Seikoen, Japanese restaurant in Tegelbacken, Sweden
Seikoen was a Japanese restaurant housed in the Central Palace building at Tegelbacken 2, serving sushi and traditional dishes. The location sat at a busy traffic junction in Stockholm's central area.
Seikoen opened in 1973 at Tegelbacken 2 in Stockholm's Centralpalatset, founded by Toshiko Lee. In 1979 it became the first restaurant in Sweden to serve sushi. It won the Gulddraken award in 2009 in the mid-price category and closed in 2016; Restaurang Tegelbacken now occupies the site.
The restaurant served as a meeting place where locals discovered authentic Japanese cooking and learned about its traditions. It helped introduce Swedish diners to a different food culture and expanded what was available in Stockholm's dining scene.
The restaurant was easily accessible by public transportation due to its location at a major traffic junction. Visitors should note that the establishment closed in 2016 and is no longer available to visit.
Seikoen's owner Tamiji Yasumoto also ran the Japanese restaurant Roppongi in Stockholm. The source does not say when Roppongi opened or where in the city it stood, only that the same owner was behind both places.
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