Stockholm nightlife is spread across islands, and each one has its own night. Södermalm has the bars, the gig rooms and Under Bron, a club under the Skanstull bridge that runs until 05:00. Stureplan in Östermalm has the polished clubs with 23+ and 25+ doors, and Slakthusområdet, the old meatpacking district south of the centre, has the warehouse nights. Most clubs close at 03:00 and a few at 05:00. Expect 100–195 kr at the door, and pay by card: cash is rarely needed. Worth knowing: the metro runs all night on Friday and Saturday, so getting home at the weekend is easy and cheap.
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The weekend is Friday and Saturday, and the metro is built around it. Trains run around the clock on Friday and Saturday nights. On other nights the metro stops at about 01:00 and night buses take over. Most clubs open only at the weekend, with Thursday added on Stureplan.
Age limits are set by the club, and they are high. The law lets bars serve you from 18, but each club picks its own number: 21+ at Under Bron, 23+ at Berns and Södra Teatern, 25+ at Spy Bar and at Lemon Bar on Friday and Saturday. Bring a passport or national ID card, not a photo of one.
Bring a card, and budget for the cloakroom. Sweden is close to cashless, and card or phone payment is the norm at every bar. The cloakroom is usually paid on top of the door; Södra Teatern is the exception, with it included in the 195 kr entry.
Under Bron at the weekend, NEU at Berns until 05:00, and the second room at Slakthuset.
Röda Huset was number 35 in The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, and Tjoget sat in the top 50 every year from 2016 to 2021.
Bands in Kägelbanan at Södra Teatern, concerts at Fasching and Kollektivet Livet, and jazz at Stampen most nights.
Stureplan is built for it: Spy Bar, Sturecompagniet and Hell's Kitchen all take table bookings.
Trädgården, the open-air club under the Skanstull bridge, runs from May to September, and the rooftops open their terraces.
Club Soul at Fasching has played soul, funk and disco on vinyl every Saturday since 1993, for 50 kr.
Not for you if you are 18 to 20 and want the big clubs. Many doors are 21+ or older at the weekend, and the bouncers do not bend the rule.
Bars open. A first drink at Tak on the 13th floor, or a beer at Kvarnen on Södermalm.
Dinner. Häktet, Tjoget and Kvarnen are restaurants first and bars later.
Club doors open at Under Bron, Slakthuset and Södra Teatern. Under Bron is free until 23:00.
Stureplan opens: Spy Bar and Hell's Kitchen from 23:00, LE! at Berns too. Club Soul starts at 23:30.
Cocktail bars such as Pharmarium, Röda Huset and Tak close. The clubs are filling up.
Most clubs close. Under Bron, Spy Bar, Hell's Kitchen and NEU run to 05:00, and the night metro takes you home.
Under Bron is free before 23:00, 100 kr until midnight and 175 kr after, and it runs until 05:00. Skanstull metro is five minutes away.
The open-air club under the same bridge runs from May to September, with DJs, concerts, table tennis and pétanque. The 2027 season opens on 1 May.
Club Soul has run since 1993: vinyl only, soul, funk and disco, 23:30–04:00, 50 kr on the door and no presale.
Slakthuset has three floors in a former slaughterhouse, and Fållan books gigs and club nights in the 1912 halls next door. Take the metro to Globen.
Röda Huset by Sergels torg and Tjoget in Hornstull have both been on the list. Expect about 175–185 kr a drink.
Stampen has been a jazz pub since 1968, with live music most nights and no booking needed. Pharmarium on Stortorget is two minutes away for a cocktail first.
The eastern half of Södermalm, from Slussen down to Skanstull. Kvarnen and the bars around Medborgarplatsen, Södra Teatern on Mosebacke, Kollektivet Livet on the quay and Under Bron at the southern end. The best area to go out in Stockholm if you only pick one.
The western end of Södermalm. Tjoget for one of the city's best cocktail bars and Häktet on Hornsgatan for DJs until 03:00 at the weekend. More local, fewer visitors.
Spy Bar, Sturecompagniet and Hell's Kitchen around one square. Doors are 23+ or 25+, tables are booked ahead, and the latest clubs run to 05:00.
Berns with LE! and NEU, Café Opera, Fasching for soul and jazz, Röda Huset for cocktails and Tak for the view. Central and close to T-Centralen.
The old town is quieter after midnight. Stampen for live jazz and Pharmarium on Stortorget for cocktails; both close by 02:00.
Mostly residential, with neighbourhood bars and one late classic: Lemon Bar, a schlager bar on Scheelegatan since 1994.
The old meatpacking district by Globen. Slakthuset and Fållan sit in former slaughterhouse buildings, and the area is being rebuilt around them. Globen metro is on the doorstep.
Bars serve from 18, but clubs choose their own age limit, and most pick a higher one: 21+ at Under Bron, 23+ at Berns, Sturecompagniet and Södra Teatern, 25+ at Spy Bar and at Lemon Bar on Friday and Saturday. Bring a passport or national ID card. The strictest dress code in writing is at Café Opera, which turns away sportswear, shorts and sandals. Guest lists matter here: NEU at Berns is guest list only, and Södra Teatern's guest list lowers the age to 21.
Usually 100–195 kr (€9–17). Under Bron charges by arrival time: free before 23:00, 100 kr until midnight, 175 kr after. Södra Teatern is 195 kr with the cloakroom included, and Club Soul at Fasching is 50 kr plus the cloakroom. Some Slakthuset nights are free with a registered ticket.
On Friday and Saturday the metro runs around the clock, so you can ride home from Skanstull, Slussen or Globen at 04:00. On other nights it stops at about 01:00 and night buses cover the routes instead. A single SL ticket costs 43 kr and lasts 75 minutes; tap a contactless card at the gate or use the SL app. For a taxi, use a big firm with fixed prices in its app, such as Taxi Stockholm.
| Club entry | 100–195 kr (€9–17) |
| Club Soul at Fasching | 50 kr (€4.40) plus cloakroom |
| Cocktail at a top bar | 175–185 kr (€15–16) |
| Cloakroom | Usually extra; included in Södra Teatern's 195 kr |
| Metro or night bus, 75 minutes | 43 kr (€3.80) |
| SL 24-hour ticket | 180 kr (€16) |
| Airport coach (Flygbussarna), one way | About 129 kr (€11) |
| Arlanda Express, one way | About 340 kr (€30) |
Club Soul at Fasching for 50 kr, the cloakroom, and two metro tickets at 43 kr.
Under Bron after midnight for 175 kr and two metro tickets, or Södra Teatern at 195 kr with the cloakroom included.
Two cocktails at Tjoget or Röda Huset at about 180 kr each, Södra Teatern at 195 kr and a 24-hour SL ticket.
Lemon Bar is 25+ only on Friday and Saturday, some Under Bron events are 18+, and Södra Teatern lets 21-year-olds in on the guest list.
NEU at Berns only lets in guest-list names, Södra Teatern's list is cheaper before 23:00, and Spy Bar's runs through the ENTR Group app.
Entry is free until then, 100 kr until midnight and 175 kr after.
A contactless card works as a ticket: 43 kr for 75 minutes on the metro, buses and trams.
Sweden is close to cashless. Card and phone payment work everywhere, and some places no longer take notes at all.
From October to April the same address runs as Under Bron. The 2027 Trädgården season starts on 1 May.
Art decorates 94 of the metro's 100 stations, made by more than 150 artists, which is why the system is called the world's longest art gallery.
Södra Teatern on Mosebacke has hosted shows since 1859, and its club now runs across rooms including Kägelbanan and Kristallen.
Häktet on Hornsgatan stands where Stockholm's debtors' prison was from 1781 to 1872. Häktet means the jail.
Stampen opened in 1968 in a former pawnshop in Gamla Stan. The name comes from the stamps customers received for pawned goods.
Most close at 03:00. Spy Bar, Hell's Kitchen and Under Bron run until 05:00, and NEU at Berns closes at 05:00 on Friday and Saturday. Cocktail bars usually stop at 01:00.
Only at the weekend. Trains run around the clock on Friday and Saturday nights; on other nights the metro stops at about 01:00 and night buses take over.
Bars can serve you from 18, but clubs set their own limit: 21+ at Under Bron, 23+ at Berns and Södra Teatern, and 25+ at Spy Bar. Fasching's Club Soul and Stampen are 18+.
Usually 100–195 kr (€9–17). Under Bron is free before 23:00 and 175 kr after midnight, and Södra Teatern is 195 kr with the cloakroom included.
Do not count on it. Sweden is close to cashless, and card or phone payment is the norm; some places no longer accept cash at all.
Södermalm for bars and gigs, Stureplan for the polished clubs, and Slakthusområdet for warehouse nights. Gamla Stan is better for a quieter drink.
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