Sky Bar at Berns

Sky Bar at Berns is the rooftop terrace above the Berns complex in Norrmalm, central Stockholm. Visit Stockholm includes it in its roundup of the city's rooftop bars, and the location next to Berberiksparken puts it a short walk from Norrmalmstorg.

The view is the headline. The terrace looks out over the colourful roofs of central Stockholm, and the long northern daylight means a drink here can run from late afternoon into the small hours without the sky fully darkening in midsummer.

The drinks are classic-leaning cocktails and sparkling wine by the glass, the standard rooftop format rather than a destination cocktail programme. The point is where you are drinking, on a historic Stockholm roof, rather than a hunt for the city's most technical mixing.

Berns runs a cocktail club on the terrace through the season, with DJs and live music on the busier nights from midweek into the weekend. That shifts the room from a calm sunset spot early on to a louder, later scene as the night goes.

Come early for the sunset and a seat, later for the music. For more in the city, see our Stockholm rooftop bars guide, the best rooftop bars worldwide, and the rooftop bars near me finder.

Arrive in the late afternoon for a sunset seat, since the terrace fills quickly once the weather is good. Midsummer light keeps the sky bright long past the usual closing hour.

For the cocktail club, come later on a Wednesday through Sunday when the DJs and live sets run. Out of season the terrace closes, so this is a warm-months visit.