EBG Rating: 8.1/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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Cocktails are arranged with ceremony and spectacle, the bespoke creations leaning into the alchemy/sorcery theme. Nothing new but fun nonetheless. Well stocked back bar, and bottles of local craft beers available too from smaller brewers.

Style/Décor:
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Making fine use of historic brick vaults with atmospheric and creative lighting both at the bar and around a warren of rooms. An effective balance, trading on the history of the building, its whimsical theme fun without becoming too tacky, and stylish without being too pretentious.

Atmosphere/Character:
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Fun and lively atmosphere without feeling too tacky either. Always a novelty to descend into historic vaults.

Amenities/Events:
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Food, snacks.

Value For Money:
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City centre pricing, without a doubt, though nothing beyond what you will find in dozens of others venues on the island.

Description:
The Sorcerer’s Crypt is a fine example of Stockholm Gamla Stan’s (Old Town) cellar bars.

Making fine use of brick vaults with atmospheric and creative lighting, this cocktail bar strikes an effective balance, trading on the history of the building, its whimsical theme fun without becoming too tacky, and stylish without being too pretentious.

You could accuse it of being gimmicky but a cocktail bar needs an angle to avoid simply being an overly exclusive, snooty place which is certainly not what this is.

Cocktails are arranged with ceremony and spectacle, the bespoke creations leaning into the alchemy/sorcery theme. Nothing new but fun nonetheless.

Being Sweden they have to provide food, and you’ll find a vegetarian kitchen too.

It’s not obligatory to have cocktails either, and you’ll find some locals beers for sale here.

Whether you’re perched at the bar or in one of their niches, you’ll find this an atmospheric venue for an evening drink that doesn’t lay it on quite as thick as the Viking themed restaurant Aifur nearby.

(Added April 2026)