A guide to Grünerløkka and Oslo
Drinks & Nightlife
Great cocktail bar, small but charming, easy to get in contact with the locals.
105 locals recommend
Bar Boca
30 Thorvald Meyers gateGreat cocktail bar, small but charming, easy to get in contact with the locals.
Grünerløkka Brygghus
30B Thorvald Meyers gateA beer palace, nice mood. Serves ok pub food as well.
Perla Bar
66 Helgesens gateCafés and restaurants
Kaffebrenneriet
18A DannevigsveienOslo's Starbucks or Costa, but much nicer.
Very cosy bakery which also serves pizza after 4 pm. Nice place to sit and work during the day.
20 locals recommend
W.B. Samson - Grünerløkka
27A Thorvald Meyers gateVery cosy bakery which also serves pizza after 4 pm. Nice place to sit and work during the day.
A very nice little coffee place, sans chairs. Very italian, espresso on the go.
249 locals recommend
Tim Wendelboe
1 Grüners gateA very nice little coffee place, sans chairs. Very italian, espresso on the go.
Kaffebrenneriet AS
32 GrønlandsleiretAnother cosy Kaffebrenneriet down town.
If you're going for a walk, and if the small café in this little red house is open, do go inside (mind your head) and buy a cup of coffee and a waffle.
56 locals recommend
Hønse-Lovisas house
2 SandakerveienIf you're going for a walk, and if the small café in this little red house is open, do go inside (mind your head) and buy a cup of coffee and a waffle.
Dr. Kneipp's Wine Bar
12 TorvbakkgataCharming and rustic wine bar and restaurant.
Ben Reddik
6 LeirfallsgataLovely middle eastern food.
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plassGreat Italian pizzas, often a bit crowded.
Le Benjamin bar & bistro
6 Søndre gateFrench bistro. Lovely food!
Very nice tapas and large open windows overlooking the river dividing the east and west of Oslo. Wait for your table (you cannot book) in the bar or in the street outside with a glass of white wine.
220 locals recommend
Delicatessen Grünerløkka
8 Søndre gateVery nice tapas and large open windows overlooking the river dividing the east and west of Oslo. Wait for your table (you cannot book) in the bar or in the street outside with a glass of white wine.
NIce vibe on the ground floor, a bit noisy, though. The outdoor seating is lovely (the restaurant is not where the map says it is, it's 100 meters further down the street, where all the streets meet).
158 locals recommend
Trattoria Popolare
2 TrondheimsveienNIce vibe on the ground floor, a bit noisy, though. The outdoor seating is lovely (the restaurant is not where the map says it is, it's 100 meters further down the street, where all the streets meet).
Szechuan Chengdu Restaurant
64 TrondheimsveienReal Chinese food!
Tex mex restaurant with outdoor seating. Not expensive by Norwegian standards.
73 locals recommend
Mucho Mas
36 Thorvald Meyers gateTex mex restaurant with outdoor seating. Not expensive by Norwegian standards.
Café Tekethopa
2 St. Olavs PlassCharming Vienna-ish interior, nice outdoor seating.
The view from this amazing 1930 restaurant is just spectacular. Watch: http://ekebergrestauranten.no/en/
272 locals recommend
Ekebergrestauranten
15 KongsveienThe view from this amazing 1930 restaurant is just spectacular. Watch: http://ekebergrestauranten.no/en/
Essentials
Extra Birkelunden
35-41 Thorvald Meyers gateLarge grocery store 2 min. walk away.
MENY Ringnes Park
6C SannergataThe largest grocery store, lots of choice. 5 min. walk away.
Nice and tidy grocery store 3 min. walk away with all the essentials.
42 locals recommend
REMA 1000 Thorvald Meyersgate
23A Thorvald Meyers gateNice and tidy grocery store 3 min. walk away with all the essentials.
Sightseeing
Do go and see Norway's prizewinning opera house. The view from the roof top is yjust great. The building as well.
Oslo Opera House
Do go and see Norway's prizewinning opera house. The view from the roof top is yjust great. The building as well.
Munch Museum
1 Edvard Munchs Plass
Deichman Bjorvika
1 Vestlys plassOslo’s fantastic new library opposite the Opera.