Paradiso is a rum and cocktail bar near Mariatorget on Timmermansgatan in Sodermalm, run by the team behind Linje Tio. The list is rum led and the mood is playful, with signature drinks named after singers.
Who would love it: drinkers who want a deep rum collection and bright, fruit forward cocktails in a relaxed room. Who would find it less their speed: anyone after a hushed, minimal cocktail bar, because Paradiso leans warm, loud and tropical.
The bar opened in 2015 and built its name on rum, with a back bar that runs through French, Spanish and British island styles and a staff happy to set up a tasting flight. The World's 50 Best Discovery guide lists it among the Stockholm bars worth a detour, and Falstaff carries it among the city cocktail rooms.
Standard cocktails run 175 kronor, with the rum forward signatures the reason to come. The current list plays on singer names, from the rum and beer Britney Beers to the coffee laced Run DMC, while the Miami Vice milk punsch is a house favourite. Ask the bar to build a rum flight if the cocktails are not the plan.
The crowd is a Sodermalm mix of cocktail regulars and groups in for a celebration, with a happy hour from opening to seven on the quieter nights. The room warms up as the evening runs on. Early in the week is the calm window, while weekends fill after nine.
Paradiso keeps late hours, open to one in the morning every night, which makes it a reliable second stop on a Mariatorget evening. The kitchen sends out snacks and Cuban sandwiches from its sister restaurant Liebling. Come for a long rum session rather than a quick drink.
Nearest transit is Mariatorget on the red line, a short walk away, with Slussen within reach for a longer night. The address sits in a dense run of Sodermalm bars, easy to fold into a crawl across the district.
Pair a rum session here with the cocktails at Lemur or the Swedish punsch flight at Sjogras, both a short walk away. It also earns a place in our best cocktail bars in Stockholm ranking.