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Maaemo

★★★ Michelin€€€€regional

Time seems to stand still at Maaemo, where a dramatic, high-ceilinged dining room comes with a theatrically lit open kitchen and a wool-draped wall made of offcuts from national folk costumes. The surprise tasting menu comprises a succession of expertly crafted, consistently memorable dishes that deliver sublime flavours and textures in superbly conceived combinations; maybe honey-glazed langoustine – grilled over embers – with hazelnuts and roasted garlic or dry-aged reindeer with blackcurrant and verbena. To finish, coffee and jewel-like petits fours are served in the speakeasy-style lounge.

🕐 Mo-Fr 18:00+

Kontrast

★★ Michelin€€€€Scandinavian

‘Kontrast’ is not just a name at this sleek, fittingly stark restaurant in the city’s former industrial district; the concept informs everything they do, from the make-up of the international team to the smart combinations of ingredients in the dishes. A rich stew of superb langoustine claw meat, for example, is balanced by the fresh crunch and perfectly judged acidity of pickled carrot. While the dining area benefits from a softly lit intimacy, the open kitchen is brighter so that your eye is drawn to the supremely talented chefs.

🕐 Tu-Sa 18:00-22:00

Credo

★ Michelin€€€€Creative

Trondheim’s loss was Oslo’s gain when Credo relocated to a unique space in the contemporary wing of the National Library, an imposing 1914 building decorated with Emanuel Vigeland frescoes. Pioneering Chef Heidi Bjerkan leads the team and remains strong in her vision, viewing food as “a cultural expression” and advocating for healthy habits, environmental awareness and animal welfare. Her finely prepared dishes are as attractive as the surroundings, with top Norwegian produce including some terrific seafood and the latest produce to reach its peak – maybe the first of the season’s rhubarb or s

SAVAGE

★ Michelin€€€€Creative

Your experience here will be far more pleasant than the name suggests, with a range of global influences resulting in fabulously original dishes. The restaurant is tucked inside the Att | Kvadraturen hotel and is enlivened by a bold mural dominating one wall. Counter seats are available to enjoy the beautifully presented and technically impressive dishes which meld together flavours, textures and combinations from around the world. The Shapes of Nature menu takes guests on an 18-21 course journey from the ocean to the city, while the Classics menu comprises 14 servings of SAVAGE favourites.

Statholdergaarden

★ Michelin€€€€Classic Cuisine

A charming 17th-century house in the city’s heart plays host to these three elegant dining rooms, where chandeliers hang from wonderfully ornate stucco ceilings and an interesting array of antiques and curios are on display. Expertly rendered classical cooking uses seasonal ingredients in familiar combinations that are given a personal touch when it comes to the seasoning. Dishes could include seared halibut with spiced scallops or langoustine in a deliciously rich bisque. Top-notch service and a comprehensive wine list complete the picture.

🕐 Mo-Sa 18:00-24:00

Sabi Omakase Oslo

★ Michelin€€€€sushi

Just 10 guests can fit around the counter at this intimate Japanese restaurant, where the chef pours his skill and knowledge of Japanese cuisine into serving an impressive omakase menu. Top quality Norwegian fish and shellfish are combined with traditional sushi techniques in a succession of dishes that lasts for over three hours – and wine, sake and juice pairings further enhance the experience. The room and the lighting are as beautiful as the food, so settle in for an enchanting evening and watch the time fly by.

🕐 Tu-Sa 18:30-23:00

Mon Oncle

★ Michelin€€€French

Named after a classic Jacques Tati comedy, this intimate restaurant harks back to the founding era of French cuisine. The chefs wear toques and their classical training comes through in dishes like duck à l'orange with glazed turnips, carrots and kumquat confit. There is a pleasing level of refinement in the sauces – like a superb sauce marinière with razor clams royale – and everything is beautifully presented. An impressive French wine list accompanies the food.

Stallen

★ Michelin€€€€Creative

As you enter this tiny restaurant inside a former stable block, you find yourself in the kitchen being greeted by the chefs; you can then eat in the same space whilst watching them at work, or request a table upstairs for a little more intimacy. The surprise menu evolves daily and has a playful touch, with the well-balanced dishes making great use of vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits from their own garden.

À L'aise

★ Michelin€€€€Modern Cuisine

Start your evening with a walk around Frogner Park and its Vigeland sculptures, before heading for this elegant restaurant where the sumptuous, classical décor contrasts with the contemporary exterior. Service is a highlight, from the charming welcome and the well-judged wine recommendations to the cheerful presentation of the dishes – often brought to the table by the chef himself. Norwegian ingredients and French techniques come together in impeccably prepared, meticulously presented combinations such as skate wing from Ålesund with pickled radish and bouillabaisse sauce or Hovelsrud chicken

Bar Amour

★ Michelin€€€€Creative

With its low-ceilinged intimacy and bright red décor, the cheekily named Bar Amour contains subtle throwbacks to the brothel that once occupied this space. In these unusual surroundings, an impressively well-run dining experience unfolds. The tasting menu blends superb, recognisably Norwegian produce, like skrei cod and reindeer, with influences from Chef Carlos De Medeiros’ native Portugal. Every dish arrives showcasing refined craft and a harmonious balancing of flavours. It's not that easy to find, hidden away on the first floor of the Tranen pizzeria and café.

Hot Shop

★ Michelin€€€Modern Cuisine

You’ll be well looked after by the friendly team at this canteen-style neighbourhood bistro. Its quirky name comes not from what it serves but has been kept from its former life as a sex shop. Both the décor and the cooking take on a simple, unfussy style, with the surprise tasting menu formed around the best local ingredients available. Rich, modern dishes are elegant, vibrant and technically adept, with delicate touches and real depth of flavour. Options might include reindeer with an aromatic chanterelle and porcini broth, and the Jura wines in particular are a hit.

Frances Vinbar

必比登€€Mediterranean Cuisine

One of three eateries housed in the former US Embassy building, this ground-floor spot occupies a space previously used for the rather less exciting purpose of issuing visas. It’s now been transformed into a café, wine bar and restaurant, serving a selection of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired sharing plates. The generous dishes catch the eye with their vibrant appearance, then satisfy the palate with their fabulous flavours; confit cauliflower with the colourful trio of tomato coulis, cashew cream and coriander oil is a prime example.

The Little Pickle

必比登€Modern Cuisine

It’s not often that restaurants in Oslo are influenced by British cuisine, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at this minimally decorated neighbourhood bistro. During the day, it opens as a bakery, offering sourdough, pastries and light bites, while in the evening operations such as London's St. John are the inspiration for the kitchen, with dishes like beef brisket pie & mash providing suitably gutsy flavours and hearty generosity. On Sundays, this is the place to go for a traditional roast dinner, while the friendly service and welcoming atmosphere are a given every day of the week.

🕐 We-Fr 09:00-15:00; Sa,Su 10:00-15:00

Sjømagasinet

€€seafood

Sjømagasinet means ‘Sea Store’, so it’s no surprise to find that seafood leads the way at this vast, three-roomed restaurant beneath an apartment block. When the weather’s right, start with a drink on the superb waterside terrace; when it’s not, make for the chic lounge-bar. There’s plenty of options when it comes to dining here: you can select something from the crab and lobster tank or choose from the shellfish bar for delicious langoustines, a platter of shellfish landed at the local dock or dishes like lobster with chive butter and burdock chips.

🕐 Mo-Fr 11:30-24:00,13:00-24:00

Festningen Restaurant

€€Modern Cuisine

It may be a former prison whose name means fortress, but you can’t feel more carefree than when seated on the sheltered terrace eating brasserie classics like burgers or moules frites and looking out over the water to Aker Brygge. The period building decorated in light wood tones is charming too though, with a smart yet cosy feel, and the team will welcome you just as warmly wherever you sit. The modern restaurant menu offers unfussy, attractively presented dishes like hamachi crudo with marinated cucumber, yuzu vinaigrette and horseradish or grilled chicken supreme with rosemary oil and spina

Plah

€€€€Thai

Not far from the Royal Palace, in the imposing red-brick former HQ of the Oslo Lysverker electricity company, sits the Sommerro hotel, and within it, Bangkok street food restaurant Ahaan and its more formal sister Plah. At the latter, 19 stools sit at a U-shaped counter surrounding the kitchen, where the young team prepare eye-catching, vibrantly flavoured dishes that blend Norwegian ingredients with Thai flavours – maybe confit Arctic cod with fermented shrimp paste. Theatrical lighting, a Josper grill and an Orient Express inspired lounge for pre and post dinner drinks add to the experience.

Izakaya by Vladimir Pak

€€Japanese

Vladimir Pak’s latest opening is a contemporary Japanese inn – a spacious 50-seater space where black leather banquettes sit against a mix of pale wood and granite tables, and large paper globes and papered wooden doors add an understated sense of authenticity. The kitchen offers a large à la carte of snacks, zensai (starters), agemono (fried dishes), shusai (main dishes), nigiri, sashimi and maki – and there are also two tasting menus for those who find it hard to choose. Dishes could include salmon sakura blossom ceviche or the signature Wagyu beef tartare toast with black caviar.

Eero

€€€Seafood

Perched on the top floor of the former American Embassy and named after its architect Eero Saarinen, this restaurant and cocktail bar features a wrap-around terrace with views of the Oslofjord on one side and the gardens of The Royal Palace on the other. A wood-fired oven is at the heart of the cooking, which is fish-centric and takes a ‘fin-to-gill’ approach, so you might get cod tongue as a snack, then later its belly on the bone, enhanced by the richness of its liver and roe. Everyone is served at once from a tasting menu, and some of the dishes are presented ‘family style’.

Brasserie Hansken

€€€French

A delightfully traditional brasserie, centrally located by the City Hall, with various charming dining areas and a fantastic terrace. Classical cooking follows the seasons and mixes French and Scandic influences; seafood is a speciality.

🕐 Mo-Fr 11:30+; Sa 13:00+

Statholderens Mat og Vinkjeller

€€€Classic Cuisine

The more informal sister to Statholdergaarden occupies the same 17th-century salmon-pink building in the heart of the city and, like its sibling, is spread over three different rooms – only this time in the vaulted cellars. A wall of wine greets you at the entranceway, a promise of things to come, while the cooking offers generous, classically based dishes with a twist. A range of menus include a four-course lunch offering ‘The Cold’, ‘The Gently Warm’ and ‘The Warm’, while the 10-course seasonal menu sees the likes of pulled pork on celeriac flatbread or baked char with lemon hollandaise.

🕐 Tu-Fr 11:30-24:00; Sa 12:30-24:00

Madonna

€€Modern Cuisine

Named in part after the painting by Edvard Munch, it is appropriate that this restaurant sits just a few long strides away from Oslo’s Munch Museum. The dining room is small here and so are the plates, which work well for sharing and provide an appealing range of flavours. The influences are global, so don’t be surprised to see tacos sitting next to chawanmushi on the menu, along with some more typically Norwegian fare. There’s a fun, relaxed vibe in the air, and a pleasing eclecticism to the wine list.

🕐 Mo-Th 16:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00

Restaurant Betong

€€Modern Cuisine

‘Betong’ translates as ‘concrete’ in English, which explains the bare walls at this buzzy, simply decorated restaurant. Dishes like the Chef's signature ‘Cold Curry’ (available as an added extra to the tasting menu) showcase his creative heart, but the kitchen's classical technique shines through in highlight dishes like butter-poached skrei cod with pak choi. Dining here is a fun experience, in a space bursting with energy and filled with pumping music; but it might not be the best spot for an intimate romantic date.

Varemottaket

€€€€Modern Cuisine

Pumping music and a relaxed, friendly team ensure there’s always a fun vibe at this tiny restaurant situated behind the Annis Pølsemakeri butchery and farm shop. You enter via the shop’s deliveries door, hence the name ‘Varemottaket’, which translates as ‘The Goods Reception’. The narrow, intimate space is filled with high tables and stools, where diners can enjoy a tasting menu with a strong element of charcoal grilling. Unsurprisingly, the fabulous dry-aged meats from the butcher’s make an appearance, such as entrecôte of Norwegian beef.

Vaaghals

€€Scandinavian

One of the city’s modern ‘barcode’ buildings plays host to this bright, relaxed restaurant, where an open kitchen affords views of the chefs, and a terrace is on-hand to make the most of the warmer weather. Three set menus allow you to choose between four, five or eight courses, with optional extras including cheeses and a sharing dessert platter. Cooking is underpinned by Norwegian produce, with their speciality being the in-house aged and cured hams, which are sliced at your table for an additional dash of theatre. Come on a Saturday for a leisurely sharing brunch.

Cru

€€Norwegian

The wine reference in the name is no coincidence – Cru offers up an impressive, largely French wine list that features some particularly fine vintages. In keeping with the Gallic theme, these are joined by a selection of French-inspired dishes where classic flavours come together with Norwegian produce to create the likes of pâté en croûte with cornichons and mustard or chicken vol-au-vent with morels, peas, asparagus and tarragon. The large, high-ceilinged dining room comes in shades of green and grey, and offer views into the open kitchen from its comfy banquettes.

Brasserie Blanche

€French

A cosy French restaurant housed in an 18C building which was originally a stable and later spent time as a garage and an interior furnishings store. It has a small front terrace, a bar decorated with wine boxes and a wall made of corks. The chef is a Francophile and creates flavoursome classic French dishes.

FYR Bistronomi & Bar

€€Modern Cuisine

This vibrant restaurant sits in the barrel-ceilinged cellar of a striking 19th-century building and its terrace overlooks the adjacent park. Refined, modern bistro cooking includes smørrebrød and snacks at lunch and creative, generously sized dishes at dinner. Environmental awareness is important to the chef, particularly when it comes to their carbon footprint and animal welfare.

Arakataka

€€regional

If you’re looking for a relaxed and fun meal out, then Arakataka has you covered courtesy of its cosy atmosphere, friendly service and flexible menus. First, pick your view – beside the huge windows looking out onto the street or opposite the open kitchen – then choose your menu, which comes in a choice of four or six set courses or as smaller snacks. Modern dishes might include halibut tartare with fermented tomatoes or duck breast with cabbage and leeks – and you’ll find the perfect match on the excellent wine list, which offers some impressive verticals from French and Italian producers.

🕐 Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 16:00-21:00

Kolonialen Bislett

€€Modern Cuisine

Close to the stadium you’ll find this popular neighbourhood bistro, which was previously a grocer’s shop for nearly 80 years. The concise, keenly priced menu includes oysters, cured meats and wholesome Norwegian classics that have been brought up-to-date. There’s a diverse selection of wines by the glass.

Smalhans

€€Modern Cuisine

Walk 20 minutes north of the city centre and you’ll find yourself in the St. Hanshaugen district, home to this welcoming neighbourhood eatery serving rustic dishes inspired by the seasons. It’s a simply decorated place with cosy lighting and a relaxed atmosphere, and the room hums with contented chatter. Lunchtime sees a daily special that also includes a vegetarian option, while dinner offers a tasting menu; you might find bycatch with cucumber and shrimp sauce or duck confit with beetroot and Brussels sprouts. At weekends, you can linger over a leisurely brunch.

🕐 Mo 16:00-22:00; Tu 16:00-00:30, We-Sa 11:00-00:30, Su 12:00-22:00