Connected to nature: dining experiences in Halland
Nature is in abundance in Halland, and the backyard is our pantry. Healthy, natural eating is close to our heart so dishes created from locally sourced meats and vegetables feature on most restaurant menus. There are plenty of farm shops that stock organic meats and vegetables, and our cafés and bakeries create magic with locally sourced ingredients.
Nature is in abundance in Halland, and the backyard is our pantry. Healthy, natural eating is close to our heart so dishes created from locally sourced meats and vegetables feature on most restaurant menus. There are plenty of farm shops that stock organic meats and vegetables, and our cafés and bakeries create magic with locally sourced ingredients.
All of Halland is one big open-air market bursting with flavours and colours of local produce and ingredients. Whether it’s the plump, yellow Chanterelle mushrooms that grow wild in our forests, the bounty of seafood from the ocean and our inland lakes or in the delicious pub-fare of our taverns, you’ll experience an entire range of flavours, textures and tastes of Halland. Here are some of our tips for nature-related dining experiences in Halland.
Stedsans in the woods
When you have the names of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal singing your praises, you know you can’t go wrong. Stedsans in the Woods lies deep in the middle of a forest in Halland. This is as rustic as it gets – the food is cooked over an open fire. Guests are housed in wooden cabins, but the experience is anything but primitive. The ingredients – the game, the fish, the mushrooms, the berries, the herbs, are all locally sourced from ecologically sustainable farms that surround the immediate area. This is an ethical approach when it comes to cooking without compromising on flavors and experience.
Photo: Stedsans in the woods
Tiraholms fisk
Is it a fishery, a farm, a smokehouse, or a restaurant? Well, Tiraholms Fisk is all of the above… and more. It’s Sweden’s only inland seafood restaurant – a family run establishment that’s engaged in fishing and farming of fish (rainbow salmon). Plus they also smoke fish and run a restaurant on the premises. They conduct their fishing with environmentally friendly fishing gear. They smoke some of their catch (so along with fresh fish, you can buy some hot and cold smoked varieties too) and the rest ends up on their restaurant menu. You can have a variety of fish as carpaccio, ceviche, smoked, fried or grilled. Especially recommended is their seating in the outdoor courtyard that offers a fantastic rustic experience. Make the time to drop into this place on your next trip to Halland.
Tiraholm Fisk is Sweden’s only inland seafood restaurant.
Äskhults by
Äskhults By is a quaint little village where time has stood still for over 200 years. The timbered cottages are built close to each other together and are surrounded by primitive stone courtyards. In the midst of all this, you’ll discover a coffee house that serves homemade goodies made from recipes from another era – with everything made with locally grown ingredients. Stop by and pack a hamper of goodies to take with you for a picnic. Or just sit back and relax with a cup of coffee in a historic setting.
In Äskhults By you can pick up a picnic basket to take to the beach.
Photo: G Assner
Ästad vingård & restaurant Äng
Ästad is Halland’s largest vineyard where you can pair world-class wines with some of the most delicious food in Halland. Their entire menu is created with dishes using only the finest local ingredients, most of them hand-picked by farmers from the area. The menus alternate between the seasons and are painstakingly designed by curating the season’s top ingredients. At the newly created restaurant Äng, they have a tasting menu that features the best of Halland – from its farms, its forests, its lakes and from the seas surrounding it. If you want to experience Halland on a plate, this is the place to visit.
