Woodstockholm Matbar

Ever had dinner in a furniture store? Woodstockholm is a restaurant located in Stockholms Södermalm on the iconic Mosebacke square. It is not a furniture store as such, it is more of a showroom. To be honest, it looks like a normal restaurant, it was more of a savvy start for the review to bring forth that the company behind the restaurant is a design furniture store. And yes, they do use their own designs in the space. The restaurant focuses on ecological food and wine.
We were at Woodstockholm to celebrate my birthday, so we went for a full tasting menu and a full flight of wines. In this case I actually don’t mean a ready selected wine menu, but rather the sommelier helped us find a wine-​partner for each course. We started of with some Dhont-​Grellet Champagne, a nice toasty apéritif. The price was very reasonable for being Stockholm, only 110 SEK for a glass. With the starters, salmon, tartar and egg, we both chose Austrian wines, a field blend from Vienna and a Grüner Veltliner. Both were nice and crispy. For main we had duck paired with some truly interesting reds. I had a red Bourgogne made by Koji Nakada, a Japanese man who moved to France to make wine. The wine was velvety and elegant, perfect with juicy duck meat (the main). My date had a red from Mikael Boutin, a mechanic turned winemaker. I love it when the restaurant adds some information on the wine, something beyond the grape, area and method. The story of the winemaker often appeals to me when choosing a wine.
The ambiance of the restaurant was pleasant. However it being Friday evening and all, the space was fully packed and the staff slightly stressed. We were a bit concerned in the start if they had lost our reservation (the waiter looked at us a bit nervously and it took some time before we were seated. Service, when we finally got some, was extremely friendly.
Woodstockholm is definitely a place worth visiting if you are in Stockholm. A reservation is highly recommended and be prepared to share the table with others. We were seated in the same communal table as two other parties, but it did not really bother us. Price range is reasonable for being Stockholm and the wines were awesome!

This was one of the best meals I have had. Ever. I’m normally a little cautious (some might say picky?) so when the waiter suggested horse tartare as an appetizer, I was hesitant. But am I glad I took the plunge. Served with a horseradish cream with just enough bite and sprinkled with mustard seeds, the dish was outstanding. For the main course, I had pressed pork belly, accompanied by «french toast” – bread soaked in pork blood and cooked until almost burnt. Amazingly flavorful. Overall, the food was inventive and interesting without going over the edge into silliness. Our waiter recommended the perfect wines to accompany each course. And the prices, while certainly not cheap, were far lower than I would pay for similar quality in New York. I wish I were going back to Stockholm so I could go back to Woodstockholm.

It´s been a while since I have been blown away by a meal like tonight.
Truly awesome.
I was told it had gotten good reviews so my expectations were high, but it was much better than expected. Original, flavourful and with some excellent wine choices.
The seating is communal and I thought a little tight initially but once the food was there I forgot all about it. I will go back