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The 4 Best Bars in Gamla Staden

The heritage cobblestone Old Town. Heritage cafes, candle-lit bars, and the most photogenic old-Malmö drinking experience. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Malmö.

  1. No. 05 · Cocktail Bars

    Bar Bar

    MöllevÃ¥ngen · $$

    Craft-cocktail and natural-wine bar with a tight rotating menu.

  2. No. 06 · Cocktail Bars

    Mello Yello

    MöllevÃ¥ngen · $$$

    Boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu.

  3. No. 07 · Cocktail Bars

    Bullen

    Davidshall · $$

    Cocktail-and-restaurant bar with a serious bar programme and a young engaged crowd.

  4. No. 08 · Cocktail Bars

    Tempo

    MöllevÃ¥ngen · $

    Heritage MöllevÃ¥ngen neighbourhood pub.

You'll find Cocktail Bars, Date Night, Hidden Gems and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.

The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Gamla Staden like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.

A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.

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