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| Here are some of my favorite Stockholm restaurants from the 1980's |
There are now six Michelin star restaurants in Stockholm, including two with two stars. I am sure they are all very good and deserve their stars. However, it was possible to eat well in Stockholm already in the early 80's, when I lived there - even without Michelin stars. Many of my favorite restaurants from that time have closed for various reasons, but fortunately some - like the classic Operakällaren, Stallmästargården, Teatergrillen and the Konstnärsbaren (KB) still exist.
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| The bar at the Operakällaren looked very much like this in the 80's. The picture is from 1905. |
The grand old man of Swedish Cuisine, the legendary chef and restaurateur Tore Wretman - who at some stage operated the three first of the above mentioned restaurants - had already left active restaurant cooking, but he was still involved in many activities and his legacy was very much alive in the kitchen of the Operakällaren. Wretman would most certainly have deserved two stars, but at that time Michelin did not cover restaurants in Sweden.
As far as I can remember, Erik's (named after the chef and owner Erik Lallerstedt) at Strandvägskajen was the first restaurant in Stockholm that received a Michelin star, in 1984.
If you, in addition to good food, are interested also in beautiful restaurant interiors, then a visit to Operakällaren is a must while in Stockholm, but I also recommend lunch or dinner at the Teatergrillen, which has one of the most exciting and intimate restaurant interiors in Scandinavia.
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