Morfar Ginko runs a rum and cocktail bar with a kitchen and a late licence on Swedenborgsgatan, a few steps from Mariatorget in the heart of Sodermalm. The room shifts through the evening from an after work drink into a DJ led late night.
Who would love it: drinkers who want one address that covers dinner, cocktails and a dance floor without changing venue. Who would find it less their speed: anyone after a quiet, low volume nightcap, because the music climbs as the night runs on.
The bar shares a building and an owner with its sister spot Pappa Ray Ray, and the two trade as one sprawling Sodermalm institution. Visit Stockholm describes the place as a bar and restaurant with an industrial look and regular DJ nights, with a kitchen that leans on a Swedish menu and pizza. The setup is part bar, part dining room, part club.
The drinks list runs to rum, classic cocktails and a long beer selection, and the bartenders are happy to steer a first timer toward the house pours. Cocktails sit around the city average, in line with most Sodermalm rooms. Order a rum based classic and let the kitchen send out a pizza to share.
The room rewards a group that wants to settle in for the night. Solo drinkers do well early at the bar, before the floor fills and the volume rises. Monday through Thursday from four to seven is the calm window, while Friday and Saturday the place is full and loud by ten.
Morfar Ginko keeps long hours, open past midnight every night of the week, which makes it a reliable late stop when other kitchens have closed. The late licence and the DJ booth are the draw for a weekend crowd that arrives after dinner elsewhere. Come for the kitchen early or the dance floor late.
Nearest transit is Mariatorget on the red line, a short walk away, with Slussen and Medborgarplatsen both within reach for a longer night across the district. The bar sits among a dense run of Sodermalm addresses, which makes it easy to fold into a crawl across the area.
Pair a night here with the cellar pours at Pelikan or the cocktails at Lemur, both a short walk south. For more nearby, see our guide to the best bars in Sodermalm, and it also earns a place in our best cocktail bars in Stockholm ranking.