New Scandinavian-inspired bar opens in Cape Town’s northern suburbs

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New Scandinavian-inspired bar opens in Cape Town’s northern suburbs

Thursday, November 9th, 2017 by Lindsay September

It’s about time for something fresh in the northern suburbs: Enter Skål Bar & Eatery, the new night-time haunt for Brackenfell locals and beyond. Having officially opened last week, the dive bar has an edgy industrial-like feel to it and offers uncomplicated tasty titbits.

The bar. Photo supplied.

The name comes from the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish word for cheers, which in turn has the best anecdote: The word is said to come from Vikings drinking out of the skulls of their enemies. Appropriately, the skull is Skål’s logo, featuring on their chairs and merchandise.

A post shared by Bar & Eatery | Eetsaal & Kroeg (@skal_bar_eatery) on Oct 5, 2017 at 5:58am PDT

Food offerings at Skål include burgers, hotdogs, ribs and ever-popular chilli poppers. The Buffalo wings made with Jack Daniel’s also seems promising. Wash down your grub with one of their cocktails or on-tap beers.

Seating at Skål. Photo supplied.

Expect various quirky décor elements, like a hogs’ heads on the wall above antique pistols and a gold bodice above the bar donning a gas mask.

Go if you’re hip enough.

6 Comments

Rune
November 9, 2017

‘Skål’ is correctly Scandinavian for ‘cheers’. Other than that this did not seem very Scandinavian to me 🙂

Burgers, hotdogs, ribs, Jack Daniels, chilli poppers and pistols?? As far from the Nordic region as you can get really.

But a big ‘skål’ from the far north – good luck with your new establishment!
All the best from me in
Oslo

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Dane osmundsen
January 24, 2018

I agree with you 100%

Tanya
November 10, 2017

Awesome!!

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Floyd
November 11, 2017

? no Scandinavia food what about hering, smorgens broodt. Call your selves Scandinavia you should be ashamed serving the normal fast food cardboard junk. Disappointed I you menus.

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Harda
November 13, 2017

Hi. Yes I agree with Floyd. Having a Scandinavian bar then the food should be Scandinavian and I hope u have some traditional alcohol from the Nordic countries as well.

Liliana
March 1, 2018

I have been, awesome vibe, awesome place!

Amazing food and everything is right up my ally. However, I would say the place is more tattoo lifestyle inspired than Scandinavian…..

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