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Det har hunnit gå sex år sedan vår första recension av Oljebaren. På den tiden ansåg vi att kvartersbistron vid S:t Eriksplan serverade en av Stockholms bästa burgare, och deras tjocka handskurna trippelfriterade pommes frites var en riktig höjdpunkt. När det nu var dags för en uppdatering så anlände vi alltså med positiva minnen och höga förväntningar.

Lokalen såg ut som vi mindes den, med mysig atmosfär och tydlig inspiration från Italien. Signaturburgaren skulle innehålla bacon, karamelliserad lök och gruyèreost serverades med pommes frites, aioli och deras egen ketchup. Priset på 200 kronor är visserligen normalt för en restaurangburgare, men det höga priset ställer ju i sin tur högre krav. Därför reagerade vi direkt på att brödet hade plattats till så pass mycket att det såg ut som att vi fått två bottenbröd. Den tunt skivade rödlöken skvallrade dessutom om att menyns beskrivning inte stämde helt. Gruyèreosten stod för det mesta av både smaken och doften, så pass mycket att vi knappt ens märkte av baconet. Köttet såg väldigt fint ut med en rödrosa kärna, men smakade anonymt och var lite tuggigt. Det tillplattade brödet smakade helt okej, men var knaprigt och smuligt och alldeles för kompakt. Och pommes fritesen som vi tidigare uppskattat såg ut att vara så kallade steakhouse fries av den typen du kan köpa själv i frysdisken.

Oljebarens burgare är med andra ord inte alls lik den vi åt förra gången, och känns mer som en klassisk restaurangburgare än något som sticker ut. Detta är mer som en tidskapsel från en tid då Sveriges burgarkultur fortfarande befann sig i startgroparna, och det är tydligt att tiden har sprungit ifrån dem.

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It’s been six years since our first review of Oljebaren. Back then we felt that the small bistro by S:t Eriksplan served some of the best burgers in Stockholm, and their triple-cooked French fries were a real highlight. So we were filled with anticipation and high expectations now that it was time to update our review.

The restaurant itself looked just the same; nice and cozy with clear Italian influences. Their signature burger was supposed to contain bacon, caramelized bacon and Gruyère cheese, and came with fries, aioli and homemade ketchup. The 200 SEK (22 USD) price-point is normal for a bistro burger, but this of course sets the bar higher and leaves less room for mistakes. So we were surprised to see that the bun had been flattened so much that it looked like our burgers had two bottom buns. And instead of caramelized onions we got thinly sliced red onions. The Gruyère cheese overpowered our sense of smell as well as our tastebuds, and we hardly even noticed that there was any bacon on our burgers. The beef patty itself had a nice and pink centre, but didn’t taste of much and had a somewhat chewy texture. The flat bun tasted alright, but was a bit hard and crumbly. And the French fries that we were looking forward to had been replaced by regular steakhouse fries, similar to those found in the frozen food department in our local grocery store.

So Oljebaren no longer serve the same burger that we enjoyed last time. This was more like a classic restaurant hamburger than something that stood out on its own, and felt like a time capsule from a time when Sweden’s burger culture was on the cusp of evolving into something new.

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Torsgatan 48B , Stockholm Sweden

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Uppdatering oktober 2020:
Vi har gjort ett återbesök på Oljebaren och vi har justerat betyget från 4/5 till 2/5.

Recension från 21 november 2014

Recension skriven av Linus Josephson

Det är många som säger att den anrika hamburgaren från kvartersbistron Oljebaren är en av de bästa i Stockholm.

Hamburgaren presenteras vackert på ett uppläggningsfat av trä, och kan verkligen beskrivas som ögongodis. Råvarorna håller hög standard med grovmalet kött från Simgus-kon, fluffigt egenbakat bröd, krispig Rocklunda-bacon, egengjord dressing och vällagrad Gruyère-ost.

Det är svårt att inte bli hänförd av denna vackra syn, men även om allt håller hög klass finns det problem. Köttet är saftigt precis som det ska vara, men tyvärr smakar det inte så mycket. Dessutom tar dressingen i kombination med osten över smaken lite väl mycket.

De trippelfriterade pommes fritesen var visserligen väldigt goda med fin krispighet och saltning, som tillsammans med den egengjorda ketchupen skapade en riktigt fin smakupplevelse. Tyvärr var coleslawen som serverades till måltiden väldigt tråkig och smaklös.

Sammanfattningsvis serverar Oljebaren en väldigt bra burgare, som trots missarna är värd sitt pris på 189 kronor.

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🍔 Review № 1350 🇦🇪 @she_burger ★★★★☆ She Burger is a restaurant chain with several locations in Dubai and around the Middle East, and they participated in the Dubai Burger Championship 2026. The burger they served at the festival was the same name as the restaurant, She Burger, and it consisted of two smashed beef patties, roasted onions, veal bacon jam with a lot of coffee, and their signature sauce for 60 AED (16.5 USD). We immediately felt that the burger had a very international appearance when we saw it, and it offered a well-shaped brioche bun, plenty of toppings, double meat patties. The bun was soft and had a good size, but the heel would have been able to handle the beef juices better if they’d let the patties rest before assembly. The Black Angus meat had a strong meat flavour with a robust seasoning, but we felt that the crust should have been more pronounced and that the meat could have been even juicier. The fried onion was texturally brilliant, and it added both flavour and a lovely crunch that the burger really needed. The veal bacon jam was incredibly good and had a much more mature taste than we are normally used to. It was very coffee heavy, which we really appreciated. On the other hand, the signature sauce was completely anonymous and didn’t make any real impression. She Burger do a lot right with this burger, but they need to refine the details and the meat to really make it a winner. But that being said, they offer one of the better burgers in Dubai. #burgerdudes

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