Guidebook for Bergen

Jon And Rita
Jon And Rita
Guidebook for Bergen

Food Scene

Great coffee, and great location in a narrow alley.
86 paikallista suosittelee
Det Lille Kaffekompaniet
2 Nedre Fjellsmauet
86 paikallista suosittelee
Great coffee, and great location in a narrow alley.
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch, or to just buy fresh bread to bring home for breakfast. Open from 7 mon-fri, 8 sat &sun
9 paikallista suosittelee
Godt Brød Nedre Korskirkealmenning
12 Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen
9 paikallista suosittelee
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch, or to just buy fresh bread to bring home for breakfast. Open from 7 mon-fri, 8 sat &sun
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Our favourite of all the different cafes they have, just because we think it is the cosiest. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch. Open from 8 all days
26 paikallista suosittelee
Godt Brød Marken
1 Marken
26 paikallista suosittelee
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Our favourite of all the different cafes they have, just because we think it is the cosiest. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch. Open from 8 all days
Great place for a breakfast during the week. Also great for lunch or just a coffee or a glass of wine.
37 paikallista suosittelee
Brasseriet
5-7 Østre Skostredet
37 paikallista suosittelee
Great place for a breakfast during the week. Also great for lunch or just a coffee or a glass of wine.
One of the best restaurants in Bergen. Great location in the middle of historic Bryggen.
8 paikallista suosittelee
To Kokker
29 Enhjørningsgården
8 paikallista suosittelee
One of the best restaurants in Bergen. Great location in the middle of historic Bryggen.
Great place for a quick and budget-friendly chinese meal. Family run restaurant, the two brothers who run the front of the house are super friendly and nice.
Guangdong House Restaurant
11 Marken
Great place for a quick and budget-friendly chinese meal. Family run restaurant, the two brothers who run the front of the house are super friendly and nice.
Traditional Swedish food, very well prepared. Seasonal produce. Reasonable prices. The restaurant is on the 1st floor, and in the basement there is a great pub with very good pub food.
57 paikallista suosittelee
Naboen Pub & Restaurant
4 Sigurds gate
57 paikallista suosittelee
Traditional Swedish food, very well prepared. Seasonal produce. Reasonable prices. The restaurant is on the 1st floor, and in the basement there is a great pub with very good pub food.
Best place for fish in Bergen. Beautifully renovated in one of the old, traditional houses on historic Bryggen. Traditional Norwegian food lovingly prepared
29 paikallista suosittelee
The Unicorn Fish Restaurant
29 Enhjørningsgården
29 paikallista suosittelee
Best place for fish in Bergen. Beautifully renovated in one of the old, traditional houses on historic Bryggen. Traditional Norwegian food lovingly prepared
Great fish restaurant. Located on a small island (holme). Only accessible by boat. They provide transport from Bryggen. An overall great experience, highly recommended.
56 paikallista suosittelee
Cornelius Sjømatrestaurant
14 Katlavika
56 paikallista suosittelee
Great fish restaurant. Located on a small island (holme). Only accessible by boat. They provide transport from Bryggen. An overall great experience, highly recommended.
Possibly the best coffee in Bergen for the moment. Also serves food for lunch. They also run the place called Blom, on Nygårdshøyden. The owners are very passionate about coffee. Every Saturday at 12 there is a free tasting in a room next door. Opens at 8 mon-fri, 10 sat&sun
79 paikallista suosittelee
Kaffemisjonen
5 Øvre Korskirkeallmenning
79 paikallista suosittelee
Possibly the best coffee in Bergen for the moment. Also serves food for lunch. They also run the place called Blom, on Nygårdshøyden. The owners are very passionate about coffee. Every Saturday at 12 there is a free tasting in a room next door. Opens at 8 mon-fri, 10 sat&sun
Good pizza, cool interior.
35 paikallista suosittelee
Bien Centro
9 Nordahl Bruns gate
35 paikallista suosittelee
Good pizza, cool interior.
This place is located in a spectacular builiding, the room has a beautiful mural. The food is just ok, but the great benefit is that there are several places to choose food from, but you can still sit at the same table, inside or outside. Great place to eat for a group or a family.
44 paikallista suosittelee
Matbørsen
1 Vågsallmenningen
44 paikallista suosittelee
This place is located in a spectacular builiding, the room has a beautiful mural. The food is just ok, but the great benefit is that there are several places to choose food from, but you can still sit at the same table, inside or outside. Great place to eat for a group or a family.
Travel store and cafe. Sells guidebooks and everything you need for a trip. Also has guidebooks you can read through while drinking your coffe or having lunch.
16 paikallista suosittelee
Chillout Bergen
3 Småstrandgaten
16 paikallista suosittelee
Travel store and cafe. Sells guidebooks and everything you need for a trip. Also has guidebooks you can read through while drinking your coffe or having lunch.
Coffee bar that roasts their own coffee on the premises
112 paikallista suosittelee
Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plass
112 paikallista suosittelee
Coffee bar that roasts their own coffee on the premises
Organic food, good vegetarian options (or will make something especially for you). Good for lunch or dinner
70 paikallista suosittelee
Pygmalion Økocafe & Galleri
4 Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen
70 paikallista suosittelee
Organic food, good vegetarian options (or will make something especially for you). Good for lunch or dinner
Vegetarian and vegan food. Focus on seasonal, locally sourced or organic produce. Good cocktails. becomes more of a nightclub on weekends, with DJ's or live music. Very hip place, a bit too hip for our taste perhaps...
20 paikallista suosittelee
Dwell
2 Sparebanksgaten
20 paikallista suosittelee
Vegetarian and vegan food. Focus on seasonal, locally sourced or organic produce. Good cocktails. becomes more of a nightclub on weekends, with DJ's or live music. Very hip place, a bit too hip for our taste perhaps...
Good pizza. Casual place to grab a pizza and a beer. One of the cheaper places in town.
59 paikallista suosittelee
Kafé Spesial
13 Christies gate
59 paikallista suosittelee
Good pizza. Casual place to grab a pizza and a beer. One of the cheaper places in town.
Called Bread and wine, but we call it Beer and chinese food. Because that is what it is. Unpretentious and cheap. We ate here all the time when we were students.
7 paikallista suosittelee
Brød & Vin restaurant
13 Christies gate
7 paikallista suosittelee
Called Bread and wine, but we call it Beer and chinese food. Because that is what it is. Unpretentious and cheap. We ate here all the time when we were students.
Hot dogs on the go. Made by a local butcher, and very good quality! We love the Lamwurst (lamb) and Reinsdyr (reindeer) and prefer it served in lompe - a traditional thin tortilla-style thing made out of potatoe. Don't forget to get the complimentary glass of saft (squash). Open until 5am, så lots of people go here to grab a hot dog on their way home from the pub.
18 paikallista suosittelee
Trekroneren
1 Kong Oscars gate
18 paikallista suosittelee
Hot dogs on the go. Made by a local butcher, and very good quality! We love the Lamwurst (lamb) and Reinsdyr (reindeer) and prefer it served in lompe - a traditional thin tortilla-style thing made out of potatoe. Don't forget to get the complimentary glass of saft (squash). Open until 5am, så lots of people go here to grab a hot dog on their way home from the pub.
Restaurant is called Marg og Bein. Rustic, modern Scadinavian. Uses the less popular cuts to make great food. Great interior. Highly recommended.
50 paikallista suosittelee
Marg & bein
16 Fosswinckels gate
50 paikallista suosittelee
Restaurant is called Marg og Bein. Rustic, modern Scadinavian. Uses the less popular cuts to make great food. Great interior. Highly recommended.
Great brunches, quite busy at times.
59 paikallista suosittelee
Bergen Brunsj
16 Kaigaten
59 paikallista suosittelee
Great brunches, quite busy at times.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great winebar in a narrow alley between two streets in a historic building. Cosy backyard for the long, light summer night. Excellent selection of self-imported wine. Great pizza, and great platters of cheese and cured meat.
24 paikallista suosittelee
Pergola mat & Vinbar AS
9B Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen
24 paikallista suosittelee
Great winebar in a narrow alley between two streets in a historic building. Cosy backyard for the long, light summer night. Excellent selection of self-imported wine. Great pizza, and great platters of cheese and cured meat.
Jons favourite place for a beer. The best selection in town of Norwegian and international beer. Great bartenders, the most knowledgeable on in town when it comes to beer.
61 paikallista suosittelee
Henrik Ibsen Statue
61 paikallista suosittelee
Jons favourite place for a beer. The best selection in town of Norwegian and international beer. Great bartenders, the most knowledgeable on in town when it comes to beer.
The best place to be in Bergen on a sunny day. Good food and good beer. Verftet also houses several local artists, and has a lively concert scene. Lots of people come here to go swimming and hang out in the summer. We also love sitting inside looking out on the fjord on rainy days.
54 paikallista suosittelee
Verftet
54 paikallista suosittelee
The best place to be in Bergen on a sunny day. Good food and good beer. Verftet also houses several local artists, and has a lively concert scene. Lots of people come here to go swimming and hang out in the summer. We also love sitting inside looking out on the fjord on rainy days.
Nice place for a beer or drink. Very popular among the lokal hip population. Also has very good, well prepared traditional Norwegian seasonal food. Serves food until late. Highly recommended if you want to try "normal" Norwegian food.
156 paikallista suosittelee
Pingvinen
14 Vaskerelven
156 paikallista suosittelee
Nice place for a beer or drink. Very popular among the lokal hip population. Also has very good, well prepared traditional Norwegian seasonal food. Serves food until late. Highly recommended if you want to try "normal" Norwegian food.
A new bar, with a cool interior. Ok selection of beer, and great pizza with the thinnest crust I have ever seen.
30 paikallista suosittelee
tempo tempo
6A Domkirkegaten
30 paikallista suosittelee
A new bar, with a cool interior. Ok selection of beer, and great pizza with the thinnest crust I have ever seen.
This place has a small serving area next to Lille Lungegårdsvann, the small lake in the city centre. Great place for a beer or glass of wine on a sunny day. They only serve Vin Nature, and have some very good ones. Inside is a bar and a club scene.
50 paikallista suosittelee
Landmark Kafe
5 Rasmus Meyers allé
50 paikallista suosittelee
This place has a small serving area next to Lille Lungegårdsvann, the small lake in the city centre. Great place for a beer or glass of wine on a sunny day. They only serve Vin Nature, and have some very good ones. Inside is a bar and a club scene.
Record store, bar and concert arena. Often hosts tap takeovers, and has a great selection of beer.
59 paikallista suosittelee
Apollon Platebar
2A Nygårdsgaten
59 paikallista suosittelee
Record store, bar and concert arena. Often hosts tap takeovers, and has a great selection of beer.
Cool bar, run by a group of friends who are very passionate about cocktails. They have several places around Bergen, this is one of their most recent places and has a very nice interior.
14 paikallista suosittelee
Magda
5 Kong Oscars gate
14 paikallista suosittelee
Cool bar, run by a group of friends who are very passionate about cocktails. They have several places around Bergen, this is one of their most recent places and has a very nice interior.

Sightseeing

Traditional Bryggen, Bergens Unesco world heritage site. Walk among the old wooden buildings, once used by the Hansa-traders who had their had their offices here for 400 years. Bryggen is still in active use, and houses offices, workshops, shops, cafes and restaurants. We often go to the cafe Bastant in one of the small alleys. A great way to visit a World Heritage site
548 paikallista suosittelee
Bryggen
Bryggen
548 paikallista suosittelee
Traditional Bryggen, Bergens Unesco world heritage site. Walk among the old wooden buildings, once used by the Hansa-traders who had their had their offices here for 400 years. Bryggen is still in active use, and houses offices, workshops, shops, cafes and restaurants. We often go to the cafe Bastant in one of the small alleys. A great way to visit a World Heritage site
Wonderful view over Bergen. You can either walk up, or take the Funicular. Nice hikes in the surrounding area.
24 paikallista suosittelee
Fløien Folkerestaurant
2 Fløyfjellet
24 paikallista suosittelee
Wonderful view over Bergen. You can either walk up, or take the Funicular. Nice hikes in the surrounding area.

Arts & Culture

A museum showing Bergens oldest history. Also has great temporary exhibits.
65 paikallista suosittelee
Bryggens Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen
3 Dreggsallmenningen
65 paikallista suosittelee
A museum showing Bergens oldest history. Also has great temporary exhibits.
The Leprosy museum. Beautiful, small museum housed in the old Leprosy hospital. Somtimes also hosts changing exhibits.
11 paikallista suosittelee
Leprosy Muesum, St. George's Hospital
11 paikallista suosittelee
The Leprosy museum. Beautiful, small museum housed in the old Leprosy hospital. Somtimes also hosts changing exhibits.
Modern art gallery, free entrance
KRAFT - Rooms for Artwork
12 Vågsallmenningen
Modern art gallery, free entrance

Getting Around

The train station
118 paikallista suosittelee
Bergen Station
118 paikallista suosittelee
The train station
Most buses for the south and west of Bergen leave from here
24 paikallista suosittelee
Olav Kyrres gate
Olav Kyrres gate
24 paikallista suosittelee
Most buses for the south and west of Bergen leave from here
Buses for the north of Bergen leve from just opposite the Fish market.
18 paikallista suosittelee
Torget
Torget
18 paikallista suosittelee
Buses for the north of Bergen leve from just opposite the Fish market.
Bybanen, Bergen Light Rail, leaves from here.
Starvhusgaten
Starvhusgaten
Bybanen, Bergen Light Rail, leaves from here.
Avis/Budget car rental
30 paikallista suosittelee
Avis Bilutleie Bergen City
15 Solheimsgaten
30 paikallista suosittelee
Avis/Budget car rental

Essentials

Fully stocked grocery store Open 7-23 mon-sat
34 paikallista suosittelee
KIWI
29 Bjørnsons gate
34 paikallista suosittelee
Fully stocked grocery store Open 7-23 mon-sat
The Winemonopoly. The place to buy wine and strong liquor. Open 10-18 mon-fri, 10-15 sat
36 paikallista suosittelee
Vinmonopolet
6 Valkendorfsgaten
36 paikallista suosittelee
The Winemonopoly. The place to buy wine and strong liquor. Open 10-18 mon-fri, 10-15 sat
Fully stocked grocery store, the closest to our house Open 7-23 mon-fri, 8-21 sat
13 paikallista suosittelee
REMA 1000 KORSKIRKEKVARTALET
1A Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen
13 paikallista suosittelee
Fully stocked grocery store, the closest to our house Open 7-23 mon-fri, 8-21 sat
Small grocery store that is open late and on Sundays 6am -1am mon-fri, 6am-2am sat, 8am-1am sun
32 paikallista suosittelee
Bunnpris
52 Nøstegaten
32 paikallista suosittelee
Small grocery store that is open late and on Sundays 6am -1am mon-fri, 6am-2am sat, 8am-1am sun

Shopping

Organic groceries.
18 paikallista suosittelee
Reindyrka AS
21 Strandgaten
18 paikallista suosittelee
Organic groceries.
Great place to buy souvenirs. Norwegian design, items that are not your typical, generic souvenir, but actual items designed by Norwegians that we ourselves would buy and use.
Husfliden Bergen
3 Vågsallmenningen
Great place to buy souvenirs. Norwegian design, items that are not your typical, generic souvenir, but actual items designed by Norwegians that we ourselves would buy and use.