Lunch guide

Many restaurants have a special lunch menu on weekdays. Halmstadlunch.se (swe) External link, opens in new window. has gathered together lunch menus from several different restaurants around Halmstad. Halmstad City (swe) External link, opens in new window. also compiles a weekly lunch menu especially for you – this is a specialized focus on the restaurants in the city. Here we have selected three lunch places where we describe the bit special that they offer at lunch.

Pio Canteen & Bar

At Pio dining room and bar (swe), External link, opens in new window. you find yourself in a premises dating back to the 1850s, with the vision of protecting local producers for a more vibrant countryside. The goal here is for you to have a wonderful experience with good service in a pleasant environment. The food is prepared from scratch with locally produced ingredients, and the menu combines traditional and trendy. The dining experience at Pio is constantly changing with a changing menu based on the season.

Chalenius & Fredins

A restaurant for food lovers. If you’re looking for a top-class lunch, head over to Chalenius & Fredins (swe), External link, opens in new window. which is located just outside the city. You will find chef Martin Fredin here serving excellently composed traditional home-style cooking with a modern touch, in a cozy and welcoming environment. Since the restaurant opened its doors in January 2018, its lunch has become a huge smash, and rightly so. The meals are always prepared with carefully selected ingredients and beautifully presented. The meat is sourced from Swedish farms, the fish is freshly caught, and the vegetables are fresh and locally produced. Getting an appetite yet? Lunch is served Monday to Friday from 11.30-13.30.

Restaurant Fyr

In one of Sweden's most beautiful places, near Tylön, Jacob Holmström, together with his wife Emelie Leijon, has opened Restaurang Fyr (swe). External link, opens in new window. A gastronomic experience for all the senses that makes anyone happy. Wonderful and exciting flavors, beautiful to look at and to the sound of the sea and crackling fire. When Jacob returns to his childhood town, he does so with notice. The goal is for Fyr to become one of Sweden's best restaurants. Lunch is open Wednesday–Friday 11.30–14.00 and serves two well-prepared hot dishes that change weekly.

Franz Bistro

With flavors from all corners of the world. Step right into a quaint and charming setting whose decor reflects the 1920s meets the 2020s. At Hotel Mårtenson’s Franz Bistro restaurant, External link, opens in new window. you can enjoy tasty and intriguing dishes with elements from all corners of the world – and lunchtime meals are no exception. The menu ranges from classic dishes to innovative new creations, with chilled beverages to match the dishes, which change every day. Franz Bistro serves lunch daily from 11:30. For most of the year they offer lunch & lus, a lunch without end. Great, huh?

Lunch with entertainment

A few times a year, you can eat your lunch accompanied by great entertainment at Halmstad Theatre. You can view the full range on Halmstad Theatre’s website External link, opens in new window..

Around Halmstad, lunchtime entertainment is also offered without food. In our events calendar (swe), you can check whether there are any lunch events to suit your taste. Or contact Halmstad Tourist Center for help.

More restaurants

If you want to delve into the restaurant selection yourself, we have collected several of Halmstad's restaurants on a page.