Frank Rules at restaurant FRANK

Västerås is a lovely town just by lake Mälaren with an exciting range of restaurants as well as lots of attractions and sites. This is the perfect destination for a great daytrip with your family, a conference trip or when you and your partner want to treat yourselves to a romantic weekend!

Start your trip in the very best way by making a reservation at the delightful restaurant FRANK. This is a centrally located bistro with only one thing on the menu - Frank Rules. From this 4-course menu, you choose between meat, fish or vegetarian for your main dish and the professional chefs will take it from there. FRANK was listed in White Guide in 2018 and will not disappoint you, for sure!

• Cuisine: European/Swedish/Scandinavian/great for vegetarians


• Suitable for: couples/larger parties


• Price range: high

Swedish, American and French at Nya Hattfabriken

You and your travel party can’t agree on tonight’s cuisine? Not a problem! At Nya Hattfabriken you find everything from Swedish classics such as toast Skagen, Wallenbergare and Kalix Löjrom to moules frites, tarte flambée and T-bone steak with bearnaise sauce on the menu.

At Nya Hattfabriken they have recreated an American-French bistro, but with a touch of a traditional neighbourhood restaurant with its heart in Sweden. The best of food worlds, simply put! On the other side of river Svartån is Clarion Collection® Hotel Etage, only 5 minutes away by foot. The homely hotel offers cosy and comfy rooms with shops, attractions and restaurants just around the corner.

• Cuisine: International/Swedish


• Suitable for: couples/families/larger parties


• Price range: medium

The scent of freshly baked bread and pastries at Kopparlundens Bageri

Stepping into Kopparlundens Bageri is like getting a warm embrace. Here, the passionate staff bakes bread and pastries with lots of love, and you can choose to sit down in the little café or buy a freshly baked baguette or buns to go, and have a picnic in one of Västerås’ beautiful parks. Whether you are having a lovely lunch together with your friends or an indulgent breakfast with your family to kick off the weekend in the best possible way, Kopparlundens Bageri is a perfect option. Speaking of breakfast – check out some other breakfast buffets you shouldn’t miss if you can’t get enough of freshly pressed orange juice, freshly brewed coffee and freshly baked bread!

• Cuisine: bakery/local/great for vegetarians


• Suitable for: families/couples


• Price range: low

BBQ all year round at Agrill

In the popular area around Östra Hamnen, you find Comfort Hotel® Västerås, as well as some of Västerås' top restaurants. One of them is Agrill where the meat is cooked on large charcoal grills to achieve the perfect flavour. Here they pride themselves of serving top quality meat and is therefore perfect for meat-lovers, but the menu also offers delicious dishes like moules marinières, grilled tuna, ramen and boeuf bourguignon with Swedish moose. The quaint décor feels like stepping into the roaring 1920’s with dangling tassels, velvet furniture and atmospheric jazz music in the background.

• Cuisine: International/grill/Swedish


• Suitable for: couples/families/larger parties


• Price range: medium

From the sea to the plate at restaurant Kajplats 9

Restaurant Kajplats 9 is the perfect spot for a delicious lunch or a lovely dinner, with its beautiful location just by lake Mälaren. Here, focus in on the delicacies of the sea with cured salmon, seafood stew, moules frites, smoked prawns and oyster platter on the menu. At Kajplats 9 you can even try a Christmas buffet entirely dedicated to seafood! Of course, they also offer a great selection for vegans or for those who are not that big on seafood either. Here’s something for everyone to enjoy!

• Cuisine: seafood/Swedish/European


• Suitable for: families/couples/large parties


• Price range: high

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