Guidebook for Oslo

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Guidebook for Oslo

Food Scene

Great for brunch and breakfast! They have a lot of gluten-free and vegetarian options!
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Vespa & Humla
2 Københavngata
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Great for brunch and breakfast! They have a lot of gluten-free and vegetarian options!
This is the coffee place / restaurant / bar inside Astrup Fearnley museum. It has amazing views over the water towards the islands and also to the fort. They have WiFi, serve food, coffee, teas, wine, etc. and their food menu changes together with the exhibitions going on at the museum. When it's warm you can sit outside.
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Vingen Bar
2 Strandpromenaden
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This is the coffee place / restaurant / bar inside Astrup Fearnley museum. It has amazing views over the water towards the islands and also to the fort. They have WiFi, serve food, coffee, teas, wine, etc. and their food menu changes together with the exhibitions going on at the museum. When it's warm you can sit outside.
Restaurant and bar, with suffleboard. This is in a great area called "Tøyen". Tøyen most likely isn't in any tourist guide, so you will only meet locals here. Great for pizza (also gluten free) and drinks.
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Postkontoret
27 Hagegata
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Restaurant and bar, with suffleboard. This is in a great area called "Tøyen". Tøyen most likely isn't in any tourist guide, so you will only meet locals here. Great for pizza (also gluten free) and drinks.
My favorite pizzeria in Oslo! And right next to one of my favorite bars (Andre til høyre). Best gluten-free pizza!
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Girotondo
19 Youngs gate
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My favorite pizzeria in Oslo! And right next to one of my favorite bars (Andre til høyre). Best gluten-free pizza!
Smalhans is an amazing food experience! In the evenings there's a set menu, while over lunch there are 1-2 items on the menu. If you like to taste something amazing, go there! Reservations recommended. They are also in the Michelin Guide.
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Smalhans
43 Ullevålsveien
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Smalhans is an amazing food experience! In the evenings there's a set menu, while over lunch there are 1-2 items on the menu. If you like to taste something amazing, go there! Reservations recommended. They are also in the Michelin Guide.
Ready for a deep experience (and reaching deep into your pockets)? Maaemo is world-known, and the only Norwegian restaurant that has 3 Michelin stars.
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Maaemo
23 Dronning Eufemias gate
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Ready for a deep experience (and reaching deep into your pockets)? Maaemo is world-known, and the only Norwegian restaurant that has 3 Michelin stars.
When you're in Ekepergparken, head here for food and drinks. It's a coffee place and restaurant, with beautiful Norwegian interior, amazing views from inside as well as from their several terraces.
Karlsborg Spiseforretning
21 Kongsveien
When you're in Ekepergparken, head here for food and drinks. It's a coffee place and restaurant, with beautiful Norwegian interior, amazing views from inside as well as from their several terraces.
Food market hall with a variety of great restaurants!
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Mathallen Oslo
5 Vulkan
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Food market hall with a variety of great restaurants!
The best gelateria / Italian ice cream in the city! They're also inside Vulkan mathallen.
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PARADIS Gelateria Tjuvholmen
6 Tjuvholmen allé
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The best gelateria / Italian ice cream in the city! They're also inside Vulkan mathallen.
Big hall with food trucks, indoor and outdoor seating right by the water!
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Vippa
25 Akershusstranda
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Big hall with food trucks, indoor and outdoor seating right by the water!
Cozy neighborhood spot for sushi and thai food, all really good, with vegan and gluten-free options.
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Monsun Noodlebar
14 Helgesens gate
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Cozy neighborhood spot for sushi and thai food, all really good, with vegan and gluten-free options.
Really great burgers!
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Døgnvill Burger Vulkan
12 Vulkan
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Really great burgers!
Modern Scandinavian food, with seasonal produce. They offer a tasting menu (small and big) as well as individual servings.
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Kontrast
15a Maridalsveien
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Modern Scandinavian food, with seasonal produce. They offer a tasting menu (small and big) as well as individual servings.
Nordic inspired food. Also nice for a glass of wine.
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Bass Oslo
26C Thorvald Meyers gate
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Nordic inspired food. Also nice for a glass of wine.
Nordic dishes, tapas style.
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Vaaghals
8 Dronning Eufemias gate
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Nordic dishes, tapas style.
This place is for when you want traditional Norwegian food (e.g., meatballs, potatoes, cranberry sauce)
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Kaffistova
2 Kristian IVs gate
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This place is for when you want traditional Norwegian food (e.g., meatballs, potatoes, cranberry sauce)
Nordic inspired dishes. served until 00:30.
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Arakataka
7B Mariboes gate
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Nordic inspired dishes. served until 00:30.
Beautiful space, in summer also with outdoor seats. Nordic (fish, oysters!) and mediterranean dishes. Brunch on the weekends (12-16h).
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Nedre Foss Gård
2 Nordre gate
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Beautiful space, in summer also with outdoor seats. Nordic (fish, oysters!) and mediterranean dishes. Brunch on the weekends (12-16h).
This is a pretty new restaurant that should definitely be checked out. It's in a more residential part of town, but walking distance from our place (10-15 mins) and to other parts of Grünerløkka.
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Hot Shop
18 Københavngata
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This is a pretty new restaurant that should definitely be checked out. It's in a more residential part of town, but walking distance from our place (10-15 mins) and to other parts of Grünerløkka.
Modern Spanish cuisine, but with tastes from all over the world. Floor to ceiling windows, right next to a park. It's on the pricier side of restaurants on this list. They have a set menu, if you do that incl. all paired drinks it's around NOK 2200. Without drinks it's around NOK 1000. They're allergy-friendly, you just have to mention it. Really close to our apartment (not more than a 5 min walk).
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Bon Lio
15 Sofienberggata
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Modern Spanish cuisine, but with tastes from all over the world. Floor to ceiling windows, right next to a park. It's on the pricier side of restaurants on this list. They have a set menu, if you do that incl. all paired drinks it's around NOK 2200. Without drinks it's around NOK 1000. They're allergy-friendly, you just have to mention it. Really close to our apartment (not more than a 5 min walk).
Maybe the best Miso soup in the Nordics is found here! Also amazing sushi selection for vegetarians, and of course also for the fish eaters.
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Німеччина
Maybe the best Miso soup in the Nordics is found here! Also amazing sushi selection for vegetarians, and of course also for the fish eaters.
Delicious food and juices with an amazing view! One of our favorite places!
KUMI Oslobukta
Delicious food and juices with an amazing view! One of our favorite places!

For drinks

During the day it's a coffee shop, at night an amazing cocktail bar. Very cozy, friendly and intimate.
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Bar Boca
30 Thorvald Meyers gate
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During the day it's a coffee shop, at night an amazing cocktail bar. Very cozy, friendly and intimate.
One of the world's top 50 bars is Himkok in Oslo, just a 15 minute walk from our home. They serve the best cocktails (also virgin ones, you just have to ask for those) I've ever tasted! It's a quiet bar, dark, classy, with their own distillery right there. You'll be in awe from the perfection of the ice cubes!
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HIMKOK Storgata Destilleri
27 Storgata
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One of the world's top 50 bars is Himkok in Oslo, just a 15 minute walk from our home. They serve the best cocktails (also virgin ones, you just have to ask for those) I've ever tasted! It's a quiet bar, dark, classy, with their own distillery right there. You'll be in awe from the perfection of the ice cubes!
This bar will make you feel like you're sipping a drink in your own living room. It's on the second floor, with huge windows, beautifully decorated with sofas, armchairs, books, plants, and, of course, great drinks!
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Andre Til Høyre
19 Youngs gate
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This bar will make you feel like you're sipping a drink in your own living room. It's on the second floor, with huge windows, beautifully decorated with sofas, armchairs, books, plants, and, of course, great drinks!
It's the bar right next to the concert venue with great cocktails and a nice atmosphere.
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Park Theater Bar
11 Olaf Ryes plass
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It's the bar right next to the concert venue with great cocktails and a nice atmosphere.
A beautiful bar by the river, close to Vulkan Mathallen.
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Bortenfor
7 Brenneriveien
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A beautiful bar by the river, close to Vulkan Mathallen.
Right next to the bar Bortenfor. They have different events, check their Facebook page or website.
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Ingensteds
9 Brenneriveien
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Right next to the bar Bortenfor. They have different events, check their Facebook page or website.
Beautiful space to sit and have a beer / wine / tea both outdoors and indoors. It comprises of several places, but all in the same building. The outdoor seating places have sun until late!
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Nedre Foss Gård
2 Nordre gate
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Beautiful space to sit and have a beer / wine / tea both outdoors and indoors. It comprises of several places, but all in the same building. The outdoor seating places have sun until late!
Beautiful bar with amazing cocktails and a lot of plants!
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Torggata Botaniske
17B Torggata
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Beautiful bar with amazing cocktails and a lot of plants!
Really nice bar early in the evenings, but gets crowded at night.
Hammerhai
Really nice bar early in the evenings, but gets crowded at night.

Sightseeing

The palm house in Oslo has free entrance. It's in the beautiful botanical garden. I go to the palm house when I need tropical climate :)
Palmehuset, utstillingsveksthus
23B Trondheimsveien
The palm house in Oslo has free entrance. It's in the beautiful botanical garden. I go to the palm house when I need tropical climate :)
Take a roundtrip by boat from Oslo to Drøbak—the scenery is beautiful and you can either hop off and walk around this little town or ride straight back to Oslo. It's a regular boat, not a tourist boat :-)
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Drøbak
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Take a roundtrip by boat from Oslo to Drøbak—the scenery is beautiful and you can either hop off and walk around this little town or ride straight back to Oslo. It's a regular boat, not a tourist boat :-)
Go here for sculptures that will stun you! Located by Frongnerparken.
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Vigelandsparken station
Kirkeveien
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Go here for sculptures that will stun you! Located by Frongnerparken.

Parks & Nature

The public transport boats go to all the islands right outside Oslo. The closest and biggest one, "Hovedøya", is only 5 minutes away. In winter it's a winter wonderland, in summer it's an amazing place to go bathing. There is a small café on the island (don't think that's open in winter though).
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Hovedøya
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The public transport boats go to all the islands right outside Oslo. The closest and biggest one, "Hovedøya", is only 5 minutes away. In winter it's a winter wonderland, in summer it's an amazing place to go bathing. There is a small café on the island (don't think that's open in winter though).
This park is pretty much right next to our home (1 minute walk). It's a great city park to relax, walk, play frisbee, etc. Has ping pong tables and a playground.
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Sofienberg Park
14 Sofienberggata
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This park is pretty much right next to our home (1 minute walk). It's a great city park to relax, walk, play frisbee, etc. Has ping pong tables and a playground.
St. Hanshaugen park is such a beautiful oasis in Oslo. It's a hilly park, and from the top you'll have an almost 360 view over the city and the small islands. In summer there's usually an ice cream truck on the square by the nr 37 bus stop. And just across there's one of Oslo's best coffee shops, Java café.
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St. Hanshaugen Park
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St. Hanshaugen park is such a beautiful oasis in Oslo. It's a hilly park, and from the top you'll have an almost 360 view over the city and the small islands. In summer there's usually an ice cream truck on the square by the nr 37 bus stop. And just across there's one of Oslo's best coffee shops, Java café.
This is a beautiful park with views over Oslo and it's also a permanent outdoor art exhibition. Go there by tram, walk up the hill and explore the park and at the end head to the beautiful wooden villa (Karlsborg Spiseforretning)—it's a coffee place and restaurant, with beautiful Norwegian interior, amazing views from inside as well as from their several terraces.
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Ekebergparken
23 Kongsveien
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This is a beautiful park with views over Oslo and it's also a permanent outdoor art exhibition. Go there by tram, walk up the hill and explore the park and at the end head to the beautiful wooden villa (Karlsborg Spiseforretning)—it's a coffee place and restaurant, with beautiful Norwegian interior, amazing views from inside as well as from their several terraces.
Another beautiful island right outside Oslo. Take the island ferry with your regular public transportation ticket (zone 1). You can swim or go for a walk, and there's a great café / restaurant (Gressholmen Kro) with beautiful outdoor seating among the trees and overlooking the water!
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Gressholmen Kro
Gressholmen
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Another beautiful island right outside Oslo. Take the island ferry with your regular public transportation ticket (zone 1). You can swim or go for a walk, and there's a great café / restaurant (Gressholmen Kro) with beautiful outdoor seating among the trees and overlooking the water!

Arts & Culture

This is the place for contemporary dance performances! It also features one of the city's most beautiful cafés / bars, overlooking the river, with beautiful interior. Usually pretty quuiet and a really good place to read. They also allow you to bring your own food as long as you buy something to drink.
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Dansens Hus
1 Vulkan
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This is the place for contemporary dance performances! It also features one of the city's most beautiful cafés / bars, overlooking the river, with beautiful interior. Usually pretty quuiet and a really good place to read. They also allow you to bring your own food as long as you buy something to drink.
They have two buildings, one for their permanent exhibition, the other for changing exhibitions.
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Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 Strandpromenaden
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They have two buildings, one for their permanent exhibition, the other for changing exhibitions.
The Munch museum will soon move into the new building by the opera, so catch the last exhibition in the museum inside the park! There's also a great coffee shop inside the museum.
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Munch Museum
1 Edvard Munchs Plass
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The Munch museum will soon move into the new building by the opera, so catch the last exhibition in the museum inside the park! There's also a great coffee shop inside the museum.
This is a nomadic culture and art space, with concerts, food, saunas, readings, DJs, markets, and more. Check out their website for current events!
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SALT
1 Langkaia
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This is a nomadic culture and art space, with concerts, food, saunas, readings, DJs, markets, and more. Check out their website for current events!
Great gallery for modern art! They also show movies. Also has a beautiful café.
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Kunstnernes Hus
17 Wergelandsveien
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Great gallery for modern art! They also show movies. Also has a beautiful café.

Coffee shops

This is a local favorite and one of the world's best coffee roasters! Pour overs, espresso, latte, anything is amazing! The space is pretty small and especially during weekends quite full. But it's close to the river and a park, so if it's full, just take your drinks to go!
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Tim Wendelboe
1 Grüners gate
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This is a local favorite and one of the world's best coffee roasters! Pour overs, espresso, latte, anything is amazing! The space is pretty small and especially during weekends quite full. But it's close to the river and a park, so if it's full, just take your drinks to go!
Another local favorite and another of the world's best roasters and baristas (champion in 2015)! Talk to the barista about your flavor profile and they will give you just the right roast for your taste. The space is small, window seats as well as a couple of tables. They serve baked goods from Håndverk (organic, sourdough-based, amazing!)
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Supreme Roastworks
18A Thorvald Meyers gate
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Another local favorite and another of the world's best roasters and baristas (champion in 2015)! Talk to the barista about your flavor profile and they will give you just the right roast for your taste. The space is small, window seats as well as a couple of tables. They serve baked goods from Håndverk (organic, sourdough-based, amazing!)
One of Oslo's first coffee shops. Small space, only window seats (huge windows!) Amazing croissants! Right next to the beautiful St. Hanshaugen park, and right by the restaurant Smalhans.
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Java espresso & coffee Business AS
47 Ullevålsveien
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One of Oslo's first coffee shops. Small space, only window seats (huge windows!) Amazing croissants! Right next to the beautiful St. Hanshaugen park, and right by the restaurant Smalhans.
Coffee place, bicycle store, and DJ space on some nights. Nice big windows!
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Oslovelo
23A Seilduksgata
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Coffee place, bicycle store, and DJ space on some nights. Nice big windows!
Newest addition to our neighborhood serving amazing coffee, sourdough buns and the best kombucha! It’s a dual space-coffee shop and clothes store.
Kuro Oslo
Newest addition to our neighborhood serving amazing coffee, sourdough buns and the best kombucha! It’s a dual space-coffee shop and clothes store.
The newest addition to our neighborhood! Small, cozy place with amazing coffee and the best cinnamon (and if you’re lucky also cardamom) buns made from sourdough.
Kuro Oslo
The newest addition to our neighborhood! Small, cozy place with amazing coffee and the best cinnamon (and if you’re lucky also cardamom) buns made from sourdough.
The newest addition to our neighborhood! Small, cozy coffee shop with the best coffee, kombucha, and cinnamon (and sometimes cardamom) sourdough buns from a local Oslo bakery.
Kuro Oslo
The newest addition to our neighborhood! Small, cozy coffee shop with the best coffee, kombucha, and cinnamon (and sometimes cardamom) sourdough buns from a local Oslo bakery.
Coffee shop by day, bar by night. And both are amazing! One of our favorite spots where only locals hang out.
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Fuglen Coffee Roasters
33 St. Halvards gate
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Coffee shop by day, bar by night. And both are amazing! One of our favorite spots where only locals hang out.

Bakeries

Great bakery, coffee place, sandwich bar!
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Godt Brød Grünerløkka
49 Thorvald Meyers gate
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Great bakery, coffee place, sandwich bar!
Bakery in the center of Oslo
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Rent Mel Bakeri og Pizzeria
6A Prinsens gate
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Bakery in the center of Oslo