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get underneath the movie theater complex, and in Norrmalm at Vasagatan 21
(Mon-Wed 10:00-18:00, Thu-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-15:00, closed Sun,
www.systembolaget.se ) .
Nightlife in Stockholm
Bars and Music in Gamla Stan —The street called Stora Nygatan, with sev-
eral lively bars, has perhaps the most accessible and reliable place for good
jazz in town: Stampen.
Stampen Jazz & Rhythm 'n' Blues Pub has two venues: a stone-vaulted
cellar below and a fun-loving saloon-like bar upstairs (check out the old in-
struments and antiques hanging from the ceiling). From Monday through
Thursday,there'slivemusiconlyinthesaloon.OnFridayandSaturday,bands
alternatesetsinboththesaloonandthecellar(160-krcoverFri-Satonly,58-kr
beers, open Mon-Sat 20:00-1:00 in the morning, even later Fri-Sat, free blues
Mon-Thu, special free jam session Sat 14:00-18:00, closed Sun, Stora Ny-
gatan 5, tel. [phone], www.stampen.se ). For the location, see the map on
here .
Several other lively spots are within a couple of blocks of Stampen on St-
ora Nygatan, including Wirströms Pub (live blues bands play in crowded
cellar Tue-Sat 21:00-24:00, no cover, 62-kr beers, open daily 11:00-1:00 in
the morning, Stora Nygatan 13, www.wirstromspub.se ), O'Connells Irish
Pub (a lively expat sports bar with music downstairs, daily 12:00-1:00 in the
morning, Stora Nygatan 21, www.oconnells.se ), and The Liffey (classic Irish
pub with 160-200-kr pub grub, live music nightly at 21:30, daily in summer
11:00-late, off-season 16:00-late, Stora Nygatan 40-42, www.theliffey.se ) .
Just beyond Gamla Stan, the good ship Patricia rocks with live music and
well-lubricated locals most nights (no cover, often live music, described on
here ) . Another pub with music is a few doors down.
Icebar Stockholm —If you just want to put on a heavy coat and gloves and
drink a fancy vodka in a modern-day igloo, consider the fun, if touristy, Ice-
bar Stockholm. Everything's ice—shipped down from Sweden's far north.
The bar, the glasses, even the tip jar are made of ice. You get your choice
of vodka drinks and 45 minutes to enjoy the scene (online booking-180 kr,