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Engelen

Pub · Gamla stan (Old Town) · Since 1969

Engelen
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On a clear day in June the terrace has sun 10:30–15:50, about 5.5 hours in total.

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The story of Engelen

Engelen on Kornhamnstorg opened on St Lucia's Day 1969, in the rooms left by the Ängeln pharmacy. That pharmacy had been in Gamla stan since the 17th century: the apothecary Anders Månsson Biewer received his privilege from Queen Kristina in 1649, and in the mid-1700s the business moved to the corner of Triewaldsgränd and Kornhamnstorg, where it stayed until 1969.

The restaurant kept the pharmacy's name, spelled Engelen. Some of the old fittings were reused, and the gilded angel that served as the pharmacy's sign still hangs above the corner entrance. The 17th-century vaults below became the nightclub Kolingen, named after Albert Engström's boozy cartoon character.

The founders were Bosse Parnevik and Hasse Wallman together with their wives, Gertie and Marie. Wallman ran the place for more than 40 years. Engelen has long been known for live music, and performers such as Peter Jöback and the Ainbusk Singers appeared here early in their careers.

Sources: Wikipedia: Restaurang Engelen · Wikidata: Restaurang Engelen (Q77931712) · Engelen

When does Engelen get sun?

Sun on the terrace on a clear day in the middle of the month. Yellow is sun, light blue is daylight but shade.

April

Sun 10:10–16:20 (6 hours)

June

Sun 10:30–15:50 (5.5 hours)

August

Sun 10:20–16:10 (6 hours)

Opening hours

Mon–Fri16:00–24:00
Sat14:00–24:00
Sun00:00–02:00, 16:00–24:00

Regular opening hours from OpenStreetMap. Check with the place before you go, especially around holidays.

About the terrace

According to the City of Stockholm, Engelen holds a permit for a terrace of about 101 m² at Kornhamnstorg 59. The permit runs 1 April to 15 October 2026. The first permit in the city's register is from 2022.

Source: the City of Stockholm's register of street-space permits (open data). We calculate the sun where the permit says the tables stand.

More terraces nearby

  1. The Secret Garden Restaurant · 20 m Evening sun until 20:00 Sun 10:20–20:00
  2. Mazzarini Café · 20 m Evening sun until 20:10 Sun 07:30–20:10
  3. The Temple Bar Pub · 40 m Sun at lunch Sun 10:50–18:40
  4. Café Piazza Café · Vegetarian-friendly · 40 m Morning sun Sun 07:00–07:50, 08:10–12:30 and 13:20–14:30
  5. Enter/Exit Fast food · Burgers · Vegetarian-friendly · 50 m Morning sun Sun 07:30–10:20 and 13:30–18:10
  6. Kornhamnstorg No.53 Restaurant · 50 m Evening sun until 19:50 Sun 12:00–19:50

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Sun on the terrace, according to Stoligt

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How Stoligt works it out

Every ten minutes we draw a line from each terrace toward the sun and check whether a building or hill is tall enough to block it. Building heights come from OpenStreetMap and ground heights from Lantmäteriet, the Swedish mapping agency. The times assume a clear day, so clouds are not included here. They are on the live map, which shows today's weather.

Trees, parasols and awnings are not in the model, and we don't know exactly where on the pavement the tables stand. Treat the times as an educated guess, often accurate to within ten minutes.