At the top end of the scale, two Stockholm restaurants have been awarded two stars in the Guide Michelin, and five more have received one star – impressive numbers for a city of this size and latitude..

   They include classic, historical restaurants such as Edsbacka Krog (two stars) and Operakällaren, focusing on Swedish and international delicacies, as well as modern restaurants with cutting-edge cuisine and advanced crossover styles such as the well-established F12 and Vassa Eggen in the city centre, and the intimate, highly sophisticated Frantzen-Lindeberg in Gamla Stan, and chic Lux, in a newly developed trendy residential area on scenic, periphical Essinge island..