A Stockholm landmark since 1863, Berns Salonger remains a favourite haunt for both locals as well as visitors and there's little wonder why. With a boutique hotel, conference and banquet facilities, a vibrant Asian restaurant and summer terrace, popular bars, nightclub, gallery and a theatre that showcases all major theatrical and musical performances, concerts and international stand-up comedians, the place is without a doubt Stockholm?s unequalled entertainment hub and ideal meeting place for business and pleasure.

Nestled in the city's main attraction is Berns Asiatiska - a gem of a find both for its novelty as the city's first Chinese restaurant in 1944, as well as for its culinary excellence that sustains its popularity even today. Beginning with China, the restaurant has managed to work its way through Asia and now offers the very best of Asian cuisine, the recipes of which have been sourced from every nook and corner of this vast and fascinating continent. There are skilled sushi chefs working 'live' at the restaurant, adding reassurance that everything which comes out of this kitchen is truly Asian.

Berns Asiatiska has at its roots a vision to create a 'relaxed, international atmosphere where all kinds of guests would thrive'.  On entering, you observe how true this is. There are people from various ethnic backgrounds dining under the gilded ceilings and magnificent chandeliers that have set the place apart since its beginnings. The dining area is spacious, so you can enjoy the vibrant notes in the ambience without having to overhear your neighbour's conversation. There are several touches in the décor that indicate its rich history and the service works well with the relaxing ambience created by the restaurant. Though justifiably crowded on most days, guests are never hurried to leave the table after a meal.

There are breakfast, lunch, brunch, à la carte and sushi menus, including an enormous brunch buffet during weekends. Pop in for yum cha - Chinese tea in the afternoons, which includes dumplings and a fabulous desserts buffet.

Begin lunch with oysters from Charentes with trout roe and cumquat butter, fried pork and peanut dumpling with chilli and ginger sauce, followed by Thai meatballs in red curry or the fried duck breast. Vegetarians may go for the garlic-fried French beans and dumpling with asparagus and spring onion. Sushi lovers have a long list of chef's specials apart from the regulars including sashimi, ika and unagi, prepared right before their eyes by sushi wizards, carefully hand-picked from Asia.

Come here for authentic food, historic musings, top notch service and an international dining experience. Be it a stop-over before catching a concert at China Theatre or a casual meal with a friend, there's no better way to soak in the flavour of Stockholm than over dim-sum in Berns Asiatiska.

A luxurious setting offering breathtaking views of St. Isaac's Cathedral, Caviar Bar at the Angleterre Hotel offers an exquisite selection of seafood. Guests can indulge in a delectable range of caviar and shellfish, along with a fine selection of champagne, wines and Russian vodkas.
 
The Caviar Bar menu includes a varied selection of luxurious caviars, including the renowned Beluga variety. Using stunning craftsmanship, elegant accompaniments include traditional blinis, a variety of smoked fish, and handmade sushi. Guests can follow these dainty delicacies with a meal at the Angleterre Hotel's Italian restaurant, Borsalino Restaurant. Delicious dishes include aubergine gnocchi with lamb ragoût, Amalfi-style seafood risotto, and succulent beef medallions.

Set on Malaya Morskaya Ulitsa in the historic city centre, Caviar Bar St. Petersburg is a short drive from many popular attractions, including Palace Square, the Hermitage Museum, Marinsky Theatre and the Peter and Paul Fortress. The landmark Nevsky Avenue is just a few minutes' walk away.

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Housed within the luxurious Hotel Astoria on Bolshaya Morskaya, Davidov Restaurant offers fine international cuisine in a sophisticated setting. In the best Russian fine dining tradition, guests can indulge in the finest vodkas and caviar, complemented by live piano music on certain nights.

Culinary highlights on the Davidov menu include roast beef with horseradish, grilled lamb with honey and nut sauce, and grilled fillet of veal. Chef's recommendations showcase imaginative flavour combinations with dishes such as coconut soup with crab meat, persimmon salad with prawns, rucola and orange sauce, and spicy beef with rice noodles and vegetables.

The business lunch menu is perfect for a relaxed afternoon meal at Davidov Restaurant. A tempting dessert trolley offers tiramisu, éclair, chocolate mousse and panna cotta.

The classic décor at the Davidov Restaurant features large windows, elegant chandeliers and comfortable banquette seating. The River Neva flows close to the restaurant, while Palace Square is just a short walk away.

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Alpenraum brings a remarkably fine dining experience to Munich with its centrally located classy restaurant, a place where food transcends its basic function of satisfying hunger and becomes an eclectic form of art. Soul food is not merely a new age term there, everyone who has visited it even once can argue about the succinct flavours that dominate the menu, textures that are unique and a cuisine that is known to bring deep pleasure.

The decor is casually sophisticated, with soft muted hues dominating the colour scheme while fresh and dried flowers adorn the tables, lending a touch of chic. The alpine theme is evident in a subtle manner with the antler shaped candlesticks being just one of the ways you might connect this minimalistic and gorgeous restaurant with the glorious Alps. A long wooden table encourages large and boisterous parties although the Alpenraum is also suitable for intimate gatherings and even a romantic evening round some of its quieter and smaller tables off the main dining room.

Businessmen also find themselves at the Alpenraum for a quick lunch which could involve starters of truffled kohlrabi or brook trout with lentil salad. The main course could bring pork rump, perlgraupen and grapes and finally end with a fragrant and comforting dessert of rice pudding, vanilla, apples and cinnamon.

The high end cuisine benefits from the fresh and regional produce sourced from the Bavarian Alps and more elaborate meals call for dishes such as fried duck breast with blue herb mousse and leek salad or marinated herring with thyme poached apples and potato lasagne amongst the starters. There's a refreshing intermediate course which could bring knuckle of veal carpaccio, truffled celeriac terrine and beetroot jellies or fried scallops with polished perch fillets, black balsamic lentils, pear and olive emulsion.

The Alpenraum chefs are exacting when it comes to the main course, where such dishes as crispy fish roulade with spinach, pasta sepia, sweet potato and pepper foam or a duet of lamb featuring both braised and roasted versions with baked tomato polenta and Jerusalem artichoke foam rule the list. Dessert could bring a delightful concoction known as Mozart ball dumplings with pears compote and macis parfait or a selection of cheeses from the Alps.

Alpenraum also offers catering services for business conventions, receptions, parties or weddings while their spacious restaurant is well suited for hosting events and other such functions.

With the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in full sway, El Cangrejo Loco was established as a restaurant to serve distinguished guests and eminent personages who visited the port and city for the games. Today, many years after that, El Cangrejo Loco, or The Crazy Crab, has emerged as a favoured dining destination for those people who want to enjoy delicious seafood with breathtaking views of the marina and the sea.

Exceptional quality and exquisite service are the keywords that describe this restaurant aptly and popular seating options include the terraces that offer wide glimpses of the azure sea. With the perennial good weather around, customers can enjoy a sunny lunch in winter or sit down to a moonlit night in more sultry months.

The freshness of the food is instrumental in making the restaurant a phenomenal success, and everything is prepared with great care. Hand crafted dishes show the passion and commitment of the chefs in creating an experience that is simply sublime.

Starters are divided into hot and cold and amongst the latter, there is salt codfish carpaccio, a salad with dried salted meat and pears or Iberico cured ham. But if you relish something warm, then the seafood croquettes will be the ideal choice, alongside butter dipped squid rings and mussels with fisherman sauce.

For the main event, there's a famous dish from Aranda del Duero, roast baby lamb, although the veal entrecote in green pepper sauce is just as delicious. If nothing but fish will satisfy you, then do try the grilled salmon or the monkfish with mushrooms and clams. Lobster with garlic and chilli or the crayfish prepared Ferrol style are excellent options but if you wanted to stay traditional try the paella parellada.

To finish, there's the Catalan caramelized custard cream or a homemade apple puff pastry. If you prefer fruity ways to end your meal, then you could opt for seasonal fruits drizzled with Macedonian orange juice.

If you enjoy drinking avidly or even if you're just interested in the wines that a restaurant has to offer, you will be impressed with the large temperature controlled cellar that brings more than 500 Spanish choices, champagnes and spirits.

Featuring an exquisite interior filled with rich woods, a glass waterfall and mosaic-tiled floor, Borsalino Restaurant serves elegant Italian cuisine. Relax and unwind to soulful jazz whilst admiring stunning views of the historic St. Isaac's Cathedral.

Seasonally changing, the Borsalino menu sparkles with authentic regional specialties, made using fresh fish and seafood, fine herbs, and decadent white truffles. Enjoy dishes like ricotta cheese soufflé on asparagus cream, tagliatelle with rabbit, and sea bass on sautéed leeks with thyme and orange. Breakfast and business lunch menus are also served at Borsalino St Petersburg.

Tempting desserts of tiramisu, smooth pannacotta or chocolate soufflé bring the meal to an indulgent close. The wine list at Borsalino features carefully selected Italian bottles, as well as bins from some of the world's finest wine regions.

Enjoy your favourite cocktail at the Borsalino bar, with regular happy hours staged. Set in exclusive surroundings, Borsalino at the Angleterre Hotel offers Wi-Fi, 2 private dining rooms and is just a short drive from popular Nevsky Avenue.

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What happens when you put together an impeccably prepared meal along with a hugely entertaining theatrical opera? It's not an unlikely concept because at El Cafe de la Opera, they have been making a success out of it from the past decade and more. Located opposite the Teatro Real, the magnificent setting is not out of place and guests can enjoy the flavoursome food at this iconic restaurant as they settle down to a night of fun and musical enjoyment.

The atmosphere strikes a delicate balance between trendy chic and old world elegance but nevertheless, gets it right with the linen covered tables, wooden floors, exquisite place settings and a gleaming grand piano. The waiting staff are excellent not just in their service, but also in providing burst of song to diners when the spirit takes them.

Dining at the El Cafe de la Opera is an exciting experience because it is a treat not just for the taste buds but a dramatic overload for all the senses. The ambience is perfectly in tune with what customers love, and at dinner time, there?s a wonderful selection of arias, duets, quartets and romances with well known pieces that resonate in the air, long after the performance has culminated.

The international menu brings a variety of tasty dishes under one roof and there are different fixed menus based upon what will be performed musically that night. From the à la carte menu however, the ceviche of salmon with emulsion of corn and tomato chutney is a great choice for starter, but there are other delicious options too, such as the Iberian ham croquettes, foie gras terrine with fig salad and honey vinaigrette and steak tartare with toasted bread.

Vegetarians will undoubtedly rejoice in the risotto pumpkin with green asparagus or penne pasta with wild mushrooms, Parmesan cheese and truffle oil. If healthy food is a top priority, then the salads will appeal, particularly the seasonal vegetables in their own juice. If you prefer fish, then the corvine crispy spinach with purple potatoes and clam emulsion could become a firm favourite.

But meat prevails as with anywhere else with the rack of lamb with ratatouille, rösti potatoes, juice and liquorice mint or the Magret duck roast with creamy smoked bacon. There's also the fillet of beef with whiskey sauce and roasted peppers for those with hearty appetites whilst the desserts on offer can easily steal the show with their rich flavours and textures. Note for instance the chocolate fondant with passion fruit or the cheese and pear tart with coffee ice cream and calvados. There's an extensive wine list, a selection that does great justice to your meal by complementing it perfectly and there's a range of ports and other spirits too.

A copy of the charter by the king in the entrance hall gives a fascinating insight to Edsbacka Krog's life way back in 1626 when it all started. Inn-keeper Henrik Olofson was authorised to 'establish an inn at Edsbacka, in the rural district of Sollentuna, where he could tap and serve miscellaneous foreign and Swedish beers as well as wine and spirits and other fiery drinks and also offer food'. Things haven't changed much except for the fact that this old inn has now evolved into a fine restaurant, incorporating the values of traditional pub hospitality.

Inside there is a whole gamut of dining options, from the Vinkällaren, the oldest part of the restaurant, which once housed the wine cellar, to the large and airy Paviljongen where you could get a little closer to nature. Salongen on the upper floor takes in fabulous views of the park of Edsberg Manor while the Kammaren, which can accommodate up to four guests, is for those who seek privacy.

After serving Edsbacka Krog for 26 years, Christer Lingström finally decided to hand up his ladle and former chief cook-now-turned-restaurateur Fredrik Pettersson carries on his vision to create an excellent restaurant experience. True to form the timeless tradition of homeliness, simplicity and honesty is passed on, and diners certainly have much to look forward to.

The kitchen is not afraid to experiment and clever little combinations are manifest among starters, duck liver with white chocolate and figs and oven baked salmon with scallop and oyster foam. Main dishes too follow suit, think grilled tenderised beef imbuing the flavours of smoked chilli and variation of red deer teamed with a warm salad of yellow beetroot and parsnip. Sweet treats are petite creations in themselves, a cylinder of white chocolate and cloudberries with black currant sorbet, and a warm soufflé of white peach.

Seasonal specialities include variation of Swedish lamb flavoured with truffle and rosemary. For the big event there's always a comforting Edsbacka Krog's classical bagarby soup followed by seared char with mussel sauce and a salad of fennel, saffron and potato, and mousse of raspberries with raspberry sorbet and a crispy cake.

First there is a wine list and then a wanted wine list, the latter being the name of a new series of wines featuring champagne from the house of Alfred, an Alsace white, a Lirac red and a sweet Château Puy Servain Terrement.

Edsbacka Krog is keen to help you make your wedding day more special with customized menus and even offering a Volvo S80 limousine for that added touch of class.

Hamburg's Wandrahm restaurant derives its name from the historic 'wandrahmen' or wooden frames upon which cloth manufacturers dried their products on the waterfront, between the 14th and 17th centuries. While the name has no bearing on the restaurant fare, it could make a good icebreaker, and adds to the interest of diners who flock there for the delicious food.

Wandrahm looks out over the water and is located near the Kaiserkai. Two levels with delightful views serve to fuel your enthusiasm even further. Fragrant coffee and a hearty breakfast are the way to begin your day on a special note or you can drop by for a tasty lunch later. The atmosphere is rich and opulent in an understated manner, with twinkling crystal chandeliers and dim lights exuding the effect of subtle luxury.

The menu is largely international and brings a host of starters that could include favourites such as grilled calamari with melon salad and yoghurt dressing or veal and lobster carpaccio with artichokes and Noilly Prat vinaigrette. If soups are your mainstay, you might be tempted to try the bouillabaisse, clear game and fish broth with saffron and vegetable pearls.

Main meals might encompass a lobster ravioli with green asparagus and sepia espuma or a marinated and fried spring chicken on a sugar pea and baby tomato risotto. Fish lovers will rejoice in the barb fish poached in Riesling stock with stuffed zucchini flowers and crushed lime, but for meatier dishes opt for the fillet of beef with spinach leaves and shallots. The more adventurous will enjoy the ostrich medallions with sautéed potatoes, leeks and rosemary sauce whilst the veal ossobuco is a trusted choice for many.

Finally, coming to the desserts, the list is befitting of any grand pâtisserie with delectable selections such as crème brûlée with orange salad and Grand Marnier, ravioli filled with cacao-pomegranate cream in a passion fruit sauce or the apple tart with tonka beans and port wine sabayon. If you find delights of more savoury nature appealing, explore the cheese board, which is accompanied by fig mustard and aged balsamico.

The comprehensive wine list is excellent and features some well known choices that span the entire gamut of wine producing countries.