Coop Hötorget — Supermarket in Norrmalm, Stockholm

Coop Hötorget is a branch of Coop tucked into the underground level at the Hötorget metro station in Norrmalm, and the first thing you meet is the descent: from street level you follow the T signs down before the shop appears. It is small, but the layout is orderly enough that a quick shop stays quick.

The food to head for is the ready-made case: sandwiches and wraps made for eating on the move, and a salad counter where you assemble your own bowl. Both work as a meal before or after the train rather than as ingredients to take home.

Beyond that it carries the essentials a small supermarket should, and self-service checkouts keep the exit moving when you are in a hurry. The bakery section is thin on choice.

Prices run on the steep side, and vegan options are few and costly when you find them. One practical gap: you cannot return bottle deposits here, so plan to take empties elsewhere.

What you get is a well-stocked, well-organised shop in an awkward-to-find spot, best treated as a pit stop tied to the metro rather than a full weekly shop.