Oh my god! Have you seen that Hörte Brygga was mentioned in the NY Times as a place to visit? And…read morerightfully so. This place was magical when I visited this summer. Let me paint you the picture.
You sit by the small harbor with the small boats bobbing up and down. You can picture their early morning fishing adventures. You look around and see endless variations of genuine outdoor tables, sofas and chairs- all belonging but still surely collected by a whim. On a stand you see the chefs towels gently blowing in the wind. The sun burns in your face and the murmur around you soothes (you ready to jump in your car yet?).
Anyway, that was the setting. Magical like I said. When you go inside to order the food, the hipster vibe hits you in the face (you can pretend ALL you want that you are annoyed with the hipster folks but they do amazing things. Enough said.). Inside it's like assemble your own meal, smoke your own salmon, pickle your own veggies- fastfood McDonald's kind of thing going on. I mean, I can not handle. Too many choices and my brain checks out. Thank god for my sister in law though who had been there before and took charge. I went back to the outdoor pretty picture and awaited the food.
The food. Hands down the best smoked salmon I ever had. And the sides were amazing. Pickled this and pickled that. Smoked picked carrots? Yum! And the presentation was just so good (I know I sound just a tiny bit extatic).
The price was super humane. I think 110 SEK per person.
It was also rumored that when my sister in law was there, they smoked and barbecued a wild boar although it was allegedly sold out when they wanted it. In conclusion, who knows if this awesome dish ever existed.
So, please, save your moneys where ever you live and make a visit next summer!
