Lokal Izakaya — Restaurant in Stockholm

I rented the venue next door, Lemonbar, that shares the same kitchen as Lokal Izakaya. We were over 20 guests and enjoyed a big selection of dishes from their menu. Each dish was incredible and all guests raved with appreciation! Our favorites were the udon noodles, veg bao, halibut, nigiri sushi, tuna taco, and their steamed rice! Without exaggeration their nigiri sushi was according to my Japanese mom the best sushi she’s ever had in Stockholm. If you manage to impress a Japanese lady even something like regular steamed rice, then you know you’ve succeeded. A huge compliment from us all to the chef-we will definitely be back and highly recommend it to...

All the food we ordered had only one taste = SALT. The staff was rude and arrogant. I'm very disappointed because they are called "Izakaya". I expected variety of small dishes and drinks, also friendly staff. I found none of those. Nothing izakaya about this place. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY BY GOING THERE!

Instead, I'll recommend these 2 Izakayas: Go to Blue Light Yokohama in Söder if you want an authentic Japanese izakaya experience (although much smaller scale as for variety of food and drinks) or Wäng Izakaya on Sveavägen if you want to try food from several different...

They put a lot of energy into the food and mine was really good. Although it will get a bit expensive since you need three servings of the slightly more than entree sized dishes that is the typical Izakaya. A difference from the real Izakaya is that there is no rice on the menu and nothing is served with the dishes. Another reason you need three servings not to have to grab a burger on the way home. Until they get size and (over) usage of Soya/salt (which unfortunately is common in Sweden) more in control they get, with minimum possible...