I give this place five stars as much for the restaurant's atmosphere and the building's history as…read morefor the homey Swedish food served here. This beautiful 16th Century brick and stone building was erected in the old town square as Malmo's Rådhuset (City Hall), with its basement vaults (where the restaurant is) dating back to 1546 with some of them once actually used as a dungeon-prison. Because of the original Rådhuset's many offices, courtrooms, record chambers and halls, the building's transformation into an eating & drinking establishment created a restaurant of many rooms and parlors, some very private for small groups and others rather large and grand. There's even a 450 year old library that one can dine in. Of course, every corner has been refurbished for its new incarnation (a century ago) as the restaurant we see today: the Rådhuskällaren.
Below is a list of the historic rooms that you can eat in -
The town hall basement which can seat 250 people and is composed of:
St. Knuts Källare (seats 100 people),
the Large vault (seating 65),
the Little vault (seating 8),
The hunting cellar (seating 60),
and the Library (which seats 40).
There's also 18 other seats spread about in nooks and crannies.
The Rådhuskällaren's menu consists of well prepared traditional Swedish fare, much like my Swedish grandmother used to make on special occasions (she was a professional private chef for a rich family a century ago). Unfortunately the Rådhuskällaren's menu has been reduced significantly since I came here with my family long before COVID. Still, there are plenty of options and each meal has three or more courses whether a "Set Menu" or "a la Carte".
This historic restaurant is well worth a visit. And be sure to ask Lena for a tour of the place. "Skol".