Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Gothenburg, with where to go and what is worth the late night.

Dance Clubs in Gothenburg

Yaki-Da ★ 4.1

$$Centrum

Yaki-Da is Gothenburg's flagship multi-floor nightclub on Storgatan, a four-storey public house with two dance floors, a VIP room and a terrace that pulls a mixed weekend crowd until 04:00 on Saturdays.

Storgatan 47, 411 38 Goteborg

Valand ★ 4.2

$$Vasastaden

Valand is Gothenburg's most storied nightclub, a Vasaplatsen institution since the 1930s that pivoted from dance hall to DJ club and now hosts electronic and indie nights in a converted early-20th-century ballroom.

Vasaplatsen 3, 411 37 Goteborg

Live Music in Gothenburg

Nefertiti ★ 4.5

$$Centrum

Nefertiti is Gothenburg's premier jazz club since 1988, hosting Scandinavian and international jazz, soul and funk acts almost every night in a basement venue that feels like it was transplanted from 1960s New York.

Hvitfeldtsplatsen 6, 411 20 Goteborg

Sticky Fingers ★ 4.2

$$Centrum

Sticky Fingers is Gothenburg's legendary rock and indie venue on Kaserntorget, hosting Swedish and international bands since 1990 with a bar that stays open late and a loyal crowd of music lifers.

Kaserntorget 7, 411 18 Goteborg

Rooftop Bars in Gothenburg

Tak Goteborg ★ 4.3

$$$Centrum

Tak Goteborg occupies a rooftop overlooking the Goteborg canal system, serving cocktails and small plates with views across the terracotta rooftops of the city centre from an enclosed terrace that runs year-round.

Sodra Hamngatan 2, 404 14 Goteborg

Speakeasies in Gothenburg

OT ★ 4.4

$$Centrum

OT on Ostra Larmgatan operates with a speakeasy-like restraint, no signage outside, a buzzer entry and a considered cocktail list that changes seasonally, maintaining a low profile that filters for guests who seek it out deliberately.

Ostra Larmgatan 14, 411 07 Goteborg

Lgbtq in Gothenburg

Baren pa Friheten ★ 4.2

$$Centrum

Baren pa Friheten is Gothenburg's most established LGBTQ bar, a warm and unpretentious venue near the city centre that is the social hub of the community and the unofficial headquarters of West Pride week in August.

Drottninggatan 63, 411 07 Goteborg

Listening Bars

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