The Best French Restaurants in Stockholm

Hearty flavours with an elegant touchA small bistro serving elegant hearty food with a personal touch. The flavors are comforting, delicious, and super tasty. Always hard to get a table but it is definitely worth the effort.

Etoile is an experimental restaurant with influences from across the globe. At this place one can expect a playful tasting menu with a parade of creative dishes of unexpected combinations and textures that trick your senses. The restaurant only seats 24 guests, although the premises have recently been refurbished and quadrupled in size.After travelling around the world, Danny Falkeman and Jonas Lagerström returned to their homeland to open Etoile. The lengthy tasting menu draws on influences that the two friends encountered on their journey. Etoile means ‘star’ in French, and the restaurant was rewarded with their first Michelin star in February 2020.

A mix of French bistro and dishes that could be served at St JohnCozy small restaurant with rustic food - a mix of French bistro and dishes that could be served at St John. Well cooked food and nice wine list, a perfect place for a glass in the bar after work or dinner with friends. David Lilja Lundin earlier worked at Bar Centro in Gothenburg when it was at its peak and during the last 3, 4 years at Café Nizza. He has started the place together with chef Viktor Sundström.

The French menu is inspired by both rural countryside cooking as well as luxurious metropolitan bistros.Chez Jolie is arguably one of Stockholm’s hottest openings this year. Mikael Einarsson - one of Sweden's best classically-trained chefs who’s been an important force in some of the most beloved restaurants in town - is the captain here, and the love for France is clear.The menu is inspired by both rural countryside cooking as well as luxurious metropolitan bistros. Parts of the menu are anchored in French classics, others more creative interpretations. If you’re into offals, there's also good options that I can vouch for. Backed by a 500-bin wine list, the focus is not surprisingly on high quality French wines, delving deep into the classic regions. The last few pages also hold some sought-after wines from, for example, Italy and California. If you would like to forgo ordering individual bottles, there’s also a good selection by the glass.

Simple, crowded, noisy – and wonderfulBar Nimes is an ambitious operation in the disguise of a noisy, tightly packed corner bar. Founded by the Finnish chef Kim Öhman, co-owner of Stockholm’s popular Farang (and with a work history in Fat Duck and Per Se), the food philosophy is a no-nonsense combination of Southern France and Piedmont. The generous and reasonably priced dishes seem simple but are made with big passion, the daily handmade pastas being a prime example. We chose pissaladiere, salad of fresh artichokes, agnolotti del plin, tajarin with truffles, pepper steak & milk chocolate sorbet, and everything was as good as it gets. The wine list follows the same principles as the food. Handpicked old-world wines with good price/quality. Öhman has said, that his goal was to create a timeless place that could be there forever and in which he himself would love to dine every week. That summarizes Bar Nimes perfectly.