Stockholm's Best Michelin Star Restaurants

No words needed. Great food with attention to detail.No words needed to say this is an incredible place. Great food with attention to detail, a wine list to go bankrupt with so many beautiful choices.

This is the kind of skillful cooking that gets us excited and that we love to eat!An exceptional experience at Aira from start to finish. Its bright, elegant and perfectly balanced. Seamless transitions between the dishes, everything in it’s right place. This is the kind of skillful cooking that get’s us excited and that we love. And usually what you have to travel outside of Sweden to experience. We booked seats for their set menu with eleven dishes starting with five snacks. A good recommendation if you are not willing to spend 3000 SEK for a set menu is to try their pre fixe menu in the weekdays.

The first 'Asian' restaurant in Sweden to receive a Michelin StarThe first 'Asian' restaurant in Sweden to receive a Michelin Star, Sushi Sho is where I run when I am in need of a solid sushi fix in Stockholm. Indeed, it throws down the best nigiri I have come across in the city thus far (although I am yet to venture to Soyokaze, which also looks great).Featuring a daily selection of sushi and small dishes, the Tokyo-inspired omakase-only menu showcases both Scandinavian and European ingredients and varies based on the season and produce available. A series of optional extras are offered upon its conclusion, taking the form of various iterations of gloriously fatty hunks of tuna belly, which are definitely worth the price of admission. Bypass them at your own peril.All white tiled walls and intimate counter seating, guests are seated at the L-shaped bar and served directly by the Chef, piece by piece. The atmosphere is relaxed and convivial. I have only ever dined here alone and never once felt out of place or intimidated by that fact. The team is friendly and inserts themselves into as much of the experience as you allow them to. This, for me, is a significant amount as it quickly became apparent that aside from expert sushi slinging they can also recommend a damn delicious sake.

Adam/Albin is an ambitious yet laid-back fine-dining restaurant that blends the quintessence of Nordic cuisine with a global culinary flair. This venue has an open kitchen and bar-style communal seating, which together with a cool soundtrack creates a warm and homely feel.The 16-course tasting menu includes signature dishes mixed with the best ingredients to be found at the moment. It’s elaborative, well-thought-out and includes a wide scope of palate dancing flavours.The wine-pairing was on point and amplified the dinner. It's easy to tell that the sommelier is truly invested in the tasting menu program. Repeatedly I was rocked into the sublime moment of a perfect food and drink combination.

Nordic cuisine centered around an open flame kitchen.Ekstedt is a celebration of local, seasonal ingredients, with a focus on Nordic cuisine. The restaurant is centered around an open flame kitchen, where all the food is cooked over wood fire, giving the dishes a distinct smoky flavor. The atmosphere is cozy and intimate, with wooden tables and a warm, inviting feeling. For those looking for a more unique dining experience in Stockholm, Ekstedt should be high up on the list.

Sophisticated Japanese dishes in a minimalistic but unpolished settingDashi (the umbrella term for the family of Japanese stocks) is also a tiny but ambitious Japanese “tavern” in Stockholm's Östermalm. Hole in the wall -kind of space has 16 seats : 8 on a counter, two high tables and a chef's table in an open, semi-rough kitchen. Dashi offers only one, constantly changing “osusume” menu. "O susume" means “what do you recommend” in Japanese but it is also a nod to the izakaya Suzume in Tokyo, in which Harry Jordås, one of the owners previously worked. The other one, Australian Nathan Turkely has a history in various star restaurants around the world. Dashi is unpretentious but ambitious. Despite mostly Nordic ingredients, everything feels authentic and follows seasons. Small dishes are refined but simple – ranging from week-aged raw fish to horse tartar to high quality game combined often with a variety of interesting specialities, like delicious fermented chili paste kanzuri. Wines come from small producers and there is a wide selection of great sakes, many of them aged. But as genuinely Japanese everything in your plate feels, Dashi is also a relaxed place. Music is mostly 80s pop & rock and atmosphere has nice balance between zen and edge. Money has been spent in the culinary essentials, fancy decoration not being one of them. And one more thing I cannot resist to mention – huge apologies in advance - is their toilet. It has probably the most extreme entrance you've ever seen and reveals immediately if you've had one sake too much. Check yourself.

Nordic produce with Japanese techniques and flavors. This is a long-awaited project from chef Sayan Isaksson. Nour recently reopened its doors to the public after staying closed during the height of the pandemic. This is a long-awaited project from Sayan Isaksson, the well-respected chef that was part of the iconic and trendsetting Esperanto a few years back.This 24-seat restaurant is very elegant with great attention to furniture and color choices, which together with gently dimmed lighting creates a relaxed and homey feel. The multi-course menu interweaves seasonal Nordic produce with Japanese techniques and flavors. Almost every dish introduces some kind of fermentation created in the kitchen, whether it's the deeply complex miso, tanginess from the vinegar, or the sweet and subtle touch of koji.