There are only 19 seats in Head Chef and co-owner Björn Frantzén’s and Pastry Chef and co-owner Daniel Lindeberg’s small intimate restaurant in Gamla Stan in Stockholm. It is cosy, but not private so talk quietly if you do not want your surrounding guests to hear you. But who needs talking when there is so much greatness served at Frantzén/Lindeberg

Frantzén/Lindeberg is one of only four Nordic restaurants with two stars in the Michelin Guide. So far no Nordic restaurant has ever managed to get the precious third star even if some are supposed to be close now. Frantzén/Lindeberg opened in 2008 and got their second star in 2010. Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg worked at locally famous Edsbacka krog, Sweden's first restaurant with two Michelin stars, before deciding on opening their own restaurant that so far has been pure success and their restaurant just gets better and better for every year. It will be no surprise if Frantzén/Lindeberg receives a coveted third Michelin star. They deserve it.

You will have a 100 percent eco experience when you dine through the French inspired tasting menu with strong Nordic emphasis. There is only one set menu and it should be paired with the suggested beverage pairing. You are offered a list of the day’s ingredients upon arrival and what is created from the ingredients is presented to you over the course of your dinner. The concept works very well, indeed. Since the restaurant is so small can the surprise elements of the almost perfectly assembled menu be lost, because you want to be pleasantly surprised when you dine at Frantzén/Lindeberg, but try not to look at any other table than your own and you are in for a treat.

Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg belong to the new fresh wave of Nordic star chefs offering top international dining with strong focus on the nature and what it offers at the given season, but with a lovely intelligent twist to not make it too serious. The attention to the ingredients and especially vegetables sends your thoughts to the vegetable guru, super chef Alain Passard and it is obvious that he has given inspiration to the young Swedish chefs who now have taken the path to absolute international top class. Frantzén/Lindeberg is a must when you are visiting Stockholm.

Frantzén/Lindeberg scored 90 points of 100 points in our rating system. 
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By Andy
Published: May 29, 2011

Frantzén/Lindeberg
Lilla Nygatan 21 
Gamla Stan 
111 28 Stockholm 
Sweden
Phone: +46 8 20 85 80
www.frantzen-lindeberg.com