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 The summer porch of BMB by Rojo72
There are different dance floors, of which one is called "schlagerbaren" a bar and a dancefloor where the DJ plays all kinds of well-known classics. NO trance, tehcno or house as far as the eye can see. Beware...there are people taking photos with digital cameras and posting on the website of the BMB:p.
Recently they've opened a bar upstairs for all you rockers out there. They play all kinds of rock (and by rock I DON'T mean Bryan Adams or anything such).
The other dancefloors plays different kinds of music, including the above mentioned.
There is a very nice porch where you can sit and relax with you beer and look out over the eastern river branch and perhaps have a chat with some nice guy or girl?
About 100 SEK entrance fee and 20 SEK for the clothes.
No formal dress-code any more. Clean and whole should do. Leave a Comment
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 The Bishop's Arms in karlstad by Rojo72
It has a beautiful porch with about 30-40 places to sit and have a beer during the summer months. If you chose to sit there you're bound to have evening sun and you're right next to the River.
In front of the pub there is a statue of "Sola i Karlstad", a famous waitress in the 18th century in Karlstad.
Come as you are Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Kungsgatan 22Directions: In the Stadshotellet building, at the end of the pub street "Kungsgatan", in the city center
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 The front of Harry's in
Karlstad by Rojo72
There are two floors. On the lower floor there's a bar and a black jack-table and loads of tables to sit down at to eat or drink whatever you choose to drink.
On the upper floor there are all of the above, but far fewer tables and instead there's a dance floor where all kinds of music is played, just don't expect a trance/house place, because it isn't.
Harry's has also earned a reputation as the place to which many of the local gay community goes, but here you'll find every kind of person over the age of 23, which is the age you have to be to get in. The majority is over 27 I should say though.
One good thing about Harry's is that they got Wisby Klosteröl, a real ale or something like that from the Island of Gotland on tap. Try it, I love it...do you?
Casual, come as you are Leave a Comment Theme: NightclubAddress: Kungsgatan 16Directions: Just on the north side of the square, on the main pub crawl street :)Website: www.harryskarlstad.se
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This spring (2004) the swedish chain of sports bars O'Leary's opened a restaurant in Karlstad. It's situated dead right in the middle of the city center and has one theme, and one theme only: sports. There are two large screens in the main area and several smaller sets of TVs around the bar, even in the toilet area so that no matter where you are you can always watch whatever is on.
The decor goes in green and the chain itself is said to wish to give a "boston" feel. The walls are literally covered with posters, autographs and so on.
Crowded on big game nights, especially when the hockey play'offs are. If you intend to go that time - book a table, otherwise just drop in and relax...or start shouting at the referee :).
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Recently redecorated Plaza nightclub in the bottom of Plaza hotel is a very nice club, attracting crowds from the ages of 23 and up, but most are between 23-35/40. This is except on some friday night when they throw a theme called "30+" when there will often be a band playing or at least completely differnt tunes than the "ordinary club music". These night the middle age seems to be more like 45...
There are three bars, 1½ dance floor (the ½ one is a spontaneous one in front of one of the bars.
Great fun!
Clean and whole :) Leave a Comment Theme: NightclubAddress: Östra TorggatanDirections: on Östra Torggatan in the southernmost part of it, very close to the railway station (in the middle of the city centre in other words)Website: www.plaza-karlstad.nu
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 Moviecity and McDonalds on
Drottninggatan by Rojo72
Filmstaden is the largest movie establishment in town with 8 different salons, from about 40 to about 250 seats each. They got all the new films, both foreign and Swedish and all movies in foreign languages are subtitled, not dubbed to swedish, except for cartoons made for children.
The cinema is right next to the City McDonalds restaurant so you won't have to be hungry afterwards either.
My apologies for the photo, it was taken with a veeery bad digicam. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: DrottninggatanDirections: Right in the city center on DrottninggatanWebsite: www.filmstaden.se
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 The Scala Theatre in Karlstad by Rojo72
This is also the place to go to get tickets to more or less any event you want to visit around Sweden. When Färjestad are playing the hockey play-off in the springtime you would see queues 100 m long for ticket releases.
It's a theatre after all...so SOME degree of dressing would be proper. You wouldn't be sent home for having torn jeans though... Leave a Comment
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 Woolpack Inn by Rojo72
It's a nice Pub with a rather large stock of different ales, beers, lagers and so on and a whopping 80 different kinds of single malts (and another 30 whisk(e)ys that are not single malt).
They try to keep an "irish" feel to it. I've never been to Ireland though so how authentic it is I won't be the judge to...
There's no dancefloor here so it's a place to enjoy a good drink or some food with your friends, or perhaps meet new friends. It's also a good stop on a pub crawl.
The Woolpack in is also situated just a stones throw from the railways station (across the street and another 10 metres) so if you're jsut in town for a stop-over this would be a good place to have lunch or a calm pint while you wait for your train or bus.
Are you kidding me? Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Järnvägsgatan 1Phone: +46(0)54-15 80 16Directions: City centre, just in front of the Railway Station.Website: http://www.woolpack.nu/ Other Contact: fax +46(0)54-15 33 70
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The Arena nightclub is the only real nightclub in the city for those under the age of 21 (even though some guards still let you in when you're under 21 at other places...SOME, mind you).
This is an ordinary nightclub with bars and dancefloors. They style and age? Hey, think teen and you got it all. You're over 22? Go elsewhere, you old dog! ;) Leave a Comment Theme: NightclubAddress: Kungsgatan 18Directions: In the middle of the pub crawl, on the northern side of the Square in the city centerWebsite: http://www.arena-nattklubb.nu/ (only in swedish)
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The nightclubs in Karlstad are quite alike. It mostly depends on what age you are and what your interests are.
For clubbing/dancing theres
Jäger ( mostly students 18-25)
Arena ( same )
Plaza age 23 and above
Blixen bar , age 23 and above
There are some english style pubs aswell
The Woolpack Inn
The Bishops finger
Then there are some places that offer places to sit and talk, eat and do some dancing in a small dancefloor like
Harrys
Glada Ankan
Nothing fancy. Most whole and semiclean clothes will do just fine Leave a Comment Theme: ConcertDirections: All of the places mentioned above is in the center of town, well In walking distance- Most of them lie around the townsquareOther Contact: Ask anyone or look in the phoneb
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