Restaurant in Malmö, Sweden
Two Michelin stars. Book weeks ahead.
Vollmers holds two Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and a La Liste score of 91 points — Malmö's clearest case for a special-occasion tasting menu. Booking is near impossible, especially on Fridays and Saturdays, so plan weeks ahead and target Thursday for the best availability. At €€€€, this is the address if the occasion demands it.
If you want a seat at Vollmers, the practical answer is to aim for a Thursday. Saturday evenings go first, and with booking difficulty rated near impossible, waiting until you are ready to plan will cost you the date. Set a calendar reminder and move fast: Vollmers operates Wednesday through Saturday only, with no lunch service, so your window is narrow to begin with. The earlier in the week you secure your reservation, the more flexibility you have on timing within that evening's seating.
Vollmers is one of the clearest cases in Malmö — and in southern Sweden , for a special-occasion tasting menu. Two Michelin stars held in both 2024 and 2025, a La Liste score of 91 points in 2025 (90 in 2026), and a Google rating of 4.8 across 384 reviews together indicate a kitchen operating at a consistent level that few restaurants in the region match. If you are planning a significant dinner , an anniversary, a milestone birthday, a high-stakes business meal , this is the address. The question is not whether the quality is there. It is whether the format suits your evening and whether you can get a table.
Vollmers sits at Tegelgårdsgatan 5 in Malmö, and the cooking runs under the direction of Mats and Ebbe Vollmer. The cuisine is classified as New Nordic and Contemporary , meaning the progression of the tasting menu is built around Scandinavian produce and technique, with each course designed to connect to the next rather than operate as a standalone plate. This is architecture-driven dining: the meal is structured as a single experience with a clear arc, not a collection of individual dishes. For a special occasion, that format works in your favour , the pacing of a long tasting menu gives the evening a natural rhythm, and there is little pressure to fill dead time between courses.
The atmosphere at a venue like this tends toward quiet intensity rather than noise. At two-star level, the room's energy is typically managed: lower volume, focused service, and a mood calibrated for conversation. That makes Vollmers a strong choice for a date or celebration where you want to actually talk, in contrast to venues where the room takes over after 9 PM. Service opens at 6 PM and runs to 11:30 PM Wednesday through Saturday, giving you a full evening without being rushed to an early table.
Because no specific menu data is available in our record, we will not invent dishes or courses. What the two-star credential signals , reliably, based on how Michelin evaluates at this level , is that the kitchen demonstrates consistent technical mastery, uses high-quality ingredients, and offers a progression that builds in complexity and intention. At the New Nordic level, that typically means a menu that moves through textures and temperatures with purpose, uses preservation and fermentation as structural tools, and anchors the experience in the season. For a first-time visit, the right approach is to go without strong preconceptions about what you will eat, and to treat the menu as a single composition rather than a series of individual choices. That is the mode this format rewards.
For context on how Vollmers fits the wider Swedish fine-dining landscape: Frantzén in Stockholm operates at three-star level and represents the ceiling of Nordic tasting menu ambition in Sweden. Signum in Mölnlycke and VYN in Simrishamn are two-star peers worth knowing about. ÄNG in Tvååker and Knystaforsen in Rydöbruk round out the southern Swedish fine dining circuit if you are building a multi-night itinerary. Internationally, if you want a point of comparison for the New Nordic tasting format at a similar tier, Atera in New York City operates in a comparable register.
Booking difficulty is near impossible at peak times. The restaurant is closed Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday. Wednesday through Saturday, service runs 6 PM to 11:30 PM. There is no lunch service. Given the format and the two-star reputation, expect demand to outpace availability by several weeks, particularly for Friday and Saturday evenings. Book as far in advance as the reservation system allows. If your dates are flexible, Thursday is your leading chance of securing a table on shorter notice. No booking method or direct booking link is held in our current record , check the restaurant directly or use a trusted reservation platform.
| Detail | Vollmers | Bloom in the Park | ÄNG (Tvååker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | €€€€ | €€ | Not available |
| Stars | Michelin 2★ | Check Pearl | Michelin 2★ |
| Format | Tasting menu | Tasting menu | Tasting menu |
| Dinner only | Yes | Check venue | Check venue |
| Booking difficulty | Near impossible | Moderate | Difficult |
| Location | Malmö city | Malmö (park) | Tvååker |
For more of Malmö's dining options across all price tiers, see our full Malmö restaurants guide. If you are staying overnight, our Malmö hotels guide covers where to stay near the city centre. For pre-dinner drinks, our Malmö bars guide has the current options. You can also explore wineries and experiences around Malmö if you are building a longer trip.
See the full comparison section below.
If Vollmers is fully booked or the price point does not fit this trip, Malmö has a range of alternatives at different spend levels. aster and Bloom in the Park both operate at €€ and offer tasting-menu adjacent formats without the two-star booking pressure. Brasserie Sture 1912 is a reliable option if you want a long, convivial dinner without a fixed progression. BISe and Bouchon are worth checking if you are after something more casual. For a full picture of what two-star Nordic cooking looks like at the next level up, 28+ in Gothenburg is the closest comparable city-based option. Le Bernardin in New York City is a useful international reference point for sustained two-star-level technical consistency in a tasting context.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmers | New Nordic, Contemporary | €€€€ | Near Impossible |
| aster | Contemporary | €€ | Unknown |
| Namu | Korean | €€ | Unknown |
| Västergatan | Swedish | €€ | Unknown |
| Bloom in the Park | Creative | €€ | Unknown |
| Brasserie Sture 1912 | Mediterranean Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Dress at the level the setting demands: this is a two-Michelin-star restaurant at €€€€ pricing, so formal or polished smart dress is the right call. Think jackets for men and evening-appropriate dress for women — nothing you would wear to a casual bistro. Malmö diners tend toward understated Scandinavian elegance rather than black-tie formality, so sharp rather than ostentatious is the right read.
Vollmers is a tasting menu restaurant run by Mats and Ebbe Vollmer — you are not ordering à la carte, so commit to the format before you book. It holds 2 Michelin stars in both 2024 and 2025 and scored 91 points in La Liste 2025, which puts it in the serious tier of European fine dining. Booking difficulty is near impossible at peak times, particularly Saturday, so secure your reservation well in advance and treat Thursday or Friday as your practical fallback.
Vollmers does not offer lunch service — the restaurant opens at 6 pm Wednesday through Saturday and is closed Sunday through Tuesday. Dinner is the only option, so this question is settled by the schedule. If your trip only allows daytime dining, Vollmers will not fit, and you should look at alternatives like Bloom in the Park or Västergatan instead.
Bar or counter seating is not documented in Vollmers' venue record. Given the two-Michelin-star format and the tasting menu structure, this is not a drop-in bar venue — expect a full seated dinner booking as the standard mode of entry. If walk-in or bar-seat access is important to you, Vollmers is not the right match for that visit.
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