Dinner at Frantzén

Dinner at Frantzén

at Frantzén on 29 March 2018
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Bjorn Frantzen received his 3rd Michelin star about a month before I dined there. This was after he closed and relocated his restaurant in 2017 to what he describes as, "The old Frantzen times 10." Every detail of the restaurant is designed to enhance the overall experience. Enter a private elevator that plays music at the push of a button, a beautiful lounge area for champagne and appetizers, and a rooftop terrace where you can smoke Cuban cigars. In the main dining area, guests are seated at a kitchen counter that surrounds the open fire kitchen. The dining area is essentially the kitchen where you get to watch the culinary show unfold. Frantzen can be described as Nordic cuisine with Japanese influences. I've never had a tasting menu in which every course was a home run. Before I knew it, 7 hours had flown by. It is only a matter of time before Frantzen is competing for the top spot at the World's 50 Best List.

10 / 10

lounge for some bites and Champagne

preview of tonight's meal

preview of tonight's meal

beer cooked king crab, trout roe washed in sake, crown dill, aspic

macaron: pumkin, foie gras, orange, sea buckthorn and toasted oats

yuba: pickled cucumber, cauliflower, and glazed eel

"raraka" with vendace roe from kalix

artichoke, preserved truffle, aged cheese

crudo: blue fin tuna "otoro", purple radish, myoga, horseradish, and salted tomato vinaigrette

deep fried langoustine, crispy rice (koshihikari), dried green onions, emulsion of clarified butter infused with ginger

monkfish grilled over birch embers, carrot "hot sauce", sea urchin, finger lime, and chrysanthemum

chawanmushi, frantzen "prestige oscietra caviar", aged pork broth

chawanmushi, frantzen "prestige oscietra caviar", aged pork broth

bitter and pickled greens "homage satio tempestas", crunchy fish scales, warm infusion, whipped butter milk with mortar herbs

french toast (grand tradition 2008) with vacca rossa, truffle, and 100 year old vinegar

french toast (grand tradition 2008) with vacca rossa, truffle, and 100 year old vinegar

spring lamb, jus clarifie, ramson, matsutake aioli

barbecue of quail, pear, endive, sauce perigueux a la royale

barbecue of quail, pear, endive, sauce perigueux a la royale

tea of fermented mushrooms and grilled quail, red seaweed, and silken tofu

salt baked chewy beetroot, whipped liquorice, griottes cherries, and aged violet vinegar

salt baked chewy beetroot, whipped liquorice, griottes cherries, and aged violet vinegar

foie gras, caramel, and peanuts

sorbet made with schezwan peppers

charentais melon with salt candied pine nuts

madeleine cookies with cardamom and beurre noisette