My second dinner in Stockholm was at Teaterbrasseriet located in the lobby of my hotel, The Scandic Grand Central. We started off our meal at the bar where we sampled six of the restaurants signature cocktails. After sweetening our pallets with these elixirs we were whisked off to the dining room where we sat on a comfy window side bench.
My guests, Mariel and Anton provided excellent company and most importantly helped me sample as many dishes on the menu as possible. Teaterbrasseriet offers up honest and well executed dishes with a focus on Swedish comfort food and other Europeans classics. Mariel adored the artichoke and pork knuckle soup, Anton was a fan of the vasterbotten cheese risotto and I particularly enjoyed the classic plate of Swedish meatballs. Be sure to make your reservation for the late evening as live DJ plays in the cafe and live music starts blasting in the upstairs lounge as the city embraces the whimsy of the warm summer evening.
We enjoyed:
Japanese Cocktail
Hennessy Vs stirred with almond syrup, lime juice and bitters
Panekiller
Gosling Black Seal rum shaken with orange juice, pineapple juice, sweetened with coconut cream and charged with fresh nutmeg and cinnamon
My Style
Bacardi superior rum, Campari and Amaretto shaken with Acacia honey, mint and lime juice
Sleepless in the South
Bulleit bourbon shaken with apricot liquer, lemon juice, egg white and bitters, sweetened with an homemade soderblanding syrup
Lemon Tart
Smirnoff vodka and Galliano shaken with lemon juice, vanilla sugar and lemon curd then finished with Graham Beck Brut
Walking Ginger
J.W. Red and Marschino liquor shaken with lemon juice, balanced sugar syrup and spiced up with a touch of fresh ginger and ginger beer
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Ankleverterrine
foie gras, confit of duck, apple pure, apple gel, crouton
Jordartskockssoppa
jerusalem artichoke soup with cured knuckle of pork, shallots and apple
Entrecote
aged dried entrecote, potato croquettes, marinated root vegetables and roasted garlic butter
Kottbullar
meatballs, mashed potato, cream sauce, pickled cucumber, lingonberries
Rodvinsvinsbrasserad Oxkind
red wine braised ox cheek with onion, pork belly and mushroom ragout with potato and celery pure
Risotto
Vasterbotten cheese, black salsify and herbs
Sorbet pa grona applen
green apple sorbet, vanilla spiced caramel sauce and “Swedish Dreams Cookies”
Choklad Paron Mint
chocolate mousse flavoured with mint and served with pears in three ways
