Mikkeller opens in Möllan: invests in ramen and beer



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Now there will be new shades at Möllevångstorget. Danish Mikkeller opens his first restaurant Ramen to Biiru on the outskirts of Copenhagen and he does so in a crowded room in Malmö’s well-known pub square. “We look forward to bringing new life to the square,” says Mikkeller COO Jacob Gram Alsing.

Ramen to Biiru is currently in four locations in Copenhagen. The fifth restaurant ends in Malmö.Image: Theis Mortensen

The boycott of several restaurants in Möllevången earlier this year led to the closure of one of the restaurants, Källan, this summer. It is now clear who took over the facility at Möllevångshörnet and can be counted as a minor news sensation in the Möllan restaurant world.

The Danish Mikkeller Brewery has grown from a small craft brewery to a giant on the Danish beer scene. They have opened several bars in Copenhagen, but also all over the world: New York, Bangkok, Paris, to name a few. Today there are a total of 41 Mikkeller bars. Three years ago, the first entry was made in Malmö when they opened a beer garden in collaboration with the Moorish pavilion in Folkets park.

But it’s not just beer that Mikkeller focused on. They have also opened several restaurants in Copenhagen: the Mexican La Neta, the Warpigs barbecue pub and the Selma sandwich restaurant. But perhaps especially the ramen bar Ramen to Biiru, which today is located in four places in Copenhagen. Now is the time to export the concept and the first international bar ends in Möllevångstorget. Unlike the bars in Copenhagen, this one will be a bit bigger and therefore also have a bigger bar business.

On the corner of Simrishamnsgatan / Ängelholmsgatan has been the Källan bar more recently. Now it will bring Japanese noodle machines and Danish craft beer.Image: Jonas gillberg

– In Copenhagen, we have a more restaurant feel to our Ramen a Biiru, but here we will be able to invest more in the bar so you can go there and just drink good beer, says Mikkeller COO Jacob Gram Alsing.

Mikkeller, of course, is marked by crown year and has been forced to close eight seats during the year, but Jacob Gram Alsing still believes that they are now in a good place and are willing to invest in new ones.

– We have worked for three years with Moriskan in Malmö and we are very proud of what we have achieved there. Of all the collaborations we have around the world, it is one of the best. They really understand our brand and I wish we had a similar place in Copenhagen. Rob Love and Helga Keller, who ran the Moriskan company, had previously worked at Mikkeller and when they found out that this position was vacant, we went to see her. We agreed 100 percent that this was perfect for our future company.

Although Ramen to Biiru is a chain That is why Mikkeller takes great care that each place has its identity and that it is visible on the menu.

– We are very careful not to copy too much, but to have respect for the area and learn from each geographical location. In Malmö, they will also develop their own special frame. In terms of beer, we will have things that fit the frame, but also a lot of rarer bottles.

Japanese noodle soup ramen is the focus of Mikkeller’s investment in Möllevångstorget.Image: Theis Mortensen

He knows what happened in Möllevången’s pub life in the last six months.

– When I see the square as it is today, I think it is probably good that something new is happening. We will be next to Metro, which has a good selection of beers and I think we will benefit from each other. We hope to breathe new life into the plaza. It is a special square in Malmö with a fantastic vegetable market and I think we will fit in well there. We want to find the right price level so that even families with children feel like they can come to us and eat frequently, says Jacob Gram Alsing.

The plan is for Ramen to Biiru to open before Christmas.

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Ramen to Biiru

Bar concept started by Mikkeller together with the Japanese restaurant Bento. Ramen for Biiru means “frame and beer”. Today she has four restaurants in Copenhagen: Nørrebro, Vesterbro, Østerbro and Frederiksberg. Serve ramen, which is a Japanese noodle soup that comes in a variety of varieties. Part of the Ramen to Biirus concept is that you place an order first in a vending machine, just like in Japanese ramen bars. One of these will also be available at the Malmö restaurant. “From a logistical perspective, it’s pretty stupid, but it’s fun. And we want it to be a tribute to what the framework is in Japan,” says Jacob Gram Alsing.

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