This “Cool” Bar Is Like Drinking Inside a Giant Block of Arctic Ice

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

There are a lot of inventive and innovative bar concepts out there, but none are as cool as ICEBAR. As the name suggests, this watering hole integrates ice into every aspect of its being. The crystal clear cubes that would typically be floating in your drink are now the vessels from which you sip. Beyond your beverage, the walls are ice, and artwork made of ice adorns the space. The creation of ICEHOTEL, Copenhagen, marks the bar’s newest locale. So if you’re in the Danish city or traveling to it, you can now enjoy the frigid (complimentary) hospitality ICEBAR has to offer.

ICEBAR Copenhagen is crafted from ice harvested from the Torne River, a body of water in northern Sweden and Finland that marks the border between the two countries. To keep the interior intact, the bar is kept at a frosty -5°C (23°F) regardless of the season, and the venue equips you with a warm cape and gloves upon entry. This allows for a comfortable experience and protects the ice from body heat.

ICEBAR Copenhagen recently opened its doors with a ticketed entry and a 30-minute time limit inside. As you sit cozily in your robe (on a block of ice), it’s enough time to sip a cocktail and admire the carved sculptures and etched illustrations around the space.

Tickets are available on the ICEBAR website.

There are a lot of inventive and innovative bar concepts out there, but none are as cool as ICEBAR.

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

This watering hole integrates ice into every aspect of its being. The crystal clear cubes that would typically be floating in your drink are now the vessels from which you sip.

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

Beyond your beverage, the walls are ice, and artwork made of ice adorns the space.

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

The creation of ICEHOTEL, Copenhagen, marks the bar’s newest locale.

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

To keep the interior intact, the bar is kept at a frosty -5°C (23°F) regardless of the season, and the venue equips you with a warm cape and gloves upon entry.

ICEBAR Copenhagen

Photo: Asaf Kliger

ICEBAR Copenhagen: Website 

My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by ICEHOTEL.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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