Whether you're a hardened clubber or in the mood for a rare night out while passing through town, it can be hard for even the most street-smart among us to find the right nightspot. To help guide you through the club jungle, we've collected Gothenburg's best nightclubs in one guide. We've summarised each club to give you an idea of the kind of music and atmopshere you can expect. Looking for brightly-coloured cocktails and salsa-sweaty dancefloors, house beats or Eurovision favourites? Follow our guide to Gothenburg's best nightclubs, whatever gets your hips moving.
The guide to Gothenburg's best nightclubs
In this guide
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Clubs in Gothenburg
- Yaki-Da – Club life on a high
- Lounge(s) – Established Avenyn club
- 8ight – Luxury VIP club
- Surrounded – The best sound system in town
- Nefertiti – Party institution
- Park Lane – Clubbing,Continental-style
- Cheri-Lee – Dinner club with Asan influences
- Trädgår'n – Summer legend with all the trimmings
- Bardot – Cocktails, party, fun
- Push – Stureplan on Avenyn
- Henriksberg – Sea views
- Bryggeriet – Great atmosphere and large outdoor dining area
- Husette – Top DJs
- Pustervik – Cultural heritage
- Gretas – Happy glamour
- Tranquilo – Colourful rhythms
- Valand – In the heart of Avenyn
Clubs in Gothenburg
The best nightclubs in Gothenburg
Club life on a high
This popular clubby living room is just around the corner from Avenyn. At Yaki-Da, Wednesdays are the new weekend, and you can dance the night away in the middle of the week. Various DJs and mixed music styles on several dancefloors, combined with live performances.
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Storgatan 47, Centrum
- Website • 031-96 02 00
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Established Avenyn club
An entire house packed with good vibes. Each floor and room has its own character, decor and music style, nicely mixed up to give a varied night out. Various popular house DJs put their personal stamp on the dancefloors. Right at the top of the building is a rooftop terrace.
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Kungsportsavenyn 5, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 031-711 15 41
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Luxury VIP club
8ight, in the middle of Avenyn, is one of the street's smaller and more exclusive clubs. Guests can live it up in the lavishly-decorated premises, where the atmosphere is intimate and lively. 8ight is a members-only club, which means that you can only get in if you're on the guest list or have booked a table. So get your glad rags on and raise the roof!
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Kungsportsavenyen 8, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 076-188 88 48
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The best sound system in town
ENTR Group and Surrounded have joined forces to create a unique nightclub experience where the emphasis is on top quality sound and alternative electronic club music. Music lovers of all kinds come together here and explore new musical horizons together. They've updated their FUNKTION 1 sound system and sound production, ensuring their own high standards for sound are met and that they create the perfect atmosphere for electronic music.
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Teatergatan 12, Centrum
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Party institution
Several generations of Gothenburgers remember numerous long nights at this cult club. The club has recently undergone a facelift, but the core concept is the same as always at Nef: great music and great vibes. DJs fill the dancefloor, there are often live concerts and the party atmosphere is deeply rooted.
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Hvitfeldtsplatsen 6, Centrum
- Website • 031-711 40 76
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Clubbing,Continental-style
At the top of Avenyn, Park Lane is the place that never sleeps, or almost never. The music's pumping and the clubbing goes hand in hand with cabarets and other glittering live shows. The crowd is delightfully mixed, from major international artists to country cousins. On Sundays nights, the restaurant branch cuts loose at the famous Spritluckan club night.
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Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 031-20 60 58
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Dinner club with Asan influences
From the same team as 8ight, Cheri-Lee is an Asian dinner-club concept in the heart of Avenyn. The atmosphere here shares equal billing with the food and drinks and the idea is to kick off the evening with dinner and cocktails before the party kicks off. If you want to be close to home, book a room at the Hotel Bellora right next door.
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Kungsportsavenyen 8, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 031-10 58 30
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Summer legend with all the trimmings
The summer success story Port Du Soleil has moved around town over the years, ending up at the legendary Trädgår'n. This is the place to come for a serious party with all the trimmings. If you want to dance the night away to house with pounding bass, you won't be disappointed.
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Nya Allén 11, Centrum
- Website • 031-10 20 80
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Cocktails, party, fun
Party in style at Bardot, a French-inspired Art Deco nightclub with carpeted floors, muted lighting and a lavish bar where cocktails are mixed to perfection. Open on Fridays and Saturdays, it's the place to come post-work for Friday afternoons that get livelier the later it gets, culminating in a full-scale party. Bardot welcomes an over-25 crowd.
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Kungsportsavenyen 11, Centrum/Avenyn
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Stureplan on Avenyn
The Stockholm-based Stureplansgruppen has brought their tried-and-tested formula to the west coast, giving Gothenburgers the chance to show the capital how to party. Dance under a spaceship-like cupola or under the stars during the summer months. Large spaces and a great atmosphere with a mixed music offering.
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Kungsportsavenyn 11, Centrum/Avenyn
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Sea views
This spot on Stigbergsbacken offers a slightly more alternative club offering. If you're in the mood for a Nineties theme, rock, salsa or punk club, you've come to the right place - but make sure you check what's on that particular evening before you head out. They also arrange live performances and quiz nights. The large rooftop terrace on the top floor boasts one of the city's most spectacular views.
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Stigbergsliden 7, Masthugget
- Website • 073-542 48 70
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Great atmosphere and large outdoor dining area
Sports bar by day, nightclub by night. Start off the evening with a relaxed dinner with friends, then carry on with a few cocktails and before you know it the DJs have pumped up the atmosphere to full-on nightclub mode. In addition to a lively dancefloor there's also a large glassed-in outdoor dining area where you can take a breath in between dancing.
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Kungsportsavenyen 3, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 031-711 92 60
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Top DJs
Top DJs spin tunes on Fridays at HIFi-Klubben, arranged by Christoffer Berg (who has produced artists such as Håkan Hellström, Robyn and The Knife). Husette has set up a unique constellation of speakers and sound systems, ensuring the sound quality here is next level.
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Konstepidemin, Linné
- Website • 031-55 14 38
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Cultural heritage
Gothenburgers have been coming here for culture and entertainment since the 1920s. These days, the newly-renovated former cinema building plays host to various kinds of clubs, both on the smaller upper floor and the large stage area on the ground floor. A large, diverse crowd pack in to the bar and the dance floor. Indie-poppers, R&B groovers and rock fans alike come for club nights and live performances.
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Järntorgsgatan 12, Linné
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Happy glamour
This is one of Gothenburg's very best gay clubs. Party princes pack the clubs' two floors and everyone is welcome here as long as you're free and open-minded. The various dancefloors provide a mix of music and house fans and pop queens alike can get their groove on. The club features guest performances from various gay icons and has won the Gaygala's Gothenburg prize.
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Drottninggatan 35, Centrum
- 031-13 69 49
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Colourful rhythms
This South American-influenced restaurant transforms into a euphoric dance palace at weekends. Throbbing salsa and merengue tones are the order of the day and the wooden dancefloor fills with professional dancers and enthusiasts alike. Cool off with a tropical cocktail as the heat and atmosphere seduce you.
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Kungstorget 14, Centrum
- Website • 031-13 45 55
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In the heart of Avenyn
There's been a party at this address since the late 1800s. These days, Valand is one of the city's most popular clubs and there's a party atmosphere every Friday and Saturday night. The club consists of two dance floors, with new hits played on one and another right next to their own Rock bar.
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Vasagatan 41, Centrum/Avenyn
- Website • 031-18 30 93
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