The guide to Stockholm's best chef's tables

The guide to Stockholm's best chef's tables

If you're looking for a foodie night out with a difference, gather a group of friends together and try a chef's table experience. Several restaurants in Stockholm have hopped on the international bandwagon of offering a table right in, or alongside, the kitchen, allowing guests to see their food being cooked before their eyes. Enjoy the exclusivity of sitting apart from the rest of the restaurant while experiencing the kitchen's exciting pulse, sights and smells. Follow our guide to the best chef's tables in town.

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  1. The best chef's tables in Stockholm
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      Essence Unique flavour combinations
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      Allegrine Just like in Paris
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      Nabo Scandinavian style
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      At Six At luxury hotel
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      AG Larder dining at this Kungsholmen gem
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      Noorm Cosy in Vasastan
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      Unn Japan meets the Nordics
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      Skepparholmen Nacka Gustatory delights and cooking tips
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      Nytorget 6 Surprises at Nytorget
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      Frantzén The entire restaurant is a chef's table
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      Cirkus Playful creations
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      Lilla Ego Worth queuing for
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      K-märkt Private alternative

The best chef's tables in Stockholm

Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence
Essence – Chef's tables
Essence

Essence

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Unique flavour combinations

With Stefan Taylor at the helm, the chefs at Essence serve an exclusive tasting menu at the large counter dining table, which also forms the heart of the entire business. The eight set dishes include both surprising elements that are regularly updated, and a couple of signature dishes that have been refined over several years. Guests are served directly by the chefs themselves, and have can watch the action in the open kitchen from their seats

  • Max number of guests: 10
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine
Allegrine – Chef's tables
Allegrine

Allegrine

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Just like in Paris

At French Allegrine you and your party can book the chef's table right next to the open kitchen. A set, specially- composed menu is served to the whole table, inspired by owner Danyel Couet's French grandmother's family dinners in Paris.

  • Max number of guests: 12

Nabo

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Scandinavian style

This popular neighbourhood restaurant next to Tegnérlunden park has a distinctly Scandinavian menu and feel. If you want to go all-in, book one of the places next to the pass and watch the chefs at work. They serve an experimental six-course menu which varies from day to day.

  • Max number of guests: 5
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six – Chef's tables
Dining Room & Cocktail Bar At Six

At Six

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At luxury hotel

The lifestyle hotel At Six on Brunkebergstorg has a chef's table in their Dining Room restaurant. The meal includes at least seven courses chosen by head chef Cor Van Der Plas. Food can be accompanied by wines that enhance the flavour experience.

  • Max number of guests: 8
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG
Restaurang AG – Chef's tables
Restaurang AG

AG

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Larder dining at this Kungsholmen gem

Enjoy top-notch meat, beer and red wine sitting in the larder at restaurang AG. Their chef's table is cosy and intimate and diners get to soak up the atmosphere of the packed, buzzy restaurant - while at the same time enjoying being private and slightly separate.

  • Max number of guests: 8
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm
Noorm – Chef's tables
Noorm

Noorm

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Cosy in Vasastan

Warm, intimate Noorm is like a second living room where everyone's made to feel welcome. The menu's influenced by cuisines from around the world, and if you want to embark on a gastronomic journey you can book the chef's table, where head chef Palle selects his favourites based on the current à la carte menu. Dinner is served sharing-style and consists of smaller snacks, a couple of larger dishes, and dessert.

  • Maximum number of people: 8
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn
Unn – Chef's tables
Unn

Unn

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Japan meets the Nordics

Alongside sister restaurant Tak you'll find Unn, a mini restaurant which presents an exclusive reinterpretation of Japanese teppanyaki using the finest nordic ingredients. With just eight seats, this is a great choice for a gastronomic chef's table experience.

  • Maximum number of guests : 8

Skepparholmen Nacka

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Gustatory delights and cooking tips

A few evenings a year you can book an exclusive experience with head chef Daniel Engellau at Skepparholmen. 16 dinner guests get to take part in an incredible culinary experience in their chambre séparée. As well as enjoying the food you can pick up a cooking tip or two.

Nytorget 6

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Surprises at Nytorget

If you like surprises you should book a spot at the chefs' table at Nytorget 6. There's no menu, instead guests are served a steady stream of small and larger dishes by the chefs in front of them.

  • Max number of people: 2

Frantzén

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The entire restaurant is a chef's table

At Frantzén the kitchen and the chefs are surrounded by long, high tables where guests sit in rows to witness the magic being created. An out-of-this-world experience which all foodies should treat themselves to at least once in a lifetime, despite the excessive price of 3000 SEK per person (just for the food!).

 

  • Max number of guests: 4, if you want to be able to see well and speak to each other

Cirkus

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Playful creations

Head to Cirkus' creative and playful bistro, whether you're going to a performance at the theatre before or not. They aim to serve up something a little special and unexpected here. The chef's table is an exclusive experience in which chefs serve the table personal and surprise guests with unexpected flavour combinations and unusual creations.

  • Max number of guests: 6

Lilla Ego

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Worth queuing for

It's not easy bagging a table here, but seats at the bar are reserved for drop-in guests who sit here right next to the kitchen. Despite the hyped concept, the atmosphere is relaxed, with mismatched tables, industrial elements and hand-written menus.

  • Max number of guests: Varies
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden
K-märkt Hagastaden – Chef's tables
K-märkt Hagastaden

K-märkt

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Private alternative

A slightly more luxurious option for a large group planning a dinner is so-called private dining, when you get the whole room to yourselves. At K-märkt you don't just get a room - one of the rooms even has a chef's table. Let the chef take care of you with a chef's choice menu, which can be combined with pairing drinks and rounded off with the dessert served at the Nobel banquet from the year of your choice, created by K-märkt's own pastry chef, Daniel Roos.

  • Max number of guests: 24

Chef's tables – About the guide

Chef's tables in Stockholm - "Chef's table" means restaurants that have a special table in or by the kitchen. The guide to Stockholm's best chef's table is updated regularly. Please let us know if you know of any really good restaurants with a chef's table in Stockholm that we've missed and ought to include, or if you spot any errors in the guide. Have you visited any of the places mentioned in the guide? Don't forget to write a review on Thatsup.

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