Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden
Michelin-recognised value south of the centre.
SOLEN is a Michelin Plate-recognised modern cuisine restaurant in Stockholm's Johanneshov district, holding consecutive plates for 2024 and 2025 and a White Star from Star Wine List. At the €€ price tier, it delivers credible kitchen ambition and a well-regarded wine programme without the budget or booking pressure of Stockholm's starred tier. A practical choice for food-and-wine enthusiasts who want substance over spectacle.
SOLEN is a Michelin Plate-recognised modern cuisine restaurant in Johanneshov, a southern Stockholm neighbourhood that sits outside the city's usual fine-dining circuit. At the €€ price point, it offers one of the more accessible entries into Stockholm's serious restaurant tier — and with a 4.4 Google rating across 585 reviews, the consistency is there to back it up. Book here if you want a credible modern kitchen without the €€€€ commitment that comes with AIRA or Adam / Albin. The trade-off is location: Johanneshov is not central, and the address at Hallgränd 45 puts you a short metro or taxi ride from the city core.
SOLEN holds consecutive Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025, plus a White Star from Star Wine List (published January 2026) — a wine-list credential that tells you the kitchen's ambitions extend to what goes in the glass, not just what arrives on the plate. For a restaurant at the €€ tier, those are meaningful signals. The Michelin Plate recognition means inspectors consider the cooking worth attention even if a star has not followed, and the wine recognition suggests a programme serious enough for food-and-wine enthusiasts who care about the pairing as much as the dish.
The editorial angle here is service: at this price tier, the question is whether the front-of-house delivers something proportionate to the kitchen's ambitions, or whether the €€ positioning comes with a corresponding drop in attentiveness. Based on the volume and consistency of public feedback , 585 reviews sustaining a 4.4 average is not an accident , the room appears to be running well. That rating, across a large sample, typically indicates reliable service rather than a single standout evening. For diners coming from the centre of Stockholm, that reliability matters: Johanneshov is not somewhere you stumble into. You make a deliberate trip, and SOLEN's review record suggests the deliberateness is warranted.
The White Star from Star Wine List is worth pausing on. Stockholm has a number of restaurants where the wine list is an afterthought, particularly at mid-range price points. A formal wine-list recognition at the €€ tier is less common and positions SOLEN as a stronger choice for wine-focused diners than price alone would suggest. If you're visiting Stockholm as part of a broader Scandinavian food-and-wine itinerary alongside destinations like Vollmers in Malmö, Signum in Mölnlycke, or VYN in Simrishamn, SOLEN represents the kind of Stockholm stop that adds real depth without requiring you to allocate a full-splurge budget.
For context on what the €€ tier means in Stockholm's restaurant geography: the city's top tier , Frantzén sits at the apex , demands significantly higher spend per head and booking lead times measured in months. SOLEN operates several tiers below that ceiling, which is precisely what makes it strategically useful. If you've already committed a larger budget night to somewhere like Ekstedt or Etoile, SOLEN works as a well-credentialled secondary booking that won't require the same financial or logistical commitment.
On the Johanneshov location: this is a southern Stockholm district, accessible via the metro's green line (Gullmarsplan is the nearest major hub) or a short taxi from the city centre. It is not a neighbourhood with obvious pre-dinner options in the way that Östermalm or Södermalm are, so plan the evening as a destination rather than part of a broader wander. If you want to build a wider Stockholm evening, consider pairing it with a visit to the Stockholm bar scene beforehand, then heading south for dinner rather than in reverse.
Booking SOLEN sits in the easy category by Stockholm standards. You are not competing with the months-out demand that characterises the city's starred tier, and a reservation a week or two ahead should be sufficient for most dates. That said, the combination of Michelin recognition and a relatively contained address means weekend evenings will fill faster than midweek slots. If your travel dates are fixed, booking two to three weeks out gives you the leading pick of timing. SOLEN's Star Wine List recognition suggests the wine programme repays some attention when you book: if a pairing menu or wine flight is available, it is worth requesting at reservation rather than on arrival.
For first-timers to Stockholm's modern cuisine tier, SOLEN is a lower-risk entry point than most. The price range removes the financial pressure of a full €€€€ commitment, the Michelin Plate signals that the cooking is being taken seriously, and the 4.4 rating across a substantial review base suggests the experience holds up across different visits and diner types. Compare that with Babette or ergo. depending on what style you're after, or with Essence and Forma if you want to benchmark what similar price points deliver elsewhere in the city. You can also explore our full Stockholm restaurants guide for a broader picture of where SOLEN sits in the city's current dining tier.
For travellers building a Scandinavian itinerary, the wider Swedish restaurant tier is worth knowing: ÄNG in Tvååker, 28+ in Gothenburg, and Knystaforsen in Rydöbruk each represent different points on the Swedish fine-dining map. Internationally, if modern cuisine at this level of recognition is your focus, Maison Lameloise in Chagny and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai offer useful comparison points for what Michelin-recognised modern kitchens deliver at different price tiers. For planning the rest of your Stockholm stay, see our Stockholm hotels guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. Two to three weeks ahead covers most scenarios. For fixed travel dates, book on confirmation rather than on arrival in Stockholm. Weekend slots will attract more competition than midweek.
SOLEN is at Hallgränd 45, 121 62 Johanneshov, Stockholm. The Johanneshov location sits south of the city centre; plan it as a destination evening rather than a casual walk-in. Price range is €€, placing it firmly in Stockholm's accessible fine-dining bracket. Phone and website are not listed in the current record; check Google or reservation platforms for current contact details and hours.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLEN | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Easy |
| Operakällaren | Swedish, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| AIRA | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Adam / Albin | New Nordic | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Ekstedt | Progressive Asador, Grills | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Etoile | Contemporary French, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
SOLEN is priced at €€, which makes it one of the more accessible Michelin Plate restaurants in Stockholm. If a tasting format is available, the price-to-recognition ratio here is stronger than at higher-priced peers like AIRA or Operakällaren. The consecutive Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025 confirm consistent kitchen execution, so for the price point, the value case holds.
SOLEN is in Johanneshov, a southern Stockholm neighbourhood that sits outside the main dining circuit — plan it as a destination evening rather than a stopover. It holds Michelin Plates for both 2024 and 2025 and a White Star from Star Wine List (January 2026), so the wine programme is worth attention. Booking 2–3 weeks ahead is usually sufficient given an easy booking difficulty rating.
Specific menu items are not available in the current record, so a precise recommendation isn't possible here. What is confirmed: SOLEN runs modern cuisine with a wine list strong enough to earn a White Star credential from Star Wine List. Ask the team for wine pairings — that programme is a documented strength.
Two to three weeks ahead covers most scenarios at SOLEN. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so last-minute tables are more realistic here than at Stockholm's harder-to-book restaurants. That said, if you have fixed travel dates, book on confirmation rather than waiting until arrival week.
At €€ with consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), SOLEN offers a stronger value proposition than most of its Michelin-recognised peers in Stockholm. The Johanneshov location means less competition for tables and likely more accessible pricing than city-centre equivalents like Ekstedt or Adam/Albin. If you're comfortable travelling south of the centre, the recognition-to-cost ratio is one of the better ones in the city.
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