Visiting Stora Saluhallen

About Stora Saluhallen

The city's covered market hall on Kungstorget dates from 1889 and houses delis, butchers, cheese counters, bakeries and small lunch stalls under a cast-iron roof. It is a convenient place to try Swedish cheeses, cured meats and baked goods in one stop.

Tip: Come for a weekday lunch at one of the stalls and pick up picnic supplies for the archipelago or Slottsskogen.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 45 minutes.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Inom Vallgraven, the old city inside the 17th-century moat, with canals, shops and the main squares.

Best time to visit Stora Saluhallen

Stora Saluhallen is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• January: 2°C (36°F) highs, about 16 rainy days, quiet crowds.
• November: 7°C (45°F) highs, about 16 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• December: 3°C (37°F) highs, about 16 rainy days, busy crowds.

When to visit Gothenburg has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

Stora Saluhallen is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Liseberg and Haga and Haga Nygata.

• No. 19 of the 20 sights in our Gothenburg things-to-do list.
• One of the picks in gothenburg on a rainy day.

Near Stora Saluhallen

Also in Inom Vallgraven, so you can walk between them:

• Maritiman — 1.5–2 hours, mid-priced
• Gothenburg City Museum — 1.5 hours, low cost
• Paddan canal boat tour — 50 minutes, mid-priced

If you like Stora Saluhallen

• Haga and Haga Nygata — Haga, 1–2 hours
• Feskekôrka — Haga, 45 minutes

Staying near Stora Saluhallen

Stay in Inom Vallgraven ($$$) to walk here: the old city inside the 17th-century moat, with canals, shops and the main squares. All areas to stay in Gothenburg.

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