Secret Garden ★ 4.0
$$norrmalmThu-Sat 22:00-03:00
Secret Garden on Bryggargatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm is the LGBTQ club at Stockholm Central; pop and electronic DJ nights, drag stages and a Thursday-to-Saturday programme.
Tip: Closed Sunday to Wednesday. The Thursday opens cheapest; Saturday is the peak drag-show night.
Marie Laveau Basement ★ 4.1
$$sodermalmThu-Sat 22:00-03:00
Marie Laveau's basement on Hornsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs a listening-bar style soul-and-funk programme; vinyl DJ sets, low-light tables and a tight bar with reissue-pressing cocktails.
Tip: Basement opens 23:00 Thursday through Saturday. Upstairs runs taco kitchen until 01:00.
RÅDDA ★ 4.2
$$hornstullThu-Sat 20:00-02:00
RÅDDA at Hornstulls Strand in Stockholm runs a small-format listening bar from the Trädgården collective; high-end sound system, cocktails and rotating DJ residencies.
Tip: Walk-in until 23:00; ticketed peak Saturday nights. The cocktail menu rotates with the residencies.
Kvarnen ★ 4.0
$$sodermalmSun-Thu until 01:00, Fri-Sat until 03:00
Kvarnen on Tjärhovsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has been a working-class beer hall since 1908; pilsner, brännvin shots and the late-night Hammarby supporters' bar.
Tip: Bar until 03:00 weekends. The front beer hall fills with Hammarby fans on game nights.
Tennstopet ★ 4.0
$$vasastanDaily, bar until 02:00 Fri-Sat
Tennstopet on Dalagatan in Stockholm's Vasastan has been a journalists' pub since 1907; meatballs, Janssons frestelse and a long bar that runs until 02:00 on weekends.
Tip: Open seven days. Kitchen until 23:00; bar until 02:00 Friday and Saturday.
Akkurat ★ 4.3
$$sodermalmDaily until 02:00
Akkurat on Hornsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm is the city's reference beer bar; 30 taps of Belgian, Swedish and American craft and a 500-bottle whisky list, open until 02:00.
Tip: Lambic Day every spring; whisky tastings monthly. Open until 02:00 on weekends.