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    Lokal Izakaya - Quiet Monday evening.

    Lokal Izakaya

    3.5(22 reviews)
    1.5 kmKungsholmen
    $$$

    Great food, service and ambience. Plates are a little small. You will need to eat two or three…read moreplates to fill up. Little bit on the expensive side.

    Just like Agnes L I was here for the Yelp Social and my expectations were perhaps not very high…read moreseeing that the previous visit to a Swedish place calling itself an izakaya, Shibumi, was sort of a disappointment (not in quality of the food but just was not an izakaya) and when Lokal Izakaya opens on Kungsholmen and in Lemon Bar it does not really signal that it will be anything good. When I entered I was in a since pleasantly surprised as the place was nicely designed and looked really nice, again though nothing to do with a proper izakaya and the first glance on the menu confirmed that the people behind this place probably never been to an izakaya and potentially never set foot in Japan. The service was however friendly and fairly knowledgeable. They seemed to have things running nicely already from the opening. We started off with some drinks, very nice cocktails and a fairly interesting beer list. The wine list is by no means bad but a bit dull. When it comes to the food we opted to share some dishes to try several things. The seared asparagus with radish and black sesame was a nice and fresh dish. We then also tried the so called Fried Master Pork which was decent but nothing special and it really felt more Chinese than Japanese. We then had one of the sharing dishes, the miso pork. That was also a nice dish but again nothing that felt Japanese at all. In a sense all of the food was good but it was more like some sort of pan-Asian cuisine and slightly to advanced to be an izakaya. The menu is also. It all over the place with medium sized dishes, mains, sharing dishes and sushi and sashimi. All in all a decent place for above average Asian food, if they would change the name (not claim that they are an izakaya) and clean up the menu a bit and focus more it could be better.

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    Lokal Izakaya - Interiör.

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    Nook - Sist kvar i en ödslig men vacker lokal.

    Nook

    4.6(45 reviews)
    1.7 kmSöder
    $$$

    We ate in the upper restaurant, which was more like tapas. Everything was outrageously great! A…read moremust do place!

    The food here was good, but it was the service that was impeccable. Few places achieve attentive…read moreservice without the slightest hint of snobbery, but Nook does it. Our waiter, whose name I forget, patiently explained the menu to us, gave us wine recommendations (any wine they have by the bottle is also available by the glass), and kept communicating between me and the kitchen regarding my allergies. Was it okay if the pork was marinated in garlic and onion but there were no pieces? Was I lactose intolerant or lactoprotein intolerant? Wow - I didn't even know the difference myself. Now, onto the food. I had the 380kr set menu, and my boyfriend had the 420kr set menu. I would describe the place as Asian fusion. - Salmon: Wow! Baked ever so slightly so that it is still basically raw, it just melts in your mouth like butter and meshes perfectly with the eggplant puree and roe. The fried fish skin chips were also a nice addition. - Pork loin: Now, I think it was because they had to cook the pork completely differently to accomodate my allergies, but I found it a little rough and way too salty. Maybe the normal pork loin that they serve is better. - Dessert: Not many comments here. Chocolate sorbet was very good. Portions definitely run on the smaller side though, so order some snacks from their menu to go with your set dinner. Would definitely recommend checking this place out if you're in Stockholm.

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    Nook - Diskret exteriör.

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    Nook - Torskrygg med koriander & chili

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    Torskrygg med koriander & chili

    Tong - chinese - Updated July 2026

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