Pub Anchor is a bar in Majorna, Gothenburg.
Pub Anchor at Stigbergstorget is a classic Majorna neighbourhood pub, drawing a loyal local crowd with reliable pints, live music on weekends and an authentic unglamorous atmosphere that feels genuinely Gothenburg.
Must order: ['Swedish lager on draught', 'House cider', 'Pub snacks board']
Address: Stigbergstorget 3, 414 63 Goteborg, Gothenburg
Nefertiti is Gothenburg's legendary jazz club, open since 1988, offering live music almost every night alongside a well-stocked bar in a basement that has hosted Scandinavia's finest jazz and soul performers.
Order: ['Craft beer during set', 'House cocktail', 'Swedish whisky neat']
OT on Ostra Larmgatan is a sophisticated Goteborg cocktail bar serving creative seasonal drinks with Nordic ingredients in a minimal interior that feels like the city's answer to a serious London cocktail room.
Order: ['Nordic gin sour', 'Aquavit old fashioned', 'Seasonal tasting menu cocktails']
Kulting in Magasinsgatan is a convivial Goteborg bar-restaurant with a kitchen that runs until midnight on weekends, making it one of the better options for late dining alongside natural wine and craft beer.
Order: ['Late-night small plates', 'Natural wine by the glass', 'Seasonal cocktail']
Andrum is a relaxed Centrum bar with a buffet dinner during the week and a strong drinks program on weekends, serving Swedish craft beer, wine and simple cocktails to a mixed neighbourhood crowd.
Order: ['Swedish craft lager', 'House wine', 'Bar snacks']
Yaki-Da spreads a bar, restaurant and nightclub across four floors on Storgatan at the edge of Avenyn, with multiple dance floors and a rooftop terrace that pull a mixed weekend crowd until 04:00 on Saturdays.
Order: ['Cocktail on the terrace', 'Long drink at the public-house bar', 'Champagne in the VIP room']
The bar at Elite Grand Hotel on Sodra Hamngatan is Goteborg's grandest hotel bar, serving expertly mixed classic cocktails beneath a vaulted ceiling in a setting that mixes 19th-century architecture with modern Sweden.
Order: ['Classic martini', 'Swedish spirits showcase', 'Champagne by the glass']
