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The 10 Best Wine Bars in Stockholm

The natural-wine wave reshaped Stockholm's wine bars — these are the ten worth a Friday evening. The wine bars on this list span every neighbourhood worth a trip — the central districts all show up — and every price tier from a $5 local pour to a $25 hotel-bar tasting. Each bar earns its spot for a different reason. We have visited every one.

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    Aifur Krog & Bar

    GAMLA STAN · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Aifur Krog & Bar draws a steady local crowd in Gamla Stan. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded — book ahead or arrive early.

  2. 02

    Akkurat

    SODERMALM · $$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Akkurat draws a steady local crowd in Sodermalm. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

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    Akkurat Stockholm

    SÖDERMALM. THE ROOM HOLDS AROUND 600 BELGIAN AND SCANDINAVIAN BEERS — THE DEEPEST SELECTION IN STOCKHOLM — AND THE BARTENDERS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIC ABOUT EACH.

    Akkurat is a heritage Belgian beer specialist bar in Södermalm. The room holds around 600 Belgian and Scandinavian beers — the deepest selection in Stockholm — . Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Sunday from 6pm, when it's the room's quietest premium night and the kitchen is unhurried. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Avoid post-match nights if the local team is playing — the upstairs gets loud.

  4. 04

    Bar Agrikultur Stockholm

    MID-OCTOBER THAN IT WOULD HAVE IN EARLY JUNE · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Bar Agrikultur applies the New Nordic culinary philosophy to drinking with the same rigour that Stockholm's most celebrated restaurants apply it to food. The ba. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Thursday late or Friday early, when you'll catch the room building toward its weekend tempo. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. First-Friday traffic in the district can mean a 20-minute wait at the door.

  5. 05

    Sjogras Bar Punsch

    SODERMALM · $$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Sjogras Bar Punsch draws a steady local crowd in Sodermalm. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded — book ahead or arrive early.

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    Beirut Stockholm

    THE CENTRE · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Beirut is Södermalm's most theatrical Lebanese-themed cocktail bar — built around Levantine ingredients (rosewater, orange blossom, cardamom, sumac). The 32-sea. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

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    Cadier Bar at Grand Hôtel Stockholm

    THE CENTRE · $$$$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Cadier Bar sits inside the Grand Hôtel — Stockholm's most heritage hotel since 1874. The cocktail bar overlooks the harbour with floor-to-ceiling windows and th. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Sunday from 6pm, when it's the room's quietest premium night and the kitchen is unhurried. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Avoid post-match nights if the local team is playing — the upstairs gets loud.

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    Norra Brunn Rooftop at Clarion

    NORRMALM · $$$ · ROOFTOP BARS

    Norra Brunn Rooftop at Clarion draws a steady local crowd in Norrmalm. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Thursday late or Friday early, when you'll catch the room building toward its weekend tempo. Best for sunset drinks or a slow first date. First-Friday traffic in the district can mean a 20-minute wait at the door.

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    Corner Club Stockholm

    THE CENTRE · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Corner Club represents a particular school of cocktail thinking: the idea that a bar doesn't need to be a destination to be excellent. The team here operates wi. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded — book ahead or arrive early.

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    Debaser Medis

    SODERMALM · $$ · COCKTAIL BARS

    Debaser Medis draws a steady local crowd in Sodermalm. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

Use this guide either as a single curated route through Stockholm or as a checklist to revisit over a long weekend. Reservations are flagged where they matter. Otherwise, walk in. Below: the ten wine bars that any serious drinker in Stockholm would tell you to put on the list.

Aifur Krog & Bar draws a steady local crowd in Gamla Stan. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded — book ahead or arrive early.

Akkurat draws a steady local crowd in Sodermalm. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

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