Stockholm Business City Guide: bars, cafés & nightlife
Stockholm nightlife is much celebrated, with visitors flying in from near and far for a taste of the bar/club scene. The only downside is that you’ll have to wait in line to get into nightclubs and popular bars. Once you reach the door, guests of all ages are likely to be asked for ID, so be sure to carry it with you.

Stockholm nightlife reviews

Berns
Berzelii Park
City
08-566 320 00
Spectacular 19th-century entertainment complex housing a boutique hotel, restaurants, bars, a nightclub and conference facilities. Baroque splendour and majestic crystal chandeliers. Recently redesigned by co-owner Sir Terence Conran.

Laroy
Biblioteksgatan 21
Stureplan
08-54 50 37
Rub shoulders with pop stars, politicians and princes. Expect furious social climbing and the requisite magnums of Bollinger. Restaurant and nightclub. Open until 3am, Thursday to Saturday.

Lydmar
Sturegatan 10
Stureplan
08-566 113 00
Jazz and soul bar, restaurant and boutique hotel. Lively atmosphere. Always fashionable, but not as decadent as Laroy or Spy Bar. Excellent selection of cocktails. Open until 2am Friday and Saturday.

Spy Bar
Birger Jarlsgatan 20
Stureplan
08-545 037 01
Legendary club with a pretty strict doorman deciding who gets to join the party and who has to stay out in the cold. Dress to impress, or bring a fashion model. Open until 5am.

Absolut Ice Bar
Vasaplan 2–4
City
08-505 630 00
At –5°C, definitely the coolest bar in Stockholm. Everything, down to the glass you drink from, is made of ice. Parkas, gloves and boots provided at the door. In the Nordic Sea Hotel.