Fem Små Hus

Description:

• This historic restaurant, with cellars that date from the 17th century and a history of serving fine food and ale to visitors since 1698, is furnished like a private castle, complete with European antiques and oil paintings. Its name, which translates as "Five Small Houses," derives from the way an entrepreneur combined the cellars of five once-separate houses into a coherent, well-accessorized series of nine candlelit dining rooms. The result somehow manages to be both rustic and baronial at the same time. This atmospheric restaurant draws a belle clientele glad to savor the master chef's creations and his flair for marrying market-fresh ingredients. The best ingredients from Sweden's forests and shores are incorporated into the dishes. Beautifully prepared dishes include platters of assorted herring; filets of fried reindeer with cranberries and port-wine sauce; oven-baked salmon with white-wine sauce, summer vegetables, and new potatoes; and filets of veal with morel sauce and a "touch of Gorgonzola." The cuisine and staff are worthy of the restaurant's hallowed reputation, among the best we've encountered in Stockholm.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010