Mamawolf: The Japanese Promise!
If Parisians are known to be insufferable, Stockholm abounds with charm, the tenderness of a city of extremes that juggles between fire and ice, which is found in the culture of Cosy. However, Cosy comes with a price. And sometimes, one might feel a bit off-kilter facing these table wines sold at 15 euros, and these very stylish but somewhat disgusting dishes. For all these people, the “Mamawolf“ is a revelation.
Mamawolf: You’ve never had Japanese food!
In the 90s in Paris, sushi was as rare as Tajik restaurants. Today, sushi, hamburgers, pizzas, and the sacred kebab dominate the market for our stomachs. In France, for the first time in ages, the hamburger has replaced quiche Lorraine as the favorite meal of the French. So, smearing burger meat with foie gras or replacing cheddar with Roquefort inside the hamburger won’t change a fact: American gastronomic culture inundates us. After Halloween, in a few years, we’ll celebrate Independence Day.
Therefore, choosing a Japanese restaurant in Stockholm might seem prohibitive. In fact, not at all, Mamawolf is the only true Japanese restaurant where you can truly eat Japanese. There are ramen, rice in all its forms, and some manga-style rice fritters that Europeans have only encountered in Japanese mangas. Sushi is absent or almost absent from the restaurant’s menu. And the prices are very low, especially for a restaurant in Stockholm.
The vegetarian menu is as rich as the carnivore menu. No doubt, the Mamawolf that stands as an oasis in the middle of Mariatorget is a real gem. There is a sake menu, a discovery pack. The staff lets you choose between basic sakes and gastronomic sakes, and they offer some explanations for your selection. And if you’ve never had Japanese food, you’ve never drunk sake either. It’s a tasting of choice.
SOLE SHADOW on the tableau. The restaurant is becoming famous, and you can’t make a reservation. So arm yourself with patience when the server puts you on a waiting list and calls you 4 hours later, while you’re already at home in front of Netflix humming insults in your native language.
