Mälardrottningen

Description:

• The novelty of dining aboard the former yacht of Barbara Hutton -- she was once called the richest woman on the planet -- has a certain appeal. This upscale floating restaurant is set on the deck of a boat built by industrialist C. K. G. Billings in 1924; it's now a hotel. Though a lot of the allure here is its novelty, the food is well prepared, with some of the flair associated with the ship's heyday. Menu items change with the seasons but might include imaginative offerings such as salmon-filet spring roll with pepper-garlic vinaigrette, pear-and-goat-cheese salad with thyme-flavored honey, and skewered scampi served with Parmesan cheese and chutney made from pesto and bananas. One of the least expensive main courses -- appropriate for foggy days beside the harbor -- is a heaping portion of marinated mussels in white wine and butter sauce, served with french fries. More formal dishes include a parfait of chicken livers with an apricot and oregano brioche; cream of chanterelle soup with a pumpkin- and sage-flavored gnocchi; prosciutto-wrapped tiger prawns; grilled Dublin Bay prawns with a fennel-flavored butter sauce; and fried filets of pikeperch with crisp-fried paella, red peppers, and lobster sauce.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010