Restaurant Palett in Stockholm - Vasastan's palette of flavours

Writer: Peter Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Restaurant Palett in Vasastan combines food and billiards under one roof. I was invited to a tasting when the restaurant was new in 2018, and it was a hit with my taste buds. Here I tell you about that evening – the dishes and wines are from that visit.

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Restaurant Palett and billiard hall JoLo

I think the mix of really good food and a billiard hall under the same roof is brilliant. Palett is located at Västmannagatan 50, near Odenplan, together with the billiard hall JoLo. Here you can combine dinner with a game of billiards.

When I visited, the restaurant had a modern interior and a brand new kitchen. We ate on the street level, while people passed by on their way down to the billiard hall. I like when there is a bit of movement around me – it brings a restaurant to life!

The chef during our visit

The head chef on the visit was Marcus Lindberg Stoltz, who came from Wasahof in Stockholm. His cooking was based on French cuisine, which I really like, combined with Swedish ingredients. Game, seafood and the best of the season were mixed with spices and influences from different parts of the world. The result was a delightful taste journey.

It was also very nice when Marcus came to the table before each course and told us what we were going to eat and what he had planned.

A tasting menu with many flavors

We had a soft start with burratina with tomato, smoked almonds, spruce shoot oil and vinegar powder. We drank an Austrian Grüner Veltliner with hints of pear, honeydew melon and lime.

Then came a vegetarian soup that really tantalized the taste buds: baked Jerusalem artichoke, leek, mushroom, burnt cream and licorice in a wonderfully rich mushroom broth.

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Char and Chablis

Now we moved on to my absolute favorites. I love fish and really appreciate those who can handle it properly. The hot-smoked char was served as a small log – a nice way to present it.

To accompany the fish we had grilled cucumber and lemon, almond potatoes, tomato, sea coral, horseradish and nobis sauce. In the glass was Chablis, one of my favorites. It was a really good choice to accompany the fish!

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Venison fillet with cloudberries and chili

Now we added the fourth and all the taste buds were ready. How about perfectly cooked deer fillet with homemade smoked wild cheese sausage, butter-fried mushrooms, almond potatoes, red wine sauce, cloudberries and chili? Delicious!

We drank a Côtes du Rhône from France with it, both spicy and fruity. This is exactly the kind of food I like to eat out: dishes that take a long time to make myself and that I can hardly make as well at home.

Crème brûlée with butter

We ended the feast with a smooth dessert that just melted on the palate. Messmörs crème brûlée with cloudberries, lemon sorbet and smoked almonds was a nice end to the tasting menu.

Some bubbly after dinner and here with Nina Olsson from Mafioso PR.

Billiards at JoLo after dinner

After all this taste palette, the billiard hall downstairs attracted us. Why not try it? During the evening we met Ann-Sofie Löfgren, who was introduced as one of the owners and national captain of the Swedish Billiards Association, with both Swedish championships and a European championship behind her.

Ann-Sofie asked if we wanted to learn the rules or see some tricks. Of course, we wanted to see her perform – and we got it in spades! I had to record a little film, because it's hard to explain in words.

Visit Restaurant Palett today

Palett and JoLo are still located at Västmannagatan 50 in Vasastan. You can book dinner at the restaurant and combine your visit with billiards or shuffleboard. My tasting is a memory from 2018, so check out the restaurant's website for the current menu and booking.

Have you visited Palett or played billiards at JoLo? Please tell us about your experience!

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Peter Bergström

Peter is the CEO, writer and publisher of Sweden's most popular travel magazine, FREEDOMtravel.se and FREEDOMtravel.se/husbilsresor. My wife and I travel for around eight months of the year, searching for new gems to experience and to inspire you, our readers, with exciting new destinations. We also run the travel agency FREEDOMxplore.com in collaboration with Your Brand Travel. The focus is on unique, hand-picked experiences.

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