Vinbaren Åre

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Favourite Haunt in Åre's Oldest Hotel

Vinbaren Åre occupies the historic premises of Hotel Åregården, and from the moment you settle onto one of the high chairs surrounding the small marble tables, it's clear this is somewhere that takes both food and drink seriously. The bar energy is real — loud, warm, and social — yet the kitchen matches the drinks programme step for step.

Global Flavors, Swedish Base

The menu is built around sharing: everything arrives in half-portions, and the idea is to order several rounds and explore. The cooking moves freely across continents — tempura corn with red curry and sweet potato sits alongside grilled octopus with chorizo, and buffalo mozzarella with lobster tail and browned butter. For those who prefer something more grounded, a rib-eye can be ordered with béarnaise and fries. It is a genuinely Swedish approach to hospitality: something for everyone at the table, with no one made to feel like an afterthought.

This range of bold, confident cooking earned Vinbaren Åre recognition at the White Guide 2026 at Fine level — a nod to a kitchen that punches well above the expectations of a mountain resort bar.

The Wine List and the People Behind It

The wine list is presented in an old-fashioned newspaper format — a distinctive touch — and leans toward classics. But the real asset is the team: the sommeliers here are enthusiastic and genuinely talkative, happy to guide you through the list with professional recommendations that never feel forced or performative. Wine is clearly a passion, not just a product.

The Room and the Ritual

Vinbaren has a private tasting room — a chambre séparée — for groups of up to 18 people, ideal for those who want a more intimate setting away from the main floor. Dogs are welcome at the early sittings between 18:00 and 20:30, which says something about the kind of place this is. Tables of fewer than eight have a two-hour sitting, and the evening can extend naturally upstairs into the hotel lobby — a spacious, dimly lit space full of ski-hotel history — for dessert and coffee.

In a village full of options, Vinbaren Åre has earned its reputation as the destination for anyone in Åre who cares about what's in the glass and on the plate.