The Chapman restaurant is open from 2pm until 11pm every day. Equally importantly, it offers a happy hour between 6pm and 8pm every day. We enjoyed leisurely walks around Skeppsholmen, ending with a couple of satisfying meals at the Chapman restaurant. IKEA aficionado that she is, Tina went for the Swedish meatballs (SEK60). They were served with lingonberries and a generous dollop of mashed potato, and were pronounced to be much better than the IKEA variety. I went for the salmon with potato salad (SEK75), which also hit the spot. The meal came with cracker-bread, and we shared a couple of happy-hour Falcon beers on tap (SEK30).

The Chapman has an outdoor area under the trees. We enjoyed watching the beautiful Autumn twilight over the water and the buildings of Gamla Stan beyond. The hostel provides blankets in a big basket, but we didn’t stay long enough to find these to be necessary. We enjoyed the laid-back, friendly youth hostel atmosphere, with all ages (including our 3-month-old) very welcome. The Chapman restaurant also has a pleasant indoor eating area, with big windows and Stockholm picture books to look at and Johnny Cash singing in the background.

The Chapman’s location – on laid-back Skeppsholmen Island, and with great views over the water – is a big plus. We had enjoyed leisurely afternoon strolls around the island –admiring the trees and the beautiful old boats moored on the northern shore – and were impressed by some of the outdoor exhibits of the Modern Art Museum nearby. We had walked over the bridge to the neighbouring islet of Kastellholmen, where we climbed a small hill for great views over the bay towards the Grona Lund amusement park on Djurgarden.

The Chapman provides a good-value meal in pleasant surroundings. We recommend it. Like everywhere else we went in Stockholm, English is widely understood at the Chapman. The menu is printed in Swedish and English, and we chose to pay with our VISA card.