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Typical price: 180-320 kr
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Toast Skagen is shrimp tossed in mayonnaise and dill on grilled white bread, topped with bleak roe (löjrom) and lemon, the codified Swedish smörgåsbord starter at every Stockholm brasserie.
Tore Wretman, the Stockholm restaurateur who modernised Swedish cuisine, improvised Toast Skagen in 1956 on a sailing trip to the northern Danish port of Skagen and named the dish for the harbour. He introduced it to the public at Riche in Stockholm in 1958, then carried it across to Operakällaren after taking over that restaurant. The dish became the codified Swedish smörgåsbord starter and now appears on every brasserie menu. Sturehof and Lisa Elmqvist both cook the canonical version with bleak roe (löjrom) from Bothnian-coast fisheries; the lemon and dill garnish is the universal finish.
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Order Whole sole filleted at the table with the house Janssons frestelse on the side.
Wedholms Fisk on Nybrokajen in Stockholm's Norrmalm cooks the canonical Swedish seafood menu; sole meunière, smoked salmon and Janssons frestelse on a single.
Order The classic tasting in the main dining room; the Operakällaren wagon of cheese is part of the table service.
Operakällaren in Stockholm's Royal Opera House has cooked classical European food since 1787, with one Michelin star and Emanuel Tärnqvist's tasting room.
Order Toast Skagen and a half-dozen oysters at the counter; the snaps tray is the table ritual.
Sturehof at Stureplan in Stockholm's Östermalm is the 1897 brasserie locals run on; oysters, Toast Skagen, herring boards and a 365-day kitchen until 02:00.
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Lisa Elmqvist at Östermalms Saluhall in Stockholm has run a fishmonger and counter restaurant since 1926; oysters, Toast Skagen and the saluhall shellfish.
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Den Gyldene Freden on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan opened in 1722 and remains the oldest restaurant in continuous operation under the same name.
Editor tip. Use the small cold-water shrimp from Sweden or Norway, not warm-water king prawns; sweetness and texture are completely different.
Common allergens: Gluten, Egg, Shellfish, Fish.
Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs)
Gravlax (dill-cured salmon)
Semla (Lent cream bun)
Kanelbulle (cinnamon bun)
Pyttipanna (Swedish hash)
Löjrom (bleak roe)
Raggmunk (potato pancake)
Surströmming (fermented Baltic herring)
Smörgåsbord
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