Stockholm: VE Day, 1945. In the jubilant crowd on Kungsgatan, a spontaneous kiss between two strangers will have dire consequences.

Mr Peter Löwander returns from military service in Europe accompanied by a Jewish girl named Suzanne Goldstein. Peter's mother and the family's "matriarch", Helga, quietly resents her son's new friend and ponders what to do.

Gustaf and Helga prepare a jubilee celebrating the restaurant's 50 years of existence as a way of attracting customers.

The Löwander family is shocked and shaken by an announcement from Peter and Suzanne.

While Gustaf is held in police custody, Peter takes over the role of restaurant manager at Djurgårdskällaren.

Everything is hanging by a thread, and Peter and Nina are struggling to keep the restaurant afloat.

Stockholm, 1946. Nina and Erik are celebrating their engagement with a crayfish party at the archipelago, and Calle is reluctantly in charge of the food.

Suzanne's meltdown leads to huge consequences for both Peter and the restaurant.

Stockholm, 1950. The past few years have really changed things for the Löwanders. Nina and Erik have a baby girl, and Nina is currently living a calm and quiet life as a housewife. But things aren't as perfect as they seem.

Nina's addiction has catastrophic consequences. Gustaf and Peter engage in a dirty battle over the ruling of the restaurant.