Berns

Frommer's Review

This classic restaurant might have opened in 1860 as a "pleasure palace," but it's definitely keeping up with the times and looking toward Asia for its new inspiration. Three monumental chandeliers light the main hall. August Strindberg frequented the Red Room (Röda Rummet) and described it in his novel of the same name. It's still there -- plush furniture and all -- and is used by guests at Berns' Hotel. Each day a different Swedish specialty is featured, including fried filet of suckling pig with fresh asparagus. You might also try calves' liver with garlic and bacon, or grilled tournedos, those classic dishes that thrilled Sweden back when Eisenhower was running for reelection and Elvis appeared for the first time on TV. More innovative main dishes include cuttlefish with black pasta and tomato sauce, and filet of ostrich with mushroom cannelloni and Marsala sauce. Increasingly, even more exotic dishes are appearing on the menu -- for instance, salt-grilled char with white radish and cucumber salad with wasabi dressing or Japanese broth with teriyaki-fried salmon.

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