ICA Supermarket Esplanad, Stockholm — Supermarket in Östermalm, Stockholm

This is a branch of ICA in Östermalm, on Karlavägen, and the first thing you meet is the entrance: it comes from an old cinema, and it breaks up the everyday store feel before you have picked up a basket.

The fresh food is the reason to come. Produce is fresh and the deli counter is extensive, and it handles larger catering orders well. Flowers sit near the front as a fresh mini-market, the kind of thing you pick up on the way home rather than plan for.

A bottle return machine is a big plus if you are staying in an apartment and working through bottles during your trip. The store is clean and well stocked, with fruit, vegetables and ready meals all in one loop, and there is just enough space to shop without weaving around people.

What you pay for that is on the high side: this is a store where a good selection costs more than at a budget branch, and advertised items are not always on the shelf when you get there.