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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Vicky Jessop

Gothenburg: Where to eat, drink and shop in Sweden’s charming second city

Fashionable tourists have long flocked to Stockholm, but Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-biggest city isn’t to be overlooked.

Originally an industrial hub, the city has been undergoing something of a revival in recent years. With a thriving cultural scene (Sweden’s biggest music festival, Way Out West, takes place here every summer), the coast on its doorstep to the West and truly excellent fish and fine-dining restaurants springing up like mushrooms, there’s plenty to do — and that’s without considering the excellent second-hand shopping scene.

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