Guidebook for Oslo
Food Scene
Olympen
15 GrønlandsleiretPlace to eat Norwegian style food of just have a drink.
Nice bar/restaurant in the charming area Kampen. You can sit outside in the summer. Norwegian-style food, mostly, and a variety in beers.
142 paikallista suosittelee
Kampen Bistro
21 BøgataNice bar/restaurant in the charming area Kampen. You can sit outside in the summer. Norwegian-style food, mostly, and a variety in beers.
Maybe the city´s nicest café. Perfect for coffee or brunch. You can take the bus here, and then walk down Grünerløkka, the most trendy area with 2nd hand stores, restaurants, parks etc
120 paikallista suosittelee
Liebling
4 ØvrefossMaybe the city´s nicest café. Perfect for coffee or brunch. You can take the bus here, and then walk down Grünerløkka, the most trendy area with 2nd hand stores, restaurants, parks etc
Fantastic coffee and coctails with retro furniture. Close to the National museum.
144 paikallista suosittelee
Fuglen
2 UniversitetsgataFantastic coffee and coctails with retro furniture. Close to the National museum.
Maaemo
23 Dronning Eufemias gateNorway´s only restaurant awarded with two Michelin stars.
Good, cheap take away sushi at Tøyen centre, close to Tøyen metro.
37 paikallista suosittelee
Wasabi Sushi
22 HagegataGood, cheap take away sushi at Tøyen centre, close to Tøyen metro.
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plassDelicious, Italian-style pizza.
Tapas! Popular place. Wait outside with a glass of prosecco.
222 paikallista suosittelee
Delicatessen Grünerløkka
8 Søndre gateTapas! Popular place. Wait outside with a glass of prosecco.
Taco República
Mexican-style taco restaurant
Both a café, a restaurant and a bar! The restaurant serves modern nordic food, the drinks are creative. Sundays they have a lunch buffet for 200NOK lasting from 12 to 18hs - you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner all inn one place!
57 paikallista suosittelee
norð&natt
22-24 HagegataBoth a café, a restaurant and a bar! The restaurant serves modern nordic food, the drinks are creative. Sundays they have a lunch buffet for 200NOK lasting from 12 to 18hs - you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner all inn one place!
This little gem of a Srilankan restaurant is one of my favourites. Very budget friendly and excellent food!
17 paikallista suosittelee
Palmyra Cafe
15A NorbygataThis little gem of a Srilankan restaurant is one of my favourites. Very budget friendly and excellent food!
My favourite Pakistani/Indian restaurant. Great for takeaway. Cheap. Delicious. Wonderful nans. Mmm!
19 paikallista suosittelee
Lahori Dera
56 NorbygataMy favourite Pakistani/Indian restaurant. Great for takeaway. Cheap. Delicious. Wonderful nans. Mmm!
Munks
24 HagegataThai food and sushi rolls. Close to the apartment, yummy!
Anatolia
9 ØkernveienDelicious Turkish food, on Tøyen torg. Yummy!
This wonderful café in the middle of the botanical garden is definitely worth a visit. Sit outside in the courtyard on nice days. They serve some food and beer in addition to coffee.
45 paikallista suosittelee
Handwerk
1 Sars' gateThis wonderful café in the middle of the botanical garden is definitely worth a visit. Sit outside in the courtyard on nice days. They serve some food and beer in addition to coffee.
Nice, little restaurant and bar. Mid-range price. Often Norwegian-ish food. Really close to the apartment as well.
20 paikallista suosittelee
Tøyengata Bodega
37 HeimdalsgataNice, little restaurant and bar. Mid-range price. Often Norwegian-ish food. Really close to the apartment as well.
Beautiful, cozy, green café with nice sandwiches. One could sit here a while in the comfortable sofas!
42 paikallista suosittelee
Det Grønne Kjøkken
4 Kongens gateBeautiful, cozy, green café with nice sandwiches. One could sit here a while in the comfortable sofas!
Restaurant with astonishing views of Oslo, on the top of the Ekeberg park. Not the cheapest of restaurants, but it is also possible to have a drink or a coffee on the terrace outside when the weather allows it.
272 paikallista suosittelee
Ekebergrestauranten
15 KongsveienRestaurant with astonishing views of Oslo, on the top of the Ekeberg park. Not the cheapest of restaurants, but it is also possible to have a drink or a coffee on the terrace outside when the weather allows it.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice bar, you can sit inside or outside. You can bring you own food, or order from one of the sushi/pizza/indian places nearby.
170 paikallista suosittelee
Oslo Mekaniske Verksted
34 TøyenbekkenNice bar, you can sit inside or outside. You can bring you own food, or order from one of the sushi/pizza/indian places nearby.
Izakaya
7 St. Olavs GateCool japanese place. Drinks and small courses
One of the many nice bars in this area. See also Kulturhuset next door, or Bonanza on the other side of the square.
53 paikallista suosittelee
Internasjonalen
2A YoungstorgetOne of the many nice bars in this area. See also Kulturhuset next door, or Bonanza on the other side of the square.
Oslo Bonanza AS
6 YoungstorgetOne of Oslo's cutest little bars.
Play shuffle board and choose one of their many sorts of beer. Occational concerts.
57 paikallista suosittelee
Tilt
6 BadstugataPlay shuffle board and choose one of their many sorts of beer. Occational concerts.
Møllergata's rock temple with a cocktail bar, a restaurant and a basement club with concerts and club nights.Revolver's kitchen serves homemade burritos and other spicy dishes.
44 paikallista suosittelee
Revolver
32 MøllergataMøllergata's rock temple with a cocktail bar, a restaurant and a basement club with concerts and club nights.Revolver's kitchen serves homemade burritos and other spicy dishes.
Bar and restaurant that a few years ago used to be the local post-office, hence the name. Popular, relaxed place. Always people here, yet always a nice place to hang out. Has great pizzas as well!
165 paikallista suosittelee
Postkontoret
27 HagegataBar and restaurant that a few years ago used to be the local post-office, hence the name. Popular, relaxed place. Always people here, yet always a nice place to hang out. Has great pizzas as well!
Bar with karaoke rooms by the river. Great for sitting outside in the summer.
81 paikallista suosittelee
SYNG
8 Nedre gateBar with karaoke rooms by the river. Great for sitting outside in the summer.
Tropical bar inspired by the norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdal. Great drinks!
218 paikallista suosittelee
Aku-Aku Tiki Bar
32 Thorvald Meyers gateTropical bar inspired by the norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdal. Great drinks!
Arts & Culture
The great paintings of Edvard Munch. Also has a nice café for coffee or wine, where you can sit both inside and outside.
647 paikallista suosittelee
Munchin museo
1 Edvard Munchs PlassThe great paintings of Edvard Munch. Also has a nice café for coffee or wine, where you can sit both inside and outside.
Kansallisgalleria
3 UniversitetsgataThe National Art Gallery. Enough said.
Thor Heyerdahl was one of the world's most famous scientists, adventurers and environmental campaigners of all time. It houses original vessels from Heyerdahl's world-renowned expeditions.
171 paikallista suosittelee
Kon-Tiki-museo
36 BygdøynesveienThor Heyerdahl was one of the world's most famous scientists, adventurers and environmental campaigners of all time. It houses original vessels from Heyerdahl's world-renowned expeditions.
Sightseeing
The spectacular opera house. Sit down outside, on the roof, with a coffee or ice cream, or in the cafe/restaurant inside. Or why not catch a preformance?
872 paikallista suosittelee
Oslo Opera House
The spectacular opera house. Sit down outside, on the roof, with a coffee or ice cream, or in the cafe/restaurant inside. Or why not catch a preformance?
Beautiful view from the ski-jumping stadium. Norway's most visited tourist attraction. Museum, cafeand skiing simulator.
365 paikallista suosittelee
Holmenkollen
Beautiful view from the ski-jumping stadium. Norway's most visited tourist attraction. Museum, cafeand skiing simulator.
Huge museum that takes you through the history of Norway. Enter farms as they were built hundred of years ago, or a building with apartments from different decades. A nice place for an outdoor lunch!
171 paikallista suosittelee
Norjan kulttuurihistoriallinen museo
10 MuseumsveienHuge museum that takes you through the history of Norway. Enter farms as they were built hundred of years ago, or a building with apartments from different decades. A nice place for an outdoor lunch!
Fram is the strongest wooden ship ever built and still holds the records for sailing farthest north and farthest south.
134 paikallista suosittelee
Fram-museo
39 BygdøynesveienFram is the strongest wooden ship ever built and still holds the records for sailing farthest north and farthest south.
Shopping
Only place to buy wine and alcohol stronger than beer. Note: Closes 6 PM on weekdays, 3 PM saturdays. Sundays closed.
91 paikallista suosittelee
Vinmonopolet
31 Thereses gateOnly place to buy wine and alcohol stronger than beer. Note: Closes 6 PM on weekdays, 3 PM saturdays. Sundays closed.
Only place to buy wine and alcohol stronger than beer. Note: Closes 6 PM on weekdays, 3 PM saturdays. Sundays closed.
7 paikallista suosittelee
Vinmonopolet Oslo City
1 StenersgataOnly place to buy wine and alcohol stronger than beer. Note: Closes 6 PM on weekdays, 3 PM saturdays. Sundays closed.
Everything Else
Nice park with a beautiful view. Public swimming pool (indoor and ourdoor).
106 paikallista suosittelee
Tøyenin puisto
90 Helgesens gateNice park with a beautiful view. Public swimming pool (indoor and ourdoor).
Parks & Nature
Lush park with beautiful flowers and trees. Two old, quit greenhouses have tropical flowers and bring an illusion of spring and summer in the cold Oslo winter. Great café on the hill in the middle.
376 paikallista suosittelee
Yliopiston kasvitieteellinen puutarha
1 Sars' gateLush park with beautiful flowers and trees. Two old, quit greenhouses have tropical flowers and bring an illusion of spring and summer in the cold Oslo winter. Great café on the hill in the middle.
Take the subway until its very last stop. Up in the hills of Oslo you have an amazing view of Oslo, and you can do a Sunday hike in the forest together with the rest of Oslo´s citizens. On the same metro line as Holmenkollen.
49 paikallista suosittelee
Frognerseteren [T-bane] station
Take the subway until its very last stop. Up in the hills of Oslo you have an amazing view of Oslo, and you can do a Sunday hike in the forest together with the rest of Oslo´s citizens. On the same metro line as Holmenkollen.
Big, beautiful park, where you can see Gustav Vigelands famous statues, amongst them "Sinnataggen" and "Monolitten". Take the metro to "Majorstuen" or tram number 12 from the centre.
549 paikallista suosittelee
Frogner Park
KirkeveienBig, beautiful park, where you can see Gustav Vigelands famous statues, amongst them "Sinnataggen" and "Monolitten". Take the metro to "Majorstuen" or tram number 12 from the centre.
The Aker river (Akerselva) runs through town and allows for a nice walk. You can follow the river all the way up to Frysja, where you can swim in the summer! Further down, you´ll pass the concert scene and bar Blå (means "blue"), where you can sit down by the river, and you can see an outside chandelier and other artsy stuff.
284 paikallista suosittelee
Akerselva
98 SannerbruaThe Aker river (Akerselva) runs through town and allows for a nice walk. You can follow the river all the way up to Frysja, where you can swim in the summer! Further down, you´ll pass the concert scene and bar Blå (means "blue"), where you can sit down by the river, and you can see an outside chandelier and other artsy stuff.