Hockey Nights in Side: Where Nordic Fans Watch

Side speaks Swedish in summer. Half the sunbeds, a good share of our regulars, and — when the puck drops — most of the loudest table in the house. Hockey is not an afterthought here; our menu literally lists a Kaffe Karlsson next to the Irish Coffee. We know who we serve.

The hockey calendar vs the holiday calendar

Honesty first: peak beach season and peak hockey season barely overlap — the NHL playoffs wrap in June and the leagues sleep in high summer. But hockey nights still happen in Side: World Championship games in May and June, pre-season and early-season action for autumn guests, and big-event reruns that gather a crowd of homesick Scandinavians regardless.

The late-game advantage

North American puck drops land late in Türkiye — evening games start around 02:00–03:00 our time. We are open until 02:00, which covers the early slates and warm-ups; for the truly nocturnal games, come for the build-up and the debate, and we will point you to the result over breakfast-hour coffee the next day. No false promises — that is the honest geometry of time zones.

What the Nordic table orders

• Altonno pizza — the tuna pizza our Scandinavian guests quietly made a bestseller.
• A proper steak — plank steak, naturally, for the drama.
• Cold Carlsberg or Tuborg — the taste of home, chilled for the Mediterranean.
• Kaffe Karlsson to finish — warm, sweet, and unmistakably Nordic.

Beyond hockey

The same screens carry football and F1; the same bar carries thirty cocktails. Tell us your fixture when you book, and Velkommen — you will not watch alone.