A friend of mine is looking for a place that serves American style brunch in Stockholm. She's tried Sirap and is ready for something new. Any ideas?

Have you looked at Casino Cosmopol? I haven't been to the brunch either at the one in Stockholm or here in Sundsvall, but it's supposed to be Las Vegas style and costs around 145 SEK per person.

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"Bacon cream cheese bagel, Elvis sandwich, caesar salad, nachos, buffalo chicken wings, gumbo, American pancakes, mini muffins, chocolate fountain och mycket mer!"

I was curious and looked it up, it does not sound like an American brunch.

Is Elvis sandwich fried PB and banana???

Is the Bacon cream cheese bagel kosher?

I was speaking to some friends (in the states) and we all agreed - the term Brunch relates to different foods depending on where you are from.

In the Washington DC area, for instance, brunch is a Bloody Mary or Mimosa to drink, omelet to eat.

In the Virginia/Tennessee/West Virginia/North Carolina corner, it's steak and pancakes, no alcohol.

In NYC, it's whatever you can find open in the morning - generally something greasy and wonderful!

Once you get outside that northeast corridor, I'm almost clueless. There's plenty of places that do breakfast buffet - choices from eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, pancakes and cereals to things that include lunch offerings like BLTs, PBJs, Reubens, etc.

In Stockholm, if I'm going out for breakfast, I tend to stick with the hotels. Yes, they can be rather expensive - we've paid as much as 250 SEK per person - but the selection is generally huge. Buffet style, hot and cold foods, not everything is breakfast related, generally a busier atmosphere around the buffet and quieter in the rooms just beyond.

On Söder -

O'Leary's on Götgatan does Sunday brunches, but not all year round. Not bad, but remember it's a sports bar and you might find soccer or Formula 1 racing on the big screen.

Mosebacke does Jazz brunches on the weekends. The fare is a bit weak, not many choices though plenty of it, but the music is live and generally pretty good.

Kvarnen does weekend brunches, though I've seen them closed sometimes. I like their offerings, but I'm a little down on Kvarnen for personal reasons, nothing that should stop anyone else from going there.

Jimmy's Steakhouse - I've not been there yet for brunch, but I have it on reasonable authority that it's a good spot and I would like it. I don't want to recommend it until I've eaten there myself for brunch, but I can definitely recommend them for dinner. Good cuts of meat, generally and a bit more inviting to customers than some of the other pubs around town.

There are a lot of places that do brunches and there's one I can't remember the name of to save my life right now. It's on Söder, hidden on a side street near Gotlandsgatan, doesn't open until 11 or 12 on the weekends, they do wonderful crepes and will adjust the order for you without any questions. (Seriously, I want the bacon nearly charred, not still limp) Not a buffet, and the place only seats about 20 people and even then only if they're all very friendly. Grab the window seat if you can and if the weather's nice, otherwise try for the little room and the corner table if you want to get away from the breeze when the door opens.

See what kinds of foods your friend is interesting in having - and that might help us point out a better location.

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Originally posted by newbluevim:
Is the Bacon cream cheese bagel kosher?

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Not much of a Jewish population in Sweden unfortunately!

Will keep an eye out for you.

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Originally posted by krista:
Not much of a Jewish population in Sweden unfortunately!

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