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Rue du Pont Nouveau, Stockholm: restaurant review

Here's a quick thumbs-up to a new-ish restaurant in Stockholm (Sweden) called "Rue du Pont Nouveau" (www.pontnouveau.se) It's bookable online at http://www.bookatable.com/se/109289/rue-du-pont-nouveau/index.en-US.aspx.

Went on a Saturday evening at 8pm. This is relatively prime-time eating, but there were a number of tables available. The restaurant is an offshoot of a patisserie/bakery, to which it adjoins. It's done up in pretty modern decor, with glass-topped tables and lucite chairs, but still subdued in the Swedish way. The tables are actually quite clever: there's a glass top over a sort of cabinet, so that one can see the menu displayed underneath. A good way to keep the menu on the table without using up tablespace.

Anyway, more importantly, the food. Very nicely done. Excellent taste, and playful presentation. Had in particular, a liver pate to start, a halibut and a lamb dish. Both came with seasonal vegetables. The former paired with a crayfish risotto that was excellent; the latter with truffle scented mashed potatoes with a nice texture, though served a little cool. Ended up with an inventive presentation on one of the desserts. It's listed as "ice cream with 3 toppings and chocolate sauce". It comes as three small ice cream popsicles (vanilla, chocolate, and a sorbet) a three little containers of (a) nuts, (b) a coconut mixture and (c) something else crushed that had the "pop-rock" effect going on. A very amusing and fun to eat dessert.

I'd go back in a jiffy, but so many others to try!

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