Baklommen Bar
With Y-shape beams holding the ceiling aloft, this intimate cocktail bar is located in one of the crooked old buildings on the wharf.
Bergen is a university town, and the many thousand students who live and study here all year round contribute to making the city's nightlife much more exciting than you might expect for a town of its size. Most nightspots center around Ole Bulls plass, the plaza at one end of Torgallmenningen. Within a stone's throw of the plaza you can find dozens of relaxing bars, lively pubs, dancing, live music, and trendy cafés.
With Y-shape beams holding the ceiling aloft, this intimate cocktail bar is located in one of the crooked old buildings on the wharf.
Enjoy a creative cocktail in this elegant lounge overlooking the busy harbor. Biblioteket has DJs and live music but never sets the volume to a level where a conversation is no longer possible.
The specialty here is craft beers, as you'll know from the broad blackboard over the bar listing the wide range of stouts, porters, ales, and other brews. Belly up to the bar, grab a table on the sidewalk, or head across the street to the covered patio.
The name is something of an in-joke: this artisanal-cocktail bar is located in the former location of a clothing shop called Stress. It has a nostalgic and homey interior, blending furnishings from the '60s, '70s, and '80s.
Bergen has an active gay community. For information about gay and lesbian clubs and bars, visit the website of the national LGBTQ association, FRI (meaning free).