Guidebook for Oslo

Linda
Guidebook for Oslo

Food Scene

Nice restaurant/cafe (and also a pub at night). Nordic/german style food. Wide selection of beers. Good atmosphere :)
47 locals recommend
Egget Kafe
7A Kirkegårdsgata
47 locals recommend
Nice restaurant/cafe (and also a pub at night). Nordic/german style food. Wide selection of beers. Good atmosphere :)
Good Indian restaurant
53 locals recommend
New Anarkali
76 Thorvald Meyers gate
53 locals recommend
Good Indian restaurant
The best Turkish food in town. Excellent falafel and kebabs.
17 locals recommend
Ekte Istanbul Kebab
11 Trondheims gate
17 locals recommend
The best Turkish food in town. Excellent falafel and kebabs.
Cool café and bar at night. Nicely decorated, artistic atmosphere.
11 locals recommend
Café Mir
69 Toftes Gate
11 locals recommend
Cool café and bar at night. Nicely decorated, artistic atmosphere.
Best Vietnamese food in Oslo. Cheap (ca. 110 kr for main dish)
96 locals recommend
Lille Saigon
7 Bernt Ankers gate
96 locals recommend
Best Vietnamese food in Oslo. Cheap (ca. 110 kr for main dish)
Nice Norwegian style seafood store + restaurant. Closed on Mondays
61 locals recommend
Fiskeriet Youngstorget
2b Youngstorget
61 locals recommend
Nice Norwegian style seafood store + restaurant. Closed on Mondays
Nice Nordic style restaurant. Good soups, seafood and meat.
22 locals recommend
Lokk
18 Torggata
22 locals recommend
Nice Nordic style restaurant. Good soups, seafood and meat.
Cool cafe with the best lunch options (with awesome student discounts). Cool bar at night.
33 locals recommend
Cafe Sør
11 Torggata
33 locals recommend
Cool cafe with the best lunch options (with awesome student discounts). Cool bar at night.
Cool place to sit down and hang out at night over some beer and "bar"- style food. Very local place. Not expensive.
73 locals recommend
Café Sara
29 Hausmanns gate
73 locals recommend
Cool place to sit down and hang out at night over some beer and "bar"- style food. Very local place. Not expensive.
Nice and cozy small café
90 locals recommend
Vespa & Humla
2 Københavngata
90 locals recommend
Nice and cozy small café
Nice place to eat lunch. Or have a beer in the evening.
10 locals recommend
Bugges eftf.
6 Leirfallsgata
10 locals recommend
Nice place to eat lunch. Or have a beer in the evening.
Tapas bar. Really good food but expensive
222 locals recommend
Delicatessen Grünerløkka
8 Søndre gate
222 locals recommend
Tapas bar. Really good food but expensive
Good burger place
Burger Bar
Folketeaterpassasjen
Good burger place
Delicious burgers. Simple but cool design of the place
58 locals recommend
Munchies
4 Pløens Gate
58 locals recommend
Delicious burgers. Simple but cool design of the place
Delicious burgers
82 locals recommend
Munchies Grünerløkka
36A Thorvald Meyers gate
82 locals recommend
Delicious burgers
Good place to eat Nordic style food
20 locals recommend
Fyret mat & Drikke - og Noe til Båten AS
6 Youngstorget
20 locals recommend
Good place to eat Nordic style food
Cool bar and restaurant.
68 locals recommend
Justisen bar, bakgård og selskapslokale
14 Møllergata
68 locals recommend
Cool bar and restaurant.
Vegan food
Vega Fair Food
Vegan food
Conditory/bakery. Expensive but awesome
16 locals recommend
Pascal avd Tollbugata
11 Tollbugata
16 locals recommend
Conditory/bakery. Expensive but awesome
Norwegian & Asian Crossover. Delicious food (but a little bit expensive).
132 locals recommend
Südøst Asian Crossover
5 Trondheimsveien
132 locals recommend
Norwegian & Asian Crossover. Delicious food (but a little bit expensive).
Every-day Norwegian food. Cheap but not at all fancy.
41 locals recommend
Restaurant Schrøder
8 Waldemar Thranes gate
41 locals recommend
Every-day Norwegian food. Cheap but not at all fancy.
Really nice (and a little more pricy) Norwegian style restaurant. Delicious food.
186 locals recommend
Smalhans
43 Ullevålsveien
186 locals recommend
Really nice (and a little more pricy) Norwegian style restaurant. Delicious food.
Best place for Norwegian/German style breakfast or lunch. Cozy place.
120 locals recommend
Liebling
4 Øvrefoss
120 locals recommend
Best place for Norwegian/German style breakfast or lunch. Cozy place.
Ethiopian food.
Hakuna Matata, Etiopisk Restaurant
38 Møllergata
Ethiopian food.
Nice café with awesome lunch. Right next to the Cathedral
9 locals recommend
Bacchus Spiseri & Vinhus
27 Dronningens Gate
9 locals recommend
Nice café with awesome lunch. Right next to the Cathedral
Best Italian pizza :)
380 locals recommend
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plass
380 locals recommend
Best Italian pizza :)
Old 50's American style cafe/bar/restaurant
92 locals recommend
Bora’s temple
59 Thorvald Meyers gate
92 locals recommend
Old 50's American style cafe/bar/restaurant
Coffee-shop (closeby)
15 locals recommend
Stockfleths Schous Plass
1 Schous Plass
15 locals recommend
Coffee-shop (closeby)
Mexican food
62 locals recommend
Tijuana
61 Thorvald Meyers gate
62 locals recommend
Mexican food
Tapas-bar (spanish style). Good but a little bit expensive
10 locals recommend
Escalón
89 Thorvald Meyers gate
10 locals recommend
Tapas-bar (spanish style). Good but a little bit expensive
One of Oslos best coffee-shops. It is also a second-hand store, so you can buy anything you see!
144 locals recommend
Fuglen
2 Universitetsgata
144 locals recommend
One of Oslos best coffee-shops. It is also a second-hand store, so you can buy anything you see!
Best crepes :)
36 locals recommend
Crêperie de Mari
63-67 Thorvald Meyers gate
36 locals recommend
Best crepes :)
Crepes :)
36 locals recommend
Crêperie de Mari
63-67 Thorvald Meyers gate
36 locals recommend
Crepes :)
Burgers! :D
157 locals recommend
Illegal Burger
23 Møllergata
157 locals recommend
Burgers! :D
The best meat-restaurant in Oslo. The meat is perfectly tender, taste so good! A little bit expensive (but might be worth it! :P)
47 locals recommend
Trancher Entrecôte
78 Thorvald Meyers gate
47 locals recommend
The best meat-restaurant in Oslo. The meat is perfectly tender, taste so good! A little bit expensive (but might be worth it! :P)
Spanish style restaurant. Nice food
27 locals recommend
Habanero
30 Toftes Gate
27 locals recommend
Spanish style restaurant. Nice food
"Street-food" from all over the world
31 locals recommend
Hitchhiker
3 Vulkan
31 locals recommend
"Street-food" from all over the world
Nice Chinese restaurant (dim sum is their speciality)
10 locals recommend
Taste of China Restaurant
18 Torggata
10 locals recommend
Nice Chinese restaurant (dim sum is their speciality)
Chinese restaurant
Beijing Palace Restaurant
27 Pilestredet
Chinese restaurant

Drinks & Nightlife

Concert arena and bar in an old industrial building. Really cool place. Awesome Sunday evening concerts (free) with Frank Znort. Must-go place.
394 locals recommend
Blå
9C Brenneriveien
394 locals recommend
Concert arena and bar in an old industrial building. Really cool place. Awesome Sunday evening concerts (free) with Frank Znort. Must-go place.
Bar with local and relaxed atmosphere. Concerts.
Verkstedet
29 Hausmanns gate
Bar with local and relaxed atmosphere. Concerts.
Micro-brewery. Cool place, but not super cheap
163 locals recommend
Crow Bar & Brewery
32 Torggata
163 locals recommend
Micro-brewery. Cool place, but not super cheap
Micro-brewery down in a cozy brick basement. Relaxing and cool atmosphere. Awesome beer and ok prices.
91 locals recommend
Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri
2 Trondheimsveien
91 locals recommend
Micro-brewery down in a cozy brick basement. Relaxing and cool atmosphere. Awesome beer and ok prices.
"Hawaii" inspired bar. Cool place to hang out. Good drinks
218 locals recommend
Aku-Aku Tiki Bar
32 Thorvald Meyers gate
218 locals recommend
"Hawaii" inspired bar. Cool place to hang out. Good drinks
Bar with awesome atmosphere. Outdoor are in backyard
156 locals recommend
Dattera til Hagen
10 Grønland
156 locals recommend
Bar with awesome atmosphere. Outdoor are in backyard
My favorite bar. Interior design is awesome (big maps, books, games..). Allowed to bring your own food to eat there.
170 locals recommend
Oslo Mekaniske Verksted
34 Tøyenbekken
170 locals recommend
My favorite bar. Interior design is awesome (big maps, books, games..). Allowed to bring your own food to eat there.
One of my favorite cafes/bars. Good selection of beer. Cool place to hang out. Shuffle-board and ping-ping tables available.
235 locals recommend
Kulturhuset
6 Youngs gate
235 locals recommend
One of my favorite cafes/bars. Good selection of beer. Cool place to hang out. Shuffle-board and ping-ping tables available.
Restaurant at day, bar at night
19 locals recommend
Sosialen bar bistro
13 Møllergata
19 locals recommend
Restaurant at day, bar at night
Cool bar
53 locals recommend
Internasjonalen
2A Youngstorget
53 locals recommend
Cool bar
Place to go dancing
37 locals recommend
Café Mono
4 Pløens Gate
37 locals recommend
Place to go dancing
Nice bar. Dancing is good here
48 locals recommend
Jæger
9 Grensen
48 locals recommend
Nice bar. Dancing is good here
Cool place to go out for dancing & drinks. More down-to-earth place
44 locals recommend
Revolver
32 Møllergata
44 locals recommend
Cool place to go out for dancing & drinks. More down-to-earth place
Jazz-café and bar. Cool place and good music.
21 locals recommend
Bare Jazz AS
8 Grensen
21 locals recommend
Jazz-café and bar. Cool place and good music.
Old cinema that is made into a concert arena. Smaller and more intimate concerts. Awesome atmosphere and cool music.
129 locals recommend
Parkteatret Scene
11 Olaf Ryes plass
129 locals recommend
Old cinema that is made into a concert arena. Smaller and more intimate concerts. Awesome atmosphere and cool music.
Nice and cozy bar to hang out with friends on a night out. Tables where you can sit down
Politiker'n
6 Youngstorget
Nice and cozy bar to hang out with friends on a night out. Tables where you can sit down

Sightseeing

Cute street with small wooden houses and gardens.
48 locals recommend
Telthusbakken
Telthusbakken
48 locals recommend
Cute street with small wooden houses and gardens.
Really nice street/pasage with old houses and beautiful small gardens. Beautiful Oslo :)
24 locals recommend
Damstredet
Damstredet
24 locals recommend
Really nice street/pasage with old houses and beautiful small gardens. Beautiful Oslo :)
Beautiful and green botanical garden closeby.
376 locals recommend
The University's Botanical Garden
1 Sars' gate
376 locals recommend
Beautiful and green botanical garden closeby.
Nice park. Retro/second hand market every Sunday (10-18 I think).
130 locals recommend
Birkelunden station
130 locals recommend
Nice park. Retro/second hand market every Sunday (10-18 I think).
Original scream (Munch). Free on Sundays.
230 locals recommend
National Gallery
3 Universitetsgata
230 locals recommend
Original scream (Munch). Free on Sundays.
Price 80 kr adult
275 locals recommend
Viking Ship Museum
35 Huk Aveny
275 locals recommend
Price 80 kr adult
Price 100 kr adult
134 locals recommend
The Fram Museum
39 Bygdøynesveien
134 locals recommend
Price 100 kr adult
About Norwegian culture and tradition. Wooden stave church. Price 120 kr (adult)
171 locals recommend
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
10 Museumsveien
171 locals recommend
About Norwegian culture and tradition. Wooden stave church. Price 120 kr (adult)
Journeys of adventurer and scientist Thor Heyerdahl. Price 90kr
171 locals recommend
Kon-Tiki Museum
36 Bygdøynesveien
171 locals recommend
Journeys of adventurer and scientist Thor Heyerdahl. Price 90kr
Modern Oslo (skyline)
102 locals recommend
Barcode Project
102 locals recommend
Modern Oslo (skyline)
Nice park to barbeque. Big playground for children
190 locals recommend
Sofienberg Park
14 Sofienberggata
190 locals recommend
Nice park to barbeque. Big playground for children
Nice park area, a lot of cool and good shops, stores, cafes and restaurants around
97 locals recommend
Olaf Ryes plass station
97 locals recommend
Nice park area, a lot of cool and good shops, stores, cafes and restaurants around
Privately owned modern art museum. Cool architecture.
483 locals recommend
Astrup Fearnley Museum
2 Strandpromenaden
483 locals recommend
Privately owned modern art museum. Cool architecture.
Good starting point for hikes in the forest north of Oslo. There is a lake with a nice path around (around 3 km). Beautiful scenery
43 locals recommend
Sognsvann station
43 locals recommend
Good starting point for hikes in the forest north of Oslo. There is a lake with a nice path around (around 3 km). Beautiful scenery
Good starting point for hiking in the forest. Beautiful and scenic metro ride to reach this place. There is a old Norwegian style wooden building with a cafe and restaurant inside. Good view over Oslo
49 locals recommend
Frognerseteren [T-bane] station
49 locals recommend
Good starting point for hiking in the forest. Beautiful and scenic metro ride to reach this place. There is a old Norwegian style wooden building with a cafe and restaurant inside. Good view over Oslo
Museum of Science and Technology. Take bus number 54 to the end stop
124 locals recommend
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
143 Kjelsåsveien
124 locals recommend
Museum of Science and Technology. Take bus number 54 to the end stop
Beautiful park (norwegians like to BBQ with friends here in the summer). View over Oslo
202 locals recommend
St. Hanshaugen
202 locals recommend
Beautiful park (norwegians like to BBQ with friends here in the summer). View over Oslo

Shopping

A big food hall with different stalls and booths inside where you can buy good food and drinks. Some places you can sit down to eat. A lot of locally and organic food. Typical local place.
780 locals recommend
Mathallen Oslo
5 Vulkan
780 locals recommend
A big food hall with different stalls and booths inside where you can buy good food and drinks. Some places you can sit down to eat. A lot of locally and organic food. Typical local place.
Second-hand/retro store
9 locals recommend
Fretex
20 Universitetsgata
9 locals recommend
Second-hand/retro store
Second-hand clothing
19 locals recommend
Fretex Unika
3 Olaf Ryes plass
19 locals recommend
Second-hand clothing
Store with not-typical souvenirs (nordic/scandinavian design).
DesignTorget
6 Jernbanetorget
Store with not-typical souvenirs (nordic/scandinavian design).
Store with Scandinavian design things
Ting Oslo
18 Akersgata
Store with Scandinavian design things
Independent bookshop. cool place :)
Cappelens Forslag bookshop
4B Bernt Ankers gate
Independent bookshop. cool place :)
The best bookstore in Oslo. Independent. A lot of cool and interesting (not necessarily mainstream) books
21 locals recommend
Tronsmo
12 Universitetsgata
21 locals recommend
The best bookstore in Oslo. Independent. A lot of cool and interesting (not necessarily mainstream) books
The biggest bookstore in Oslo. Independent. Tons of books!
8 locals recommend
Eldorado bookshop
9A Torggata
8 locals recommend
The biggest bookstore in Oslo. Independent. Tons of books!

Essentials

Best place to buy cheap and good quality vegetables, fruits, meat, foreign imported food.
10 locals recommend
Vatan import
6 Herslebs gate
10 locals recommend
Best place to buy cheap and good quality vegetables, fruits, meat, foreign imported food.
Closeby, good and large grocery store. Wide selection and one of the cheapest stores
40 locals recommend
REMA 1000 LAKKEGATA
17A Herslebs gate
40 locals recommend
Closeby, good and large grocery store. Wide selection and one of the cheapest stores
Closeby grocery store. They have the low price brand First Price.
22 locals recommend
KIWI Schous Plass
15 Trondheimsveien
22 locals recommend
Closeby grocery store. They have the low price brand First Price.
Vegetable & fruit store. Open on Sundays as well
Ercan import
2 Heimdalsgata
Vegetable & fruit store. Open on Sundays as well

Everything Else

Wine and alcohol
91 locals recommend
Vinmonopolet
31 Thereses gate
91 locals recommend
Wine and alcohol
Changing of the Guards every day at 13.30.
526 locals recommend
The Royal Palace
1 Slottsplassen
526 locals recommend
Changing of the Guards every day at 13.30.
Guided tours every Saturday
60 locals recommend
Norwegian Parliament
22 Karl Johans gate
60 locals recommend
Guided tours every Saturday
Nice beach
121 locals recommend
Huk
57 Strømsborgveien
121 locals recommend
Nice beach
Best place to go swimming. Excellent views. Outdoor sauna (on a floating dock).
208 locals recommend
Sørenga Sjøbad
208 locals recommend
Best place to go swimming. Excellent views. Outdoor sauna (on a floating dock).

Arts & Culture

Cinema
21 locals recommend
Vika Movie Theater
14 Ruseløkkveien
21 locals recommend
Cinema
Cinema that shows a lot of interesting films. Not mainstream. A lot of documentaries, old movies, art works etc
29 locals recommend
Cinemateket Filmens Hus
16 Dronningens Gate
29 locals recommend
Cinema that shows a lot of interesting films. Not mainstream. A lot of documentaries, old movies, art works etc