Gondolen, Elevated restaurant in Slussen, Sweden

Gondolen is a restaurant on Södermalm in Stockholm, about 33 metres above sea level beneath a walkway linking the upper Katarinahissen station with the KF building, designed by Eskil Sundahl and Olof Thunström. The photograph shows a pale grey concrete facade with four rows of large rectangular windows, each pane covered by an interior blind, a white band of smaller windows above, and a dark glazed bridge running left, its side bearing the white letters "LEN".

Gondolen opened on 15 October 1935 together with the new Katarinahissen and the KF building, designed by architects Eskil Sundahl and Olof Thunström. Erik Lallerstedt took over the run-down restaurant in 1994 and reopened it as Eriks Gondolen. It closed on 16 May 2020 for renovation, was sold to Svenska Brasserier in 2022, and its reopening was pushed to autumn 2023.

The name comes from the passenger gondola of an airship, a reference to the restaurant's position beneath a walkway about 33 metres above sea level. Since 1994 the kitchen has followed a classic Swedish and Nordic culinary line, begun when Erik Lallerstedt took over the run-down premises and refitted them as "the city hotel Stockholm lacks".

The venue is accessible through multiple entry points, including an elevator from Stadsgården 6 or a bridge from Mosebacke Square. Daytime visits allow you to enjoy the views with natural light illuminating the surrounding landscape.

Gondolen hangs about 33 metres above sea level beneath the walkway linking Katarinahissen's upper station to the KF building, and its name comes from the passenger gondola of an airship. The restaurant opened on 15 October 1935, the same day as the new Katarinahissen and the KF building, both designed by Eskil Sundahl and Olof Thunström.