A TRAVELLER’S GUIDE: stockholm- brunch at brasserie elverket

so, it depends what do you mean by brunch. personally, i have a penchant for rich and lavish ones, with large and wide tables of colurful trays, cold, warm, steaming hot, and so on. with a special emphasis on the desserts selection.

well, Brasserie Elverket is not like that. which does not necessarily imply that it is a scant brunch- just, in a minor key. The buffet is actually limited, and some classics are noticeably missing (grilled tomato, where art thou?); when it comes to sweets you do have a choice: brownies -wait a second, aren’t exactly those for sale at the COOP?- and self-made waffles. Not that i have stong feelings against waffles, but if i go to a brunch, i definetively do not want to cook myself. and i want even less to queue for more than fiftheen minutes to prepare myself a waffle, especially given my poor cooking skills.

I shall say that the inner room is very nicely decorated and the ambient is overall pretty cool. shame that the tables outside are actually on the street, and are bunched together as a tight bunch of roses. to get to my chair i had to undertake a cross-country race among the other custumers’ chairs.

conversation highlights: on how the sweds inhale when they pronounce the word “hyes”, and on the connected misunderstanding that arises in foreigners, who understand these aspirated sounds as displays of fear/disgust/sheer surprise.

A TRAVELLER’S GUIDE: stockholm- brunch at Clarion’s

We have been to brunch at Clarion this Sunday. the athmosphere is relaxed and quiet, despite we were there in the heat of the brunch time. unfortunately, i cannot say it is cosy and warm: tables are aligned down to not too spacious aisle, and look on a park to be, which now is a construction site. the brunch itself consists in a selection of international food, with no particular characterization. you can help yoursels with the traditional english breakfast, try some of the cold dishes, among which the unmissable salmon, and finally indulge in the selection of sweets. coffee and juices are included, wine and cocktails can be ordered, but the wine list is nothing exciting. overall, the quality is good, even if the coffee is not freshly brewed, the eggs á la benedicte look grey and the sweets are only of four varieties. the staff, though, is extremely nice and friendly.

my disappointment was stronger given my high expectations: Clarion’s brunch is cured by Aquavit,  Stockholm’s newly opened branch of the famous swedish restaurant in NY. indeed, i made the mistake of checking on the web what was having a bruch at Aquavit in NY like, and the difference left me unsatified.

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