Oslo Entertainment

  1. Bar Boca

    This tiny bar shoots for a stylised 1950s Hawaiian surfer look with a satisfying cool design. The place is packed, serves cocktails made with fresh fruit and is home to someone who clearly spent a lot of time compiling obscure period music.

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  2. Café Kaos

    The city's best neighbourhood bar scene is along Thorvald Meyers gate and the surrounding streets in Grünerløkka. Try working your way through the cocktail list at the hip Café Kaos

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  3. Champagneria

    The well-heeled crowd of Oslo west can be found sipping cava in Champagneria, near Solli plass.

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  4. Dattera Til Hagen

    In Grønland, the back garden at Dattera Til Hagen is especially busy in the summer.

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  5. Justisen

    Some of the most popular places close to the city centre can be found around the Youngstorget, also the political hub of Oslo. Justisen, frequented by lawyers and politicians, is good for a peaceful beer in classic surroundings and has outdoor tables.

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  6. Library Bar

    Wear your finest tweed (not required) and sit among piles of leather-bound tomes in the Hotel Bristol's old-school drinking den. Crystal chandeliers set the tone. This is also a good place for a fancy luncheon sandwich (around NOK70 to around NOK95 ). Overcoats must be checked.

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  7. London Pub

    Oslo's oldest hangout for the studs, where you can shoot stick and feed jukeboxes. If you feel like serious dancing, head downstairs where DJs spin every night of the week.

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  8. Lorry's

    Lorry's serves overpriced, crappy food in a bar with dirty toilets. Despite this, stuffed moose heads, pleasant heated beer garden and large menu of lager ensure it's well loved. Drunk artists used to pay for their beer with some of the stuff hung on the walls.

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  9. Onkel Donald Kafé-Bar

    A popular central location is the long-standing Onkel Donald Kafé-Bar.

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  10. Palace Grill

    The well-heeled crowd of Oslo west can be found sipping cocktails at the New Orleans-style courtyard bar at Palace Grill, also an excellent restaurant, near Solli plass.

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  12. Robinet

    Some of the most popular places close to the city centre can be found around the Youngstorget, also the political hub of Oslo. Robinet, to the north of the square, is a tiny, retro bar packed with musicians and media-types.

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  13. Spasibar

    Psychedelic '60s table clothes and lots of pinks, oranges and browns provide a suitable backdrop for an outrageous life-size portrait of the Spasibar's artist/workers dressed as cowboys and made out of 255,000 beads. It and everything else in this flea market/gallery/cafe/music venue (including the PA system) is for sale. Just ask. Proceeds go to an orphanage in Russia.

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  14. Stargate

    Stargate is something of a cross-roads between east and west Oslo - a watering hole that attracts youthful cheapskates, immigrants and guys with too-red noses.

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  15. Süd Øst

    In Grønland the swanky riverside patio of Süd Øst is especially busy in the summer,

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  16. Tea Lounge

    The city's best neighbourhood bar scene is along Thorvald Meyers gate and the surrounding streets in Grünerløkka. Try working your way through the cocktail list at the minimalist Tea Lounge.

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