Restaurants in Bergen
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Escalon
Tapas has taken Bergen by storm and no-one does it better than Escalon. The friendly young waiters are happy to make suggestions on wine selection and the tapas are tasty and the closest you’ll find in Bergen to what you’ll get in Spain. Highly recommended.
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Bryggen Tracteursted
This is one of the great Bryggen eating experiences. Housed in a 1708 building that ranges across the former stables, kitchen (note the stone floor, which meant that it was the only Bryggen building allowed to have a fire) and Bergen’s only extant schøtstuene (dining hall), this fine restaurant does fish soup (Nkr98), steamed mussels (Nkr125) and a selection of Norwegian tapas. The food’s good, but the atmosphere is the major drawcard.
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Pingvinen
Devoted to small-town Norwegian cooking and with a delightfully informal ambience, Pingvinen is terrific. Expect large servings of reindeer, elk, lamb and local fish but without the usual price tag and it’s always obligatory to pay homage to Alma, the ‘goddess chef’. As the night wears on and Alma heads home, the snacks menu comes out.
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Kafe Kippers
Away from the hubbub of downtown Bergen, this agreeable outdoor terrace is one of the best places for a meal or just a drink when the weather’s warm. Attached to a cultural centre in an old sardine canning factory, it has an artsy vibe and serves plentiful lunch dishes such as linguini or sesame tuna salad.
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Enhjørningen
The popular, upmarket Enhjørningen offers delicious fish and seafood in a rustic Bryggen setting. Known by locals for its unimpeachable excellence, this place is all about quality food and old-style elegance. We particularly like the scallops and scampi symphony (Nkr295) but everything’s good.
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Wesselstuen
The richly decorated Wesselstuen evokes the wood-panelled dining halls of Bergen’s past and is well known as the restaurant of choice for Bergen’s intellectuals. The sirloin of reindeer (Nkr259) is excellent.
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Bryggeloftet & Stuene
Another Bryggen favourite for traditional Norwegian fare, this restaurant dates to the early 19th century, which is plenty of time to master the art of cooking reindeer, wolf-fish and lutefisk (dried whitefish).
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Lido
Lido is an inexpensive cafeteria with good traditional grub. Its budget credentials get battered by the Nkr5 charge to go to the toilet, but it’s nonetheless a good place for simple but hearty local food.
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Boha
Famous for its seafood, this is the place to come for Kamchatka crab or monkfish. There’s a thoughtfully chosen wine list and the retro décor works wonderfully well. The service is also attentive.
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Red Sun
The freshest seafood and stylish surrounds make for a great combination at Bergen’s newest and most celebrated sushi bar. Upstairs is a more formal restaurant serving Vietnamese and Thai dishes.
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Pygmalion Økocafé
This very cool place has contemporary art adorning its walls, a downtempo vibe and tasty organic food. It’s a great place at any time of the day and there are good choices for vegetarians.
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Bar Celona
A chic choice, this Spanish-inspired restaurant-bar has oodles of style with a friendly atmosphere. The outdoor tables are lovely on a fine afternoon and the food is excellent.
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Finnegaards Stuene
Part of the magnificent Det Hanseatiske Hotel, this high-class restaurant combines flavoursome traditional local dishes with the evocative architecture of 18th-century Bryggen.
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Naboen
Although the cook does a range of Norwegian dishes here, Naboen is best known for its Swedish specialities, such as Swedish meatballs or the fillet of hare (Nkr194).
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Stragiotti
This revamped Italian restaurant is stylish indoors, nice and breezy outside on the terrace and serves up authentic Italian food at very reasonable prices.
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Sumo
Sumo is another good sushi bar with a creative range of noodle dishes to complement all that sashimi and lovely outdoor tables.
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