Nya Carnegiebryggeriet brews and pours inside the old Luma light bulb factory in Hammarby Sjöstad, a waterside microbrewery and gastropub a short hop from Slussen. It runs its own beer across the taps in a tall industrial room that keeps the tanks in view.
Who would love it: a beer drinker who wants fresh, house-brewed pints in the room where they are made, with food to match. Who would not: anyone after cocktails or a central address, since this is a brewery taproom out in Hammarby Sjöstad that keeps its own hours and closes on Sundays and Mondays.
The space carries the appeal. Lonely Planet and Visit Stockholm both flag the setting: a microbrewery in a converted Luma factory by the water, with high ceilings, brewing tanks on show and a long bar pouring the house range. The building's industrial bones give the room its character, and the waterside location in Hammarby Sjöstad makes it a destination rather than a passing stop.
The beer is the reason to make the trip. The taps run Nya Carnegiebryggeriet's own brews alongside guest pours, spanning lagers, pale ales, IPAs and seasonal one-offs, with a kitchen sending out gastropub plates built to sit beside a pint. That's up Stockholm frames it as a bar and restaurant rather than a pure taproom, and the food holds up its end. Order a flight to read the range, then settle on a full pour of whatever is freshest.
What sets it apart is the brewery's lineage. Nya Carnegiebryggeriet revived the Carnegie name, one of Sweden's oldest brewing labels, and built the operation in partnership that drew on Brooklyn Brewery's brewing know-how. That history, set inside a landmark Luma factory by the Hammarby canal, gives the room a weight that a standard taproom lacks and explains why it anchors a craft-beer trip to the south of the city.
The crowd is beer-led and relaxed, locals and visitors making the trip out to Hammarby Sjöstad, busier on Friday and Saturday evenings when the room fills and the kitchen runs at full tilt. Service is bartender-led at the long bar, with table service for food, geared to people who came to taste rather than to rush. The hours are the catch: closed Sunday and Monday, open from late afternoon the rest of the week.
Getting there is part of the outing. Hammarby Sjöstad sits south of Slussen, reachable by the tvärbana light rail or a short bus hop, and the brewery faces the water at the foot of the old Luma tower. The room runs Tuesday through Saturday from late afternoon and stays closed at the start of the week, so a visitor should plan the trip around the hours rather than turn up on spec. Cards work, large groups can book ahead, and the kitchen keeps food going alongside the taps through the evening for anyone settling in for a long session, which is the price of admission for beer poured a few metres from where it was brewed.
Best time to go: a Friday evening or a Saturday afternoon for the brewery at its busiest, with a flight and a plate by the water. Nya Carnegiebryggeriet works as the destination stop on a Stockholm beer trip. See where it sits among the best craft beer bars in Stockholm and read our wider guide to craft beer bars by city for the global picture, then map the rest of a crawl through the Stockholm bar guide.
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For more Stockholm craft beer, compare Akkurat, Omnipollos Hatt. And for a third round, Stockholm Brewing Co makes the natural next stop.
Sources
Visit Stockholm: Nya Carnegiebryggeriet · Lonely Planet: Nya Carnegie Bryggeriet · That's up Stockholm: Nya Carnegiebryggeriet · Yelp: Nya Carnegiebryggeriet · Google Maps reviews (accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published Sep 16, 2025 · Last reviewed Nov 14, 2025
