Buy

Arkaden

If you cannot find your favourite retail store at Nordstan, it is probably at the Arkaden.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

Buy
NK
Nordiska Kompaniet
Stockholm's famous upscale department store has branched out to Gothenburg, bringing in premium brands such as Paul Smith, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Dior, YSL and Prada and equally well-known Swedish brands – for instance the crystal manufacturers Orrefors and Kosta Boda. Just opposite Arkaden, the NK also features an upscale-ish café and sushi restaurant.
Drink
Bar Centro
Small Italian-style espressobar, takes coffee very seriously.
Drink
Gretas
The biggest gay nightclub in the city, with 2 dance floors playing schlager, pop, 1980s, 90s and disco downstairs, house and r'n'b upstairs.
Buy
Inom vallgraven
Gothenburg’s major retailers outside Nordstan and a number of out of city-center malls lie around these four streets in the area Inom Vallgraven. Some interesting shops lie off the beaten track, but for general shopping these are the main locations.