The best things to do in Slakthusområdet right now

What is it? A Japanese-inspired listening bar, known as a jazz kissa, in Slakthusområdet, and the first of its kind in Sweden. Behind the bar and its Japanese-inspired menu of small plates (excellent!) is a listening room with a high-end sound system and carefully selected vinyl records. Outside the room, you’ll find the house rules: no photos, keep your voice down and don’t move the furniture. When the room is full, a red light comes on.

Why we love it? The format has existed in Japan since the 1920s but didn’t arrive in Stockholm until 2017, when Hosoi opened in the city centre before the bar moved to Slaktis. The food, drinks and even the company on the sofa are secondary to the music. It might sound strict. It isn’t. This is the only bar in town where you can sit alone on a sofa for 40 minutes without anyone thinking it’s strange, and leave with a record you have to track down when you get home. The fact that it also has perhaps the best-looking bar interior in town is a bonus. The house rules state that ‘suits pay double’, which tells you most of what you need to know about who this bar is for.

Time Out tip: Hosoi occasionally hosts gigs in the listening room, and every August they put on Hosoi Festival, three days in warehouses and backyards around the bar. Buy your ticket well in advance.

Styckmästargatan 5, Johanneshov. Drinks from SEK 155. Open Wed–Thu 17–23, Fri–Sat 17–01.

What is it? Adam Dahlberg and Albin Wessman’s biggest restaurant to date, opened in April 2023. The duo have a Michelin star for Adam/Albin, but Solen is something completely different: a high-volume restaurant inspired by LA’s restaurant scene, housed in one of Slakthusområdet’s buildings from 1912. The dining room is enormous, with an open fire in the middle, tables on several levels, polished concrete floors, exposed beams and white tablecloths. The menu draws on the Middle East, Mexico and Italy all at once: small plates and spreads with freshly baked pita bread, wood-fired pizza, plus meat and fish cooked over the fire. Outside, there are long wooden tables.

Why we love it? Running a dining room this big while still cooking food at this level is harder than it sounds, and Solen pulls it off with flying colours. The outdoor terrace is also Slakthusområdet’s nicest summer hangout. And the pizzas are much tastier than your average fine-dining pizza. If you’re as much of an unsophisticated basic pizza bitch as I am, go for the Prosciutto cotto.

Time Out tip: Start the evening with their rhubarb take on a Paloma – better than the original (and the original is already flirting with five stars).

Hallgränd 45, Johanneshov. Open Tue–Thu 17–00, Fri 16–01, Sat 12–01, Sun 12–22. Small plates from around SEK 145, pizza from around SEK 205.

What is it? A nightclub in an old slaughterhouse, with room for 950 people across two large rooms, so you can switch music and setting in just a few steps. Slakthuset has been in the area for more than ten years, with a focus on house and techno and a line-up dominated by major international DJs. In summer, the doors to the rooftop open and the club becomes Terrassen: a 600-square-metre rooftop terrace with a bar and views of Globen, where the dancing starts long before it gets dark.

Why we love it? Because it’s one of the few clubs in Stockholm that takes the electronic music scene seriously. It’s not about table reservations and bottle service here, but the sound, the darkness and who’s behind the decks. The venue is genuinely raw, not designed to look raw, and when the bass kicks in against the slaughterhouse walls, you understand why the club has survived both changes of ownership and an entire neighbourhood being demolished and rebuilt around it. And Terrassen on a summer evening, with the sun setting behind Globen, is one of the best places in town to start a long night.

Time Out tip: Check who’s playing at slakthusetclub.se or on their Instagram and come late – it’s after midnight that things really get going. Terrassen is closed for now, though, so save that one for next summer.

Slakthusgatan 6, Johanneshov. Opening hours, admission and age limit vary.

What is it? Gamla Enskede’s most acclaimed neighbourhood restaurant, which moved into Slakthushallarna in spring 2025. Anna Klyvare and Henrik Sauer ran Matateljén on Stora Gungans väg for eight years before turning the small space into the food hall Ateljéns Livs and bringing the restaurant here. The new space is large and industrial, with an open kitchen made up of several stations in the middle of the room. The kitchen serves playful, seasonal food with Nordic foundations, drawing on both sea and land. You can choose between a four-course menu and à la carte, while lunch is a simpler affair. Next door, the same team has opened Ateljéns Pizza, a 120-person beer hall serving pizza, beer and wine – another familiar name to anyone who has lived in Enskede.

Why we love it? Because it’s one of the few restaurants that has managed to move from suburb to destination without losing its soul along the way. The kitchen isn’t hidden behind a wall – it is the room. The food is ambitious without being formal. And if your group can’t agree, you now have the perfect escape route: pizza in the room next door.

Time Out tip: Get a table overlooking the kitchen, or start the evening by sharing a pizza and a beer at Ateljéns Pizza before finishing with four courses here, if your stomach can handle it.

Hallvägen 9, Johanneshov. Tue–Thu 11.30–23, Fri 11.30–00, Sat 13–00. Lunch from around SEK 195, dinner around SEK 400–800.

What is it? Two venues next door to each other on Styckmästargatan, run by the same team. Slaktkyrkan is the larger one, with room for 750 people. It opened in 2018 and has never actually been a church, but the high ceiling gives the room a church-like feel. Hus 7 is its smaller sibling next door: a raw industrial space with several rooms and capacity for 300. There’s also Kapellet, a small bar venue in the same family, where the Slaktkyrkan team puts on its really intimate nights.

Why we love it? Stockholm has plenty of arenas and plenty of small bar venues, but for years it has lacked what lies somewhere in between. Hus 7 is exactly that, with Slaktkyrkan the next size up. The programme spans everything from techno to punk and is booked with the kind of instinct that reveals someone cares more about the music than the bar takings. Hus 7 has also become the city’s most reliable address for underground gigs, and tickets are reasonably priced, especially there.

Time Out tip: Between Slaktkyrkan and Hus 7 is Kvarteret, an outdoor area with several bars. In summer, it’s worth arriving an hour before the gig. And follow Slaktkyrkan on Instagram for Sweden’s funniest concert-booker captions.

Styckmästargatan 10, Johanneshov. Open during events. Ticket prices vary. Find the calendar at slakthusen.se.

What is it? A coffee roastery, coffee bar, shop and showroom all in one, housed in Slakthushallarna’s old forklift garage. Stockholm Roast left Jordbro for Slakthusområdet in summer 2020 and became the first of today’s food and drink spots to open here. Even then, its arrival was described as the starting point for the food destination the area has since become. They serve filter coffee and espresso, grilled sandwiches and salads, with a handful of seats inside and a small outdoor terrace. On the evenings they’re open, it turns into a wine bar with a soft spot for natural wine.

Why we love it? Because coffee gets to be the main character. Co-owner Johan Montan Ahlgren has said that they want people to have coffee in a roastery rather than roast coffee in a café, and that’s exactly how it feels. You sit in the same room as the roasting machine, you can see the sacks of green coffee beans and no one has tried to design away the factory feel. It’s not made to be cosy, and that’s exactly why it’s super cosy. Without Stockholm Roast, there probably wouldn’t be a Solen, a Hosoi or a Bar Montan here – the latter, incidentally, is run by the same team.

Time Out tip: Opening hours are limited and sometimes change – check their Instagram before you go. Order the fifty-fifty if you can’t choose between a sandwich and a salad. And one more thing: the latte is sensational.

Hallvägen 9, Johanneshov. Tue–Fri 09–15, some evenings. Coffee from SEK 40.

What is it? Fållan is a concert venue that opened in Slaktis in 2019 and moved to bigger premises in the Distriktfem cultural quarter in 2024. It hosts a mix of gigs, club nights and events. Next door to Fållan is Förbindelsehallen, once a transport hall for the slaughterhouse, built in the Art Nouveau style and with room for up to 3,500 people. Together, the two venues can host festivals for more than 5,000 visitors.

Why we love it? Because the programme is all over the place, in the best possible way. One weekend, the hall is filled with vintage dealers for Eken Marknad, another with natural wine importers and winemakers for Natural Mystics, and in between, bands and DJs take to the stages. The hall itself is worth a visit: long, lofty and grand like an old central station, only with a hint of slaughterhouse in the walls… ish.

Time Out tip: Because Förbindelsehallen is open at the sides, it’s mainly used from May to September, so keep an eye on the programme from early spring. Fållan hosts concerts all year round.

Hallgränd 19, Johanneshov. Open during events. Programme at distriktfem.com and fallan.nu.

What is it? A wine bar, dining room and bakery from Johan Montan Ahlgren and Øner Kulbay, the owners behind Stockholm Roast. Bar Montan opened in spring 2023, and the following year a dining room was added in the adjoining slaughterhouse hall dating from 1912, with an open kitchen and six-metre-high ceilings. The wine list leans towards natural wine, while the food comes in both smaller and larger portions.

Why we love it? The owners have said they want the place to feel like a wine bar in Tokyo, a restaurant in Paris and a café in São Paulo all at once. From the outside, it looks like a stark warehouse, but step through the doors and it’s warm and bustling in just the right way. Slakthusområdet’s best spot for after-work drinks during autumn and winter. The kind of after-work drink that, naturally, turns into dinner without you ever having planned it.

Time Out tip: The same team runs Stockholm Roast just a few steps away. Start the day with coffee there and end it with a bottle of wine and dinner here.

Hallgränd 39, Förbindelsehallen, Johanneshov. Open Tue-Sat 16-23. Dinner around SEK 380-480.

What is it? Sin Ramen’s second restaurant, opened in November 2024 and named Slaughterhouse. The original is on Jakobsbergsgatan. Ramen is taken seriously here: the noodles are made on site, and through a glass wall you can watch the bowls being assembled in the open kitchen. The space has an industrial feel, and outside there’s a simple terrace with wooden benches. At lunch, the ramen of the day costs SEK 169, while the others on the menu are SEK 189.

Why we love it? Properly solid ramen in a great-looking space that fits the area perfectly. Order the Sloth, a fiery miso ramen with chicken and fish broth, pork belly cooked sous vide for 24 hours and an egg that’s spent three days in a soy marinade.

Time Out tip: They have Asahi on tap, which is harder to find in the city than it should be and exactly the right beer for a piping-hot bowl.

Hallvägen 13, Johanneshov. Lunch Wed-Fri 11-15. Evenings Wed-Thu 16-22, Fri 16-23, Sat 12-23, Sun 12-21. Closed Mon-Tue. Ramen from SEK 169.

What is it? A solo walk through the old slaughterhouse district, where an entirely new neighbourhood is taking shape. Between historic brick halls, loading bays and rust-red canopies, modern blocks are springing up, with the transformation in full swing. Fifty metres down into the bedrock, work is under way on what will become the area’s new metro station, and ‘new Slaktis’ is set to be fully completed by 2035.

Why we love it? It’s no accident that the new buildings look the way they do. The city’s rules for developing the area state that new buildings should follow its pale, sandy colour palette, and that the layout and materials of the new blocks should take their cues from the old buildings. Twelve buildings are blue-listed and cannot be altered in ways that compromise their cultural significance. The fun part is walking around and seeing just how well it actually works. The new brick buildings with red details opposite Sin Ramen blend seamlessly into their surroundings, and I’ve yet to see a single development under construction here that feels like Hammarby Sjöstad.

Time Out tip: Go twice. Once during the day for the brickwork and construction chaos, and once at dusk, when the neon signs at Fållan, Solen and Slaktkyrkan light up and the area looks like the buzzing entertainment hub it also is.

Slakthusområdet, Johanneshov (Globen metro station).

What is it? A Danish restaurant in Slakthushallarna, with brickwork, arched windows and iron beams dating from 1912. It comes from the restaurateurs who have run Nybroe Smørrebrød in Östermalmshallen since 2004, so they know what they’re doing. The menu features smørrebrød on crisp rye bread, with classics such as roast beef with remoulade, Danish roast pork with crispy crackling and herring, washed down with cold beer and aquavit. There are vegetarian options too.

Why we love it? Because it’s the perfect foodie start to an evening at Avicii Arena, 3Arena or Hovet. Smørrebrød fills you up just enough, a shot of aquavit sets the mood and the walk to the arena takes just a few minutes. The alternative is overpriced arena food served in a plastic cup. And if you don’t have a concert or match to go to, no matter, as there’s sometimes a live band or DJ on the programme here too.

Time Out tip: The weekly lunch specials are incredibly tasty and great value. One example from this week’s menu: overnight-cooked beef chuck with saffron risotto, gremolata and pickled fennel for SEK 145.

Hallvägen 43, Johanneshov. Open Mon 11-14, Tue-Fri 11-late, Sat 12-late, Sun 11-late. Smørrebrød from SEK 150. Weekly lunch from SEK 145.

What is it? A bright yellow food truck with a permanent spot right in the middle of Slaktis, a few tables alongside it and a menu you can read before it’s your turn: burger of the week, fries, dip and a soft drink. The patties are smashed and made from 100 percent beef, and the burger takes on a new guise every week. Sometimes it’s a straightforward cheeseburger, but more often it draws on Asian or South American flavours.

Why we love it? For the no-fuss approach (and the perfectly juicy patty). One burger a week. That’s it. You’re done in 15 minutes, making FOMO one of the few burger spots in the city where lunch actually works as lunch. There’s also something that feels more fitting about ordering through a hatch in the middle of an old slaughterhouse district than at your average burger joint.

Time Out tip: Check their Instagram before heading over. That’s where they announce the week’s burger and let you know which evenings and weekends they’re open extra hours.

Hallvägen 7B, Johanneshov. Weekdays 10.30-14, plus selected evenings and weekends. Burgers from SEK 135.

What is it? You probably know the cafés on Rådmansgatan, Regeringsgatan and at Centralen. What’s less well known is that everything in their display cases is baked in Slakthusområdet, where MR Cake moved its entire production operation in February 2024. Once a week, the bakery opens its ‘bakficka’ to the public. The entrance is at the back of Hallvägen 13, and through the door it’s all flour, baking trays and ovens, plus a counter stocked with the day’s bakes.

Why we love it? Because it’s about as far from an Instagram café with a logo on the wall as you can get. No carefully designed corners, nothing staged for photos, just a working bakery. MR Cake himself, Roy Fares, told Mitt i: ‘I think people like seeing how we work.’ We agree. There’s something special about buying a bun from the same person who just took it out of the oven. And the fact that it’s only open on Fridays certainly doesn’t hurt. This is Friday fika with bragging rights back at the office.

Time Out tip: Get there early, because once the shelves are empty, they’re empty. And keep an eye out around Fettisdagen, when the bakficka usually opens extra hours for semlor.

Hallvägen 13, Johanneshov. Open Fridays 07.30-15.00.

What is it? SATS Slakthuset, which, yes, has the same name as the club but is on Rökerigatan, is the chain’s gym in the area, housed in one of the old slaughterhouse buildings. Expect open spaces, huge windows and ceilings up to 12 metres high. There are lifting platforms, performance areas, a running track, an outdoor gym and a wide range of group exercise classes.

Why we love it? Lidingö and Spårvagnshallarna are all well and good, but if, like yours truly, you skip the classes and only go to pump iron, this is the chain’s best gym in the city. It’s less about the equipment than the space: ceilings up to 12 metres high, daylight streaming through windows bigger than most flats and the distinct feeling that you’re working out in a building designed for something else entirely. The fact that it’s a chain rather than a small gym with bags of character matters less when the place looks like this. No other SATS can beat it for looks.

Time Out tip: It’s easy to miss the outdoor gym by the leg machines. Don’t.

Rökerigatan 8, Johanneshov. Mon-Thu 06-22, Fri 06-21, Sat 08-18, Sun 08-20. Drop-in SEK 200 (SEK 150 if you work out with a member), membership prices vary.