Smaka

Gothenburg


While the electric-blue and copper interior might recall a 1980s nightclub, restaurant-bar Smaka is all about classic Swedish husmanskost. Whet the appetite with a platter of Swedish charcuterie before tucking into hearty mains that range from speciality meatballs with mashed potato and lingonberries, to a surf-meets-turf creation of fried plaice with smoked pork, mushrooms, asparagus, capers and browned butter.


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