Eating out with Alannah

If you’ve strolled along Västerlånggatan (the main thoroughfare in Gamla Stan), you have probably walked right past an unimposing darkish looking restaurant or else wondered what a Scottish-inspired whiskey bar is doing on one of Stockholm’s most touristic streets.

But don’t expect Scottish delicacies inside Glenfiddich Warehouse No 68. Instead they serve Swedish dishes like reindeer, crayfish, Baltic herring, elk carpaccio, cloudberries, Wallenbergare and meatballs. And of course, it’s also a whiskey bar with an impressive array of whiskies from Ireland, Scotland, Japan, the US and even from Sweden.

I dined there last Saturday with some friends from London who were on a first trip to Stockholm. While one person stuck into a steak with fries and pepper sauce, the other was happy to eat his first reindeer steak ever.

I chose this place as it came recommended by two of my friends. Did I like it? Well, my food was pretty good but not mind blowing for the price (we paid SEK 820 for two starters, two main courses and two glasses of Sauvignon white wine). For me the biggest turnoff was the decor – the lighting is quite dark and the wood furnishings don’t really give off a cozy feeling. (The restaurant is tucked away at the very back of the place). Would I go back? Probably yes, but not for a while. But if you are a whiskey lover, I’d definitely recommend checking out their impressive whiskey menu!

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