The porterfestival is an annual event held every fall…read more Being a fan of stouts this event is perfect for my buds! Lots of international breweries are invited and some of them even serve their brew on taps. Otherwise it is mostly bottles. There are a few eating stations - some of them sold out long before closing time. I like the festival but they can make a lot of improvements around entrance and opening. We stood for 40 minutes in line. The doors opened at 11.30 and still at 12.30 the line was horrible. Around 13.00 those with tickets for the seminar at 13.00 were told to step forward. Lobby was crowded and hotel guests didn't know if they were to line up or could step right in. It was prepaid tickets only, but they did the checking with pen and paper. No coat check but you can leave your coats unattended.

I cannot decide whether I like the party or not. And I have no idea why they change the names?…read more There are food stands, junk stands and activities (music, dancing, art) every where. Gustaf Adolfs torg has a great selection of pretty good food stands and best of all sweets from all over the world! Really nice. Not cheap. But it's a party!

I had lunch here today…read more They have a decent selection of todays and weekly salads, pasta, pie alternative. The todays are either fish or meat and gave me the good old feeling of cantina food - in a good way! The lunch is SEK89 and includes salad, bread, beverage, coffee/tea and a cake. Today it was princess cake!! So it's not just the ordinary dry dusty cookie. They have extended their venues to include the next door restaurant as well, so it is pretty roomy. Lunch is served all the way in on the street floor. I've been here later in the evening as well. Somehow it gets too loud and you have a hard time hearing your party. The nightclub upstairs is rather messy, loud and awkward. The place you go when you should be going home... They accept AMEX.

We really enjoyed this pub when stopping in when visiting Goteburg for the day. Almost everything…read morewas closed until noon and we luckily found The Dubliner open. Going to an Irish pub in Sweden seemed a little silly, but it had its own flavor. The Irish bartender was very friendly and very helpful, telling us which beers were local and/or the good beers. They had a good selection of beers, whiskeys and other drinks.

an old-school natural history museum - no more, and no less - Gothenburg's Natural History is worth…read morea trip if you've got some time to pass, but I wouldn't really call it a destination. to be honest, we actually only stumbled upon it by randomly walking around the city. it was founded in 1833, and definitely has that "19th century museum" vibe (glass cases and cabinets) although they're gradually modernizing it. it's packed with 2 floors of tons of stuffed animals and skeletons. seriously, I've never seen so many stuffed owls in my life. do you like stuffed owls? then you'll love this place. they also have a stuffed blue whale - not a model. that's pretty sweet. unfortunately, the exhibits themselves don't provide a lot of information. to be fair, I'm sure children love seeing all the animals and don't bother reading the plaques anyway. the Gothenburg city card gets you free admission; otherwise, admission is 40SEK (about 6USD). the road going up to it is a nice walk. a bit hilly but decent views.

If you're not looking for this museum then it's extremely easy to miss. It's located in a park and…read moreis blocked from view by trees. It wasn't terribly busy either. As you might expect, there were quite a lot of children here and they even have free face painting. I'm 22 years old and I got my face painted for the first time since I was around 6 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, what I find quite strange is that only half of the museum has English text and translations. I'm not Swedish and cannot speak/ read Swedish so it was a bit of a disappointment that I could only educate myself on under half the exhibits. I suppose I can't grumble too much as under 25s can enter for free...

Beautiful historic landmark, and a great place to picnic on a sunny afternoon…read more We came by just to see it as we'd never been, and it's a super brief but very steep uphill walk, then a few more steps to the middle area of the tower. Not a very accessible place in case you have mobility challenges. We saw someone get engaged here (literally) and a baby shower via picnic. So it's a really beautiful place to see a few and enjoy the city, other than that, it's not much else to do.

There are some good views of Gothenburg after the epic staircase climb. You can start the climb…read morefrom the Haga district where it's accessible right off the main street. After several flights of stairs I was definitely regretting the two weeks of nomming delicious Swedish food and devising my diet and workout routine for when we get home. At the top we took a few pictures and admired the views but were disappointed that there wasnt more information on the fortress to learn the history. The inside is not accessible and the outside has been desecrated by graffiti and gang symbols. It's sad to see such a beautiful historical building not being kept up and properly displayed, but the views were pretty nevertheless. If the complimentary stairclimber workout and the panoramic view didn't do it for you, there is a shop up there offering coffee and waffles to help you replenish your lost calories, what more could you ask for?

This museum is a must-see in Gothenburg. It contains a slew of well-laid-out exhibits filled to the…read morebrim with artifacts. My favorite exhibit by far was the Viking exhibit. The ship, of course, was absolutely incredible to see and was also the only one you could see in Sweden. But, the other artifacts were incredible as well. The axes, beads, and coins were all beautifully displayed and were of very high quality and condition. Even though I thought that was the best exhibit, this doesn't take away from the rest of the museum. The walk-through of Medieval Gothenburg, again filled with interesting artifacts, was informative and quite endless. There was a milieu of medieval weaponry and armor, as well as a great collection of paintings. As time progressed, my eyes started to glaze over. There was a ton to see here, but you can only appreciate it so much before needing a break. To me, the exhibitions displaying the more recent history of Gothenburg were interesting, but not in the same way as the older ones. There were locations where you could write on sticky notes and put them up under a question to answer them, which resulted in an interesting display of human behavior: some took them very seriously, some the exact opposite, but you still came away with a unique perspective of Gothenburg.

This museum is free for those under the age of 25…read more As some other reviews mentioned, the layout of the museum is pretty confusing. There are multiple staircases on each floor, and hidden hallways, making it easy to miss a section of the galleries. The 2nd floor has a permanent (?) exhibit of neolithic peoples living in the Gothenburg area, as well as vikings. The layout is pretty neat, with information about displays written in both Swedish and English. I would suggest to the museum to recheck some of the displays though because there were typos in the English text. Another thing to mention is that many of the display texts end in questions. While it is okay to ask a question once in a while to make the attendee think about the history, it is totally different when there are questions on each display. "Who did the home belong to?" "Why was there a portrait of a man on the jewelry? Maybe a fashion symbol?" It makes it seem that the people putting up the displays don't know enough about to history to be putting on an exhibit on the topic. The 3rd floor had a very interesting (and also somewhat creepy in some parts) exhibit focusing on touch (exhibition using senses other than sight). While this is a really good idea, some of the artwork, and dolls used in this exhibit were pretty scary and probably not suitable for children. Also, it's good to mention that none of these displays had any English on them. Only Swedish. Other sections of the 2nd and 3rd floors had pretty cool displays of old clothes and rooms from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Pretty cool, but also kinda boring. I wouldn't come again, but if you're into history of clothes and sugar mills, and are somewhat fluent in Swedish, this may be the place for you.

Very small museum. They are very friendly and will try to help you track down your family who left…read moreSweden. There is a lot of information on Chicago and Minnesota. There is a small Titanic exhibit too. Its located near the water, by the Casino. It cost us 30 crowns, so really affordable

This is a really good venue for club gigs. The audience is close to the band, and the scene is a…read morebit raised above the floor. As usual at these kind of venues in GBG - the selection of beer is rather limited. Tap beer is Pripps Blå - yuck! Does not accept AMEX.

A very nice rock-club in Gothenburg! You can got there for concerts or just for clubbing. The music…read moreis only rock, indie, alternative. Mostly on Friday plays a Live-Band. Sunday & Monday it is closed. In the "sticky fingers" you can have beer, wine, whiskey & others. On their webpage they bring up that you can have pizza in the club. I haven't tried it yet. The prices are fair & the people in the club definitively want to dance & enjoy their time!