Arendal Restaurants

  1. Café Det Lindvedske Hus

    With its mellow atmosphere and 200-year-old décor, this lovely place does light meals (grilled sandwiches and pasta), great coffee and has the ambience of a sophisticated but casual art café. The kitchen closes at , whereafter music of the Stan Getz kind takes over. A terrific place.

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  2. Café Victor

    In a prime waterfront position, Café Victor is another cool choice. Apart from the antique ceiling, the décor is sleek and modern, the service friendly and the food (sandwiches and pasta) and coffee excellent.

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  3. Castelle Bar & Restaurant

    Perhaps the classiest bar restaurant by the Pollen harbour, Castelle is a chic place and a cut above the beer-and-yobbo culture that sometimes afflicts other waterside bars in Arendal. Meals are light (sandwiches, good burgers and pasta) and most drinks are possible, from 0.5L beer (around NOK64 ) to cocktails ( NOK99 )

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  4. Madam Reiersen

    One of the better restaurants ringing the Pollen harbour, Madam Reiersen is good value for lunch, especially its seafood platter (around NOK150 ). Then again, we did enjoy the crisp-fried Norwegian Arctic char (Nkr225) for dinner.

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  5. No. 9 Kaffe & Platebar

    Another classy little café, No. 9 is the work of Espen Larsen, a local jazz musician who sells a range of (mostly jazz) CDs and plays them while you sip your coffee or snack on a pastry - the perfect accompaniment to a lazy Arendal afternoon.

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