Reviews of Frantzén

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Edit March 2022: Three stars and a top 10 world appointment later, I've been here again. Now it costs even more, 4200 SEK/ person for the food. Highest price in the world? Totally justified anyway. Ojojoj va good it is. Sweeping the track with all the other Michelin-starred restaurants I've tried, hard to see how a restaurant could be better than this.

Original Review: If I try to tell you about this whole experience, you won't be able to read, plus it's more fun to go there without knowing exactly how everything will go from the time you step in to when you go home.

In summary, the restaurant experience of my life, both in terms of food, service and total experience. Love that Frantzén has adopted a slightly more relaxed position on service, atmosphere and even food. It doesn't have to be that experimental to become an experience. Both the most pretentious professionals, as well as the most ignorant, will.

SEK 3,000 for the food is of course a lot of money, by far the highest price of all the luxury restaurants I have seen. But then they are also the best. Considering that the old restaurant in Gamla Stan was ranked as the world's 12th best restaurant, I find it very difficult to see that this one should not be the top 10. I think you're aiming for first place. If this is not Sweden's first 3-star restaurant, Sweden apparently cannot get one.

Edit March 2022: Three stars and a top 10 world appointment later, I've been here again. Now it costs even more, 4200 SEK/ person for the food. Highest price in the world? Totally justified anyway. Ojojoj va good it is. Sweeping the track with all the other Michelin-starred restaurants I'v... Show full »

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Experiencing Franzén is really something completely different. And I really say experience and not eat for a reason, because Franzén is an experience beyond just the food. It's a show that you're a part of, and you can tell that every little detail is strictly reviewed. Even the elevator is timed to match the music playing on the way up and down. I get the feeling that the staff are announcing each other about the company, because almost the first thing that happens when we get up to the drink is that a daring joke is told to my guy friend, nothing inappropriate but it flies to the right person - and how it flew. We get to start with a redemptive laugh that takes away the nervousness - because yes, we were definitely a little nervous. Of course, we start with champagne, and the kind of champagne you as a regular person never get the chance to enjoy. We get fantastic little canapés where the flavors are so complex but at the same time obvious. It's so good that we start laughing again. All of us who have seen pictures from Franzén have seen the famous "hatch" where you are presented with what you are going to eat during the evening - exciting and fun. After a bunch of canapés and snacks, we head down to the dining room. Again, it all feels so timed. The food is amazing, to say the least. You can't say anything else. I'm also struck by the playfulness of Franzén, and that's almost the best. Small napkins with embroidered smileys, you eat langoustines with your hands. After hours that feel like minutes, we come back up to the living room, for coffee treats and cigars on the balcony. We talk to the waiter who tells us war stories about all the years. After an evening of impressions and extreme luxury, we find ourselves in the elevator down and the tones of "I just can't get enough". And that's exactly exactly the case. The next morning, the Avanza account "Franzén" is launched - now the savings for next time begin.

Experiencing Franzén is really something completely different. And I really say experience and not eat for a reason, because Franzén is an experience beyond just the food. It's a show that you're a part of, and you can tell that every little detail is strictly reviewed. Even... Show full »

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Was here for my 30th birthday in 2019!

Very memorable and an incredibly nice experience.
Fun to get an insight into the kitchen and a look at how Zen in Singapore worked via live link.

We felt very appreciated and the food was delicious.

Affordable for a 3-star rating.

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Could a restaurant experience be better than this? No, I don't think so.

There is as little point in going into something specific in detail as there is in trying to find something to criticize. Everything is as good as it gets, all the time. The food is fantastic, the environment is incredibly pleasant and the service is always one step ahead. Incredibly personable, warm and professional.

Is it expensive? Yes. Is the food itself worth the price? No. Is that the idea? No, you're paying for the overall experience - and it's worth every penny.

Could a restaurant experience be better than this? No, I don't think so.

There is as little point in going into something specific in detail as there is in trying to find something to criticize. Everything is as good as it gets, all the time. The food is fantastic, the environment is... Show full »

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You go to Frantzén when your friend HAPPENED to make two bookings and she needs to get rid of one. Don't wait to go to this institution to celebrate, here you celebrate the gastronomy and the best experience of a lifetime. Frantzén is Frantzén and there is probably nothing like Frantzén. I never really need to eat at any other fancy restaurant. Who's going to top this?
Everything is probably already said so I will keep it short. My experience begins the day before when a nice woman calls to greet me and my companions. On the way there, we catch each other that we are completely silent, are we nervous? It was us!
This is no ordinary fine dining- the second you walk in it feels like home and it makes the whole staff feel like it. This is a show that should never end. ALL, ALL my senses are stimulated and I never want to go home. The only thing we wish for when we go home is that we had been able to attend the staff breakfast the next day. Like I said, I never have to eat anywhere.

The craziest thing? The most expensive dinner of my life, but I had to remake it every day!

You go to Frantzén when your friend HAPPENED to make two bookings and she needs to get rid of one. Don't wait to go to this institution to celebrate, here you celebrate the gastronomy and the best experience of a lifetime. Frantzén is Frantzén and there is probably nothing... Show full »

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Going to Frantzén is something different from what I have experienced before. From the second you ring the bell down on the street to get in until you come out again.
It's like going into a capsule and visiting a fairytale world where magical creatures have conjured with every bite. Nothing is left to chance.
When we step into the hall and are well received by staff who are, just like us, ordinary people with a faiblesse for food and wine.
They send us into the elevator, which thunders upwards into the carefully decorated town house that is Björn Frantzén's magical world. In the elevator, the lights start to change color and Metallica is playing, we look at each other, me and my love, and giggle with tingling stomachs.
The lounge we are welcomed into is lovely, it smells from home from the crackling fire, and from the open kitchen where the canapés we will soon receive are carefully prepared. We get to choose champagne from a trolley and are served small bites with everything from duck cake to bleak roe and macaron with whipped foie gras. We are invited to come forward and look at today's ingredients with a well-thought-out presentation. Stories about how the caviar we are going to get for the cod has been selected and the live blue lobster from Norway.

Then we get to go on a tour, visit the kitchen and say hello to the chefs. Go into the wine room and feel the bottles that cost more than I earn in a normal quarter.
We enter the restaurant, and get to say hello to the magical creatures that are the evening's staff. We hear about the Swedish birch in the fire over the barbecue that takes place over an open fire. We're going to see everything being cooked, we're going to sit in the middle of the spectacle. The chairs are pulled out and everything that is served is like someone you love hugging you warmly. Every single bite crackles and tastes better than I could have ever imagined food.
The wine's perfect match settles like a silk shroud on the palate.
Then it comes in, the French toast, which is the most magnificent thing I've ever eaten. A perfectly crispy knight, topped with a parmesan cream, small drops of balsamic on top and then a flower of fresh autumn truffle is shaved over. When I take the first bite, first feel the crunch, then the softness and finally the umami fill all my senses, I start crying. It's so good.

When we finally finish in the restaurant and get to go up to the lounge again, we are served an extra dessert of buffalo milk ice cream, then comes the candy cart. Homemade candy with pistachio macarons, cloudberry jelly, pralines and small apple pies, no bigger than a thumbnail. In the elevator downstairs, The final countdown is played

Frantzén's fairytale world is like visiting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for adults, it's too good to be true and it beats all high expectations. I don't really think we deserve Frantzén, it's too good for this world, but I'm glad they don't know that yet.

Going to Frantzén is something different from what I have experienced before. From the second you ring the bell down on the street to get in until you come out again.
It's like going into a capsule and visiting a fairytale world where magical creatures have conjured with every bite. Show full »

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Dinner at Frantzen was a surprise of my partner, and it was the best dining experience of my life.
From that we got there that went home 3.5 h later everything was absolutely wonderful.
Their living room enjoying a glass of champagne to the first amuse bouchens in front of the fireplace, to the open kitchen to eat few dishes to finally, end the evening once more in front of the fireplace, is pure magic. I was totally happy way home!
The price tag is quite understandable as quite high, and I've been asked if I would pay to go up again (was invited for the first time), and my answer is, abolut! Are you interested in food this is a must!
I can't explain so much more, but you have to go up and see, taste, enjoy and feel yourself.

Dinner at Frantzen was a surprise of my partner, and it was the best dining experience of my life.
From that we got there that went home 3.5 h later everything was absolutely wonderful.
Their living room enjoying a glass of champagne to the first amuse bouchens in front of the fireplace, t... Show full »

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There's nothing to say that hasn't already been said. World-class through and through!

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Visited April 2019 - by far, without a doubt, the best experience I've had and then also beyond just the food. The price is absolutely high but worth every penny. From the first step, everything is an experience that you don't want to end. Impeccably.

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6 hours of total experience for all the senses! The drink up in the salon with champagne and a review of the evening's ingredients was a fantastic start, followed by dinner around the chefs. Achieved our sky-high expectations.

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An amazing experience like no other!

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Cozy, deliciously good and lovely staff!

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Overall experience of rank. The room, service, atmosphere. Everything thought through more than the smallest detail and performed with great energy and joy.

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Yes, what do you say? The 3-star worthy to say the least. It is friendly, you feel at home and comfortable, it is beautiful and it is offered in a lot of cool things in terms of both food and beverage route. I liked that they had lunch, then you can sit there and enjoy!

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Överträffar allt du bara kan drömma om! Fantastiskt på ALLA sätt!
Har du aldrig gråtit av magnifik smakupplevelse så kommer du att göra det här!

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Topp 5 från mig!

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Amazing, wonderful, a memory for life!

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Insane Good food. I was surprised how good it actually was. I was at Franzén when it was in the old town and walked away from a little disappointed. But they have really come up, they can only be their three stars. The service was soft and embracing and the food brutal. I took the non-alcoholic beverage package and they had found such fine combinations to the food they were served to.

Insane Good food. I was surprised how good it actually was. I was at Franzén when it was in the old town and walked away from a little disappointed. But they have really come up, they can only be their three stars. The service was soft and embracing and the food brutal. I took the non-alcohol... Show full »

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(2019-12-21) - lunch med vänner, alkoholfria paketet.
Som tidigare utmärkt blandning av lyx och avslappnad service. Personalen är som alltid fantastiskt pålästa med rätt nivå på "uppassning". Höjdpunkterna denna gång: pilgrimsmusslan, havskräftan och chawanmushi.

(2019-12-21) - lunch med vänner, alkoholfria paketet.
Som tidigare utmärkt blandning av lyx och avslappnad service. Personalen är som alltid fantastiskt pålästa med rätt nivå på "uppassning". Höjdpunkterna denna gång: pilgrimsmussla... Show full »