The World’s 100 Best Cocktail Bars · 2026
The Best Cocktail Bars in the Nordics
3 of the 100 cocktail bars in The World’s 100 Best Cocktail Bars 2026 are in the Nordics, in 2 countries. The highest placed is Bar Lilla Compagniet in Stockholm, Sweden, at number 78 in the world. Lucy's Flower Shop in Stockholm, Sweden (number 82) and Himkok in Oslo, Norway (number 95) follow.
Stockholm
Bar Lilla Compagniet sits on Södermalm near Slussen. It is a small, cozy room with a few tables and three seats at the bar, and its bartenders build drinks around individual tastes. Consistency varies. Lucy's Flower Shop is a speakeasy in Östermalm, reached through an unmarked door and a flight of stairs down to a basement room. Its drinks use seasonal, locally sourced ingredients such as birch, sea buckthorn and plum, and staff explain how each one is made.
Oslo
Himkok is a cocktail bar in Oslo with an anonymous speakeasy entrance. It has two floors, a downstairs bar and a busier upstairs room. The bar is known for cocktails built on house-distilled gin, vodka and aquavit, and for attentive bartenders.
