Madam 마담 — Restaurant in Stockholm

Update Feb 2024: From 2-star to 4-star. After the disappointment I had here over a year ago, I decided to give this place another try. Luckily I think the food was cooked by the good chef this time, and the quality was outstanding. I’m not giving it a 5-star because the unpleasant experience last time. I hope the food quality can be consistent at this place. Update Jan 2023: From 5-star to 2-star, super sad to see the drastic quality drop in a short few months. I ordered exactly the same dish as last time, yet got a different dish. The oxtail soup used to be my favorite, yet this time the flavors were totally different. The soybean paste and sesame oil flavors were nowhere to be found, instead it tasted like a plain veggie stew with gochujang. I complained to the waiter and he explained it was because they have 2 chefs, and offered to change a dish for me. I got a bibimbap this time, yet the beef was not chewable, tasted like rubber (see attached photo). The only comfort was that the pork belly remained the same quality. Such a huge disappointment this time. Oct 2022: A hidden treasure with really tasty Korean food. Been here twice and I’ll come back again in the future. The ox tail soup was rich in flavors, the sesame oil and soybean paste worked perfectly with chili, and the hot stone bowl kept the warmth of it until I finished the dish. The squid was tender and juicy, perfectly cooked. The pork belly was fat but the kimchi and other picked veggies served with it neutralized the greasiness and brought in a pleasant mixture of textures. The bibimbap is served in the traditional hot stone bowl, it would be even better if a raw egg can be served...

Not owned by koreans, but the owner have apparently been living in Korea for 3 years.

Authentic cutleries and interior details. The music could be stressful some times (fast beat kpop is not perfect for dinners).

Even from visits before, I could feel that the seasoning (even though being typical korean) did not match the dish that was served. For example, the seasoning of spicy short rib stew would be more fit for gochujang stew than for short ribs. The silken tofu stew had waaay different flavour than classic silken tofu stew you get in korea. What is really good here, approved by many koreans, was the yukhoe (korean beef tartare).

However, the recent vist was not good at all. The menu was not diverse (many items being of spicy kind), the konbul was badly made (no depth in seasoning, bean sprouts cooked incorrectly, incorrect ingredients used and smelly beef) and overpriced. Even the yukhoe had tough parts with seasoning not as good as before. At this visit, our family decided not to...

Adapted to western though refined Korean inspired tastes. Cosy restaurant good for couples or groups of 4. Recommend the Maeun kalbi jjim - (beef) short rib stew that came in a bubbling bowl loaded with mind-blowingly red hot chilli. The serving is large enough for two. This dish was accompanied with a small container of steamed white rice which was too dry. The 3 side dishes of kimchi:- cabbage, radish & green vegetable tasted too similar to each other, sour and lacking sufficient fermentation time. Our order of Bo Ssam (pork belly with salted vegetable and ssamjang - savory bean paste) came with ample slices of tender pork belly and was refreshing when accompanied by the salted cabbage and lettuce wrap. Unless you have an unquenchable craving for raw fish, I would skip ordering Hoe (raw fish and rice wine vinegar). The dish is much too plain and has too few slices of mixed red tuna...