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The 6 Best Bars in Gothenburg

Gothenburg is Sweden's second city, yet its center is compact enough that most of its bars are a short walk apart. The best bars in Gothenburg include two on Kungstorget, with more on Kyrkogatan, Västra Hamngatan, Friggagatan and Viktoriagatan. On the square, Stranger hides in a basement, where guests ring a video intercom to be let in, and its menu plays with pesto, gochujang and miso; Time Out puts it first among the city's bars. Also on Kungstorget, Avalon Bar flavors classic cocktails with violet, lavender and orange blossom. On Kyrkogatan, Bar Bruno is a lively hole in the wall run by the owners of neighboring Champagnebaren, and Hernö Gin Bar on Västra Hamngatan is run by the Swedish gin distillery from Härnösand, with nearly 40 cocktails. Bruk mixes Nordic cocktails with dill and cucumber or sea buckthorn, and Victorian Steampunk Lab serves smoking drinks straight from laboratory flasks. Bar Bruno fills up fast, so come early or late. These are the six we would start with.

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  1. Hernö Gin Bar
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    Hernö Gin Bar

    Hernö Gin Bar is the Göteborg cocktail bar of Hernö Gin, the gin distillery in Härnösand. The cocktail list is built on the distillery's gins, served with small and medium plates inspired by Nordic flavors, including a set of three cocktails matched with three dishes. It also runs bookable gin, gin and tonic and cocktail tastings.

    Västra Hamngatan 16, GöteborgMon-Thu 16:00-23:00, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun closed
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  2. Stranger
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    Stranger

    Stranger calls itself a secret Spirit Bureau, tucked into a basement on Kungstorget with its door just left of the entrance to Tranquilo. The bar is built around cocktails, spirits and personal service, and it hosts events, private parties and cocktail tastings. It is walk-in only.

    Kungstorget 14, 411 10 GöteborgWed-Sat 18:00-03:00, Sun 21:00-03:00, Mon-Tue closed
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  3. Avalon Bar
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    Avalon Bar

    The bar at the Avalon Hotel on Kungstorget is open to locals and hotel guests alike, from afterwork into the late evening. The focus is on comfort, service and craft, with classic cocktails and a broad drinks list. The bartenders like to experiment with flavors such as violet, lavender and orange blossom.

    Avalon Hotel, Kungstorget 9, 411 17 GöteborgMon-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-22:00
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  4. Bar Bruno
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    Bar Bruno

    A bar on Kyrkogatan in central Gothenburg, in the grid of streets inside the old canal ring.

    Kyrkogatan 13, 411 15 Göteborg
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  5. Bruk
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    Bruk

    Bruk is a cocktail bar on Friggagatan built around Nordic cocktail culture, pairing Nordic elegance with a warm, welcoming room. Its bartenders and chefs work classic flavors with modern touches, with a list of house cocktails, signatures and classics alongside small and larger plates. On Fridays it runs an afterwork with a changing cocktail theme.

    Friggagatan 4, 411 01 GöteborgTue-Fri 11:30-01:00, Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun-Mon closed
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  1. Victorian Steampunk Lab
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    Victorian Steampunk Lab

    Victorian Steampunk Lab is a cocktail bar in central Göteborg set in a Victorian steampunk interior, where the bartenders make unusual and theatrical cocktails and pour wine. A restaurant section serves small plates for sharing, and in the basement the Laboratory runs bookable sessions with its resident chemists. There are board games in the bar.

    Viktoriagatan 2B, GöteborgTue-Thu 16:00-late, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun-Mon closed
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