Grand Hôtel

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"Few hotels are more deserving of the sobriquet grande dame than the century-and-a-half-old Grand Hôtel Stockholm, where I slept in the Ingrid Bergman suite: Wandering around the cheerful, airy space I’d stop periodically to gaze at a black-and-white portrait of the legendary actor hung beside a window that framed a view of the Royal Palace; I was staying in close proximity to two flavors of royalty. The nearness to greatness applies not only to the hotel’s patrons but also to its extraordinary cuisine. The acclaimed Swedish chef Matthias Dhalgren operates two of its restaurants, including the two-year-old Michelin-starred Seafood Gastro, which focuses on Nordic flavors. I lost count of the number of courses, but the sheer bounty of beautifully plated confections involving fish maw and langoustine claw and other briny mysteries bordered on psychedelic. I still think too of the alfresco octopus salad and Sancerre I ate at Grand Soleil, and even the lovingly prepared overnight oats that room service brought me while I looked out at the bright waterfront beneath Bergman’s watchful gaze." - CNT Editors