Scan Magazine | Restaurant of the Month | Sweden
Restaurant of the Month, Sweden
Prized burgers and craft beer Stockholm’s hottest venue for burger and craft beer lovers is no doubt Barrels Burgers & Beer. Its monthly treats created by some of the world’s best chefs are nothing short of amazing, and as true aficionados, the owners are also regularly arranging festivals dedicated to tasty patties and great brews. By Malin Norman | Photos: Barrels Burgers & Beer
Co-founder Sharam Zeraaktar explains the concept: “We have a passion for hamburgers and beer, and really appreciated the growing trend with tasty burgers. But we found that the food scene in Stockholm was lacking something, so we decided to open our own burger and beer place. What we do is not rocket science, we use great ingredients and combine flavours.” The team uses only 100 | Issue 116 | September 2018
Swedish meat and organic products such as cheddar from Väddö Gårdsmejeri, and customers appreciate the high quality and clean flavours. The first Barrels Burgers & Beer venue opened in March 2015 in the heart of Gamla Stan, and became a big hit straight away. Positive reviews flooded in and it was even named Best Budget
Restaurant and Opening of the Year in the annual competition by Allt Om Stockholm (All About Stockholm). In June 2017, the second venue opened in the city centre and, as all good things come in threes, the team has just opened a third restaurant on Södermalm.
Monthly burger treats Its success has also travelled across the Swedish borders, and Barrels represented Sweden at Mr Hyde National Burger Day in London last year. This is an annual event with a number of British and international restaurants competing for the title of best burger. “The team from National Burger Day came to Stockholm