Eating in Gothenburg

[Oswaldo Costa]

But will it become less amazing if Jason D apologizes?

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Mikael Nypelius, Restaurang Bhoga. Highly recommend your saying hi to him. Should be a good visit.

Mikael is genuine and welcoming, and he's doing a great list. Thanks much for the tip.

I mentioned your name to good effect.

 

[Christian Miller (CMM)]

originally posted by lars makie:
This threadIs even more amazing in reality than in conversation.

I know what you mean; I'm still trying to wrap my mind around "incredible herring platter."

 

[Levi Dalton]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Mikael Nypelius, Restaurang Bhoga. Highly recommend your saying hi to him. Should be a good visit.

Mikael is genuine and welcoming, and he's doing a great list. Thanks much for the tip.

I mentioned your name to good effect.

Excellent news.

 

[SFJoe]

Classic work from the overseas reporter--interview with the taxi driver.

Last night on the way home (just as it got dim, so say, 12:15 or so), I told my driver with a Shiite name that I had found people in G-burg to be very open and conversational. He said, "Yes, not like Sweden." I pressed him a bit, and he used his index finger to press his nose up to refer to people from Stockholm. I asked why people from G-town were so friendly, and to paraphrase, he put it down to the externally focused, commercially minded orientation of Gothenburg. Stockholm is busy being in charge of Sweden, giving orders, collecting taxes, and so on. Gothenburg is hustling for a buck, trading with whatever ships come to port.

"Just like New York," says I.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by SFJoe:
Classic work from the overseas reporter--interview with the taxi driver.

Last night on the way home (just as it got dim, so say, 12:15 or so)

this St Pete native has to mock the dimming at 12:15 this time of year

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Didn't know you were from Florida.

 

[Yixin]

This is becoming one of my favourite threads.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Mikael Nypelius, Restaurang Bhoga. Highly recommend your saying hi to him. Should be a good visit.

Mikael is genuine and welcoming, and he's doing a great list. Thanks much for the tip.

I mentioned your name to good effect.

Excellent news.

I was able to persuade the CEO to join me at Bhoga on our last night in town.

I hadn't been aware that they have one cookie from Michelin, but I figured it out as I was looking again, good for them.

The food is the best thing I had while in town by a considerable margin. I was surprised on the upside by cool wine lists, but theirs is the coolest I saw. Pricing is horrific, but that seems to be the general story in Sweden for all kinds of things.

But for instance, the surprisingly not bad restaurant in the top floor of my hotel served us 2012 Wachstum Bodenstein, 2008 Hirtzberger Honivogl, 2010 Gonon St. Joe, and La Bota de Amontillado 31 last night. You may be able to guess who ordered.

I had expected that the Prager would be a hard sell, and that I would have to pander quickly, but to my surprise everyone loved it. Curiously, the females bailed on the GV. Everyone bailed on the Amontillado. I had to kill most of the bottle myself, which did not make me the eager beaver this AM.

If you come to town, Bhoga is my kind of place. You may like different things, but this would not be unfamiliar to someone who likes Racines NY, say. The food uses local Swedish ingredients and so on, but the ethos is not dissimilar.

Fiskekrogen has a pretty room (and a good list) and serves good high end catering food.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

For those still tempted.

Weekend Getaway: Gothenburg.

 

[kirk wallace]

i wasn't, but now i am.

 

[Robert Dentice]

This Vice Munchies special also makes me want to go soon.

Vice guide to Sweden

 

[Sharon Bowman]

It has surely outpaced Nebraska by now!