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Superb beer place. A wide selection of mainly American craft beer on tap and bottled. The staff is very affable and will let you sample whatever you want. Reasonable prices for us Swedes as well!
Frantzén
Ok here we go folks. Time for the main culinary event of any trip to Stockholm and/or your entire life. Björn Frantzén finally got his third star after opening Frantzén 2.0 back in 2017. The new venue is essentially perfect in every way and it clearly shows that this has been designed from the ground up. Quite literally as they have a lobby where you are welcomed and then you take the elevator up to the lounge while Welcome to the Jungle is playing for some reason.
In the lounge they serve a couple of snacks while you peruse the beverage options. Much like any restaurant of this standard they offer a selection of wine packages and juice options. After the snacks they take you to a box where they show and describe the ingredients that they will be using tonight. Don't worry if this takes a while because they will happily refill your glass of hilariously expensive champagne while you listen to the cheerful server describing the ingredients.
Then it is time for the main event. The dining room is located downstairs and it is a long bar style table around the kitchen. Beware of that while it is interesting to see the chefs work you will be sitting next to other diners. This is thus not exactly the most romantic setting for a date or something.
The food is perfect. That is the only way to describe it. Standout dishes include a langoustine that you eat with your hands, a sublime piece of cod with a mound of caviar on top, and lamb cooked over an open wood flame.
After dinner you get served petit-fours in the lounge which was a great way to end the meal.
The service is excellent as in any 3-star restaurant. Friendly yet not imposing. I did notice that the timing of the servings was perfect as well with just the right amount of time between dishes.
We paid about 16000 SEK(~$1600) for two people including wine, champagne, and coffee. This is of course a lot, on the expensive side even considering the quality and location, but I think that it was still worth it.
Oh! They also have the best bread of any restaurant I've ever been to and that is saying a lot. They will keep asking if you want more until you tell them to stop. It is delicious I know but please save room for the petit-fours!
So there you go. You paid $1600 for dinner for two but you still feel like you got your money's worth. Does it get any better?
In the lounge they serve a couple of snacks while you peruse the beverage options. Much like any restaurant of this standard they offer a selection of wine packages and juice options. After the snacks they take you to a box where they show and describe the ingredients that they will be using tonight. Don't worry if this takes a while because they will happily refill your glass of hilariously expensive champagne while you listen to the cheerful server describing the ingredients.
Then it is time for the main event. The dining room is located downstairs and it is a long bar style table around the kitchen. Beware of that while it is interesting to see the chefs work you will be sitting next to other diners. This is thus not exactly the most romantic setting for a date or something.
The food is perfect. That is the only way to describe it. Standout dishes include a langoustine that you eat with your hands, a sublime piece of cod with a mound of caviar on top, and lamb cooked over an open wood flame.
After dinner you get served petit-fours in the lounge which was a great way to end the meal.
The service is excellent as in any 3-star restaurant. Friendly yet not imposing. I did notice that the timing of the servings was perfect as well with just the right amount of time between dishes.
We paid about 16000 SEK(~$1600) for two people including wine, champagne, and coffee. This is of course a lot, on the expensive side even considering the quality and location, but I think that it was still worth it.
Oh! They also have the best bread of any restaurant I've ever been to and that is saying a lot. They will keep asking if you want more until you tell them to stop. It is delicious I know but please save room for the petit-fours!
So there you go. You paid $1600 for dinner for two but you still feel like you got your money's worth. Does it get any better?