Supermercado — Specialty Store in Östermalm, Stockholm

Supermercado is an independent Spanish grocer tucked into Sibyllegatan in Östermalm, and the Spanish produce is the shop's identity rather than a sideline. You walk in and the shelves read as a small Iberian pantry first and a neighbourhood grocer second.

The meat counter is where to start. Steak cuts and cured meats are the strongest things here, and the counter is the reason to make the trip rather than pick up the same things elsewhere. The cheese range is the other shelf to browse slowly, and dried chillies are worth picking up if you make sauces and stews at home.

Beyond the counter there is fresh seafood and vegetables, alongside canned and vacuum-packed goods, so a single stop can cover both a dinner and the cupboard. The service has an Italian-style, family-run feel to it, which shapes how the shop is run day to day.

Prices run well above average for a supermarket: tomatoes at 130 SEK/kg is the kind of figure you meet on the produce. Budget accordingly, and treat this as a shop for specific things rather than a full weekly basket.

One thing to know before you go: parts of the premises are used to sell political t-shirts and messaging, which sits oddly against a shop you came into for Spanish produce. If that is not what you want in a grocery, it is worth weighing before you make the trip.