Design restaurants with cool concepts in Stockholm

A meaty favourite

AG is often named as one of the best meat restaurants in the city, but as well as ambitious cooking and juicy steaks, it also has a totally unique locale. The building once housed a silversmith's workshop and the industrial feel has been preserved with concrete floors, bistro tiling and leather details. If you really want to luxe it up a notch, book the "chef's table", where you sit quite literally in the kitchen.

Authentic French

Brasserie Balzac takes its inspiration from the classic restaurants of New York and Paris. Authentic bistro vibes ooze from the elegant stucco ceilings, leather sofas and brass details as well as an old-school bar which stretches the entire length of the wall. The ambitious kitchen embraces French cuisine with both classic and more contemporary dishes. The atmosphere is relaxed and unpretentious - the idea is that you should be able to just drop in on a whim, in the French manner.

Sophisticated elegance

The F12 group of restaurants includes a handful of really gorgeous design restaurants. Miss Voon takes guests on an uber-chic culinary journey to Asia, with medium-sized fusion dishes for sharing. At Smak you compose your own tasting menu based around different flavours. Despite the luxury bent and stylish setting, the atmosphere is delightfully relaxed.

Tradition at the Opera

The magnificient Brasseriet is housed in historic rooms, complete with Roman columns, stunning stucco and gold leaf. In addition to possibly the swankiest interiors in town, the restaurant proudly boasts a unique view over the Strömmen waterway and the royal palace. The restaurant is divided into several sections with both outdoor seating areas and a fabulous cocktail bar.

Conceptual simplicity

Oaxen Krog's rather more relaxed bistro section serves ambitious cuisine in a cool setting right next to the water. Nautical details meet rustic industrial chic and rowing boats hang from the high ceiling. The style is a combination of relaxed charm and luxurious, conceptual design.

A night at the Moulin Rouge

Le Rouge showcases high glamour factor in the classic spirit of Moulin Rouge. But this conceptual restaurant isn't just about the aesthetics - the menu is equally as special and focuses primarily on two ingredients, salmon and entrecote with masses of side dishes. In keeping with the times, the food is sustainably sourced.

Like an art gallery

Walking into Art in Vasastan is a little like visiting an art gallery. The walls are covered in graffiti art by the artist duo Graffitisthlm and the decor is similarly modern and creative. Order a few medium-sized dishes or have a cocktail in the bar.

A Caribbean evening

The Cane Rum Society has created a modern, Caribbean oasis in the heart of Stockholm. Modern design blends with Caribbean influences and exclusive materials in laid-back surroundings. Sip on exotic cocktails, try Caribbean dishes or join a rum tasting in their exclusive rum library which stocks around 1200 kinds of rum.

Grand art deco

As soon as you step into Pas d'Art you're met by a cosmopolitan atmosphere of artworks, patterned floors and ceilings and large Art Deco-style wall murals. Take a pew in the swanky bar and watch the scene, or get snug in one of the velvet banquettes as you enjoy the French bistro food.

Creative

The design hostel Generator close to Norra Bantorget draws in Stockholmers and tourists alike.Their creative bar and restaurant concept Hilma, named after the pioneering Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, is almost like an art installation in itself.

French elegance

Danyel Couet, who used to run the F12 group of restaurants, was inspired by his French grandmother when he opened Allegrine. The restaurant is both classic and modern at the same time - pared-back, stylish and chic are the watchwords here. French elegance, quite simply.

Design savvy

It's not surprising Hantverket is one of the city's best designed restaurants. The owner used to run the interiors company Svensk Inredning, and handcrafts are a key element of the restaurant concept. This is the place to hang out and dine in an elegant but relaxed setting - and perhaps pick up a little interior design inspiration into the bargain.

Checked charm

Tweed has wholeheartedly embraced its tweed theme; there are Chesterfield sofas and checked wallpaper galore. This charming spot also serves up everything the alcohol connoisseur could desire with a distinctly tweedy twist, and the bar menu is extremely impressive. Its sister joints, wine bar The Burgundy, meat restaurant Djuret and the pub-dining room-bar-hybrid Pubologi all share a similarly personal and unique approach to conceptual design.

From Chinese fashion magazine to restaurant

The name Ling Long is taken from a Chinese fashion magazine from the Thirties - so it's no coincidence that the restaurant, within Story Hotel, is seriously gorgeous. All raw concrete walls, velvet touches and rough pared-back tables. Modern fusion dishes with inspiration from China's Sichuan province, as well as Bali and Singapore, are served. Their prizewinning bartenders are an added bonus. 

French fabulousness

With its burgundy velvet banquettes and leafy houseplants, Brasserie Makalös feels like a little slice of Paris in Stockholm. The restaurant is tucked away in a backstreet next to Kungsträdgården and the impressive high ceilings and elegant bar serving cocktails and champagne are an impressive surprise.

Underground elegance

The group behind Vassa Eggen have transformed an old nightclub locale into an underground fusion restaurant with muted lighting and elegant water features. Take a seat for a sophisticated dinner or have a cocktail at the bar.

Heavenly views

This modern fine dining restaurant with its sky bar and panorama windows takes you quite literally one step closer to heaven. Magnificent views over the whole of Södermalm combine with gourmet food and well-mixed cocktails. 

French elegance

In 2016 the nightclub Collage was turned into Bardot - an elegant restaurant in classic French style, with fishbone parquet floors, brown velvet sofas, mahogany walls, white tablecloths and an intimate little bar. Influences from both the Mediterranean and New York make themselves felt here.

An eccentric experience

Griffins' Steakhouse is the perfect choice for anyone who's after more than just a taste experience. The restaurant weaves together design, art, culture and, of course, food, with a particular emphasis on juicy meat. Eccentric design and global influences combine with mismatched furniture and beautiful stucco details.

Critically acclaimed diner

The mega-hyped burger joint Flippin' Burgers takes diners on an authentic flavour journey to the "U S of A". They've embraced their concept wholeheartedly and the retro feel is complete, with a bistro bar, leather chairs and knick-knacks on the walls. Milkshakes are served in the obligatory metal cups and burgers come in plastic baskets lined with greaseproof paper. The food's so good folks will happily wait more than an hour for a table.

A secret star

This French-Swedish gem is rather anonymously situated on Vasagatan, but inside you'll find seriously beautiful interiors. Blue wall panels, leather chairs and brass accents make this bistro a design delight. It doesn't hurt that their wide range of drinks and beers - how about a beer cocktail? - as well as mussels and other shellfish dishes are famously good too.