Fantastic news for foodies in Dubai: Björn Frantzén, a leading figure in fine dining, will launch two new restaurant concepts at Atlantis, The Palm.
The Nordic chef is about to launch Studio Frantzén, a fine dining concept and the younger brother to both three-Michelin star restaurants, Frantzén in Stockholm and Zén in Singapore, presenting two internationally famous restaurants in one location.
Studio Frantzén
With “a service style that is constantly present, but never pretentious,” the first concept, Studio Frantzén, will highlight the best of Chef Frantzén’s inventive Nordic cuisine.
The restaurant, which can accommodate up to 220 people, will have a lively bar, a private dining room, cozy booths, and space at the cooking counter for an intimate dining experience.
The menu will offer items like porterhouse steak and blistered lobster with curry hollandaise, pomegranate-infused mirin, dried cloudberries, ginger, and coriander butter, as well as Nordic gastronomy with Asian influences.
Three-Michelin stars
A more secluded, fine-dining restaurant will be located inside Studio Frantzén and will be the younger brother of Stockholm’s renowned three Michelin star concept, which is now ranked No. 25 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
Upon arrival, visitors are taken up to a chic rooftop orangery with views of Dubai’s famous skyline. The luxurious ingredients will be discussed there while an aperitif is served. Once again, guests will be welcomed into a small dining area with just 25 seats in the lobby where they will enjoy a superb dinner that is “Nordic informed by Japanese kaiseki sensibilities with a spritz of French skill.”
Among the dishes are spice-roasted fallow deer with blood orange and foie gras butter, grilled king crab with “hot sauce” and salted Tokyo turnip.
With a pop-up restaurant called Enigma at the Palazzo Versace hotel in 2016, Chef Frantzén made his debut in Dubai. He stated his delight to build his first permanent idea in the city after moving to Dubai last year:
“I cannot think of a better time to introduce our concepts to the region. We are both proud and excited to bring our gastronomy to the ever-evolving food scene of Dubai, and there is no better place for us to showcase our immersive dining experience than the culinary destination, Atlantis Dubai”.
