Norwegian restaurants in Bergen & The Western Fjords
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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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Hjørnevikhagen
Hjørnevikhagen This recent addition to Florø’s very limited dining options has style. Outside on the split-level terracing, furniture is smart, angular, of glass and metal, while the interior has good views of the marina. Dishes are well priced, tasty and attractively presented and it’s also the most enticing spot in town for a quiet drink. It’s just behind the tourist office.
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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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Bølgen & Moi
The imaginative menus in this stylish restaurant include monkfish, lamb and veal, while the lunch specials are huge – the shrimp sandwich in cilantro and lime marinade (Nkr139) can only be described as massive. Although there are set menus in the evenings, you can also choose à la carte.
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NB Sørensen’s Damskipsexpedisjon
One of the better places along the waterfront, this restaurant serves everything from red mullet to pork ribs, with a seasonal lunch menu that’s excellent value. The atmospheric indoor dining area is ideal when the weather turns, and locals swear that the food and service is better upstairs.
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Hjørnevikbua
The 2nd floor of the Hjørnevikbua pub and restaurant, with its ship-like interior, serves lunch that includes some mean fish soups (Nkr85). You can also eat outdoors on their barge that’s moored to the quay, where smokers can puff at will.
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Kult Kafeen
Located in the Kulturhus in the centre of town, this cool place has won the affections of families and cool young professionals alike. It’s relaxed with hints of minimalist style and serves a tasty fish burger (Nkr135) among the highlights.
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Smedasundet
Haugesund's waterfront promenade, Smedasundet, is almost entirely given over to restaurants, giving the area an agreeable hum whenever the weather's warm. Any Haugesund restaurant worth its salt morphs into a bar as the night wears on.
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NB Sørensen’s Damskipsexpedisjon
One of the more architecturally distinguished buildings along Smedasundet, Sørensen’s has Norwegian staples with creative twists such as fillet of monkfish with vegetarian lasagne or soy-and-honey-marinated pork neck.
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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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To Glass
There aren’t many reasons to drag yourself away from the waterfront, but this achingly cool restaurant and wine bar is one of them. Try the entrecote sandwich (Nkr159) for a filling, but affordable meal.
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Kaikanten
Sit back and relax here at the jetty’s edge and enjoy a drink, a snack and one of Norway’s prettiest panoramas in this welcoming restaurant, run by the Grand Hotel.
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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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Lothes Mat & Vinhus
With its lovely outdoor terrace overlooking the waterfront and period wood architecture, this long-standing Haugesund landmark is always full and deservedly so.
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Bryggekanten
The restaurant at Quality Hotel Florø sources most of its food locally and warrants a visit in its own right.
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