Must-see nightlife in Svalbard

  • Karlsberger Pub

    Longyearbyen

    Enter this place, put on your shades and be dazzled at the sight of over 1000 bottles of whisky, brandy and sundry spirits shimmering behind the bar at…

  • Huset

    Longyearbyen

    Huset is your all-purpose night spot, with a bar and nightclub (cover charge 100kr) where live acts take to the stage on weekends. The wine cellar here…

  • Red Bear Pub & Brewery

    Svalbard

    The locally brewed beer (using pure glacier water) is the big attraction here, but they also serve meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner 150/250/200kr), and they…

  • Funken Bar

    Longyearbyen

    In the Spitsbergen Hotel, Funken is all about open fires, bookshelves lined with weighty tomes and leather armchairs. It's a classy if not particularly…

  • Kroa

    Longyearbyen

    Bustling Kroa, with metal bar stools fashioned from old mine stanchions and sealskin rugs, is enduringly popular and blurs the line between restaurant and…

  • Svalbar

    Longyearbyen

    Svalbar is your fairly standard Norwegian bar with a dartboard, billiard table, and small menu of food until 11pm. It's popular with a younger crowd.

  • Barents Pub & Spiseri

    Longyearbyen

    A decent hotel bar in the Radisson Blu Polar Hotel. The bar food here isn't bad, with a different daily special each day (from 99/125kr on weekdays…

  • Peisen Bar

    Longyearbyen

    At Mary-Ann's Polarrigg, Peisen Bar can get lively in season, although it's a little away from the main drag to draw many passers-by.