If there aren’t enough reasons to visit Stockholm already, with its offbeat boutiques and beautiful design shops, we have another one – the fabulous Frantzén’s newest restaurant ‘Brasserie Astoria’ in Stockholm.
Frantzén’s, established by chef Björn Frantzén twelve years ago, was recently awarded its third Michelin star, the first restaurant in Sweden to achieve this accolade. With the Best Chef Top100 award 2019 also under his belt, Björn Frantzén has put not only the restaurant, he’s put Swedish cuisine firmly on the global gastronomy map, alongside that of its Danish and Norwegian neighbours.
AT THE TABLE
At Melody Rose we were delighted to have our skull plates chosen for Frantzén, and now we are over the moon to have a much larger range of our fine china side plates at Brasserie Astoria, which opened in March 2021.
The restaurant choose eight Melody Rose signature designs for small plates selecting from collections including The Acts of Daring‘s Trapeze Girl, the Modern Surrealist’s Models, Man on the Run and Kissing Couple, the iconic ‘Rock and Roll’ collection’s Skulls and the Birdcage and Bird.
The restaurant has also added small bowls to use for butter and for dipping which were made as a bespoke addition.
The plates have proved so popular that from July customers will be able to buy a selection of the designs directly from the restaurant.
Brasserie Astoria Private Dining Room set with Melody RoseStefan Gissberg Communication/DNA Director at Frantzén says, “We never leave anything to chance. When we create our restaurant concepts, every detail has been thought about, whether it’s a fine dining experience for a small group or an international brasserie with a large lounge and bar.”
He adds “The beautiful and fun plates from Melody Rose are a talking point and a tongue in cheek experience. We wanted every guest to come in contact with the plates, so we use them as both bread and dessert plates and have chosen 8 different motifs to create a dynamic table setting.”
The daring dessert menu includes Bourbon & Tahiti vanilla ice cream with salted fudge and Caramelized banana with rum & raisin ice cream with frozen and organic foie gras.
TABLE 80 AT BRASSERIE ASTORIA
If you happen to dine at Brasserie Astoria, not only will you find the Melody Rose bone china plates decorating the tables but if you are lucky enough to be seated at Table 80, you’ll find the walls decorated with Melody Rose. Paying homage to the designs which include the (coming soon) Fighting Spirit, a design based on Melody Rose founder and designer Melanie Roseveare’s own boxing father.
Brasserie Astoria, Östermalmstorg 15, 114 39 Stockholm, Sweden. Phone: +46 8 20 85 81 Open 7 days a week, 11am to 10pm.
