Bringing a new meaning to the phrase “chilling”, Absolute Ice bar Stockholm opened up in 2002 as the first permanent ice bar in the world. Inside, everything from walls to glasses and chairs are made of ice and the temperature is always below -5°C (23°F) to ensure that it won’t melt.

If you’re worrying about the temperature then don’t. The ice bar has warm clothing and gloves for its guests so you can fully appreciate the experience instead of sitting shivering on an icy chair.

The crystal clear ice which Absolute Ice bar Stockholm is made from comes fromTorne Älv (Torne River), a river between Sweden and Finland. It’s history goes back over 10,000 years and throughout the years it has created a system of waterfalls and meanders that gives the purest water in Sweden.

A variety of visits and experiences are offered at Absolute Ice bar Stockholm and they range from single visits to corporate bookings in which you can make your own sculptures.

Visit:

You can book a simple visit for one to sixty people. This includes 40 minutes inside the ice bar with warm clothing, gloves and an Absolute Vodka Coctail of your choice.

Price: 180 SEK (About 18 euro)

Personal guide:

With a personal guide you’ll hear how the ice from Torne River is used to build the ice bars and the worlds most famous ice hotels: the Ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi. The tour takes about 30 minutes.

Price: 1,200 SEK (excluding entrance fee and drinks)

Ice sculpting

This is a competition in which you work in teams of three to create the most innovative ice sculpture. With the help of their expert ice artists and ice sculpting tools you’ll be creating amazing sculptures out of Torne River ice.

This can only be booked for 18 people or more.
Price: 595 SEK per person

Ice Menu

At the Nordic Sea Hotel next to the bar, the Sea Bar & Restaurant offers a menu with food from Lapland in northern Sweden. Two of the dishes are served on ice plates and bowls made out of Torne River ice.

Starter: 60 g bleak roe from Kalix with red onion and crème fraîche, and Västerbotten cheese pie, served on an ice plate.

Main course: Spiced reindeer with sour vanilla sauce, celeriac purée, forest mushrooms and black peppered lingonberries.

Dessert: Arrack-marinated cloudberries with vanilla ice cream, served in an ice bowl.

Nordic Sea hotel

The Absolute Ice Experience

The absolute ice experience is their most extensive offer. It starts with an ice sculpture competition followed by drinks at the ice bar. After the drinks you enjoy a three course ice menu at the Sea Bar & Restaurant.

This can only be booked for 18 people or more.
Price:1,490 SEK per person.

Opening hours
Summer(1/6 – 15/9)

• Sunday-Wednesday: 12.45 – 00.00
• Thursday-Saturday: 12.45 – 01.00 (Drop in from 21.45)

Rest of the year (16/9 – 31/5)

• Sunday-Thursday: 16.30 – 00.00
• Friday-Saturday: 15.00 – 01.00 (Drop in from 21.45)

Website – Map

Café Opera is located in the centre of Stockholm City by Kungsträdgården. It sits in the larger Operahouse’s basement where it was placed in 1980 when it first opened its doors to the public. Café Opera breathes class and elegance throughout its locales.

Café Opera is available for booking of partys, dinners and conferences. It annualy hosts Guldbaggen, a Swedish movie award from the Swedish Filminstitute (Svenska Filminstitutet) for “prominent efforts for Swedish film in the passed year”, the major printed paper Aftonbladet’s televisionawards and the Elle-gala afterparty and many others.

Among locals in Stockholm, Café Opera is considered to be somewhat expensive compared to other clubs. However if you’re looking for a special evening the price is well worth it.

At Café Opera you can never go wrong. When you wake up the day after you wont only have a mild hangover, you will also be blessed with the memory of an unforgettable evening out at Café Opera and perhaps some of the many other Stockholm pubs, bars and clubs!

Operahuset, Karl XII:s torg
Monday-Saturday 17.00-03.00
Sunday 19.00-03.00
SEK 180 after 22.00 hrs.
Minimum age: 23 years, dress code “neat“.
www.cafeopera.se – Map

Club F12 Terrassen (F12 Terrace) is located between Stockholm Central Station and Old town. It’s open every night during the summer and offers a wide variety of drinks, music and people.

F12 Terrassen’s fame is of course largely attributed to its terrace, where you can drink and dance to a view of the water and Old town, but also for its interest in art, fashion and trends. So if you consider yourself being a trendsetter or if you’re interested in meeting people with a similar interests then club F12 Terrassen might be for you.

You don’t have to be interested in trends or fashion to appreciate the club, though. F12 Terrassen is regularly visited by famous artists and DJ:s and the club always offers a good dance floor.

Fredsgatan 12
Different club every evening.
Minimum age: 23
Opening hours and entry fees

• Monday – Thursday: 21.00-03.00, 100 SEK
• Friday:
  • 17.00-21.00, Free entry
  • 21.00-03.00, 120 SEK
• Saturday:
  • 15.00-21.00, Free entry
  • 21.00-03.00, 120 SEK
• Sunday:
  • RAW-Nights: 19.00-03.00, 150 SEK
  • Other nights: 21.00-03.00, 100 SEK

www.f12.se – Map