"The crowd? A slightly awkward mix of millenials and tourists. Look past the party vibe in the lobby (unless it’s your thing) to discover something quite enchanting. While a hotel restaurant is generally a hard sell in these parts, MJ’S head chef, Frida Nilsson, consistently cooks up wildly original dishes, relentlessly mixing world cuisines and disparate references, and earning herself a reputation as one of Sweden’s leading young chefs in the process. The cauliflower with pickled green tomatoes, cilantro seeds, and lobster foam is as good as the beautiful fried pumpkin with habanero, pomegranate, and local Alp cheese. The wine list is astonishingly deep and mostly natural. Even better, it will not break the bank. Look out for the guest chef series on Sundays, when Nilsson invites some of the country’s best cooks behind the stove. [$$]" - Alisa Larsen