On Monday 7 March the winners were announced in this year’s White Guide. Operakällaren pulled of the prize “Best Wine Experience of the Year” and the Gold bar was honored with the “Best Bar of the Year” award.
The White Guide nominates Sweden's best restaurants in different categories and also the most outstanding overall restaurant experiences in the country. White Guide 2011 evaluated about 800 restaurants and 90 bars (new category this year) and 456 restaurants and 35 bars are included in this year's edition. According to White Guide, Swedish gastronomy continues to develop at all levels and particularly in the very top. The finest restaurants are constantly improving and the others follow.
Operakällaren’s Main Dining Room is praised for the wine list’s composition, the handling and presentation of the wine, the wine suggestions and the ability to convey knowledge in an interesting way. Motivation: "For a very professional and entertaining sommelierie, in perfect harmony with the magnificent dining room service, and where interesting progress is combined with correct handling of treasury in the vaults below, from where guests are treated with castles, estates and vintages that other restaurants can just dream about.” Operakällaren also ranks as Sweden’s third best restaurant at the International Masterclass list, scoring the same total amount of points as the two winning restaurants. The Gold bar at recetly opened Nobis Hotel at Norrmalmstorg is rewarded because it ”has created a new bar destination, already turning into a classic – with both top-notch personality and bartendering.”
About Nobis
Nobis Hotels, Restaurants & Conference is one of Scandinavia’s leading hospitality groups and operates some of Stockholm’s finest venues; "Sweden’s National Restaurant" Operakällaren, legendary Café Opera, historic Stallmästaregården, design hotels Nobis Hotel, Hotel J and Hotel Skeppsholmen, conference venue Täby Park, Restaurant J, event and expo centre Nacka Strandsmässan, J’s meeting places Tornvillan and Fabrikörsvillan. The privately owned corporation employs more than 450 people and turns over about SEK 700 million. The operation includes first-class hotels, restaurants and nightclubs, conference and event venues and catering and has acquired the Lexus car dealer Kaiser Bil in 2007. Nobis also owns 50% of the Italian fashion house Alberto Biani SPA. www.nobis.se
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For more information about the Nobis group’s environmental policies, please contact Jenny Edh Jansen, Director of Marketing & PR, jenny@nobis.se, +46 703 788 428. High resolution pictures available for download at http://www.nobis.se/files.asp?catID=766