Pharmarium

The best craft cocktails! Staff was very helpful and have lots of info on the drinks we ordered which was amazing. All specialty drinks are paired with a food item which is pretty cool. The place is one of the coolest bars I’ve been to in the world!

Want to impress a girl (or a gent, for that matter) on a first date? This is the place.
Actually, I was the girl, and boy, was I ever impressed. If someone takes you out to Pharmarium, you know they’ve got class! (Or they’re just shamelessly showing off.)
The location is seriously perfect. Who doesn’t love quaint, romantic Gamla Stan, with its glowing lanterns and cobble stone streets? Even in autumn they keep the terrace warm enough that you might be able to have a few drinks outdoors, enjoying the atmosphere. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly, speak English without missing a beat, and are ready to go with recommendations depending on your tastes.
There’ s no need to be dull with a glass of wine — not with the incredible array of quirky cocktails here. (It’s also a great conversation starter, helps you with the small talk!) The Opium drink with birch smoke is truly unique and provided ample laughs and conversation. We had four or five different drinks (combined) and each one was unique and tasty.
The inside of the place is gorgeous too. Even the bathroom sinks are beautiful!
It is a bit pricey. Well, a lot pricey. Seriously pricey. Let’s just say I’m glad I was the one being wooed here and it wasn’t the other way around. But hey, if you got it, flaunt it!

Ok so the star scoring definitely isn’t for the cocktails as these were 5 star. However 2 stars are taken off for the bad attitude that our waitress had.
Walking into this place which used to be a pharmacy is like stepping back in time and a little like stepping into a Morrocco bazaar. The cocktail menu was vast with a number of speciality cocktails of which i had the Opium. This came in an old fashioned medical jar with a lid which kept in the birch smoke. (Yes i did say birch smoke). The cocktail was the right blend of sweet and sour. However this cannot be said about my girlfriends drink which came and was far too sour. When she was explaining this to the waitress, the waitress rolled her eyes and became sulky. Eventually she took it back and swapped it. However when she brought it back she slammed it down on the table and walked away without checking to make sure that this was ok or that the rest of the table would like anything else.

Go here for drinks and a snack/​dessert, not for dinner. The drinks are excellent and served in gorgeous glasses and while the food is good and interesting the portions are just way to small. You will either leave still hungry or completely broke.

I felt so sick going here… Sick with love! Yes I am going all the way and giving this place a 5-​star. Why? My experience was wonderful in every aspect.
Location
Convenient location in the heart of Gamla Stan easily reached by foot or subway from down town. I got the feeling there were mainly locals hanging out here the Saturday night we visited but I am sure they get a great mix of natives and visitors.
Interior
Dark wood panels, beautiful light fixtures and crystal glass makes you think you walked straight into one of Gatsby’s parties. There is a long beautiful bar on one side of the room flanked by little nooks in the window sills or in the wall perfect for a romantic tête-​à-​tête. I even got impressed by the ladies room which means they spent some time decorating this place. It is not a very large bar which means it may not be good for larger groups as it fills up quickly.
Drinks
The menu is beautiful and creative and includes both old classics and perhaps soon new classics. Ingredients like birch and moss smoke, liquorice, and cloudberry jam offers traditional swedish flavors in their drinks. We tried three different drinks and they were all very tasty.
Service
Excellent. Friendly. Attentive even though they had a full house.
I will have to come back to try their food to see if it is ambitious and healing as the drinks!

Wow — great date place. Super nice bar area where people aren’t meant to come order over your shoulder, just an intimate seating arrangement. The place itself is really cozy, sitting in the heart of Gamla Stan. Great atmosphere all the way down to a really beautiful drink menu booklet. High fives for detail. It felt more like a smoke and mirrors establishment in one sense though — I didn’t get the feeling the waiter knew all that much about matching people with their ideal drinks, but instead how to sell their beautiful crafted liquid art. Still, it’s great fun with each drink having a unique glass or presentation. The drinks themselves were good, though painfully expensive for a fleeting taste. Still, I rather vividly remember my experience so I guess it’s worth it! I couldn’t tell you much about the food but I would be surprised if they haven’t put in some thought there too.
I’ll come back here when the time is right. Be aware it’s not the sort of place you can easily just «drop in». At least not on the weekends. Check it out sometime

Amazing cocktails and very well thought out appetizers here! The waiters were very attentive and always had great recommendations for the menu. The atmosphere is cozy and located in the most iconic part of Stockholm! A must of you’re in the city!

Pharmarium is one of many nice additions to the Old Town in Stockholm. In what used to be an area where only tourists ventured there are nowadays many nice places and Pharmarium is one. They have a really cool feeling space, looking like an old pharmacy and they made it feel really cozy.
These days Pharmarium market themselves as a cocktail bar that also serves food. On my first visits here that was not the case (or at least the staff did not feel the need to highlight it several times) and then the food was then really good. Upon my latest visits the service was friendly but I felt a bit hesitant about the food as the waiter pointed out several times that the cocktails were the main thing not the food.
We did still go for food as we were starving. The dishes are mid-​sized and while the staff recommend 3 – 4 I would say 2 – 3 are enough. Each dish has a cocktail paired with it but I would perhaps look at what cocktail you think you will like more than the pairing they suggest. Some of the drinks are just too sweet for my taste so even if suggested with a dish I would go for something else. There is also a decent selection of beers and wine but it is not the focus here do would mainly opt for the cocktails.
We ordered a mix of dishes at the table so had some pulled pork tacos (Vietnamese style), charcuterie, sweetbread & snails with bone marrow. I am not sure how to rate the food as it ranged from bad, to mediocre with some highlights so in general it was just not good enough.
The tacos had a hazelnut sauce in them that just overpowered all other flavors. The sweetbread was served rare (intentionally) which just did not work at all. The charcutrie board was pretty good but in no way great or special. Surprising that the quality deteriorated so much as I gad superb scallops in the past. Wonder if it is a temporary glitch or the new level.
At the table we tasted several ones. My favorite was the Gin and House Tonic, fairly standard but very fresh with hints of lemon and ginger. Roses and Gold was actually also very good, fresh and bubbly. The Dream Catcher with Gin, Lillet Blac, cucumber and rose cordial mixed together with Garam Masala house bitters was also a good mix, it also smelled lively if smoked wood. Last was the 5^th Element, interesting but way too sweet as it was more like a liquid dessert but it was clear from the description as well so interesting but not my sort of things. To summarize cocktails are good and I would happily come back for a drink and then it is nice to be able ti reserve a table but I would avoid the food next time.

Beautiful gloomy interior, delicious cocktails and nice soft ambiance.

A cocktail bar serving food, that’s how Pharmarium markets its self. Emphasis clearly on the drinks, but also with an interesting menu. I have visited this restaurant several times and left happy. The space is decorated like an apothecary from the 18^th century (the space used to be an apothecary) and there is a scent of herbs and spices in the air. As a Finn I immediately associate the lingering aroma of smoked birch tree to a Sauna. It is murky inside with light coming from candles and lanterns, perfect for creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.
The menu has a set of interesting cocktails and mid-​sized dishes. This time the waiter suggested to order three to four dishes per person to fill our tummies, but we knew better from previous visits (and also from what the staff previously suggested) and settled with two to start with. The dishes are not all the same size, and some of them would easily go as a main course, at least for me. The chefs suggestions for food-​cocktail pairings are in the back of the menu, but the staff are also very knowledgeable and will mix something special if you cant find anything to your liking on the list. There are also some nice beers and wines if you are not up for cocktails with the food, but I must say the drinks are the reason to come to this restaurant, the food comes second, so if you do not buy into the concept you may be better off going somewhere else.
We ordered some pulled pork tacos (Vietnamese style), charcuterie, sweetbread and snails with bone marrow. The food was mediocre, which was a surprise, as my previous visits have been much more positive. The hazelnut sauce in the tacos was way too overwhelming (could barely taste the pork), and the sweetbread was rare (WTF, we even asked if that was the intention of the chef and it was). I liked the snails and marrow and the charcutrie board, but they were nothing special.
But the drinks, they were wonderful. Original, tasty and well presented. My favorite was the Dream Catcher. Some Gin, Lillet Blac, cucumber and rose cordial mixed together with Garam Masala house bitters. It came in a cute little bottle; and when opening the cork I finally understood why the whole restaurant smelled like a sauna. The aroma flowed like smoke out of the bottle making the whole experience quite exciting. Not to mention the drink was served warm. We also tried the Gin & House Tonic, Roses & Gold and the 5^th Element. The GT and Roses and Gold were very good, but exactly what I always go for at a cocktail bar: fresh lemon and ginger notes mixed preferably with some bubbly. But the 5^th Element, that was something different. Served in a copper cup, it was like a liquid dessert.
Yes, we had a fun evening out. I was a bit disappointed at the food, so I am not sure if I will have dinner there again. However, I am happy to pop by for some drinks (and a charcuterie board) any time. Another very positive note is that Pharmarium contributes nicely to the revival of the night life in Stockholm’s Old Town.

The waiter began the evening by giving us a stern lecture: If we were expecting dinner, we had booked seats in the wrong place. Pharmarium is not a restaurant, for it is a Cocktail Bar. We were all, I believe, a bit dismayed, as we were indeed expecting precisely a dinner. It turned out, however, that, after all, Pharmarium is confusingly similar to a restaurant, and a quite good one at that. They serve real food to very reasonable prices that competent chefs must have worked hard to produce. Additionally, they have very nice drinks. I’d like to award it five Unilocal stars, but there was something about the encounter that put me off a little. Maybe next time I’ll feel differently.
By the way, one person in my company claimed that «Toffee and Roses» combined with the drink «Dream Catcher» constituted the best dessert he had ever eaten in his entire life. I think I will try that next time.

Make a reservation and enjoy amazingly crafted cocktails.

Very good drinks and food but a bit expensive (and the food portions are quite small)

This place deserves four stars for their overall presentation alone. The interior itself is dimly lit with a bar full of drink gadgets and beautiful lavatory area. The drinks are ordered from a pretty weighty bound menu and then carefully prepared by the bartenders.
I would recommend this place to stop and relax a while and take in your surroundings.

I was studying abroad in Malmo and took a weekend trip to Stockholm. We walked by Pharmarium and decided to give it a try. The inside was very well designed, one of the rooms was completely carpeted in exotic tapestries.
The drinks were unlike anything Ive ever had and the food was 5 stars as well. Check my blog post
for pictures and a much more in depth review!

Really good drinks and great atmosphere! Will return!

Great atmosphere and wonderful staff that knows their suff. If you like to try something that excites your taser buds this is the place.

Great cocktails at this newly opened aphoteque-​style bar. Every cocktail is paired with a small dish, created to fit the cocktail’s flavours perfectly.
One of the first great mixologists in Stockholm!
Staff has great knowledge about the drinks and food and willing to talk about the overall concept of the bar. Apparently the first pharmacie in Stockholm was located here
The bar has very nice moxology and cocktail – making equipment.
Perfumes provided in the bathrooms is a nice detail

Great find! Located on a quaint, picturesque square in Gamla Stan, this establishment is a unique experience in mixology. The servers are true hosts; kind, attentive, and engaging. They prepare exotic, «medicinal» ingredients into a beverage that is offered with a menu item specially designed to pair with the drink. The result is served with a historical anecdote and a lot of flare! The plating is a visual delight, and the barware and flatware assists in delivering the flavors elegantly to your taste buds. The experience is unforgettable!

The place from which I got only positive impressions and aftertaste!
Although, it is a bit difficult to set the definition of what kind of place Pharmarium is, I would probably say that it is a bar that offers beyond ordinary cocktail drinking experience.
The menu is composed as a set of special cocktails invented in Pharmarium, being accompanied with some interesting food offer — there are both sweet and savory variants.
I went with the last page on the menu and got the Nostalgic Futuro cocktail, which tasted heavenly and had very interesting presentation. The advised food was a dessert with strawberry sorbet — delicious.
One should also mention that the food portions are not big, but they all come in several pieces, thus you may share the course with friends and get the ultimate experience.
The place is suitable both for a large group of people — always so exciting to see what others are getting, and what exactly hides under the mysterious name in the menu; and just for a meeting with friend-​girl or friend-​boy after work to relax and get some extraordinary experience.
The interior is also worth a compliment, and gives a feeling of completeness. Could not not to mention — check the bathroom too :)