At Malmö, which is the landing place from Kiel, there is a good dinner or lunch obtainable at the big hotel with twin turrets which faces the statue to Gustavus Adolphus.
Storvik
At Storvik, a station on the Storlieu line, there is a restaurant which is celebrated throughout Sweden. You are charged 2 kronor, which is the price of a meal at all railway refreshment rooms, and help yourself at a big central table, crayfish soup, fish, meat, poultry, game, and sweets all being included in the meal, and a glass of light beer.
Gothenburg
The restaurant of the Haglund is a good one, and I give one of the menus of its dinner at 3 kronor:—
Soppa.
Potage à la Parmentier.
Fisk.
Saumon grillée à la maître d'hôtel.
Kötträtt.
Langue de Bœuf Garni. Sauce aux Olives, ou Fricandeau de veau aux pois.
Stek.
Poulet à la Printanier. Compotes.
Efterrätt.
Bavaroise hollandaise ou Framboises.
National Dishes
There are very few Swedish national dishes, milk, cream, butter, and fish being, however, excellent. The Smörgasbord is the great institution of the country. Plättar, or Swedish pancakes, are also good.
Norway
Norway is by no means a happy hunting ground for the gourmet. Salmon, halibut, and ptarmigan are the usual luxuries, and they pall on the palate after a time. The Hôtel Victoria at Christiana is well spoken of in the matter of cooking, and the Brittania at Throndhjem is said to cater well considering the latitude it is situated in.