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Ulla Winbladh is a Swedish tavern at Rosendalsvägen 8 on Djurgården in Stockholm, rated Very fine level by the White Guide in 2026.
The kitchen sticks to traditional Swedish home cooking and leaves trends alone. The White Guide praises an appetizer of vendace roe with chopped onion, sour cream and crispy fried bread. It also names the steak tartare and a sirloin steak with a deep red wine sauce.
The building was erected for the 1897 World's Fair and has been a restaurant since the 1950s. The name comes from Bellman's muse. Outdoor seating suits the warmer months, and the calendar brings crayfish days in August and a midsummer menu. Michelin lists the restaurant as Recommended in 2026.
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Thus sang Bellman to his muse in epistle number 43, and the diner served such lovingly prepared, tradition-honoring food at this classic tavern on Djurgården feels just as deeply moved. The building housing Wärdshuset Ulla Winbladh has stood since it was erected for the 1897 World's Fair and has operated as a restaurant since the 1950s. It is precisely this heritage, culinary craftsmanship, and traditional Swedish home cooking that define the place, not any trends or constant reinvention. For that very reason, it is anything but dull to dine at Ulla when served an appetizer plate of vendace roe, finely chopped onion, sour cream, and crispy fried bread. The classic steak tartare does not disappoint either, nor does a perfectly cooked sirloin steak with a red wine sauce so profoundly rich that the nearby Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay seems shallow by comparison.
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