Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden
Serious French cooking at mid-range prices.
Allegrine is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised French restaurant in central Stockholm, reconfirmed in both 2024 and 2025. At the €€ price tier with easy booking and a credible wine bar attached, it delivers serious French cooking at a price point the city's tasting-menu restaurants cannot match. Book a week out for mid-week; two weeks for weekends.
Allegrine is the kind of French restaurant Stockholm does not have enough of: a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised address where the cooking is serious, the price stays reasonable, and booking a table remains genuinely achievable. If you have already been once and want to know whether to return, the answer is yes. Chef Danyel Couet runs a kitchen that consistently punches above its price tier, and the €€ positioning means you get technical French cooking at a fraction of what you would spend at the city's tasting-menu establishments. Seats at the bar are limited, the room is not large, and the Bib Gourmand has been reconfirmed for both 2024 and 2025, which means demand is not going away. Book early.
Allegrine sits on Kammakargatan 22 in central Stockholm, operating as a French restaurant under chef Danyel Couet. It is also home to Bar Allegrine, which earned a White Star listing on Star Wine List in June 2022, signalling that the drinks side of the operation is taken as seriously as the food. That dual identity matters when you are deciding how to use the venue: this is not purely a dinner destination, and the bar is a legitimate reason to visit on its own terms.
The room rewards a second look. Where Stockholm's top-tier restaurants tend to signal ambition through austere Scandinavian interiors or theatrical open kitchens, Allegrine presents itself without that kind of visual pressure. What you see instead is a space calibrated for comfort rather than performance, which turns out to be the point. The cooking is doing the work, not the staging. For a returning visitor, that restraint reads differently the second time: it is a deliberate choice, not an absence of ambition.
The Michelin Bib Gourmand, awarded in both 2024 and 2025, is the single most useful data point here. Michelin's Bib category exists specifically to identify places where the quality-to-price ratio is strong enough to recommend even when the budget is not unlimited. Back-to-back recognition in consecutive years means this is not a one-cycle anomaly. The 4.3 rating across 422 Google reviews confirms the consistency from the guest side. For French cuisine at the €€ price level in a city where serious restaurants typically require a much larger outlay, Allegrine is the clearest case in Stockholm's current listings.
If your last visit was dinner and you did not spend time at Bar Allegrine, that is the obvious next move. The White Star listing from Star Wine List places it in a credible tier for wine-focused bars, and a French kitchen at this level tends to produce bar snacks worth ordering. Come earlier in the evening if you want both: the bar before a full sitting, or the bar as the primary event on a night when you are not after a full meal.
Allegrine works well for two. The format and price point make it a practical choice for a mid-week dinner without the occasion pressure of a tasting-menu booking. For groups of four or more, check availability carefully since the room is not configured for large parties. The booking process is direct given the Easy difficulty rating, but the combination of central location, Bib Gourmand status, and a small room means that popular evenings fill. A week's notice is usually adequate; less than that on a Friday or Saturday is a risk. There is no dress code confirmed in the available data, but French kitchen context and the Bib recognition suggest smart-casual is the practical default.
As a French restaurant in Stockholm, Allegrine sits in an interesting competitive position. French technique at this price level is relatively rare in the city, where the dominant register for serious cooking runs toward New Nordic or contemporary Scandinavian. That scarcity gives Allegrine a clearer identity than it might have in Paris or London, and for a returning visitor who wants something different from the city's prevailing style, that distinction matters.
For broader context on eating well in Stockholm, the full Stockholm restaurants guide covers the range from neighbourhood spots to tasting-menu commitments. If you are planning around accommodation, the Stockholm hotels guide and bars guide are worth reviewing alongside. Beyond Stockholm, strong French cooking in a comparable register appears at Hotel de Ville Crissier and L'Effervescence in Tokyo for travellers benchmarking the cuisine internationally. Within Sweden, Signum in Mölnlycke, Vollmers in Malmö, and VYN in Simrishamn cover the high end outside the capital. For other Stockholm addresses worth knowing: Cafe Nizza, Aloë, and Frantzén round out the picture at different price tiers. In Gothenburg, 28+ is the natural reference point for French-inflected cooking at a similar level of seriousness. Further afield in Sweden, ÄNG in Tvååker and Knystaforsen in Rydöbruk represent the country's broader reach for ambitious cooking outside urban centres. You can also explore the Stockholm wineries guide and Stockholm experiences guide for planning around a visit.
Yes, and it is worth doing. Bar Allegrine is a named component of the venue with its own Star Wine List White Star recognition, which means the bar is not an afterthought. Eating at the bar is a practical option if you are visiting solo or as a pair, and it gives you access to the kitchen without committing to a full sitting. Check availability when booking since seat count is not published, but the bar is a genuine alternative to a table.
No dress code is confirmed, but French cuisine at a Bib Gourmand-recognised address in central Stockholm points clearly toward smart-casual. You will not be underdressed in clean, put-together clothes, and you are unlikely to see anyone in a tie. Avoid overly casual choices if you are coming directly from daytime activities.
A week out is usually enough for mid-week evenings. For Friday and Saturday, book two weeks ahead to be safe. The Easy booking difficulty rating means you are not competing with the reservation pressure of Stockholm's tasting-menu restaurants like AIRA or Frantzén, but the Bib Gourmand recognition and small room size mean popular slots fill faster than the overall difficulty rating might suggest.
Tasting menu details are not confirmed in available data. What is confirmed is that the venue operates at the €€ price tier with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025. The Bib category specifically validates value-for-money, so whatever format is on offer, the price-to-quality ratio is the venue's primary credential. If a tasting menu is available, that credential makes it worth taking. For a full tasting-menu commitment at the leading of Stockholm's range, Operakällaren or AIRA are the comparators.
At €€ with back-to-back Bib Gourmand recognition and a 4.3 Google score across 422 reviews, Allegrine is one of the clearer yes answers in Stockholm at this price level. You are getting French cooking with a credible awards record at a fraction of the outlay required at the city's tasting-menu restaurants. The only caveat: if you are looking for the full high-end Stockholm experience, the ceiling here is lower than at AIRA or Adam / Albin. For quality relative to spend, Allegrine is the better call.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Allegrine | €€ | — |
| Operakällaren | €€€€ | — |
| AIRA | €€€€ | — |
| Adam / Albin | €€€€ | — |
| Ekstedt | €€€€ | — |
| Etoile | €€€€ | — |
Comparing your options in Stockholm for this tier.
Yes, and it is worth knowing about. Bar Allegrine operates as a distinct space within the same address on Kammakargatan 22, and its wine programme earned a White Star listing from Star Wine List in 2022. If you cannot get a dinner reservation or want a lower-commitment visit, the bar is a practical alternative worth planning around.
No dress code is documented for Allegrine, but a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised French restaurant in central Stockholm typically calls for neat, relaxed clothing rather than formal wear. Overdressing is unlikely to be wrong; underdressing below smart-casual is a risk at this price and recognition level.
Specific booking lead times are not confirmed in available data, but a Bib Gourmand address at €€ pricing in central Stockholm will fill quickly, especially at weekends. Booking one to two weeks ahead is a reasonable baseline; if you have a fixed date, book earlier rather than later.
Tasting menu details are not confirmed in the venue data, so a direct verdict is not possible here. What is confirmed: Allegrine holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, which signals good value relative to cooking quality at the €€ price range, regardless of format.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Allegrine is among the stronger value cases for French cooking in Stockholm. The Bib Gourmand designation specifically flags good food at moderate prices, which is the clearest external signal that the spend-to-quality ratio works here.
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