Start the weekend with Stockholm's only three-star restaurant. Frantzén, Björn Frantzén's restaurant in Norrmalm, has had three MICHELIN stars since the 2018 Nordic guide. Dinner takes a whole evening and sets the tone for the rest of the weekend. Book as early as possible – tables are released well in advance.
