Guidebook for Oslo
Food Scene
Nice restaurant/cafe (and also a pub at night). Nordic/german style food. Wide selection of beers. Good atmosphere :)
46 abantu bendawo batusa
Egget Kafe
7A KirkegårdsgataNice restaurant/cafe (and also a pub at night). Nordic/german style food. Wide selection of beers. Good atmosphere :)
New Anarkali
76 Thorvald Meyers gateGood Indian restaurant
The best Turkish food in town. Excellent falafel and kebabs.
17 abantu bendawo batusa
Ekte Istanbul Kebab
11 Trondheims gateThe best Turkish food in town. Excellent falafel and kebabs.
Café Mir
69 Toftes GateCool café and bar at night. Nicely decorated, artistic atmosphere.
Lille Saigon
7 Bernt Ankers gateBest Vietnamese food in Oslo. Cheap (ca. 110 kr for main dish)
Nice Norwegian style seafood store + restaurant. Closed on Mondays
61 abantu bendawo batusa
Fiskeriet Youngstorget
2b YoungstorgetNice Norwegian style seafood store + restaurant. Closed on Mondays
Lokk
18 TorggataNice Nordic style restaurant. Good soups, seafood and meat.
Cool cafe with the best lunch options (with awesome student discounts). Cool bar at night.
33 abantu bendawo batusa
Cafe Sør
11 TorggataCool 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 abantu bendawo batusa
Café Sara
29 Hausmanns gateCool place to sit down and hang out at night over some beer and "bar"- style food. Very local place. Not expensive.
Vespa & Humla
2 KøbenhavngataNice and cozy small café
Bugges eftf.
6 LeirfallsgataNice place to eat lunch. Or have a beer in the evening.
Delicatessen Grünerløkka
8 Søndre gateTapas bar. Really good food but expensive
Burger Bar
FolketeaterpassasjenGood burger place
Munchies
4 Pløens GateDelicious burgers. Simple but cool design of the place
Munchies Grünerløkka
36A Thorvald Meyers gateDelicious burgers
Fyret mat & Drikke - og Noe til Båten AS
6 YoungstorgetGood place to eat Nordic style food
Justisen bar, bakgård og selskapslokale
14 MøllergataCool bar and restaurant.
Vega Fair Food
Vegan food
Pascal avd Tollbugata
11 TollbugataConditory/bakery. Expensive but awesome
Norwegian & Asian Crossover. Delicious food (but a little bit expensive).
132 abantu bendawo batusa
Südøst Asian Crossover
5 TrondheimsveienNorwegian & Asian Crossover. Delicious food (but a little bit expensive).
Restaurant Schrøder
8 Waldemar Thranes gateEvery-day Norwegian food. Cheap but not at all fancy.
Really nice (and a little more pricy) Norwegian style restaurant. Delicious food.
186 abantu bendawo batusa
Smalhans
43 UllevålsveienReally nice (and a little more pricy) Norwegian style restaurant. Delicious food.
Best place for Norwegian/German style breakfast or lunch. Cozy place.
120 abantu bendawo batusa
Liebling
4 ØvrefossBest place for Norwegian/German style breakfast or lunch. Cozy place.
Hakuna Matata, Etiopisk Restaurant
38 MøllergataEthiopian food.
Nice café with awesome lunch. Right next to the Cathedral
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Bacchus Spiseri & Vinhus
27 Dronningens GateNice café with awesome lunch. Right next to the Cathedral
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plassBest Italian pizza :)
Bora’s temple
59 Thorvald Meyers gateOld 50's American style cafe/bar/restaurant
Stockfleths Schous Plass
1 Schous PlassCoffee-shop (closeby)
Tijuana
61 Thorvald Meyers gateMexican food
Escalón
89 Thorvald Meyers gateTapas-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!
143 abantu bendawo batusa
Fuglen
2 UniversitetsgataOne of Oslos best coffee-shops. It is also a second-hand store, so you can buy anything you see!
Crêperie de Mari
63-67 Thorvald Meyers gateBest crepes :)
Crêperie de Mari
63-67 Thorvald Meyers gateCrepes :)
Illegal Burger
23 MøllergataBurgers! :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 abantu bendawo batusa
Trancher Entrecôte
78 Thorvald Meyers gateThe best meat-restaurant in Oslo. The meat is perfectly tender, taste so good! A little bit expensive (but might be worth it! :P)
Habanero
30 Toftes GateSpanish style restaurant. Nice food
Hitchhiker
3 Vulkan"Street-food" from all over the world
Nice Chinese restaurant (dim sum is their speciality)
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Taste of China Restaurant
18 TorggataNice Chinese restaurant (dim sum is their speciality)
Beijing Palace Restaurant
27 PilestredetChinese 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.
393 abantu bendawo batusa
Blå
9C BrenneriveienConcert arena and bar in an old industrial building. Really cool place. Awesome Sunday evening concerts (free) with Frank Znort. Must-go place.
Verkstedet
29 Hausmanns gateBar with local and relaxed atmosphere. Concerts.
Crow Bar & Brewery
32 TorggataMicro-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 abantu bendawo batusa
Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri
2 TrondheimsveienMicro-brewery down in a cozy brick basement. Relaxing and cool atmosphere. Awesome beer and ok prices.
Aku-Aku Tiki Bar
32 Thorvald Meyers gate"Hawaii" inspired bar. Cool place to hang out. Good drinks
Dattera til Hagen
10 GrønlandBar 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 abantu bendawo batusa
Oslo Mekaniske Verksted
34 TøyenbekkenMy 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 abantu bendawo batusa
Kulturhuset
6 Youngs gateOne of my favorite cafes/bars. Good selection of beer. Cool place to hang out. Shuffle-board and ping-ping tables available.
Sosialen bar bistro
13 MøllergataRestaurant at day, bar at night
Internasjonalen
2A YoungstorgetCool bar
Café Mono
4 Pløens GatePlace to go dancing
Jæger
9 GrensenNice bar. Dancing is good here
Revolver
32 MøllergataCool place to go out for dancing & drinks. More down-to-earth place
Bare Jazz AS
8 GrensenJazz-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.
128 abantu bendawo batusa
Parkteatret Scene
11 Olaf Ryes plassOld cinema that is made into a concert arena. Smaller and more intimate concerts. Awesome atmosphere and cool music.
Politiker'n
6 YoungstorgetNice and cozy bar to hang out with friends on a night out. Tables where you can sit down
Sightseeing
Telthusbakken
TelthusbakkenCute street with small wooden houses and gardens.
Really nice street/pasage with old houses and beautiful small gardens. Beautiful Oslo :)
24 abantu bendawo batusa
Damstredet
DamstredetReally nice street/pasage with old houses and beautiful small gardens. Beautiful Oslo :)
Umgwaqo Wemithi Yezifundazwe
1 Sars' gateBeautiful and green botanical garden closeby.
Nice park. Retro/second hand market every Sunday (10-18 I think).
130 abantu bendawo batusa
Birkelunden station
Nice park. Retro/second hand market every Sunday (10-18 I think).
I-National Gallery
3 UniversitetsgataOriginal scream (Munch). Free on Sundays.
I-Viking Ship Museum
35 Huk AvenyPrice 80 kr adult
The Fram Museum
39 BygdøynesveienPrice 100 kr adult
About Norwegian culture and tradition. Wooden stave church.
Price 120 kr (adult)
171 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Museum kaNorwegian wezobuciko
10 MuseumsveienAbout Norwegian culture and tradition. Wooden stave church.
Price 120 kr (adult)
Journeys of adventurer and scientist Thor Heyerdahl. Price 90kr
171 abantu bendawo batusa
Iziko le-Kon-Tiki
36 BygdøynesveienJourneys of adventurer and scientist Thor Heyerdahl. Price 90kr
Barcode Project
Modern Oslo (skyline)
Sofienberg Park
14 SofienberggataNice park to barbeque. Big playground for children
Nice park area, a lot of cool and good shops, stores, cafes and restaurants around
97 abantu bendawo batusa
Olaf Ryes plass station
Nice park area, a lot of cool and good shops, stores, cafes and restaurants around
Privately owned modern art museum. Cool architecture.
482 abantu bendawo batusa
Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 StrandpromenadenPrivately 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 abantu bendawo batusa
Sognsvann station
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 abantu bendawo batusa
Frognerseteren [T-bane] station
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 abantu bendawo batusa
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Tehnology
143 KjelsåsveienMuseum 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
201 abantu bendawo batusa
St. Hanshaugen
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 abantu bendawo batusa
Mathallen Oslo
5 VulkanA 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.
Fretex
20 UniversitetsgataSecond-hand/retro store
Fretex Unika
3 Olaf Ryes plassSecond-hand clothing
DesignTorget
6 JernbanetorgetStore with not-typical souvenirs (nordic/scandinavian design).
Ting Oslo
18 AkersgataStore with Scandinavian design things
Cappelens Forslag bookshop
4B Bernt Ankers gateIndependent bookshop. cool place :)
The best bookstore in Oslo. Independent. A lot of cool and interesting (not necessarily mainstream) books
21 abantu bendawo batusa
Tronsmo
12 UniversitetsgataThe best bookstore in Oslo. Independent. A lot of cool and interesting (not necessarily mainstream) books
Eldorado bookshop
9A TorggataThe biggest bookstore in Oslo. Independent. Tons of books!
Essentials
Best place to buy cheap and good quality vegetables, fruits, meat, foreign imported food.
10 abantu bendawo batusa
Vatan import
6 Herslebs gateBest 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 abantu bendawo batusa
REMA 1000 LAKKEGATA
17A Herslebs gateCloseby, 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 abantu bendawo batusa
KIWI Schous Plass
15 TrondheimsveienCloseby grocery store. They have the low price brand First Price.
Ercan import
2 HeimdalsgataVegetable & fruit store. Open on Sundays as well
Everything Else
Vinmonopolet
31 Thereses gateWine and alcohol
Indlu YaseNkosi
1 SlottsplassenChanging of the Guards every day at 13.30.
Norwegian Parliament
22 Karl Johans gateGuided tours every Saturday
Huk
57 StrømsborgveienNice beach
Best place to go swimming. Excellent views. Outdoor sauna (on a floating dock).
208 abantu bendawo batusa
Sørenga Sjøbad
Best place to go swimming. Excellent views. Outdoor sauna (on a floating dock).
Arts & Culture
Vika Movie Theater
14 RuseløkkveienCinema
Cinema that shows a lot of interesting films. Not mainstream. A lot of documentaries, old movies, art works etc
29 abantu bendawo batusa
Cinemateket Filmens Hus
16 Dronningens GateCinema that shows a lot of interesting films. Not mainstream. A lot of documentaries, old movies, art works etc