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Top 43 restaurants in Norway

43 of the best places to eat in Norway, from celebrated dining rooms to much-loved local favourites.

43 restaurants

  1. 1
    Fine dining

    Maaemo

    Oslo

    Tasting menus exploring Norwegian nature through wild, organic and biodynamic produce.

  2. 2
    Fine dining

    Re-naa

    Stavanger

    Intimate tasting-menu restaurant showcasing the seafood and produce of Rogaland.

  3. 3
    Fine dining

    Under

    Lindesnes

    Half-submerged restaurant serving seafood tasting menus beside a window onto the sea floor.

  4. 4
    Fine dining

    Credo

    Trondheim

    Trondheim restaurant built on a network of local farmers, fishers and foragers.

  5. 5
    Traditional & regional

    Engebret Café

    Oslo

    Oslo's oldest restaurant, dating from 1857, known for traditional Norwegian dishes.

  6. 6
    Fine dining

    Kontrast

    Oslo

    Modern Norwegian cooking with seasonal produce in a former industrial space by the Akerselva.

  7. 7
    Fine dining

    Bare

    Bergen

    Tasting menus of Western Norwegian produce in the historic Børsen building.

  8. 8
    Fine dining

    Statholdergaarden

    Oslo

    Classic fine dining in a seventeenth-century building with ornate stucco ceilings.

  9. 9
    Seafood

    Enhjørningen

    Bergen

    Fish restaurant in an old Hanseatic wharf house on Bryggen, known for seafood buffets.

  10. 10
    Fine dining

    Speilsalen

    Trondheim

    Grand mirrored dining room at the Britannia Hotel serving seasonal Trøndelag tasting menus.

  11. 11
    Fine dining

    Galt

    Oslo

    Relaxed tasting-menu restaurant known for playful Nordic cooking near Frogner.

  12. 12
    Fine dining

    Lysverket

    Bergen

    Modern Norwegian cooking with a focus on coastal seafood in the KODE art museum.

  13. 13
    Bistro & brasserie

    Grand Café

    Oslo

    Historic café on Karl Johans gate once frequented by Ibsen, serving Norwegian classics.

  14. 14
    Fine dining

    Fagn

    Trondheim

    Creative Nordic tasting menus in central Trondheim with a relaxed bar upstairs.

  15. 15
    Bistro & brasserie

    Theatercaféen

    Oslo

    Viennese-style café opposite the National Theatre, an Oslo institution since 1900.

  16. 16
    Market & street food

    Fisketorget

    Bergen

    Harbourside fish market with stalls serving fish soup, shellfish and fresh catch.

  17. 17
    Traditional & regional

    Baklandet Skydsstation

    Trondheim

    Cosy historic coaching inn known for fish soup and traditional home cooking.

  18. 18
    Seafood

    Børsen Spiseri

    Svolvær

    Restaurant in an old fish-drying warehouse in the Lofoten Islands serving stockfish and cod.

  19. 19
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Schrøder

    Oslo

    Traditional Oslo restaurant known for hearty Norwegian dishes and its link to crime fiction.

  20. 20
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Lorry

    Oslo

    Characterful restaurant and bar near the Royal Palace, known for its huge beer selection.

  21. 21
    Traditional & regional

    To Kokker

    Bergen

    Long-established restaurant in a Bryggen wharf building serving classic Norwegian dishes.

  22. 22
    Market & street food

    Mathallen Oslo

    Oslo

    Food hall in the Vulkan district with specialist stalls, cafés and small restaurants.

  23. 23
    Seafood

    Fiskeriet Youngstorget

    Oslo

    Fishmonger and casual restaurant known for fish and chips, fish soup and oysters.

  24. 24
    Seafood

    Anita's Sjømat

    Reine

    Lofoten seafood shop and café famed for its fish burgers beside the water.

  25. 25
    Traditional & regional

    Vertshuset Røros

    Røros

    Historic inn in the mining town of Røros serving mountain-region dishes such as reindeer.

  26. 26
    Bistro & brasserie

    Fyr Bistronomi

    Oslo

    Bistro known for Nordic dishes cooked over an open fire in a former transformer station.

  27. 27
    International

    Sabi Omakase

    Stavanger

    Small sushi counter pairing Japanese technique with Norwegian seafood.

  28. 28
    Seafood

    Fiskekompaniet

    Tromsø

    Harbourside Tromsø restaurant known for Arctic seafood such as king crab and cod.

  29. 29
    Fine dining

    Huset

    Longyearbyen

    Remote restaurant in Longyearbyen known for Arctic ingredients and a vast wine cellar.

  30. 30
    Café & bakery

    Tim Wendelboe

    Oslo

    Grünerløkka coffee bar and roastery known for lightly roasted speciality coffee.

  31. 31
    Café & bakery

    Frognerseteren

    Oslo

    Timber hilltop restaurant above Oslo famous for its apple cake and city views.

  32. 32
    Market & street food

    Vippa

    Oslo

    Street food hall in a harbourside warehouse with stalls serving global dishes.

  33. 33
    Seafood

    Cornelius Sjømatrestaurant

    Bergen

    Island seafood restaurant reached by boat from Bergen, known for its fjord views.

  34. 34
    Traditional & regional

    Bryggeloftet & Stuene

    Bergen

    Traditional Bryggen restaurant known for Norwegian dishes such as reindeer and fish.

  35. 35
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Smalhans

    Oslo

    Neighbourhood restaurant in St. Hanshaugen known for seasonal set menus and natural wines.

  36. 36
    Bistro & brasserie

    Restaurant 1877

    Bergen

    Seasonal Norwegian cooking in a vaulted room within Bergen's historic meat market.

  37. 37
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Pingvinen

    Bergen

    Relaxed Bergen pub known for Norwegian comfort food such as meatballs and fish cakes.

  38. 38
    Seafood

    Solsiden

    Oslo

    Summer seafood restaurant on the Oslo harbour front, known for shellfish platters.

  39. 39
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Mack Ølhallen

    Tromsø

    Tromsø's historic beer hall beside the Mack brewery, open since 1928.

  40. 40
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Ægir Bryggeri

    Flåm

    Viking-style brewpub by the Flåm fjord serving local beers with regional dishes.

  41. 41
    Café & bakery

    Åpent Bakeri

    Oslo

    Oslo bakery known for sourdough bread and cinnamon buns.

  42. 42
    Fine dining

    Kvitnes Gård

    Hadsel

    Manor farm in Vesterålen serving tasting menus of Arctic produce from its own land.

  43. 43
    Traditional & regional

    Dovrehallen

    Oslo

    Old-fashioned Oslo restaurant known for traditional Norwegian dishes such as pinnekjøtt.

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