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(Edit: This is the listing for 2012, for the electrical flow guide... click here! )  This year's Michelin Guide annunciation was a flake anticlimactic: at that spot is no alter inward the awarded stars from in conclusion year!  No eatery gained a star, nor did whatever lose a star. Many were wondering if Stockholm would finally larn a 3 star restaurant. They would... if it was upwardly to me. I recall that they are worth a exceptional journey! Maybe side past times side year. There are likewise a few novel restaurants that mightiness gain a star as well as brand the listing side past times side year. Jonas ? AG ? Ekstedts ? Gastrologik ? We'll see! In the meantime hither is the consummate listing for 2012: Two Stars: Frantzén/Lindeberg Mathias Dahlgren Matsalen One Star: F12 Restaurant Lux Mathias Dahlgren Matbaren Esperanto For those of you lot on a tighter budget, Michelin Guide has some other category called Bib Gourmand that is awarded to restaurants amongst "good nut...

Google Maps The Swedish isle of Gotland is located out inward the middle of the Baltic Sea, simply S of Stockholm. The isle is a pop destination, due mainly to its rich history (runestones, Viking graves, walled urban gist of Visby), beautiful nature too beaches every moment good every moment the fact that Ingmar Bergman lived for many years on an isle ( Fårö ) off the northern coast. If you lot are planning a longer rest inward Sweden this summer, thus this isle is definitely worth a view (regular boats too flights from Stockholm). If not, thus don't worry: at that spot is a niggling business office of Gotland inward Stockholm... Restaurant Gotland is a cracking house to gustation gotländsk cuisine too larn a experience for the gotländsk culture. Located in the Stureplan district, the restaurant's bill of fare reflects the rich, seasonal arrive at of the island. They are specially good known for their lamb too pork, but too fish, cheeses, asparagus too other vegetables. I...

Entrance One of the most anticipated events inward the Stockholm retail Blue Planet happened today... the opening of Mood Stockholm . There has been a lot of press in addition to hype leading upwards to the grand opening. So I had to, of course, halt past times Mood Stockholm today to meet what all the fuss was well-nigh in addition to I must nation that I was really impressed. Some shopping... For all intents in addition to purposes, Mood Stockholm is a shopping center, though they advertise themselves every bit Stockholm's "newest neighborhood". It is refreshing to meet a shopping middle alongside unique stores (mainly article of apparel & interior design) in addition to non the same chain-stores seen inward every other shopping middle inward Sweden. Some are familiar names, but the bulk are stores that I haven't heard of before. Nice, soothing lounge music interspersed alongside chirping birds(!) tin live on heard from the loud speakers. Dining options are too...

I recently wrote most the opening of the novel shopping pump Mood Stockholm . This weekend I had the chance to crusade ane of the restaurants located there: Boqueria . Waiter station at pump of restaurant Boqueria is run yesteryear the same guys that convey the pop steakhouse Vassa Eggen  and is their variation of a Castilian tapas restaurant. I'm guessing that the get upwards comes from the famous Boqueria indoor market inward Barcelona in addition to manifestly the guys did a lot of interrogation inward Espana earlier opening the restaurant. Boqueria is carve upwards into ii sections... a sunken bar expanse nether a drinking glass ceiling every bit good every bit the eating spot proper. According to our waiter, they volition before long endure adding an outdoor expanse amongst seating for seventy people (should endure pop this summer!). Open kitchen amongst counter seating I must tell that nosotros actually enjoyed our eve there! The tapas were delicious, amongst most 65 to se...

The principal dining room Operakällaren ... 1 of the most good known, exclusive in addition to historic restaurants inwards Sweden! The elevate way "opera cellar", which tin hold out a picayune misleading. While it is located inwards the Royal Opera House , it is non inwards the cellar but rather on the soil floor. There was an Operakällaren, which opened inwards 1787, inwards the master copy opera family in addition to when the opera family was rebuilt inwards the belatedly 1800's, the Operakällaren continued its beingness inwards the novel building. The Opera House on a warm summertime evening... I was invited this yesteryear week, along alongside my colleagues from other hotels, to a celebration of the origin of the summertime season. It was a smashing political party (thank you!) in addition to it was fun to hold out able to run into of all their locales in addition to sample the smashing nutrient & drink... fifty-fifty their ain laid upwardly of champagne. You se...

We've already had the White Guide as well as Michelin Guide lists of the best restaurants inwards Stockholm this year, right away comes Restaurant Magazine's annual listing of the Top l Restaurants inwards the World every bit voted past times 600 chefs, critics as well as gourmands. Good intelligence for Sweden this twelvemonth every bit nosotros bring 3 restaurants on the list... 2 of which are inwards Stockholm! It is in all probability non foreign that it is Stockholm's 2 2 star Michelin restaurants that made the list. Frantzén/Lindeberg came inwards at #20 patch Mathias Dalgren  took #41. The 3rd Swedish eating seat to brand the listing is Fäviken (#34), located inwards Jämtland inwards northern Sweden. Congratulations to all three! If you lot are coming to Stockholm inwards the coming months as well as wishing to dine at ane of these 2 establishments inwards the city, thence at that topographic point are a duet of things you lot take away to travel aware of. First...

Photo: Peter Backman, Smaka på Stockholm I'm back... recharged too fix for a peachy summer! And nosotros rootage the summertime amongst a smasher this weekend. First out is 1 of my favorite festivals: A Taste of Stockholm ( Smaka På Stockholm ). This is an annual eatery festival held inwards the Kungsträdgården commons inwards primal Stockholm starting on June 1st too going on until June 6th. xx restaurants volition accept tents too they stand upward for a whole myriad of cuisines including Swedish, Southeast Asian, Indian, South American too Ethiopian. Something for everyone! Besides food, in that place volition hold out beer too vino tents also every bit peachy alive music performances too cooking competitions. I actually similar this festival (this volition hold out the 20th yr inwards a row the festival is held) every bit it has a existent dainty atmosphere, centrally located too is pop amongst Stockholmers. Photo: Peter Backman, Smaka på Stockholm Speaking of annual events, ...

(ATTENTION- this is the dates for 2012, for 2013... click here! ) Here it comes... the anticipated listing of which dates sure as shooting restaurants unopen during the summer. H5N1 bulk of the high-end restaurants (Michelin star, etc;) unopen for a few weeks inwards the latter business office of the summer. I'm non actually sure as shooting why they create this, simply when the urban amount is total of hungry tourists... 1 theory is that they desire to perish along a high character of service in addition to non convey to rely on a summertime waitstaff for a longer stream (we Swedes create become 5+ weeks of paid vacation!). Or it could live on that it is simply non viable to live on opened upwards those weeks amongst Swedes all on opor-garai in addition to no businessmen inwards the city. At whatever rate, hither is the listing in addition to I volition add together to it equally I detect to a greater extent than restaurants: Lux Stockholm - closes on July 15th, reopens on August...

First I wrote almost the shops inwards our neighbourhood (Mariatorget), immediately it is on to food! The Rival Hotel has a groovy Bistro , Bar & Café , only if you lot desire to function out the hotel in addition to dine/snack inwards the surrounding expanse therefore at that topographic point is a large multifariousness of options to select from. As these are all establishments that to a greater extent than oftentimes than non cater to the locals, the websites linked below are mainly inwards Swedish. Rival Bistro Restaurants: Sjögräs . Bib Gourmand awarded restaurant. International cuisine in addition to groovy bar specializing inwards rum. Location . Bistro Süd . Neighbourhood bistro serving Swedish & French favourites. Location . Nostrano . Quaint italian restaurant. Location . Marie Laveau . Cajun eating theatre alongside a pop bar/nightclub. Location . Tabbouli . Restaurant serving Lebbanese cuisine. Location . Tehran Grill . Specializing inwards Iranian cuisine. Locat...