Björn Frantzén

Björn Frantzén (born 26 January 1977 in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden) is a former football player and chef. Frantzén runs Frantzén, a restaurant that currently holds three stars in the Michelin Guide. He also owns several other restaurants throughout Stockholm.

Frantzén played football for AIK between 1992 and 1996 before starting his career as a chef. At first, Frantzén worked as a chef at Edsbacka krog before going on to work at other restaurants, such as Chez Nico's, Dining Lettonie, Pied a Terre, and L'Arpege.

Frantzén opened Frantzén/Lindeberg in 2008. The restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in 2009, and its second in 2010. Frantzén/Lindeberg continued to be rated two stars through 2013. Frantzén/Lindeberg was named number 12 of the 50 Best Restaurants Of The Year in The White Guide.

In addition to Frantzén/Lindeberg, Frantzén owns the following businesses: The Flying Elk, Catering Frantzén, Salle de Banquet, and Gaston. Gaston is one of a few wine bars in Stockholm. Frantzén is also the creator of the project "Exceptional Swedish Quality Food" that strives to lift Swedish raw products to a world-class standard. The project is done in partnership with Visit Sweden, LRF (Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund), Martin and Servera, Swedish Meat, and the Swedish Board of Agriculture.

In 2013, Frantzén was appointed "Chef of Chefs", by Sweden's top gastronomic critics.

Frantzén published a cookbook Frantzen/Lindeberg through Collins publishers in 2012.

In August 2012, Frantzén ran Sweden's Twitter account for a week. During his run he gave out cooking advice and deflected jokes comparing him to the Swedish Chef. In the summer of 2014 he did a series of commercials for the beer Mariestads export from Spendrups brewery. A common industrial lager, that gets recurrent low grade in testings.

Frantzén was married to his long time partner Sara Sandberg on July, 2016. Together they have two daughters, Leiah and Stella, who live with them in Stockholm.