The Accidental Ramen Star: How “Broth Boy” Redefined Gothenburg’s Dining Scene

In 2020, Martin Bäckius stumbled—quite literally—into the world of ramen. What began as a secret obsession, shared only through an anonymous Instagram account called Broth Boy, quietly evolved into something far more substantial. Four years later, that side project would transform into Gothenburg’s Restaurant of the Year, earning him an unlikely place among Sweden’s most exciting new culinary voices.