Stars and stripes

About

Meet Stars and stripes, a local business in Öland, a bar with a Kalmar address at Larmgatan 4, 392 32 Kalmar, Sweden. That puts the venue in Kalmar, the mainland city that faces Öland across the strait, so it sits on the mainland side of the crossing rather than out on the island itself. Borgholm, Färjestaden, Mörbylånga, Köpingsvik, Byxelkrok, Löttorp and Södvik are the island's main settlements, and the bridge and ferry links between them and Kalmar make the bar reachable from the resorts and towns that draw most of Öland's summer visitors.

As a bar, Stars and stripes trades on drinks and a late licence rather than food or retail. Its rating stands at 3.4 out of 5, gathered from 879 reviews, a substantial body of feedback that reflects a steady flow of customers through the door. The venue keeps long hours, opening Mo-Th 16:00-23:30+, Fr 15:00-02:00, Sa 12:00-02:00 and Su 12:00-23:30+, with the weekend sessions running well past midnight. Four photos are available for anyone wanting a look at the place before arriving, and the website at https://starsnstripes.se/kalmar/ serves as its online home.

Weekends start early here, with Saturday and Sunday doors opening at noon, while Friday begins at 15:00. The latest finishes fall on Friday and Saturday, both running to 02:00, and the plus sign on the weekday closing times leaves room for a later end. Four photos accompany the listing.

Öland sits in the Nordic group, where the climate stays cool and summer daylight stretches long into the evening, with June to August the busiest stretch for travellers. Food in the region leans on seafood, dairy and foraged produce, and ferries, bridges and domestic flights tie the Nordic islands together. Scandinavian languages dominate, though English is widely spoken, which makes getting around straightforward for visitors from abroad.