Sure, they’ve got smørrebrød and a few Scandinavian-style cured fish dishes at Bar Tartine, but San Francisco has otherwise lacked any actual Scandinavian restaurants … until now. Pläj (pronounced like “play”) opened Friday in the former Ovations space at the Inn at the Opera (333 Fulton Street). Eater broke the news a few weeks back, and now the Scoop gets the opening menu from chef Roberth Sundell, who most recently has been cooking in Tahoe and L.A. You find a good amount of seafood (seared, smoked, and cured), a Scandinavian-style charcuterie plate with salted lamb, cured pork belly, and wild boar salami, and some delicious sounding potato dumplings with lardons, brown butter, onion ragout, and lingonberries. Also, there are Norwegian and Icelandic beers, and a cocktail list featuring cold-climate spirits like vodka and genever. They’re open nightly at 5 p.m. [Eater, Scoop]
