Oslo
Tim Wendelboe is often credited with kick-starting the Scandinavian coffee revolution, and his eponymous cafe and roastery is both a local freelancers'…
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Oslo
Fuglen and its crew of merry entrepreneurs are part of Oslo's dour-to-dreamily-cool reinvention. Since overhauling this cafe, they've launched a coffee…
Oslo
A true neighbourhood wine bar that's also the city's most exciting. The grape-loving owners offer up more than 300 wines by the glass and do so without a…
Trondheim
This Trondheim institution is the best place in the city to see live music (most nights around 9pm; on Thursdays at 6pm), but it's a fine little bar-cafe…
Western Finnmark
For a shiver in summer and a sense of how Nordkapp must hit the senses in winter, visit Artico (adult/child 139/40kr), one of Norway's original ice bars…
Bergen
This large, airy room is a beautiful example of 1930s Norwegian design and is named for architect Ole Landmark. It multitasks: daytime cafe, lecture and…
Ålesund
The west coast's most highly respected coffee roastery is headquartered in this sensitively remodelled industrial space. Drop in for an espresso or a made…
Oslo
The greenhouse effect done right, with a lush assortment of indoor plants (including a warm herb-growing area) as well as beautiful mid-century light…
Kristiansand
Owner Steinar Svenning roasts coffee for Mean Bean and its sibling, Cuba Life, under the Mean Bean name. This wonderful high-ceilinged space has,…
Trøndelag
In the tiny hamlet of Skorovatn (population around 40), amid the forests west of the E6, beer-lover Inge Staldvik has created his own version of paradise…
Trondheim
Now this is our kind of place – craft beers on tap, shelves lined with books, lovely views over the water and regular live gigs to boot. Unsurprisingly it…
Trondheim
This splendid home-brew pub deserves a pilgrimage as reverential as anything accorded to St Olav from all committed øl (beer) quaffers. With up to eight…
Bergen
Consistently voted one of the world's best whisky bars, this grand old bar in the Grand Hotel Terminus is the perfect place for a quiet dram. It promises…
Trondheim
Jacobsen og Svart manages to be unassuming yet achingly hip, and does what many claim to be the city's best coffee. Throw in a very cool soundtrack and…
Oslo
The Norwegian notion of culture being an interactive, collective enterprise combines here with their exceptional ability to have a good time. The city's …
Oslo
An elegant Francophile of a bar that happens also to be part of a bike-repair workshop? Hello St Hanshaugen. Come here for daytime coffees (and bike…
Central Norway
This is a cracking spot to down beers with the locals – an enthusiast-run brewery with an ale-making history dating back to 1847, bar a few closures here…
The Coast
What looks like traditional seaside wooden shop has been given a complete makeover inside, with a dark and urban look. Come and lounge by the fire with a…
Stavanger
With all the decorative chic of a well-worn living room – complete with book-lined shelves, retro floor-lamps and old wallpaper – this lovely coffee bar…
Trondheim
Long before its latest makeover, mustard-yellow Cafe Løkka was a boat-repair workshop. It now carries a good range of beers, on draught and in bottle, and…
Tromsø
Reputedly the oldest pub in town, and once the hang-out for salty fishermen and Arctic sailors, this is now the brewpub for the excellent Mack Brewery…
Oslo
This atmospheric and amiable alehouse and microbrewery does a range of house brews from pilsners to Weissbiers, and also serves up some intriguing ales…
Oslo
Run by award-winning barista Odd-Steinar Tøllefsenis, this friendly cafe and micro-roastery offers espresso-based coffees, drip or hand-filters (J60 or…
Tromsø
Bastard (with the stress on the second syllable; let's not get unwittingly confrontational) is a cool basement hangout with low beams and white, furry…
Oslo
First things first: the door is unmarked, save for a small, decorative 'H'. Also good to know: the crew behind Himkok are the inventors of the 'taptail' –…
Oslo
One of the city's various artist-run cultural institutions, Kunstnernes Hus is set in a spectacular 1929 functionalist building with a broad terrace…
Bergen
This little charmer lies off the beaten track, but it's worth the effort of finding – there's not a sweeter spot for afternoon tea and cake anywhere in…
Svolvær
In the same complex as Anker Brygge, this low-beamed, cosy watering hole is bedecked with tools of all kinds. The bar is a lifeboat from a WWII Polish…
Central Norway
This gastropub is a welcome addition to the Vertshuset stable. It gets its name from the berkel, a meat slicer invented in 1898 and still used to slice up…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This much-respected brewery has made a real splash on the beer scene in recent years, with standout brews such as their Oregonian pale ale, Natabjødn (…
Oslo
Part of the Grünerløkka Lufthavn complex – a collective cultural centre set around a typical garden courtyard and home to many local artists, performers…
Tromsø
Norway's oldest film house will satisfy both cinephiles and those in search of a great cafe. The bar is a hip place with free wi-fi and weekend DJs. At…
Bergen
Sister spot of Bergen institution Kaffemisjonen, this cafe is known for its excellent coffee (it's where off-duty baristas come for a pour-over) and…
Tromsø
Former cinema Bardus serves up Oscar-worthy cocktails and a selection of local beers to a mature crowd. It's smart without being pretentious, with weighty…
The Northern Fjords
No, it's not the name of your host for the night but Norwegian for 'south': the way this wine bar faces. Looking out over the fjord, its terrace offers an…
Oslo
One of the city's cocktail veterans, the decor here is Cold War kitsch, which is a nice fit for its Oslo Funkis (functionalist) style building, also home…
Bergen
Bergen's brewheads and beer-nuts hold this downtown microbrewery in high esteem for its creative, interesting beers, mostly brewed in the Germanic…
The Western Fjords
This fantastic microbrewery started brewing in 2009, and its creative, flavoursome beers have proved a big hit across Norway and Europe. Its taproom in…
Bergen
This cosy bar is tucked away in the baklomme (back pocket) of creaky, historic Bryygen. With a floor that's delightfully askew (you might feel like you've…
Bergen
With decor that says 'fruit-bowl-meets-tropical beach' and a killer list of expertly mixed cocktails, Dark & Stormy is anything but. Inside Bergen's one…
