Löjrom (bleak roe) is a signature dish of Sweden; we have verified places to eat it in Stockholm. Tiny orange-red roe from the bleak fish (löja), harvested from the Bothnian coast in winter. Start with where to eat Löjrom (bleak roe) in Stockholm.
Löjrom (bleak roe) · Stockholm
Tiny orange-red roe from the bleak fish (löja), harvested from the Bothnian coast in winter. Served on small toast with sour cream, red onion and chopped dill. Sweden's edition of caviar.
Kalix löjrom from the Bothnian coast received EU Protected Designation of Origin in 2010, the only Swedish food product so designated. The roe is harvested October through November from the bleak (Coregonus albula). Stockholm's Lisa Elmqvist at Östermalms Saluhall and Wedholms Fisk at Nybrokajen are the canonical suppliers; the löjromstoast format codified at Operakällaren in the 1970s alongside Toast Skagen.
Where to eat in Stockholm:
- Lisa Elmqvist
- Wedholms Fisk
- Sturehof
- Operakällaren
- Tysta Mari
Where to eat Löjrom (bleak roe) in Stockholm: the editor picks