Guidebook for Oslo

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Gisken Sofie
Guidebook for Oslo

Food Scene

Cafe/restaurant/bistro/cocktail bar. Nordic cuisine, great cocktails, nice atmosphere. Laptop friendly.
7 locals recommend
norð&natt
22-24 Hagegata
7 locals recommend
Cafe/restaurant/bistro/cocktail bar. Nordic cuisine, great cocktails, nice atmosphere. Laptop friendly.
Great sushi, take-away only.
22 locals recommend
Samurai sushi AS
22 locals recommend
Great sushi, take-away only.
Good thai food.
15 locals recommend
Munks
24 Hagegata
15 locals recommend
Good thai food.
Tapas dishes, but great for just coffee or drinks too.
20 locals recommend
Tøyengata Bodega
37 Heimdalsgata
20 locals recommend
Tapas dishes, but great for just coffee or drinks too.
Cheap Indian food.
99 locals recommend
Punjab Tandoori
24 Grønland
99 locals recommend
Cheap Indian food.
Cheap Tamil food.
17 locals recommend
Palmyra Cafe
15A Norbygata
17 locals recommend
Cheap Tamil food.
Food court, but with nice restaurants and shops. Nice bar in the basement.
780 locals recommend
Mathallen Oslo
5 Vulkan
780 locals recommend
Food court, but with nice restaurants and shops. Nice bar in the basement.
Great Italian pizza!
380 locals recommend
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plass
380 locals recommend
Great Italian pizza!
Small restaurant/bakery with organic ingredients.
42 locals recommend
Det Grønne Kjøkken
4 Kongens gate
42 locals recommend
Small restaurant/bakery with organic ingredients.
Small local cafe with baked goods and a few warm dishes.
23 locals recommend
Lille Kampen Kafe
25C Bøgata
23 locals recommend
Small local cafe with baked goods and a few warm dishes.
Local coffee shop with some food options and baked goods.
35 locals recommend
Javelin Coffee & Tea
10 Bøgata
35 locals recommend
Local coffee shop with some food options and baked goods.
Buy homemade Norwegian waffles through the window of someone's living room.
37 locals recommend
Haralds Waffle
3 Olaf Ryes Plass
37 locals recommend
Buy homemade Norwegian waffles through the window of someone's living room.
Coffee shop chain, but they make good coffee.
58 locals recommend
Stockfleths
2 Munkegata
58 locals recommend
Coffee shop chain, but they make good coffee.
Another coffee shop chain, that also makes good coffee. This specific location is in the old fire station.
78 locals recommend
Kaffebrenneriet AS
32 Grønlandsleiret
78 locals recommend
Another coffee shop chain, that also makes good coffee. This specific location is in the old fire station.
Coffee shop. Good coffee, big square outside for when it's sunny.
25 locals recommend
Evita Espressobar
10 Mandalls gate
25 locals recommend
Coffee shop. Good coffee, big square outside for when it's sunny.
Tim Wendelboe has won coffee competitions around the world. His coffee shop is pretty small, but nice. And it's great to get a coffee to go and walk around the neighborhood or along the river.
249 locals recommend
Tim Wendelboe
1 Grüners gate
249 locals recommend
Tim Wendelboe has won coffee competitions around the world. His coffee shop is pretty small, but nice. And it's great to get a coffee to go and walk around the neighborhood or along the river.
Coffee shop, cocktail bar and vintage design store. (Entrance from Pilestredet)
143 locals recommend
Fuglen
2 Universitetsgata
143 locals recommend
Coffee shop, cocktail bar and vintage design store. (Entrance from Pilestredet)
Coffee shop, some food options too. Laptop friendly.
14 locals recommend
Carinas
1A Monrads gate
14 locals recommend
Coffee shop, some food options too. Laptop friendly.
Cocoa bar, lots of different toppings and flavors available.
22 locals recommend
Cocoa
48A Toftes Gate
22 locals recommend
Cocoa bar, lots of different toppings and flavors available.
Cozy cafe and jazz music shop, and occasionally live jazz music venue.
21 locals recommend
Bare Jazz AS
8 Grensen
21 locals recommend
Cozy cafe and jazz music shop, and occasionally live jazz music venue.
Best burger in Oslo according to some reviews. Great vegetarian options.
157 locals recommend
Illegal Burger
23 Møllergata
157 locals recommend
Best burger in Oslo according to some reviews. Great vegetarian options.

Parks & Nature

The Natural History Museum is located within the botanical garden. Serene and beautiful!
88 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
1 Sars' gate 1
88 locals recommend
The Natural History Museum is located within the botanical garden. Serene and beautiful!
Nice park with pretty views of the city. Nice park with pretty views of the city. This is where parts of X Games were in March 2016, and where the Øyafestival is in August.
106 locals recommend
Tøyen Park
90 Helgesens gate
106 locals recommend
Nice park with pretty views of the city. Nice park with pretty views of the city. This is where parts of X Games were in March 2016, and where the Øyafestival is in August.
Opened last year. Great place to go for a swim or just lay in the sun. Not really a beach, but an ocean pool?
208 locals recommend
Sørenga Sjøbad
208 locals recommend
Opened last year. Great place to go for a swim or just lay in the sun. Not really a beach, but an ocean pool?
Big park/forest area with lots of art and sculptures all around. Some areas have great views of the city.
209 locals recommend
Ekebergparken station
209 locals recommend
Big park/forest area with lots of art and sculptures all around. Some areas have great views of the city.
Beautiful park with lots and lots of sculptures made in stone, all made by Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland.
598 locals recommend
Vigelandsparken station
Kirkeveien
598 locals recommend
Beautiful park with lots and lots of sculptures made in stone, all made by Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland.
Nice park with lots of coffee shops and food options around. Every Sunday there's a flea market here.
130 locals recommend
Birkelunden station
130 locals recommend
Nice park with lots of coffee shops and food options around. Every Sunday there's a flea market here.
Park in the middle of the city. In summertime it's packed with people barbecuing and drinking beer and playing games and music.
190 locals recommend
Sofienberg Park
14 Sofienberggata
190 locals recommend
Park in the middle of the city. In summertime it's packed with people barbecuing and drinking beer and playing games and music.

Arts & Culture

The Munch Museum.
647 locals recommend
Munch Museum
1 Edvard Munchs Plass
647 locals recommend
The Munch Museum.
Occasional workshops and small photography exhibitions.
CYAN studio
13A Jens Bjelkes gate
Occasional workshops and small photography exhibitions.
The National Gallery, a part of the National Museum. Learn about Norwegian art history and see some of our most famous artists' most famous works.
228 locals recommend
National Gallery
3 Universitetsgata
228 locals recommend
The National Gallery, a part of the National Museum. Learn about Norwegian art history and see some of our most famous artists' most famous works.
Museum of modern art. Cool building, too, in newly developed fancy part of Oslo.
482 locals recommend
Astrup Fearnley Museum
2 Strandpromenaden
482 locals recommend
Museum of modern art. Cool building, too, in newly developed fancy part of Oslo.
Big gallery showing contemporary art, artist-driven.
54 locals recommend
Kunstnernes Hus
17 Wergelandsveien
54 locals recommend
Big gallery showing contemporary art, artist-driven.
Photo gallery.
7 locals recommend
Fotogalleriet
34 Møllergata
7 locals recommend
Photo gallery.
Workspace for graphic artists, where you can see and buy their work.
6 locals recommend
Brenneriveien
Brenneriveien
6 locals recommend
Workspace for graphic artists, where you can see and buy their work.
Small local gallery.
Galleri MAP
32 Tøyengata
Small local gallery.
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. Lots of fun exhibitions where you can touch and try different scientific things.
124 locals recommend
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
143 Kjelsåsveien
124 locals recommend
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. Lots of fun exhibitions where you can touch and try different scientific things.
Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, a part of the National Museum. Closing October 16, 2016, to get ready for a big move in 2020.
7 locals recommend
Kunstindustrimuseet
7 locals recommend
Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, a part of the National Museum. Closing October 16, 2016, to get ready for a big move in 2020.
Museum of Contemporary Art, a part of the National Museum.
16 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art
4 Bankplassen
16 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art, a part of the National Museum.
National Museum of Architecture, a part of the National Museum.
14 locals recommend
National Museum - Architecture
4 Bankplassen
14 locals recommend
National Museum of Architecture, a part of the National Museum.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great outdoor space in the backyard! A lot of culture events, good food and great cocktails.
156 locals recommend
Dattera til Hagen
10 Grønland
156 locals recommend
Great outdoor space in the backyard! A lot of culture events, good food and great cocktails.
Cozy cabin-like bar, with nice outdoor area. You're allowed to bring your own food (or buy from the nearby restaurants) here.
170 locals recommend
Oslo Mekaniske Verksted
34 Tøyenbekken
170 locals recommend
Cozy cabin-like bar, with nice outdoor area. You're allowed to bring your own food (or buy from the nearby restaurants) here.
Yummmmmmmmy cocktails and gorgeous interiors! And I think they're updating their outdoor rooftop as well.
39 locals recommend
Pigalle
15 Grønlandsleiret
39 locals recommend
Yummmmmmmmy cocktails and gorgeous interiors! And I think they're updating their outdoor rooftop as well.
Recently opened small and pretty coffee shop/cocktail bar.
52 locals recommend
Human Mote
9 Økernveien
52 locals recommend
Recently opened small and pretty coffee shop/cocktail bar.
Rockabilly/50s-inspired bar and restaurant.
91 locals recommend
Bora’s temple
59 Thorvald Meyers gate
91 locals recommend
Rockabilly/50s-inspired bar and restaurant.
80s-inspired bar.
20 locals recommend
Rebell
56B Thorvald Meyers gate
20 locals recommend
80s-inspired bar.
Tiki bar with great (though expensive) cocktails.
216 locals recommend
Aku-Aku Tiki Bar
32 Thorvald Meyers gate
216 locals recommend
Tiki bar with great (though expensive) cocktails.
Bar with good cocktails and nice, retro interiors.
63 locals recommend
Bettola
2 Trondheimsveien
63 locals recommend
Bar with good cocktails and nice, retro interiors.
Big bar with shuffle board, and coffee shop during daytime. Hosts lots of interesting events.
235 locals recommend
Kulturhuset
6 Youngs gate
235 locals recommend
Big bar with shuffle board, and coffee shop during daytime. Hosts lots of interesting events.
Bar with different music concept every night. Great cocktails.
33 locals recommend
Cafe Sør
11 Torggata
33 locals recommend
Bar with different music concept every night. Great cocktails.
Music venue with different kinds of music and concepts. They also host have a big design and vintage market every Sunday. Lots of grafitti and other kinds of art in the area (the building also houses an art school).
393 locals recommend
Blå
9C Brenneriveien
393 locals recommend
Music venue with different kinds of music and concepts. They also host have a big design and vintage market every Sunday. Lots of grafitti and other kinds of art in the area (the building also houses an art school).
Area with lots of bars and food trucks.
98 locals recommend
Youngstorget
Youngstorget
98 locals recommend
Area with lots of bars and food trucks.
Bar with pizza, board games, darts and shuffle board. Occasional music venue.
165 locals recommend
Postkontoret
27 Hagegata
165 locals recommend
Bar with pizza, board games, darts and shuffle board. Occasional music venue.
Rent your own karaoke room, or just get a drink by the river.
80 locals recommend
SYNG
8 Nedre gate
80 locals recommend
Rent your own karaoke room, or just get a drink by the river.

Sightseeing

The famous Opera building.
871 locals recommend
Oslo Opera House
871 locals recommend
The famous Opera building.

Essentials

Regular grocery store chain. Cheaper than a lot of the other grocery store chains.
33 locals recommend
Kiwi Tøyen
18 Kolstadgata
33 locals recommend
Regular grocery store chain. Cheaper than a lot of the other grocery store chains.
The local pharmacy.
11 locals recommend
Boots apotek Tøyen
28 Hagegata
11 locals recommend
The local pharmacy.
The local public library. Newly reopened after remodeling, it's worth a visit just to see what it looks like!
11 locals recommend
Oslo Public Library, Toyen
28 Hagegata
11 locals recommend
The local public library. Newly reopened after remodeling, it's worth a visit just to see what it looks like!
Vinmonopolet is the only place you can buy wine and spirits in Norway (except bars and restaurants obviously, but if you want to take any bottles home). This is the nearest location to my apartment.
75 locals recommend
Vinmonopolet
2 Tøyengata
75 locals recommend
Vinmonopolet is the only place you can buy wine and spirits in Norway (except bars and restaurants obviously, but if you want to take any bottles home). This is the nearest location to my apartment.

Shopping

Retro furniture store, I think it's only open on Saturdays.
18 locals recommend
Botanical Garden furniture store
15 Nordahl Bruns gate
18 locals recommend
Retro furniture store, I think it's only open on Saturdays.
Huuuuuuuge bookstore. Used to be a movie theater.
8 locals recommend
Eldorado bookshop
9A Torggata
8 locals recommend
Huuuuuuuge bookstore. Used to be a movie theater.
Vintage clothing and accessories.
31 locals recommend
Frøken Dianas Salonger
56 Markveien
31 locals recommend
Vintage clothing and accessories.
Indie clothing and accessories store.
Se Min Kjole
154a Maridalsveien
Indie clothing and accessories store.
Home decor store.
Røst Oslo
22 Prinsens gate
Home decor store.
Sort of fancy department store. In the basement they have a food court with specialty shops and good food.
86 locals recommend
Steen & Strom Department Store
8 Nedre Slottsgate
86 locals recommend
Sort of fancy department store. In the basement they have a food court with specialty shops and good food.
Salvation Army clothing store, but this specific location picks out the best stuff.
19 locals recommend
Fretex Unika
3 Olaf Ryes plass
19 locals recommend
Salvation Army clothing store, but this specific location picks out the best stuff.
Home decor store.
7 locals recommend
Futura Classics AS
1 Olaf Ryes Plass
7 locals recommend
Home decor store.
Vintage clothes and accessories.
58 locals recommend
Velouria Vintage
34 Thorvald Meyers gate
58 locals recommend
Vintage clothes and accessories.
Vintage clothes.
21 locals recommend
Robot
53 Markveien
21 locals recommend
Vintage clothes.
Vintage and retro and antique store. Fun for treasure hunting and just looking around at old and/or weird stuff.
7 locals recommend
Maritabutikken
67 Markveien
7 locals recommend
Vintage and retro and antique store. Fun for treasure hunting and just looking around at old and/or weird stuff.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuge antique/vintage furniture store.
Antikkvarehuset
3 Sannergata
Huuuuuuuuuuuuge antique/vintage furniture store.
Independent bookstore. Some interesting events occasionally.
21 locals recommend
Tronsmo
12 Universitetsgata
21 locals recommend
Independent bookstore. Some interesting events occasionally.
Interior decorations shop.
Ting Oslo
18 Akersgata
Interior decorations shop.