Reviews of Lilla Ego

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April 2020, 20:30
In a small room in Vasastan, the santa glosses scent is dense. Someone has just celebrated their birthday. A short, fun menu and a happy hello in the door. Expectations are high for this hyped tavern. In addition, Tom Sjöstedt is a big favorite, in life and on the cookbook shelf. Me and my company order Roe for 2 people (SEK 235 p person), Turbot with savoy cabbage, cucumber and barbecue mayonnaise (SEK 345), Clean with mushrooms Jerusalem artichoke and pepper (SEK 325), Sea buckthorn ice cream with brownie and chocolate ganache for 2 people (SEK 135 p person) and an Apple ice cream with ginger, spruce shoots and butter-browed crumbs (SEK 135).

So why don't I love Little Ego? All dishes, including dessert, have an all too tangible saltiness. First bite, very tasty, a whole plate? No. Raw materials are overpowered by salt and butter, which means that they do not come into their own. Maybe this was an extra stressful day, my company testifies that it has been better on a previous visit, but in all honesty, when a griddle with raw rockets costs SEK 470, I expect more. The dishes are beautifully decorated, and that in itself creates hopes for balance and thoughtful flavor combinations, which I unfortunately don't feel are delivered at this point. Like the apple ice cream dessert, for example, where spruce shoots and small ginger pieces (both very sharp flavors) run over the mild apple ice cream.

Other curiosities: The waiter spills the table neighbor's wine on another guest, doesn't apologize, and then waits 20 minutes before replacing it with a new one. My party asked for an extra slice of bread for their bowl of butter while waiting for the food, the waitress replies "only one per person". Personally, I thought the dry piece of bread was reminiscent of an SJ roll.

Will most likely give Little Ego another chance, below reviews suggest that there is more to be gleaned here.

April 2020, 20:30
In a small room in Vasastan, the santa glosses scent is dense. Someone has just celebrated their birthday. A short, fun menu and a happy hello in the door. Expectations are high for this hyped tavern. In addition, Tom Sjöstedt is a big favorite, in life and on the cookbook... Show full »

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God mat, enkel lokal och vänlig service. Svårt att få ett bord.

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Magnifikt!
Infriar högt ställda förväntningar.

Wow! The char was the best fish I ever had! Also the deer was the best deer ever tasted-crazy good main courses! Only negative is the interior-food is amazing interior very hipster.

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I can certainly understand why many people keep little ego as a favorite. Everything here is super professional. At the same time, the atmosphere is unpretentious, the venue is far from extravagant, and the prices good - super combination! For me, who is a little more fond of simple food, however, this becomes a little too artificial. It's tasty but too many components and it just gets a little too much. Ate raw steak for starter and then veal. Next time I'll try if something else on the menu is more to my liking!

I can certainly understand why many people keep little ego as a favorite. Everything here is super professional. At the same time, the atmosphere is unpretentious, the venue is far from extravagant, and the prices good - super combination! For me, who is a little more fond of simple food, however, t... Show full »

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Real little gem, intimate and cozy. Usually hard to get a table but is worth the wait! The food is a real taste experience.

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I lower the grade to a four, even though the food actually served is a fiver. It bothers me that one of Stockholm's absolute best places can't have a better handle on allergies. I usually start from the "bad restaurants take away, good replaces" principle, and not even have gluten-free until the food chafes for me. Also, if there's some tasty crunch or so on then it's just removed, not replaced if you ask for it. I get that you can't allergy the whole world, but it also makes the grade four plus.

Anyway, yesterday we were there eating rainbow trout and matjessill for starters, both were stable. The house's foam to was cruel, treat yourselves to that thug between the cavan and the champagne, it's worth the'et! But the main courses HELLO, so my sailor duck was absolutely magical. Perhaps the best duck I've eaten. My company ate the Nobel hot dish, which according to the statement was really good.
For dessert, we shared the baked vanilla cream with goat cheese foam, it was so satanic good.
But it will unfortunately be an André Pops, something that is stable but can never be five-plus as long as they are doing gluten-free in this way.

I lower the grade to a four, even though the food actually served is a fiver. It bothers me that one of Stockholm's absolute best places can't have a better handle on allergies. I usually start from the "bad restaurants take away, good replaces" principle, and not even have glute... Show full »

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A neighborhood gem that gets 4.5 stars from me. In addition to really good food with exciting flavor combinations, the service always delivers on top. I ate an appetizer with tuna, coconut foam, wasabi and cauliflower that was so good that we had to take in two of it. Something that is happy to improve is the range of better wines by the glass. Go here!

A neighborhood gem that gets 4.5 stars from me. In addition to really good food with exciting flavor combinations, the service always delivers on top. I ate an appetizer with tuna, coconut foam, wasabi and cauliflower that was so good that we had to take in two of it. Something that is happy to impr... Show full »

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En speciell plats för foodies. Menyn är ok. Vinlistan är omfattande.

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Två år sedan jag var här men allt var mycket mycket bra. Genomtänkta smaker som överraskade. Trevlig och kunnig personal. Varma rekommendationer.

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Great place, difficult to live up to the hype though!

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Recension från i maj 2023 - men helt missat att skriva!

Har du inte varit på Lilla Ego kan jag bara säga en sak: gå dit!

Det är utan tvekan det mest prisvärda besöket du kan göra i Stockholm. Maten är otroligt god, personalen trevlig och hjälpsamma, lokalen mysig och allt du vill är att kvällen aldrig ska ta slut!

Som ni ser på bilderna smakar inte bara mat gott, utan är även upplagd otroligt vackert - en restaurang där du definitivt äter med ögonen.

Det är tyvärr svårt att få bord så se till att hänga på låset (dvs var beredd när tiderna släpps!). På sommaren finns möjlighet för drop in på uteserveringen vilket är ett hett tips.

Det är ju liiite dyrare här men.. knappt! Det är så bra.

Hit kommer jag tillbaka!

Recension från i maj 2023 - men helt missat att skriva!

Har du inte varit på Lilla Ego kan jag bara säga en sak: gå dit!

Det är utan tvekan det mest prisvärda besöket du kan göra i Stockholm. Maten är otroligt god, personalen trevli... Show full »

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Finally, I visited little ego, and with sky-high expectations. And I was not disappointed. We had booked the last sitting in the matbren and were placed in the best seats right in front of the kitchen door.

Of course, we ate one dish too much, so unfortunately we didn't have the energy for dessert - but wow how worth it was.
We shared three starters and two main courses and everything was divine!
The starters were a tartlette with pork, turnips and chorizo which was my guy's favorite. My favorite was the chanterelles with carrot and lavender, which really tasted lavender in a delicate way. Or like this, we thought it was our favorites for the tuna with avocado, coconut and shiso came in - OMG so good. Absolutely incredible flavors.
For the main course, we shared a char with jalapenos, asparagus and pickled potatoes. After that we ordered another main course - a steak tartare with Jerusalem artichoke, rhubarb and ponzu, these too were absolutely incredible. The food here is truly world class.

For this we drank beer and champagne and enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere and the relaxed and professional service.

Was close to putting a 4 on this visit, as it was very hot in the room - so crazy. I felt most sorry for the people who worked there, but of course it also affects us. Even that we received a small fuzzy welcome. We were placed immediately but then it took 10min before someone greeted us, and when the service finally arrived, they did not tell us anything about the concept, if we wanted something to drink but asked directly what we wanted to eat. I had been looking forward to checking out the menu while sipping a pre-drink. However, this was saved up for the rest of the evening, and the food just does so I have to give this visit a 5.

Finally, I visited little ego, and with sky-high expectations. And I was not disappointed. We had booked the last sitting in the matbren and were placed in the best seats right in front of the kitchen door.

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The second visit, the new review. Was a bit disappointed at the first visit, as I said, then I think the food is not quite lived up to the hype. But this time ... wow, I just say. We shared the five dishes (3 starters, 2 main courses), which was on the verge of too much food, but we wanted to try as much as possible!

The service again. Awesome nice that this time sit at the bar and follow the show in the kitchen.

For salmon, lobster and hästtartar to the starter. The lobster was very good, and the other two world class. For the main course we took rensadel and chicken with deep-fried 63-degree egg. Even these two u. Knocked out. It doesn't get any better than this. As a whole, it is probably the best thing I have eaten in my entire life.

The second visit, the new review. Was a bit disappointed at the first visit, as I said, then I think the food is not quite lived up to the hype. But this time ... wow, I just say. We shared the five dishes (3 starters, 2 main courses), which was on the verge of too much food, but we wanted to try as... Show full »

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I've finally been to Little Ego! The history books have claimed that people have actually managed to get a table here, but after many attempts, I have almost waved the whole restaurant away as a mythological entity that has ever made up, to keep people's hopes up. Hopes were incorporated.

The restaurant is small (20-30 seats?) which explains that it is difficult to book. Intimate, relaxed and charming. Nowadays you also bring quite a lot of drop-in into the bar and on the outdoor terrace so it is really worth taking a chance if you are flexible.

Reuses the piece above: the staff is fantastic, which explains that it is so difficult to book. Intimate, relaxed and charming. When we each ordered a beer before dinner, two chilled cans were conjured out of our pockets and just when we were asked if you could remove the chorizo oil (from the otherwise pescetaric dish), the waiter had time to explain that it is possible but is not recommended. Extremely experienced or some kind of black magic - 50/50.

And then there's the food. What to say? Literally thoughtful where you are often asked to include all the layers to enjoy each bite to the fullest. Ate a classic starter+main course+dessert and all were top class. Perhaps clichéd but throughout was that all dishes get everything: acidity, sweetness, fat, heat, ash, saltiness (dare I throw in umami?). Crispy, smooth, crunchy, creamy and all the things that you only appreciate when you experience it.

Be worried before that my white choice Little Ego would "only" be a stable four in grades but after the visit the fifth grade is clear. Top marks throughout. One of a handful of really good restaurants you feel it's worth coming back to several times a year without it feeling boring.

I've finally been to Little Ego! The history books have claimed that people have actually managed to get a table here, but after many attempts, I have almost waved the whole restaurant away as a mythological entity that has ever made up, to keep people's hopes up. Hopes were incorporated. Show full »

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Oförglömligt! Äntligen, verkligen äntligen, blev det ett besök på Lilla Ego. Som inte bara levde upp till, utan överträffade förväntningarna.

Vi delade på två vegetariska huvudrätter, den ena med jordärtskocka och rabarber, den andra med friterat ägg, zucchini och brynt smör. Sangiovese till det + bröd med rivet smör och solrosfrön.
Allt var liksom orimligt gott? Hur kan mat smaka så perfekt, typ få en att känna såhär?? Till ett ytterst schysst pris också, med tanke på vad man får.
Men bäst av allt skulle jag ändå säga att servicen var. Kände mig så oerhört sedd och trevligt bemött av vår enastående servitör som verkligen gjorde kvällen extra minnesvärd.
Och att det är kent som spelas i högtalarna är en gigantisk prick över i:t.

Gick hem med både ett leende och en smak av brynt smör på läpparna, längtar redan till nästa besök.

Oförglömligt! Äntligen, verkligen äntligen, blev det ett besök på Lilla Ego. Som inte bara levde upp till, utan överträffade förväntningarna.

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Ja, vad ska man säga. Otroligt gott. Helt klart en av Stockholms bästa restauranger. Bra stämning, grymt trevlig personal och fantastisk mat. Varit här både på lunch och middag och det är alltid lika bra. Gå hit om du får chansen!

Knepet för att få bord på Lilla Ego är att boka på tolvslaget (24.00) då borden släpps, prick en månad innan du hade tänkt gå dit. Alternativt kan du ställa sig i väntelistan. Men om ett bord mot förmodan skulle bli ledigt gäller det att vara blixtsnabb - annars ryker det på en gång.

Ja, vad ska man säga. Otroligt gott. Helt klart en av Stockholms bästa restauranger. Bra stämning, grymt trevlig personal och fantastisk mat. Varit här både på lunch och middag och det är alltid lika bra. Gå hit om du får chansen!

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Väntat många år på att få komma hit och med skyhöga förväntningar så infriades dem! Otrolig service och mat! Kommer snart tillbaka.