Björn Frantzén brings Brasserie Astoria to Malmö
The chef behind Sweden's only three-Michelin-star restaurant is opening his sixth brasserie inside a 19th-century station building opposite Malmö Live.
Björn Frantzén will open a Malmö outpost of Brasserie Astoria in 2027, taking his all-day brasserie format to Sweden's third city for the first time.
The restaurant will occupy part of Västra Station, a station building dating from 1897, directly across from the Malmö Live concert and convention centre. No opening date has been confirmed beyond the 2027 target.
Brasserie Astoria follows a fixed formula: a long à la carte menu of classic brasserie dishes, reworked through Frantzén's own technique, served with tableside carving and flambé trolleys. Expect a substantial wine list, a cocktail programme and a bar built for long lunches as much as long dinners, in the same Nordic pantry that underpins dishes like our own gravlax technique.
A long à la carte menu, tableside carving and flambé trolleys, built for a station building rather than a tasting room.
This will be the group's sixth Brasserie Astoria and its second address in Sweden after the original in Stockholm, which opened in a former bank building near Norrmalmstorg. Internationally, the format has already reached Oslo, Helsinki and other cities as Frantzén's group has expanded beyond its flagship.
A station building becomes a dining room
Västra Station has stood largely as a transport landmark since the 1890s. Converting part of it into a brasserie puts Frantzén's name on one of Malmö's more visible heritage buildings, at a moment when the city has been adding fine-dining and destination openings beyond its long-established bistro scene.
Malmö's position across the Öresund from Copenhagen has made it a stop for diners doing both cities in one trip, and a named opening from a three-star chef gives the city another reason to hold its own rather than play second city to the Danish capital.
Frantzén's expansion beyond the flagship
Björn Frantzén built his reputation on Restaurant Frantzén in Stockholm, which holds three Michelin stars and has anchored his profile since the late 2000s. Brasserie Astoria, launched as a lower-key, higher-volume format, has become the vehicle for the group's growth, letting it take on landmark buildings without replicating the tasting-menu model city by city.
Björn Frantzén Malmö is, for now, a 2027 promise fixed to a calendar rather than a menu, with the next update expected once renovation work on the station site begins.
