Must-see nightlife in Trøndelag

  • Ila Brainnstasjon

    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…

  • Skjenestova

    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…

  • Antikvariatet

    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 Microbryggeri

    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…

  • Jacobsen og Svart

    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…

  • Cafe Løkka

    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…

  • Bare Blåbær

    Trondheim

    Join the throng that packs both the interior and dockside terrace of this popular place over near the Solsiden waterfront area. It's renowned for its…

  • Café Le Frère

    Trondheim

    This agreeable little corner cafe is strewn with flowerpots outside and inside its story is told in two mottos: 'probably the best espresso in the world'…

  • Habitat

    Trondheim

    This fine little craft-brewery pub serves an intriguing range of sour beers (or what they call 'experimental beers') and 'hand-crafted pizzas' to an…

  • Studentersamfundet

    Trondheim

    During the academic year, this place has 10 lively bars, a cinema and frequent live music, while in summer it's mostly a travellers' crash pad. It shuts…

  • Dromedar Kaffebar

    Trondheim

    This longstanding local self-service coffee favourite serves what could be Trondheim's best coffee, in all sizes, squeezes and strengths. Inside is…

  • Macbeth

    Trondheim

    Homesick Scots will feel at home and Geordies with nostalgia can weep into their draught Newcastle Brown at this self-styled 'Whisky and Aquavit Bar'…

  • Dromedar Kaffebar

    Trondheim

    Downtown branch of the popular coffee bar (the original is in Bakklandet) with a street-side terrace.