The Western Fjords
This canteen-style place is a bit short on charm, but it's great for fill-you-up, cheap-as-chips food. Crispy cod, fried salmon, steaks, pork chops and…
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Oslo
Despite the light and airy name, this is a dark but warm English-style pub serving a hearty, unfussy mix of Norwegian dishes as well as pizza, Turkish and…
Central Norway
In the town centre alongside the E6, this jack-of-all-trades kind of place has a huge menu spanning everything from pasta to fish to steak and, just in…
Tromsø
Right by the water and seguing effortlessly between bar and bistro, Kaia does reindeer wraps or reindeer stew, fish soup and decent oven-baked salmon…
Southern Norway
Right on the waterfront, this place has a cruisy atmosphere and a wonderful pontoon terrace that's open in summer. The pizzas are expensive, but come in…
Bergen
If you've been travelling around Norway for a while, you may be heartily sick of hot dogs bought from petrol stations. But this place has real sausages …
The Western Fjords
In business for 25 years, this little yellow clapboard cafe is fine for a no-nonsense Norwegian lunch: fish soup, grilled salmon, meatballs with…
Western Finnmark
Corner serves the usual pizzas and snacks, but also offers great seafood such as crispy cod tongues or, more conventionally, fried fillet of cod. It also…
Oslo
On a small side street lined with cafes and restaurants, Rust is bright and colourful. It has plenty of outdoor seating and loads of blankets for when it…
Bergen
Bergen's oldest restaurant evokes the wood-panelled dining halls of Bergen's past and is well known for its traditional dishes such as sirloin of reindeer…
The Coast
Café Victor, with its prime waterfront position and interesting antique ceiling, is a nice place for lunch, with good coffee and generous open sandwiches…
Oslo
The low-key and always full Fru Hagen (Mrs Garden) serves snacks, light meals and appealing mains such as local sausage with mushrooms and onion. Its…
Oslo
An upmarket, traditional place where locals go to eat Italian standards including a large range of housemade pasta and seafood dishes. As befits such a…
The Western Fjords
A good bet for the basics – fish and chips, elk burgers, lamb stew and klippfisk – served in a pleasant waterfront space at the Flåm Marina & Apartments.
Oslo
Opposite the National Gallery, this relaxed branch of one of Norway's best cafe chains has good espresso and filter coffee, packets of coffee to take away…
Oslo
With a large outdoor terrace overlooking the river for summer sunseekers, this upmarket place specialises in Southeast Asian fusion flavours. You can also…
Central Norway
Basic hot dogs, pizzas and sandwiches form the core of this diner's menu, but occasionally there are a few Norwegian dishes on offer too. Don't get too…
The Coast
The town's best sushi bar, with leather slung metal stools and rustic wood counters and a party vibe. You can also get burgers if you're not in a raw…
Bergen
The moody, perpetually busy cafe at KODE 2 serves good coffee and snacks all day, but also has a menu of smart lunch dishes and good wine by the glass if…
Southern Norway
The menu here is a light and healthy escape from the rigours of the interior's burger-and-hot-dog diet. The owners will happily pack your sushi up for you…
Western Finnmark
If you can't look another salmon in the eye, you could do worse than go for Hammerfest's Chinese option, which does most of the usual mainland Chinese…
Central Norway
Hugely popular for its baguettes, rolls and cakes (and for its outdoor tables in summer), Café Opus gets the simple things right – tasty food, friendly…
The Northern Fjords
Basic fill-your-tummy-up grub is what's on offer at this pubby venue, which majors in burgers, steaks and pasta standards. It's budget-friendly, but don't…
Tromsø
Run by a cheerful young team, this popular upstairs-downstairs place serving fresh salads, crisp baguettes and house quiches is ideal for a filling midday…
Western Finnmark
Just off Sjøgata, this popular place offers reliable cafeteria-style cuisine and OK coffee, but it's not quite what it used to be. There's a choice of…
Central Norway
Filling, inexpensive meals (with Turkish dishes the mainstays) are the order of the day at this pleasant pavement-side cafe. It also does pizzas, salads,…
Narvik
This tiny cafe, offshoot of the adjacent fish shop, offers tasty ready-to-eat dishes, such as fish cakes and fish and chips to eat in or take away. The…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This pizza joint is probably the best option in town for an evening meal – nothing groundbreaking, but decent pizzas with a good choice of toppings, and…
Longyearbyen
Laying claim to – yes, you guessed it – the world's most northerly Sushi restaurant, Sushi Kita serves up decent sushi offerings and reasonable Asian…
Ålesund
Affiliated with antique shop next door, this unpretentious cafe serves sandwiches, big slices of cakes and fresh coffee and has its own changing art…
Southern Norway
A friendly, always bustling pizza and old favourites (burgers, fish and chips, fish soup) place. It's as popular a spot for a drink as it is a meal.
Western Finnmark
Despite its rather disconcerting name, this place on the road out of town towards Kirkenes does serviceable pizzas and dishes like steak and chips.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Snikkeriet is known for its well-priced home-cooked Norwegian meals, including fjord trout and local sausages. It also hosts popular evening gigs.
Central Norway
The fish-and-game restaurant at the Forestry Museum serves traditional Norwegian cooking and has views over the swishing river waters.
Western Finnmark
Upstairs from the Coop Supermarket, this is an unpretentious, inexpensive cafeteria with no-frills food – ideal for a quick lunch.
Western Finnmark
Both pub and cafe-restaurant, Åstedet Café & Bistro serves a range of meaty mains plus the usual burgers, pizzas and salads.
The Coast
Part takeaway kiosk, part waterside restaurant, part kick-on bar; come here for fish and chips in an unbeatable location.
Oslo
Come for light and fresh Thai and Vietnamese curries, soups and noodles at this simple and very popular little place.
Oslo
Stop for coffee and a waffle at Hønse-Louisas Hus, attached to an atmospheric little theatre.
Southern Norway
The restaurant at the Seljord Hotell is Seljord's best, with local fish and game dishes.
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