$$$Centrum
Bar Bulot channels a Parisian wine bar inside Stora Saluhallen at Kungstorget, with a chalkboard list of French bistro wines, a raw bar serving oysters and periwinkles, and a setting that encourages lingering.
Wine focus: French bistro wines and natural
Order: ['Muscadet with oysters', 'Beaujolais cru', 'Periwinkle with mayo']
$$$Haga
Bord 27 in Haga is a neighbourhood wine bar and bistro with a serious cellar leaning toward Burgundy, Rhone and northern Italian producers, served alongside bistro-calibre small plates.
Wine focus: European classics and Scandinavian
Order: ['White Burgundy by the glass', 'Rhone red', 'Seasonal small plate pairing']
$$Linne
JINX is a modern Linne wine bar doubling as a vinyl-soundtracked hangout, pouring a curated list of natural and biodynamic wines alongside simple bites in a space that feels both cool and unpretentious.
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic
Order: ['Orange wine by the glass', 'Skin-contact white', 'Charcuterie plate']
$$Vasastaden
Vinbaren on Vasagatan is a relaxed Vasastaden wine bar with a short and well-chosen list of Scandinavian and European bottles, suited to an aperitivo hour or an extended evening of small glasses.
Wine focus: Scandinavian and European
Order: ['Swedish still wine', 'Glass of the week', 'Local cheese with crackers']
$$Centrum
Enoteca Sassi is a small, family-run Italian wine bar a block off Avenyn, with around 200 Italian wines on the list and many open by the glass alongside charcuterie, buffalo mozzarella and house pasta.
Wine focus: Italian
Order: ['Wine flight by the glass', 'Buffalo mozzarella plate', 'Bruschette tasting']
$$$Vasastaden
Bar La Lune in Vasastaden is Gothenburg's premier natural wine bar, pouring a rotating selection of biodynamic and low-sulphur bottles in a candlelit room packed with the city's wine crowd.
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention
Order: ['Natural wine flight', 'Orange wine by the glass', 'Seasonal cheese plate']