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City Guide - Stockholm - Nightlife | ||
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Nightlife The late evening summer sun in Stockholm seems to stretch on forever, while the long winter nights need filling with fun. The result is a city committed to nightlife. Strong jazz traditions and smart bars cater to older or smoother patrons, while the club scene, often Spanish in flavour, parties hard. Admission to clubs costs about SKr5-100, while a litre of beer will cost about SKr70-100 and 4cl of vodka about SKr70. The minimum age for buying alcohol is 20 years (18 years in restaurants or nightclubs), and its sale is restricted to 1200-0000 (Sunday from 1300), although nightclubs, or the occasional favoured bar such as Kvarnen on Södermalm, sell drinks later into the night. Standard hours for bars and clubs are from about 0900-0200, with restaurant bars opening earlier and some clubs closing later (at about 0500). Bars: Halv Trappa Plus Gård, Lästmakargatan 3, a ferociously trendy bar-restaurant and a great resort for local celebrities. Another hot spot is Spy Bar, Birger Jarlsgatan 20. Wih, Ynglingagatan 26, offers equally good eating and drinking for far less. Gondolen, Stadsgården 6, serves drinks to match its unbeatable view, while the Sturehof Bar, Stureplan 2, and its upstairs cousin O-bar are benchmarks in the style-conscious rebranding of the old Sturehof Restaurant. Conversely, Kvarnen, Tjärhovsgatan 4, is a beer hall with a typically rootsy Södermalm charm, open until 0300 and hugely popular. Tennstopet Bar, Odengatan 50, over 100 years old, is another solidly traditional drinking hole. Casinos: The Radisson/SAS Royal Viking Hotel, Vasagatan 1, and the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel, Tegelbacken 6, both operate casinos, as does the Café Opera in the Kungsträdgården and Tre Remmare (see Clubs below). Dress code is smart and only those over 18 years are admitted. Clubs: Some of Stockholm's liveliest clubbing goes on under the palm trees at Tiger, Kungsgatan 18, which incorporates the Havana Bar, dispensing Cuban cigars along with the drinks, and the Ice Bar, as cool as its name suggests. Equally Latin in flavour but more upmarket, Sophie's Bar, Biblioteksgatan 5, plays host to the rich and funky. Monkey Bar, St Eriksgatan 46, is a staple venue with space for chilling out and a young crowd - their parents head for Penny Lane, Birger Jarlsgatan 29. Café Opera, Kungsträdgården, draws an eclectic crowd of all ages and tastes to its fabulous interior, plying mainstream partygoers with cutting-edge sounds. Tre Remmare, Vasagatan 17, near Central Station feeds, waters and entertains night owls long after the other venues close and boasts the Sinatra bar, offering cocktails in a mini-shrine to crooner Frank. Live music: The hotel bar at the Lydmar, Sturegatan 10, regularly holds unadvertised soul and jazz gigs. Right in the Old Town, Kristina, Västerlånggatan 68, offers good food as well as nightly live music. Stockholms Stadion, Lidingövägen, is the venue for large-scale stadium rock. Opera-lovers should not miss the summer performances at the eighteenth-century Drottningholm Palace Court Theatre, while hardcore Goths and punks are among those heading for the bashes at Kafé 44, Tjärhovsgatan 44. |