Two Foodies in Stockholm

When we were invited to the Michelin event we decided to make a full Stockholm weekend out of it. Stockholm is an amazing food destination! There are so many great food spots to visit, and it was extremely hard to choose just a few to fit into our short foodcation. We were lucky to get to stay at our good friends Charlotte & Tom's place, and they also joined us for some of the dining experiences. Thank you, guys!

We'll share the highlights from our trip here, but check back later for another blogpost dedicated to our favorite coffee spots and one featuring the entire meal from Restaurang Yolo. Coming up!

The Flying Elk

The Flying Elk is the sister restaurant of two-Michelin-star restaurant Frantzén. It is a gastropub that serves rustic food. Check out their "frunch" on Saturdays and their special burger on Sundays.

"Löjrom" (vendace roe) from Vänern, buttery toast, lemon & lightly smoked cauliflower cream. Green apple, dill, chives and brown butter powder.

Earl Grey- & lemon crème brûlée

Wienercaféet

We found this great breakfast spot, not to speak of amazing pastry spot, thanks to our friend enfoodie. Wienercaféet is a French style café with marble and gold decorations and pastries in all imaginable and unimaginable shapes and forms.

Eggs Benedict. Poached eggs, ham, spinach and hollandaise on toast.

Croissant d’Amandes

Yuzu Eclair

Råkultur

To our knowledge Råkultur serves the best sushi in Stockholm, and certainly the best sushi we ever had. Most of the menu items include ingredient combinations we haven't seen any other place. It is highly recommended to have a seat at the bar counter in front of the kitchen, so you can watch the chefs work their magic.

Four types of Gunkan exclusive: 1) Grilled duck heart with black pepper teriyaki. 2) Momofuku plum chili. 3) Zander with lardo from Swedish waguy. 4) Duck breast teriyaki with foie gras cru. Finally maki with burnt salmon skin and roasted garlics.

Yuzu Sake <3

Berns Asiatiska

Charlotte & Tom took us to the monthly event "Out of Office" at the historical and majestical saloon Berns. Somewhat spontaneously we decided to drop by Berns Asiatiska for a quick nibble before our meal at Oaxen later. After all, Stockholm's playboy number one, Joachim, had recommended their dim sums as well.

Dim sum with edamame, bbq-shiitake, truffle & mandu sauce.

Crispy Spicy Albacore Roll - this reminded us of so much of the makis we had at Dudu in Berlin.

Best friends forever - Anders & Lotti.

Oaxen Slip

Oaxen Krog & Slip is actually two restaurants and should be very happy with the new nordic Michelin Guide. The now two-Michelin star Oaxen Krog only serves a tasting menu, so we decided to keep it more casual and check out the Bib Gourmand spot Oaxen Slip in stead. We did not regret that decision! Little did we know that we would taste the best tartar we ever had, and end up eating a pig's head!

We started off with some snacks. Left to right, back to front: 1) Almond potato croquettes with smoked cod & sour cream dip. 2) Roasted Jerusalem artichoke with Oaxen cured ham & cream cheese. 3) Pork rind with Tuscan kale puree.

Tartar of topside with mustard mayonnaise, sour cream & sourdough croutons. The best tartar we ever ate! Hard to admit, but this even beat the one from Manfred's in Copenhagen.

"Bring us the head of a pig," we said, and they sure did...

Warm cloudberry jam with parfait, Madeleine & crispy honey from Djurgården.

Salt fudge ice cream with cream of lingonberry & nut caramel.

Pretty girls drinking wine - Andrea & Lotti.

Taverna Brillo

Anders had planned most visits to the last detail, but managed to miss that Adam & Albins matstudio did not serve lunch in the weekend. Alas! It will have to be for our next visit. Thus, we ended up at another very good alternative; Taverna Brillo. A place known for their great baking skills.

"Löjrom" pizza! Ingenious.

Truffle pizza!

Croque Monsieur

Restaurang Yolo

We get a lot of our restaurant tips from the people we follow on Instagram, and Restaurang Yolo is certainly no exception. It's doubtful we would ever have come across this place by chance, as it's located a good 30 minutes outside the city. Although it is extremely difficult to choose, Yolo is our favorite restaurant from the trip, simply because of the most rememberable flavors. We'll be making a dedicated blogpost for this place to be posted later, with all the dishes. Here's a teaser...

Yolo! You only live once. Luckily you can drink a lot of beer.

Shrimp tacos with chili jam and pickled radish

So, you don't think we have time for anything but food?

Well, that is wrong! We definitely find time to enjoy the time in between restaurant and café visits. One of the things we like to do is to walk in beautiful areas and look at pretty things. Like this view of the city from Södermalm.

Two foodies smiling