Malmo's answer to a Beirut supper club hides behind a golden doorway on Kalendegatan. OCCO Dinner Club at Kalendegatan 12, a block from Stortorget, has spent a decade building the format it now defends as Scandinavia's best Lebanese restaurant - a title it claimed in 2024 - pairing Middle Eastern fine dining with full-blown live entertainment in a room styled like an oriental palace, golden tones, luxurious interior and famously theatrical rainforest restrooms included. The kitchen celebrates the Lebanese tradition of sharing: three meze combinations of at least fifteen small dishes each - classic, vegetarian and grill - alongside a la carte plates built on fresh ingredients with a European touch. The cellar and bar follow the theme with Lebanese wines up to the prestigious Chateau Heritage Family Reserve, and Lebanon-inspired signature cocktails led by the house Mystic and seasonal creations like the Lebanese Mule. Since 2017 a shisha and cocktail lounge extends the evening. Weekends tip the room into dinner-club mode - dancers, magicians, live music and DJs that the operators run in Malmo and Marbella alike - and the atmosphere lands somewhere between restaurant, show and party. Hours run Tuesday to Thursday 17:00-23:00 and Friday-Saturday to midnight, closed Sunday and Monday; booking ahead is wise for show nights. A decade in, the operators have exported the format - an OCCO now runs in Marbella - but the Malmo original keeps the flagship role, and the anniversary season leaned into it with expanded show programming. Weeknights suit the quieter, food-first version of the experience: the meze spreads reward a slow table, the sommelier's Bekaa Valley picks are a genuine rarity in Sweden, and the lounge afterwards stretches dinner into a full evening without anyone reaching for a coat.

Type: Restaurant

Address: Kalendegatan 12, Malmo, Sweden, 211 35

Website: https://www.occorestaurant.se

Open Days: Tue-Sat

Serves Food