Teatern

We have for a long time had a tradition of (occasionally) going for Sunday ramen with our friend Patrik. He is a likeminded foody, who loves both fine dining and a street, whatever goes as long as it is made well. Our go-​to place has previously been Bluelight Yokohama, a Japanese restaurant in Södermalm. However, the new food court at Ringen Centrum, a run-​down mall a few blocks south has won the battle.
Teatern, the octagon shaped restaurant complex is hipster heaven. You have hot dogs, ramen, burgers, and 100% ecological vegetarian. Not to mention that all the recipes come from well known Swedish chefs, like Magnus Nilsson (Fäviken**), Stefano Catenacci (Operakällaren) and Adam Dahlberg and Albin Wessman (Matstudio). You also have Nook Market (Restaurant Nook) and Marco Baudone’s (Le Rouge) Mama rotisserie (grilled chicken). There is coffee from Johan & Nyström and Åre Rosterie giving Teatern the official stamp of approval from our coffee-​snob Mathias H. I had basically never been to Ringen Centrum before Teatern opened, and now I cannot be there enough.
So our new Sunday tradition is to meet at Teatern at 11 when the food court opens (it is nice and empty then); order food from three different kitchens and share. This Sunday we stayed obediently with ramen, but also ordered a nice Vietnamese Bahn Mi with chicken terrine and bacon from Nook Market and a three course tasting menu for 100kr from Stefano Catenacci. We also had some coffee and soft ice creams from Magnus Nilssons Korvkiosk. They use some special milk for making the ice cream which makes it the best vanilla softie I have ever tasted. For 25kr a pop it is not cheap but excellent value for money.
Now I am also a wine enthusiast, so here is the mandatory note that wine and craft beer are also available at the food court. Actually, the wine selection looks quite interesting with Mama offering nature wines and Korvkiosk having Larmandier Bernier as their house champagne. Awesome! Nook Market also has their own craft beer made solely for Teatern. Sunday is just not my day for drinking alcohol, so I have not done any sampling. Note to self: go here for Friday lunch instead.

One of Stockholm’s worst malls just managed to become relevant. Not sure it will improve the shopping but the food scene here certainly has improved. Looking at what they have done here I think they will also bring in a lot of people just for the food. The new concept is in a sense similar to K25 in that they have brought together several good places in a food court and the design is also very similar to K25.
There are plenty of seats but I can imagine that it will still get busy at peak times. The design is modern and I like that they shielded it a bit from the surrounding mall so the nice design does not have to clash with ugliness of the mall itself. The range of food offered is pretty good as well with Adam & Albin doing ramen, Magnus Nillson from Fäviken doing hot dogs, Claes from Nook doing Asian inspired food and Catenacci doing just good food as well as several others (there is a bakery, some kebab and some other stuff)
The range of food, drinks and atmosphere will surely bring in the crowds here and prices are pretty decent so as a fast food option it is really good and a welcome addition to the food scene here.