My fiancé and I were instantly hooked after trying SEN Street. Umeå is a four hour drive from where…read morewe lived, and we gladly made the trip with the anticipation of chowing down on authentic Asian cuisine. There are Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian, and Vietnamese options. The restaurant is really a gastronomical love letter to the star dishes from each nation, and the outcome is superb. I'm surprised this place is in a mall! Seating is limited inside the store, but there is more right outside in the main mall area. They also do takeout! The service is really friendly, the flavors are delicious, and I'm making myself really hungry for some gua bao and char siu. The decor is also fun - like being at a little food stall in the streets of your Asian country of choice. Eating here is always a great experience! If you're in Umeå, go to SEN Street! You won't be disappointed!

This was a great restaurant and first meal in Sweden. I was in Umeå for work and the vendor took…read moremy co-worker and I here for lunch. It's amazing how much quieter restaurants are outside the US. So easy to talk without having to raise my voice much. I don't eat seafood or fish at all and so walking in, I thought I was doomed as it smelled like that's all they were doing was frying fish. Thankfully, they had a meatball and pasta dish aside from the fish they were serving so I enthusiastically opted for that. I thought it was going to be the famous Swedish meatballs, but it actually came in a marinara sauce and it was divine. Flavor was just perfect, not over seasoned meatballs with extreme garlic marinara, but just the right balance of herbs that made for such a pleasant dining experience. I also tried the cheese bread as our hosts were really excited about it. Also good and apparently a staple for Köksbaren. The tone of the restaurant made me feel like I walked into a really big kitchen and sat down at Grandma's table for a meal. I liked it. Really cozy and inviting. In a great area of Umeå close to other restaurants and stores. I'm thinking this is the main area of the town which isn't all that large in population. I'd totally come to this restaurant again.

I was visiting my friend in Umeå and she took me here for lunch. I had the Swedish meatballs,…read morewhich was served with mashed potatoes and pickled cucumbers. It was delicious! Their menu is updated every week, but I would recommend going here because their service is great and food is satisfying.

Friendly atmosphere, tender méat and a lot of choice un beers !…read more Very good place un Umeå :)

Decent place that's been around for many years. Have their own microbrewery which provides three or…read morefour beers on draft all year round. Voted Umea's best pub food several years in a row. Definitely worth a visit when in town :D

Despite my anti-French bias, this is actually good food! Probably because the use the French stuff…read moreas a foundation to deviate from as appropriate. I was very impressed by their Swedish Char dish, which was cooked perfectly, not too salted, and had a very suitable array of vegetables and sauces accompanying it. That might have been 5*. But, the creme brulee was just bizarre, and was a low point of the meal: the "creme" was advertised as raspberry-flavored but really resembled more of a breakfast yogurt than a custard. So maybe don't get that one. But the bread, drink selection, and fish main course really were excellent.

Out of all the places in Umeå, if you want to visit the best restaurant of them all - hands down -…read moreyou need to go to the outskirts west of town and to a little tiny bistro known as Le Garage. The place is small, intimate and buzzing with people coupled with great smells from the open kitchen. It's truly one of those places that you expect to be just another run-of-the-mill establishment but instead utterly blows your mind six ways from Sunday. I was down over the weekend visiting friends and having a great time. This particular evening just me and a close friend took our good mood and hungry hearts (well, stomachs) to Bistro Le Garage. The moment we walked in the atmosphere just filled all of our senses. From attentive and friendly staff, the busting and rushing sounds from the kitchen, mussels searing in white wine, putting the finishing touches on plates going out, wine pouring into glasses in every direction. It made me happy. We were instantly seated by a truly friendly waitress who immediately asked if we wanted some cocktails to start with and also asking us if we wanted to hear this particular evening cocktail specials. I settled for a classic, a Cosmopolitan, while my friend had a more modern twist of a whiskey cocktail. Both were excellent. While sipping away on our drinks, she came once again asking if we wanted a brief explanation of the menu. Pleasantly so, she explained the dishes and my god she knew her stuff. From where the vegetables was grown, to flavor profiles suited with wines, from which local farms the meat came, it was ecological and environmentally friendly. In short, this waitress had it all when it came to service! I was so impressed, and in honesty, for the serving staff to impress me requires a great deal but this was a notch above the rest (and equally above any staff serving in Michelin-star restaurants I've dined in). So for starters I went for a porcini mushroom soup (in Sweden more commonly referred to as "Karl-Johan" mushroom) with 63 degrees Celsius-tempered egg and butter-fried bread. It was so rich, so succulent, so amazing I just sat there sighing over how great it was. My friend had another dish that came in a glass jar with smoke and in the bottom various components (I can't actually remember which ones) and he was equally perfectly pleased. The white wine to both our dishes were perfect. For main I had a leg of lamb with oven-roasted pumpkin, broccoli, onions, butter-gravy with juices from the roasted lamb-leg and creamy potato puree. I must have eaten and looked like I hadn't seen food for days, that's how good it was. My friend Rickard was served another pot for his main course, having ordered their moules frites. Like me he just sat there eating away in perfect harmony, sighing over great flavors and wonderful wine. For dessert we both had a french nougat chocolate dessert with coffee that ended an evening on an absolute perfect high. So what about the downside? Well, to be frank, there is none. For reasons obvious it's not a 5/5, because almost no restaurant gets a 5 as that require ultimate perfection in every sense of the word. This place however, comes damn close, and it's no surprise that they received an honorary mention in last year's White Guide. In my book it's 4+/5, and an absolute must if you have any interest in food and in the vicinity of Umeå. I wouldn't be surprised that if they keep this quality up, a Michelin star isn't an impossible reach. So take my word for it; for the best restaurant in town, you need to get out of town!

Their menu is in Swedish so my friend helped me translate. I had roasted pig shoulder (I think)…read morewith mashed potatoes and mixed root vegetables. It was tasty. The staff was friendly but I felt that they could have been more attentive.

The food is good but sometimes a bit too salty. I used to go a lot to Rex for my own personal fun…read morebut also with guests from work....all was good until recently where the service change and is not appropriate for such a place. This is a pity.

The buffet for midsummer is very good. Everything is based on fish. Reservations are recommended…read more We came without and where not sure to be able to eat. Really really good!

Excellent fish restaurant in lovely position by the sea about 30 minutes drive from Umea…read more The food at this restaurant is excellent. Two fish dishes and one vegetarian offered. The salmon based dish I had was delicious, the starter superb. Of course prices are to match, nevertheless well worth the experience and I will certainly go again whenever I am in Umea. Sadly the restaurant is only open over the summer and for a short period over Christmas period. Closed for the rest of the year.

Three of us from United States in town this week for business. We looked for classic Swedish…read morerestaurant. Gotthards hit the spot, so to say. Great starters/small plates menu, tasty mains, and desserts. Food for the meat eater or vegetarian pallet. Good wine, beer, and spirits selection. Great service from staff. Tack sa mycket Fredrik!

I've been here twice for drinks and twice for lunch. It's a steady 3.5. However I do notice the…read morecharming hipster bartenders take more care with making drinks than the way the food is often soaked in olive oil. Props for that. Food is flavorful, at times heavy, but not stellar food. However if you find yourself hungry for Swedish cuisine in Umea there's really only this place and Rex that makes acceptable food. Don't bother skimping on spending 85kr on a lurid doner. Hot Lunch time meals are about 115kr and the salad, bread and coffee is self-serve. One time I got a vegetarian risotto that tasted like Mac and cheese and another time I got a herb roasted pumpkin dish with other root vegetables that was quite savory and delicious. So it's a kind of inconsistent place, though I haven't had any bar food yet. Oh yeah I see elk is on the menu.

The buffet was not good at all. It was full of people but the buffet looks empty and what's left…read morethere look very old and not fresh. The price is 105 KR and it is not worth it at all. I don't know why there are so many good reviews of this place but compare to Eastern Palace 110kr, this place is not worth it at all.