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Kvarnens uteservering

Beer garden · Södermalm · Since 1908

Kvarnens uteservering
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On a clear day in June the terrace has sun 07:00–16:20 and 17:10–17:40, about 10 hours in total. In short: morning sun, sun at lunch and afternoon sun.

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The story of Kvarnens uteservering

Kvarnen on Tjärhovsgatan, a block from Medborgarplatsen, opened in 1908 as one of the taverns of Stockholm's licensed alcohol company. The architect Sam Kjellberg designed it, and much of the original interior survives, including the beer hall's high ceiling and arched windows.

It was first called Grå Kvarn (the Grey Mill), after a mill that stood nearby in the 17th century. When the name was shortened to Kvarnen, many regulars kept calling it Grållan. Over the years the hall has been a Bavarian beer hall and an English pub, and the singer Monica Zetterlund had her own table by the far wall.

Since the 1970s Kvarnen has been a second home ground for Hammarby supporters, and a gold statue of the footballer Nacka Skoglund stands inside. When Hammarby won the Swedish championship on 21 October 2001, the party went on late into the night. The terrace got its own kitchen in the 2010s.

Sources: Wikipedia: Kvarnen, Stockholm · Kvarnen: Om Kvarnen · Kvarnen

When does Kvarnens uteservering 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 07:00–16:10 (9 hours)

June

Sun 07:00–16:20 and 17:10–17:40 (10 hours)

August

Sun 07:00–16:40 and 18:40–19:00 (10 hours)

About the terrace

According to the City of Stockholm, Kvarnens uteservering holds a permit for a terrace of about 190 m² at Medborgarplatsen 27. The permit runs 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. 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. Medis kök & bar Bar · 20 m Sun at lunch Sun 07:00–16:50 and 17:10–18:00
  2. Cafe Limoncello Restaurant · 40 m Morning sun Sun 07:00–12:50
  3. Ylias Bistro Restaurant · 40 m Sun 07:00–15:00
  4. Bodarna Restaurant · 40 m Sun at lunch Sun 07:00–17:50
  5. Snaps Bar · 60 m Afternoon sun Sun 07:00–17:40
  6. Baras Imperium Restaurant · Vegetarian-friendly · 60 m Evening sun until 19:40 Sun 12:00–13:40 and 14:30–19:40

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Sol vid lunch, according to Stoligt

Times look wrong, for example because the terrace is on the other side of the building? Fix the location in OpenStreetMap and Stoligt will follow at the next update.

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.