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Awards & Recognition

How Frantzén Became Sweden’s Most Acclaimed Restaurant

From one star in 2009 to the top of La Liste in 2023. A look at the accolades — and what they actually mean.

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Eleanor Marsh — Independent Food Writer
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Awards·Eleanor Marsh·June 2025·8 min read

Restaurant rankings are an imperfect instrument. No list captures the full reality of an experience. That said, consistent recognition from different systems — Michelin, the World’s 50 Best, La Liste, the White Guide — does tell you something real. When a restaurant appears at or near the top of all of them, simultaneously, the weight of evidence is hard to dismiss.

Michelin stars

2009
First Michelin star awarded to Frantzén/Lindeberg, just one year after opening.
2010
Second Michelin star in consecutive years.
2013
Lindeberg departs. Restaurant renamed Frantzén. Two stars retained.
2018
Third Michelin star. Frantzén becomes the first and only Swedish restaurant ever to receive three Michelin stars.

World’s 50 Best Restaurants

2017
Enters the World’s 50 Best list for the first time after the relocation.
2021
Ranked #6 in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants — the highest placement a Swedish restaurant has ever achieved.

La Liste & other recognition

La Liste aggregates data from Michelin, local guides, and critic reviews to produce the most comprehensive global restaurant ranking. In 2023, Frantzén was ranked #1 on La Liste. It also received a perfect 100/100 score in Falstaff’s Nordic Restaurant Guide in 2024.

White Guide Sweden
Restaurant of the Year
2018
Best Chef (OAD)
#1 in Europe
2019
La Liste
#1 Globally
2023
Falstaff Nordic
100 / 100
2024

A global record

In May 2025, FZN in Dubai was awarded three Michelin stars, making Björn Frantzén the only chef in the world simultaneously operating three three-Michelin-star restaurants: Frantzén in Stockholm, Zén in Singapore, and FZN in Dubai. Nine Michelin stars. Three restaurants. Three countries. One chef.

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