Glenn Miller Café

Woohoo! Glenn Miller Café is a small café, but the food and the music is fabulous! Very cosy and intimate and with very helpful and fun waiters. A bit crowdy on a Saturday evening, so remember to book a table in advance, if possible. We had excellent Moules/​Frites a la crème. Prices are OK for Stockholm. September 2015!

I didn’t love this place. I might give it another chance but not of my own motivation. The atmosphere is nice. Small, and intimate but with a relaxed dive sort of feel. But when I went it was just some «kids» (20ish) playing and for that they charge a 50r minimum «donation» for each set (which is about 15 – 20 minutes). It wasn’t a great experience, really.
I’m all for supporting starving artists and everything but knowing that I needed to ante up another 50kr every time they started playing kind of took the joy and mood out of it for me. Rather pay up front and relax then be constantly harassed for money and continuously evaluate whether staying is worth it.
Yeah, come to think of it, I wouldn’t return.

Klare Empfehlung! Sehr klein und gemütlich. Es steht ein vegetarisches, ein Fleischgericht sowie 10 Muschelgerichte auf der Karte. Essen ausgezeichnet — Livejazzmusik war wirklich cool und für 3 Euro war das «Konzert» auch nicht gerade teuer.

I moved to Stockholm last Saturday. By Wednesday night, I’d already found the best jazz venue in Stockholm.
This place blew my socks off.
Totally hidden in a very central part of Stockholm, the Glenn Miller Café is a total gem of a jazz establishment. I felt like I walked into an eastern European, jazz bar circa 1930. The venue is small and is a restaurant/​bar. The ceilings are high, the décor is inspired, the owners are wonderful. I’m convinced it’s the best venue in which to see a local jazz trio. And a great one at that.
When I came on Wednesday, a local scando-​jazz quartet completely inspired me with some amazing jazz. Very outside, extreme jazz. Mindblowing jazz. I was totally surprised by the level of music that was being played. Reminiscent of Ornette Coleman at the Golden Circle here in Stockholm 40 years ago
It was crowded. We managed a table off to the side. So if you don’t like small crowded places, reconsider. However, the crowd makes the place and adds to the energy. The beer and wine was flowing. The crowd was a local, loyal group of jazz enthusiasts of all ages. Everyone was into the music. The energy was awesome.
Ohand no cover. Someone comes around with a donation basket and you’re free to give as much as you want. Unreal.
I will definitely be a regular here.