Stockholm, Sweden
Residential neighborhood with local life and good cafés. Safe and quiet, not touristy.
Vasastan is a residential neighborhood where locals actually live - tree-lined streets with early 1900s apartment buildings, local bakeries, and parks where people walk dogs. The area around Odenplan and St. Eriksplan has cafés where locals work on laptops or read. Rörstrandsgatan has restaurants and bars that get busy in the evenings with young professionals. You'll hear more Swedish than English here, and it feels residential not touristy. Safe at all hours with families walking around, though it gets quiet after 10pm. Eating alone at the local cafés is normal. No major tourist sights, which is the point - you see how locals live. Neighborhood groceries and cafés that aren't in guidebooks.
Daytime Safety
ExcellentNight Walking Safety
ExcellentHarassment Risk
LowPublic Transport Safety
ExcellentPickpocketing Risk
LowScam Risk
LowPolice Visibility
GoodEmergency Services
ExcellentEvening Venues
ExcellentSolo Dining
ExcellentDrug Activity
LowHomelessness Visibility
LowGetting By in English
Excellent"Feels like real Stockholm, not tourist stuff"
"Very safe, lots of families"
"Not much nightlife but nice cafés"
"Less English but people help if you need it"
"Nice buildings and quiet streets"
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