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Find out what Contemporary restaurants to try in Stockholm. Often referred to as the Venice of the North, Stockholm never fails to wow both visitors and locals with its impressive cityscape spread over 14 different islands. While being the largest city in Scandinavia, it has successfully preserved its green core and struck the right balance between modern and traditional architecture, infused with luscious parks and forests. It's convenient to explore the central islands by foot, by bike, or as part of a boat tour; but don’t rush and do as the locals do: always save time for a fika (coffee and cake) in a local coffee shop.
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1. Agrikultur
Overall Ratings
5 based on 130 reviews
Agrikultur is a place that reaches beyond the boundaries of culinary tradition, while honoring food, flavour, sustainability and community. We welcome our guests to enjoy the seasonal Swedish produce in a warm, social, open-kitchen atmosphere. Our name is
Reviewed By GianfrancoN
It was my 2nd experience there and I got again the same incredible and amazing impression: great balance between different tastes and correct number of dishes.They are offering a great tasting menù, without overloading the guests with 15/20 different courses. The tasting experience is here just for the guestâs pleasure and not to show how great is the Head Chef. I suggest the Chef Table where is possible to look at all staff, almost dancing in front of you, with perfect synchronism.To complete the great experience, a always present friendly and smiling attitude of the people working there and some nice ideas about wine pairing (I could never expect to try a pretty good Riesling from Kazakhstan!).Till now for me, after collecting in Stockholm several Michelin Stars as guest, this restaurant is the Best in Town!2 Star should come very soon!
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2. Nisch
Overall Ratings
4 based on 720 reviews
With our menu we want to offer you a culinary trip across the country of Sweden with several stops along the road. Every destination will be represented by one or more locally produced ingredient, all cooked in the Nisch way. Our beverage list is speciall
Reviewed By Hervé L
We spent a fantastic time at Nisch, where in my opinion, the amazing team running the show got everything spot on. The place has something very stylish: the dining room features sleek yet sober furniture, the lighting was discreetly but very professionally chosen, and the team wore neat yet cool uniforms. Upon entering the restaurant you can already feel that nothing has been left to chance there. But make no mistake: Nisch is first and foremost about excellent food and surprising and elegant wines. The team at Nisch is very serious and extremely passionate about what they do. During our memorable time there we interacted with a waiter and the sommelier, who were both very friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. Nisch proposes one single 6-course menu with an optional wine pairing. I had booked well in advance and I received a confirmation phone call from the team a few days before our dinner during which they also checked for any food allergies. After that my advice is to let yourself be guided along the chef's and the sommelier's creativity.The aperitif was an excellent biodynamic Champagne from Larmandier-Bernier in Vertus (premier cru). It was a rosé de saignée which means that the color and additional flavours are obtained by a short maceration instead of assembling a red and a white wine. Very fragrant, with a long finish, delicate bubbles and a low dosage, this Champagne fitted the amuse-bouche perfectly: fish eggs on trout flavored sour cream, celery and brocoli couscous, herbal oil. Three tea spoons of pure pleasure and an explosion of flavours.The first dish was the Jerusalem artichoke with arctic char. Exceptional dish. The arctic char is raw with a pleasant melt in your mouth. It is served with Jerusalem artichoke in different forms: steamed (tasty and crunchy), pureed (soft and smooth) and fried as chips (salty and completely changing the dish's texture because of its almost tough side). A creamy Jerusalem artichoke sauce is giving unity to the whole. The wine pairing is a German Riesling (Alte Reben, Toreye, 2018). It comes from Rheinland-Pfalz, in Gönheim in the Mittelhaardt) and is biodynamic. Made out of old vines, it is a Qualitätswein vinified as a dry wine (13%) with some remaining sugar (4g/L). Very dry in mouth, very mineral nose (wet stone, flint stone). A surprisingly strong kerosene note (not unpleasant and probably varietal since the wine is very young and it should not be linked to bottle ageing), lime. Sharp acidity that fits the richness of the raw Arctic char perfectly. A text book wine pairing with a twist though because this very clean bio-dynamic wine had very surprising and interesting flavours.The second dish was a beef tartare with tomatoes and herring. The meat was cut with a knife and not grounded. As far as I could tell it was not marinated. However the tomatoes and the fresh onions were slightly pickled. The herring cream brought some acidity and saltiness as well that blended perfectly with the meat flavours. Perfect texture. The meat had been very carefully selected. It was pure red lean muscle. A conventional (that is non organic) wine to go with that but absolutely non standard! A dry Tokai (Kiralyudvar 2016, 12%) based on Furmint grapes. The nose had a low intensity and the body was light. However the flavours, paired with a rather high acidity, were very interesting with the dish: lime, white peach and even ripe grapefruit and pineapple.The journey went on with the best dish of the menu in my opinion: a thick monk fish filet with a chanterelle sauce, served on a bed of chanterelles and braised cabbage. A very inventive dish with saturated flavours and a perfectly cooked fish. The wine pairing was excellent and daring: a pinot noir from Rheinland (August Kesseler, 2014). Not that a red wine paired with a delicate white fish is at all surprising but this particular red wine also had very strong and saturated aromas: red fruits to black fruits (prune, black plum), forest floor, humus and even meaty aromas. High acidity that cut the creamy chanterelle sauce perfectly. Such a pairing would only work with a dish highly saturated in flavours. Well that was the case here and, talking to the sommelier, I even learned that he had been considering a cariñena from Rioja for this dish). The sommelier was kind enough to bring me a glass of it to try with the dish. It also worked very well although my preference went to the pinot noir. A very interesting experience that clearly showed that the team at Nisch are very dedicated to their work and always willing to share their knowledge and passion should you show interest and curiosity. Very well done!The next dish looked classical on paper but was one the most creative thanks to its play on temperatures and textures: rosé veal slices, plum juice and tapioca. The veal was tender but felt interestingly tougher compared to the jelly-like texture of the tapioca beads in the plum sauce. The chef also successfully played with temperature: the meat and the sauce were very hot while the foie gras mousse was served on a refrigerated cooked half plum. A young red wine from Rioja Baja (50% temparnillo, 30% graciano, 20% garnacha) was accompanying this dish: Rayos Usa, 2018 by Olivier Rivière: organic method, no new oak, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The nose was agreeable and fruity. The acidity would have been too high on the veal alone but worked very well in combination with the rich foie gras mousse and the acidic plum. A great pairing.The first dessert was technically very well executed and showed again a great creativity in its form and flavours: celery sorbet with spruce pieces covered with yoghurt. Another play on service temperatures. This dish had to be consumed before the sorbet melted and mixed with the yoghurt. A difficult wine paring because of the yoghurt: Lichtspiel "vum Helle" 2015 by Alexander Gysler from Rheinhessen. The grape was an Huxelrebe vinified to a Beerenauslese level (8%). Notes were fruity and floral. It iwas light and low on alcohol. A great combination with this difficult dessert.The second dessert was extremely original: a bilberry sorbet on a stick covered with liquorice flavoured white chocolate. The colours were splendid with a dark anthracite exterior revealing a deep purple sorbet. The chocolate was smooth and fat and at the same time almost tannic due to the liquorice.To finish up our experience, we had a taste of Nisch's liquors: rare and served by the centilitre. We had a great 1962 Calvados and a magnificent 1968 Madeira...I can only warmly recommend Nisch for the creativity of the chef, the fantastic wine pairings of the sommelier and the dedication of the whole team!
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3. Farang
Overall Ratings
4 based on 810 reviews
Reviewed By aprilcathryn
Farang was by far our favorite meal in Stockholm. The vibe was great (you have to make reservation or there is no way you're getting in) and the food was even better! We opted to pick and choose from the small plates because some people in our group were not ok with the pre-set menus. The particular items that stood out to us were the pork belly, pumpkin curry and chicken satay (unlike any I've ever eaten). However, we didn't have one dish that was not excellent. I truly don't think you can go wrong ordering anything. Also, would like to comment on their exceptional service. We called a few minutes prior to arriving to see if we could squeeze in two extra people and they made it work! Definitely go if in Stockholm!
4. Restaurang Hemma Vasastan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 386 reviews
We strive to offer our guests the best service and the best food. Therefore, we are keen to know how our guests experience their visit with us. Please write us ... How did you feel about the service? How tasted the food? How was the atmosphere / environme
Reviewed By Smalgangen
We recived a friendly welcome and were shown to our table. The restaurant is not big but has a nice atmosphere. Not an extensive menu either but well prepared dishes, with drink recomedations. The service continued to be very friendly and attentive during our visit. Not expensive either, quality and service considered.
5. Restaurang Agnes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By ChrisWaddle
Stockholm has lots of good restaurants that are located outside the "normal tourist paths". Agnes is definitely one of them. Everything is quite casual, but with class and quality. A very nice place with very nice people serving very good food to reasonable prices. We had "spädgris" (piglet) with pommes provencale, and it was all delicious.
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