B.A.R.

Wir haben dieses Restaurant vor 5 Jahren für uns entdeckt und es ist heute noch genausso erstklassig wie damals!
Freundlicher aufmerksamer Service, hervorragendes Essen und dazu eine sehr gute Weinauswahl.

Tolles Restaurant. Super Location und super eingerichtet. super frische Meeresfrüchte, freundlicher Empfang.
Wir hatten nicht reserviert, saßen deshalb an der Bar, macht aber nichts!
Wenn Stockholm und Meeresfrüchte, dann B.A.R.

I don’t generally write reviews of restaurants and I’m a bit fussy about food but this place has become my favourite restaurant in Stockholm. It’s very unpretentious in a very Swedish way but the quality of everything is top class. It’s not a fine dining type of experience and it’s not trying to be, But if you like fish, without any faffing, you should go… soon.

Really nice, trendy and cozy fish restaurant with excellent food and nice service! Grilled fish and seafood –plate for two was delicious!

The place is modern and filled with a mixture of young people and persons just coming from a business meeting. We ordered mussels soup and the mixed fish grill for two. The soup was excellent filled with shrimps and a few mussels. The mixed fish grill was ok but some parts of the fish were on the grill plate too long so that it tasted bitter. After the main course it took so long before they came to order a dessert that I just skipped it. The service is very poor apparently they are just students that work in the evening here. They have no idea how to present wine and they pay no attention to you. I would not come here again. Very expensive for what you get.

Fantastic food and great straff. You can pick your lobster from the aquarium. Book table in advance.

Five star food — Starting with the bread and cocktails. The local Swedish ale was delicious. And everything on the grilled seafood platter for two was perfectly cooked and at peak freshness, and the grilled broccoli and asparagus salad (especially the dressing) were simple but flavorful sides. The desserts featured Scandinavian favors and were delicious. We had the rhubarb compote with cardamom ice cream and roasted white chocolate, vanilla ice cream, and the pistachio/​roasted nut cream with the raspberry sorbet. But the service, sigh. We had to pester and remind for everything — water, butter, an extra plate for our three year old, clearing dishes, getting a dessert menu. No needs were anticipated, just the bare minimum met. Too bad since the food and venue — cool and slightly edgy, clean and modern but still comfortable table spacing — and the pricing, were nearly perfect. No decaf coffee though. Kinda strange with such an extensive and great evening dessert menu. I’d go again though and would just be ready to hound the wait staff.

Really good restaurant that is somewhat reasonable (for Stockholm). This place is trendy and fun. We stayed with the small plates, ordering four for two people. We wish we could have tried more. Good wine, beer, and cocktail choices.

Superb seafood, great wines, excellent service. Beautifully laid out space with lots of natural light. Great Swedish dining experience.

Nice seafood restaurant. The music was slightly too loud, but the food was good and the waiter attentive.

I ventured over to BAR with a group of coworkers on a work trip to Stockholm in Feb 2015. I have to say that I loved the atmosphere of this place! Like others have said, very modern with a hipster feel to it (rustic, metal & wood, etc). The menu is a little confusing, but basically you physically walk over to the counter where you choose your fish to be grilled, then select your sides. The food was OK to me, but then again I think I ordered wrong… I went the route of the seafood pasta rather than fish, and it was just mediocre at best. However the others I were with loved their meals, and one of our friends from the UK said he liked their fish & chips better than from home. The wine list was also great, no complaints there. Overall this is a great restaurant for those looking for a cozy environment to soak up some good conversation. (Also, keep a look-​out for the waiter that looks EXACTLY like Johnny Depp… no joke.) Would go back, but order differently next time!

I went to B.A.R. last night, a public holiday, which judging from other comments and Sweetie’s experience was brilliant: it was almost empty. So we were able to have a conversation, sit immediately, get our food quickly, and not be too concerned with the service (which was friendly, but a little too off-​hand for such a place («you can pour yourself your wine.» Really?).
That said, while the menu was fairly interesting, and the food cooked mostly pretty well (my cod was perfect, broccoli side overcooked), the presentation was lacking given the cost (see cod pic), and I just have a real problem paying extra for sides when you’re paying SEK 190 ($ 27) for a piece of fish?
It was fine, but there are better fish restaurants that offer far more value in Stockholm.

First night in Sthlm. Try out this sea food restaurant directed by the award-​winning and gastronomic visionairs Henrik Norström, Peter Johansson and Daniel Frick.
We ordered The Plateau Prestige and grilled fish. More than enough for two persons!
The Plateau Prestige * Everything were so fresh especially the small shrimps and the crab.
Grilled Fish * The waitress recommended the Kummelfilé (Hake). It was similar to Cod but less oily.
They also have a wide range of drinks available.

Gutes Essen, nette Bedienung und nette Gesellschaft garantiert.

This place can certainly get packed, but the fresh fish is amazing, and the avocado and grapefruit salad is to die for. After eating here for a business meeting, I went back the next night for seconds!

Had a business lunch here two days ago and it was a pleasant experience, both the food and the place. I like the open kitchen idea, and we were actually sitting right in front of the fish counter (where you can buy fresh fish to bring home). It was pretty crowded, intense talking and noise from the kitchen all the time. Still we could easily have our lunch conversation.
The B.A.R. Sandwich I had was excellent with fried fish, salmon and a white fish of some kind. All on a bed of seafood mix, salad and a thin bread crust that worked well with the fish.
The service was good but one waiter was a bit absent-​minded and you got this unpleasant feeling that there are other guests that seems more important than you. However there were others that did their job well.
Overall a positive experience and I’ll come back here again!

Muy entretenido la comida muy rica

Visited this sport one evening late while looking for a decent dinner and some fresh fish. After sitting at the bar the restaurant was full, but not too busy. I did notice the place had some issues running smoothly. Much of the staff was unhappy especially the bartender who was serving me. I saw him get extremely angry several times through my meal. Upon sitting down I waited a long time to be acknowledged, eventually getting my drink.
I looked at the fresh fish case, excellent selection and great prices. I opted for some salmon with the chef’s choice on the side for sauce and a side of salad. the food was well done and cooked properly. My poor service and rude service continued from the bartender, so I’m removing 2 stars due to not only poor, but rude service. The food here is a solid 4!

Swung through for a quick glass of akvavit on a trip without much drinking. The maitre d’ checked the full tables behind him as I entered, and looked visibly relieved when I said I was just here for a few minutes at the bar. The akvavit selection was a Skåné, an O.P. Anderson, and two Aalborgs; I was in the mood for carraway, so went with the O.P. Anderson.
Prices are listed per 1cl, but this pour was 4cl; SEK 22 on the menu, but SEK 88 on the bill. Reasonable prices, just caused a double-​take because of the difference.
Yes, there’s lobster tanks, although I’m not sure I’d consider this an «akvarium.» Clientele was stylish but casual — didn’t notice either logo T-​shirts or sport jackets.
I’ll try the food next time, but I’ll make sure to get a reservation.

Quite crowded and noisy place. But still one of my favorite spots in Stockholm. The atmosphere, the prices and the choice of fresh seafood and meat beats most other places in town!
Really nice how they have made the place look like an old style food market with white tiles on the walls, light wooden furniture and a huge seafood and meat disk where you can order of today’s catch. You can combine your choice with several side dishes, all which are really nice.
A place like this is always really expensive in Stockholm. But B.A.R. has kept the high quality with very reasonable prices. I have been here many times, and every time I left the place really happy of my choice.

It’s not often that I try new places in Stockholm, mainly because when I’m home I’m not on vacation. But this time — for once — I was here in full-​blown vacation mode! Which in my world mean new restaurants, museum visits and lots of time to «Fika».
My friend suggested that we’d go and have dinner at this relatively new restaurant in the city. He hadn’t been there either so it was a first for all of us.
First tip. Make a reservation. This place was crowded when we got there and it stayed that way for the time we were there. We were lucky enough to be seated right away — this despite being almost an hour early — but the bar looks cozy enough to hang in while waiting for your table. The reservations is for two hours but it’s plenty of time to eat, drink and be social.
Once seated our waitress greeted us and explained the menu to us. We ordered some drinks and started browsing the menu. If I could have had one of each item I would, but I settled for shrimps as starters, so did my friend and my husband took a starter with a couple of different things (like herring, shrimp…).
Once we had ordered our starters we ordered our main course. When ordering from the grill you actually get to walk up to a counter and pick the fish you want. They also have some meat and other seafood up there. There is also a tank with lobsters — if you’re in that mood.
We all picked our choice of fish and sat down and ordered the sides (2 siders and 1 sauce). The starters came in and oh boy, plenty of shrimps to go around. My husband was very happy with his starter and me and my friend very happy with ours. I couldn’t finish all the shrimps so R finished them for me.
When we were almost done with our starters the waitress came over and asked if the chef should start grilling our fish, an indication that the food would be hot, and that it would not have been standing under a heating lamp (?) for a while.
We got our fish and our sides and sauce and then … silence. The food was SO good that we all just got quiet and enjoyed this perfectly grilled fish, the awesome tasting sides and the sauces. I had ahi (tuna) and it was perfectly cooked. It melted in my mouth! My husband had a Swedish fish and he loved it, and my friend had salmon and said it was perfect. Everything was perfect — even the wine that we had ordered to the food!
Despite being more than full we decided to get dessert, and. just like the food. it was more than perfect.
I’m happy that we decided to try this place and that despite reading some negative reviews we decided to go. If you’re in Stockholm make sure to make reservation and check this place out. I definitely think it’s worth it.

For our visit, we had a table reserved for eight people at 12:30. When we arrived, we found the place quite full with people queuing all the way through the entrance and no steward within reach. However, we were soon received and asked to wait, which was ok because we were five minutes early.
At 12:50, we had yet to be seated. The stewardess approached us and asked us to stand by our table-​to-​be in order to «signal» to the other party that it was time to leave. We found this very odd.
Another 15 minutes passed before we had a chance to order. Then we waited another quarter for the food. Hungry and impatient, we all dived into our dishes when they arrived. Five of us had ordered the daily special, which this day was a slice of roast beef with potatoes and bearnaise. Strangely, the serving sizes were noticeably different across the table. For myself, I had opted for the steak tartare (¹⁄₁ 185 SEK) with a side salad (35 SEK). The serving size was alright, and the sides were capris, chopped onions, two yolks and beetroot (very vinegary).
Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed with my choice. While the meat was fresh and tasty, the presentation was mediocre. The ground meat had just been heaved up on the plate with no finesse whatsoever. It looked like ground beef from the local supermarket, intended for meatballs and the like. In addidion, the meat was fridge-​cold. That’s a sin in the steak tartare world. It should be served at room temperature (obviously, it’s not a summer season dish).
In all, the visit was a big dissapointment, it had seemed so promising I really wanted to like it! The food was just a little dissapointing though, on the biggest part was the execution of the service and the overall presentation of the food. Cannot recommend.

B.A.R. is well located, near the waterfront, the Grand Hotel and National museum.
It has a cool casual vibe, and is patronized mostly by Swedes (a good sign). It offers plenty of seafood options on the menu, and you can also pick a piece of meat or fish that you point in their refrigerated display to the cook, and they will grill it for you (you also pick sides and sauce to go with it).
Service was good, wine excellent, bread OK.
Our appetizers were a success. My Swedish roe with buckwheat pancake and sour cream was a nice dish. Too bad the «pancake» was so tiny. My wife’s salmon (mostly) and scallop (very little) tartar was topped with an Asian salad. It was tasty and refreshing.
Then we went for the grilled fish made to order. Both fish were well cooked, and we tried 3 sides we liked: French fries (excellent), green beans with an onion vinaigrette (pretty good), risotto (OK).
Clearly the desserts are just an after-​thought here: just fruits and ice-​cream in various combinations. The red berry sabayon and almond ice-​cream was a little disappointing: the sabayon was really too sweet. But the ice-​cream was quite good. So it’s probably safer to stick to ice-​cream if you really want to end with something sweet here.
Overall, a solid restaurant. I would happily come back. To top it off, 15 minutes after we arrived, Mos Def walked in and had dinner a few tables from us. Clearly, the locals were unfazed. We were the only ones excited…
Last tip: it got really busy real quick after 6pm. Looks like you either have to arrive very early or book in advance.

Apparently recently opened and already very popular — so much so that a reservation is good for two hours — in at 6:00, out by 8:00. And that’s pretty much the time you need. The restaurant is rather sparsely decorated, but features a «market» section where you go to pick out the fish or meat you want to eat. There is a routine, that the servers explain at the outset. First, think that you’re eating with the family and don’t expect anyone to pour your wine for you. Second, pick your meat or fish at the «market» and then return to your table. Third, select a starter (hot or cold), two side dishes and one sauce for your meat or fish. While your meal is being prepared, enjoy an ample quantity of flatbread (today with fennel seed) or crusty bread.
The quality of the ingredients is excellent. All meat and fish is simply grilled and served with your side orders and sauce. As such, the overall taste of your main course depends a bit on whether you selected an appropriate sauce. I had the red pepper sauce, which was mild and didn’t really contribute to the overall taste. My wife and our friend both had the ratatouille, which was tasty but didn’t seem to enhance the fish. Perhaps we should have asked the chef for recommended sauces. In all cases, however, the fish was grilled to perfection.
Back to the «market», it is an interesting experience. The chef knows his ingredients and is able to advise on the characteristics of each and make recommendations based on our expressed preferences. Somehow the piece of fish that arrives cooked looks bigger on the plate than it did in the display counter.
For starters we had pickled herring, buttered white asparagus and a shrimp salad and declared all three to be excellent. We passed on dessert but I finished with a good espresso.
Dinner for three with a fine bottle of Sancerre was 1800 SEK.