Guidebook for Bergen

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Guidebook for Bergen

Food Scene

Ok sushi and good Thai-food. Friendly staff.
33 locals recommend
Sumo Solheimsviken
39 Damsgårdsveien
33 locals recommend
Ok sushi and good Thai-food. Friendly staff.
Tasty take-away pizza right next door. Instead of ordering delivery just go get the pizza yourself. It will take longer if they are delivering it.
20 locals recommend
Pizzabakeren Solheimsviken
58 Damsgårdsveien
20 locals recommend
Tasty take-away pizza right next door. Instead of ordering delivery just go get the pizza yourself. It will take longer if they are delivering it.
Great sushi and burmese food! Friendly staff.
14 locals recommend
Mandalay Sushi & Burmese
5 Sparebanksgaten
14 locals recommend
Great sushi and burmese food! Friendly staff.
Many locals like to go here for beer and pizza. They have a variety of dishes, including hamburgers and pasta-dishes.
59 locals recommend
Kafé Spesial
13 Christies gate
59 locals recommend
Many locals like to go here for beer and pizza. They have a variety of dishes, including hamburgers and pasta-dishes.
Great place to relax and have a coffee in the sun.
112 locals recommend
Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plass
112 locals recommend
Great place to relax and have a coffee in the sun.
Food based on norwegian traditions with a modern twist.
86 locals recommend
Bare Vestland
1 Vågsallmenningen
86 locals recommend
Food based on norwegian traditions with a modern twist.
Great atmosphere, nice staff, good coffee and food.
56 locals recommend
Nobel Bopel
64 Welhavens gate
56 locals recommend
Great atmosphere, nice staff, good coffee and food.
The ground floor has restaurant area. The café and bar is located in the cellar. A blend between norwegian and international food (hamburgers, fries, etc)
57 locals recommend
Naboen Pub & Restaurant
4 Sigurds gate
57 locals recommend
The ground floor has restaurant area. The café and bar is located in the cellar. A blend between norwegian and international food (hamburgers, fries, etc)
Very touristy - some like it and some don't. Many locals avoid this place. They sell expensive, but fresh seafood.
93 locals recommend
Fisketorget
3 Strandkaien
93 locals recommend
Very touristy - some like it and some don't. Many locals avoid this place. They sell expensive, but fresh seafood.
Good food and coffee in the more alternative area of the city.
37 locals recommend
Brasseriet
5-7 Østre Skostredet
37 locals recommend
Good food and coffee in the more alternative area of the city.

Sightseeing

Take the Funicular to the top and get a great view of the city.
285 locals recommend
Fløibanen
23A Vetrlidsallmenningen
285 locals recommend
Take the Funicular to the top and get a great view of the city.
The medieval part of Bergen. Walk among the old buildings and be transported back in time. Love the ambiance of this place. The shops in the front are very touristy, but if you venture into the narrow streets further back you can find local artists and designers.
548 locals recommend
Bryggen
Bryggen
548 locals recommend
The medieval part of Bergen. Walk among the old buildings and be transported back in time. Love the ambiance of this place. The shops in the front are very touristy, but if you venture into the narrow streets further back you can find local artists and designers.
One of the oldest places in Bergen. Worth seeing. Kings lived here in the early middle-ages.
80 locals recommend
Bergenhus Fortress
80 locals recommend
One of the oldest places in Bergen. Worth seeing. Kings lived here in the early middle-ages.
Old, cool building. Go see!
26 locals recommend
Rosenkrantztårnet
4 Bergenhus
26 locals recommend
Old, cool building. Go see!
One of the oldest buildings in Bergen still standing. There is a cannonball stuck in the wall of the tower after a battle in the harbor between the Dutch and the English in the 1665.
12 locals recommend
Bergen Cathedral
1 Domkirkeplassen
12 locals recommend
One of the oldest buildings in Bergen still standing. There is a cannonball stuck in the wall of the tower after a battle in the harbor between the Dutch and the English in the 1665.
The aquarium. Has penguins, seals, fish , other sealife, crocodiles and snakes.
368 locals recommend
Bergen Aquarium - The National Aquarium
4 Nordnesbakken
368 locals recommend
The aquarium. Has penguins, seals, fish , other sealife, crocodiles and snakes.

Parks & Nature

Great views and scenery. Forest and hills.
531 locals recommend
Fløyen
531 locals recommend
Great views and scenery. Forest and hills.
Love the view. Take the steep walk up/down or take the cable-car.
387 locals recommend
Ulriken
387 locals recommend
Love the view. Take the steep walk up/down or take the cable-car.
The locals like to take this hike. Gives a great view of the city but also towards the islands to the west.
139 locals recommend
Løvstakken
139 locals recommend
The locals like to take this hike. Gives a great view of the city but also towards the islands to the west.

Drinks & Nightlife

The only gay place in Bergen - The ground floor has a bar and upstairs has a dance-floor.
11 locals recommend
Fincken
2A Nygårdsgaten
11 locals recommend
The only gay place in Bergen - The ground floor has a bar and upstairs has a dance-floor.
One of my favorite bars.
38 locals recommend
Legal
11 Christies gate
38 locals recommend
One of my favorite bars.
One of my favorite places to chill and have a beer or two.
36 locals recommend
Ujevnt
7 Christies gate
36 locals recommend
One of my favorite places to chill and have a beer or two.
Bar and record-shop in one! Sometimes live-music in the back-yard.
59 locals recommend
Apollon Platebar
2A Nygårdsgaten
59 locals recommend
Bar and record-shop in one! Sometimes live-music in the back-yard.
A nice place to drink wine or something with bubbles.
24 locals recommend
Don Pippo
11 Christies gate
24 locals recommend
A nice place to drink wine or something with bubbles.
Has beer and traditional norwegain food. Nice place.
156 locals recommend
Pingvinen
14 Vaskerelven
156 locals recommend
Has beer and traditional norwegain food. Nice place.
A bar located in an old pharmacy.
146 locals recommend
Bien Restaurant
30 Fjøsangerveien
146 locals recommend
A bar located in an old pharmacy.
Bar located in a more alternative area. You can also find some street-art around here.
45 locals recommend
Folk & Røvere
4 Sparebanksgaten
45 locals recommend
Bar located in a more alternative area. You can also find some street-art around here.

Arts & Culture

Great place for contemporary art.
30 locals recommend
Bergen Kunsthall
5 Rasmus Meyers allé
30 locals recommend
Great place for contemporary art.
Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
134 locals recommend
KODE 2, KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
3 Rasmus Meyers allé
134 locals recommend
Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
A collection of artworks from the 1400s to the 1900s.
134 locals recommend
KODE 2, KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
3 Rasmus Meyers allé
134 locals recommend
A collection of artworks from the 1400s to the 1900s.
Art-gallery.
116 locals recommend
West Norway Museum of Decorative Art
9 Nordahl Bruns gate
116 locals recommend
Art-gallery.
The main theatre in Bergen.
82 locals recommend
The National Stage, Bergen
1 Engen
82 locals recommend
The main theatre in Bergen.
Music venue.
57 locals recommend
Grieg Hall
1 Edvard Griegs plass
57 locals recommend
Music venue.
Theater, music venue and bar.
17 locals recommend
Cornerteateret
4 Kong Christian Fredriks plass
17 locals recommend
Theater, music venue and bar.
Bryggen Museum. Archeological findings from the Middle-ages and the history around Bryggen.
65 locals recommend
Bryggens Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen
3 Dreggsallmenningen
65 locals recommend
Bryggen Museum. Archeological findings from the Middle-ages and the history around Bryggen.

Shopping

I just like it. Clothes for men and women.
14 locals recommend
Twisted
1B Nygårdsgaten
14 locals recommend
I just like it. Clothes for men and women.
Nordic fashion.
23 locals recommend
Lot333
18 Kong Oscars gate
23 locals recommend
Nordic fashion.
Lovely shop. Clothes for men and women.
13 locals recommend
Fresh Pepper AS
98 Nesttunvegen
13 locals recommend
Lovely shop. Clothes for men and women.
Lots of shops under one roof. A bit boring.
157 locals recommend
Galleriet
8 Torgallmenningen
157 locals recommend
Lots of shops under one roof. A bit boring.
A store for books, comics, board-games and more.
Outland Bergen
14 Fortunen
A store for books, comics, board-games and more.
Combined shopping mall and bus-station
90 locals recommend
Bergen Storsenter
8 Strømgaten
90 locals recommend
Combined shopping mall and bus-station
Art-supplies.
Malepaletten
15 Kong Oscars gate
Art-supplies.

Essentials

Nice local supermarket. Sometimes a little pricier than the others.
23 locals recommend
Bunnpris Damsgård
82 Damsgårdsveien
23 locals recommend
Nice local supermarket. Sometimes a little pricier than the others.
Cheap supermarket with an ok selection.
29 locals recommend
KIWI Bøhmergaten
44 Bøhmergaten
29 locals recommend
Cheap supermarket with an ok selection.
Larger supermarket with a better selection of wares.
39 locals recommend
Coop Extra Danmarksplass
33 Solheimsgaten
39 locals recommend
Larger supermarket with a better selection of wares.
Open on sundays.
32 locals recommend
Bunnpris
52 Nøstegaten
32 locals recommend
Open on sundays.
Good, but a bit pricey grocery store. Has a better selection of fresh foods than many of the other stores in the city center.
10 locals recommend
Life
8 Torgallmenningen
10 locals recommend
Good, but a bit pricey grocery store. Has a better selection of fresh foods than many of the other stores in the city center.
Good selection of food compared to many of the other stores in the city center. Has more fresh foods.
90 locals recommend
Bergen Storsenter
8 Strømgaten
90 locals recommend
Good selection of food compared to many of the other stores in the city center. Has more fresh foods.
Emergency Room. Close to the apartment.
26 locals recommend
Bergen legevakt
9 Solheimsgaten
26 locals recommend
Emergency Room. Close to the apartment.
The hospital.
24 locals recommend
Haukeland University Hospital / Health Bergen
22 Jonas Lies vei
24 locals recommend
The hospital.
Open on sundays.
21 locals recommend
convenience store Spilde
28 Thormøhlens Gate
21 locals recommend
Open on sundays.
The closest supermarket. One of the cheaper ones, but with a small selection of foods.
14 locals recommend
REMA 1000 Viken
35 Damsgårdsveien
14 locals recommend
The closest supermarket. One of the cheaper ones, but with a small selection of foods.