Although he’s currently living in Ethiopia — a temporary posting with his diplomat wife — whenever Mr. Fentie’s in town, you’ll likely find him on the island where he grew up, which was also the natural location to open the first Omnipollo outpost in 2015, a trippy pizza-and-beer bar called Omnipollos Hatt. Today there are three more bars — in Gothenburg, Hamburg, and a seasonal beer garden in central Stockholm — but the fondness for Soder, as locals call it, endures. “It’s absolutely special,” he said, before sharing his top picks on Sodermalm.

1. Bio Rio

“Cocktails are really dependent on who’s making them rather than where they’re made in Stockholm,” Mr. Fentie said, and for quality, the name to know is Josephine Sondlo, an award-winning bartender. “She’s extremely knowledgeable, and she makes the most fantastic cocktails.” These days, find her mixing drinks at Bio Rio, a single-screen art-house cinema from the 1940s that opened a revamped bar and bistro in September.

Hornstulls strand 3; biorio.se