Guide to Oslo

Vanja
Guide to Oslo

Food scene

Great pizza and a lovely patio a couple of minutes walk from the apartment
16 locals recommend
Apostrophe
7A Kirkegårdsgata
16 locals recommend
Great pizza and a lovely patio a couple of minutes walk from the apartment
Delicious ice cream for warm summer months!
Ice Crime
3 Olaf Ryes plass
Delicious ice cream for warm summer months!
Great Balkan burek if you want something fast and easy
Burek Factory
2A Schleppegrells gate
Great Balkan burek if you want something fast and easy
Cute little bistro where the name of the game is cheese
59 locals recommend
Ostebutikken
27A Thorvald Meyers gate
59 locals recommend
Cute little bistro where the name of the game is cheese
Fun restaurant with a small patio in the heart of Grunerløkka
21 locals recommend
SKAAL Matbar
12 Olaf Ryes Plass
21 locals recommend
Fun restaurant with a small patio in the heart of Grunerløkka
Best cheese toasties in the city and a decent price
Brauð Toastbar
47 A Thorvald Meyers gate
Best cheese toasties in the city and a decent price
Norwegians love their waffles, stop by Harald’s and try one with our famous brown cheese
37 locals recommend
Haralds Waffle
3 Olaf Ryes Plass
37 locals recommend
Norwegians love their waffles, stop by Harald’s and try one with our famous brown cheese
Good pizza and even better lemon meringue pie at this Argentinian spot
32 locals recommend
Caminito
1 Torshovgata
32 locals recommend
Good pizza and even better lemon meringue pie at this Argentinian spot
Amazing pasta! Small space but worth a try
Pasta Fresca
Amazing pasta! Small space but worth a try
Food is just ok, but great patio in the summer for coffee and dessert or drinks
159 locals recommend
Trattoria Popolare
2 Trondheimsveien
159 locals recommend
Food is just ok, but great patio in the summer for coffee and dessert or drinks
Restaurant, cocktail bar and brewery in the same building. Also has a wonderful outdoor space
43 locals recommend
Nedre Foss Gård
2 Nordre gate
43 locals recommend
Restaurant, cocktail bar and brewery in the same building. Also has a wonderful outdoor space
Relaxed beer garden in a big space, another favorite
35 locals recommend
Prindsen Hage
15 Chr. Krohgs gate
35 locals recommend
Relaxed beer garden in a big space, another favorite
Great vegetarian place by the water
24 locals recommend
KUMI
56A Schweigaards gate
24 locals recommend
Great vegetarian place by the water
Good doughnuts
12 locals recommend
Talormade Bispevika
67 B hus
12 locals recommend
Good doughnuts
Another favorite
7 locals recommend
Dapper Bistro
36 Operagata
7 locals recommend
Another favorite
Good brunch and a nice patio for when it’s warm out
86 locals recommend
GRÅDI
47 Sørligata
86 locals recommend
Good brunch and a nice patio for when it’s warm out
Great focaccia
9 locals recommend
Focacceria
34 Markveien
9 locals recommend
Great focaccia
Food court close to the apartment, stop by Cupcake and Pie for great lemon meringue and cherry crumble
780 locals recommend
Mathallen Oslo
5 Vulkan
780 locals recommend
Food court close to the apartment, stop by Cupcake and Pie for great lemon meringue and cherry crumble
Good pizza with a view of the city! Go for a hike in the area and then relax at the restaurant
132 locals recommend
Grefsenkollen restaurant
100 Grefsenkollveien
132 locals recommend
Good pizza with a view of the city! Go for a hike in the area and then relax at the restaurant
The place to come for your Scandinavian fix
85 locals recommend
Bass Oslo
26C Thorvald Meyers gate
85 locals recommend
The place to come for your Scandinavian fix
Artisanal bakery and eatery, best baked goods and brunch in Oslo if you ask me. There’s a location at Øvrefoss, close to the apartment but Airbnb won’t let me link to that one
Babbo Oslo
Artisanal bakery and eatery, best baked goods and brunch in Oslo if you ask me. There’s a location at Øvrefoss, close to the apartment but Airbnb won’t let me link to that one

Coffee

High quality coffee with on site micro roastery!
249 locals recommend
Tim Wendelboe
1 Grüners gate
249 locals recommend
High quality coffee with on site micro roastery!
Lovely coffee place, it’s a chain with multiple shops and two very close to the apartment
94 locals recommend
Kaffebrenneriet
18A Dannevigsveien
94 locals recommend
Lovely coffee place, it’s a chain with multiple shops and two very close to the apartment
Great coffee place
121 locals recommend
Supreme Roastworks
18A Thorvald Meyers gate
121 locals recommend
Great coffee place
It’s a concept store but also a coffee shop just a few minutes away
14 locals recommend
f5 Concept Store
9 Prinsens gate
14 locals recommend
It’s a concept store but also a coffee shop just a few minutes away
Lovely coffee spot and baked goods, great people
Dapper
20 Nordre gate
Lovely coffee spot and baked goods, great people

Drinks

Wonderful wine bar
101 locals recommend
Territoriet
58 Markveien
101 locals recommend
Wonderful wine bar
Lovely neighborhood bar
13 locals recommend
Gråbein Bar
71 Lakkegata
13 locals recommend
Lovely neighborhood bar
Fun cocktailbar
44 locals recommend
Nedre Løkka Cocktailbar & Selskapslokaler
89 Thorvald Meyers gate
44 locals recommend
Fun cocktailbar
Fun and relaxed bar
14 locals recommend
Albatross
5 Torshovgata
14 locals recommend
Fun and relaxed bar
My favorite cocktail bar! They also serve delicious Nepali momos
Hai Pai
5 Frognerveien
My favorite cocktail bar! They also serve delicious Nepali momos
Come for the cool vintage interior, but stay for the cocktail menu—the Aperol spritz is legendary (also has a lovely patio in the summer months)
63 locals recommend
Bettola
2 Trondheimsveien
63 locals recommend
Come for the cool vintage interior, but stay for the cocktail menu—the Aperol spritz is legendary (also has a lovely patio in the summer months)
Perhaps the neighborhood’s favorite dive and karaoke bar
81 locals recommend
SYNG
8 Nedre gate
81 locals recommend
Perhaps the neighborhood’s favorite dive and karaoke bar
Neighborhood’s coziest bar and coffee house that doubles as a bike repair shop
42 locals recommend
Oslovelo
23A Seilduksgata
42 locals recommend
Neighborhood’s coziest bar and coffee house that doubles as a bike repair shop
Cozy riverside cocktail bar
56 locals recommend
Ingensteds
9 Brenneriveien
56 locals recommend
Cozy riverside cocktail bar

Museums

A very cool modern art museum outside of Oslo! About an hour by car if you rent one
48 locals recommend
Kistefos Museum
41 Samsmoveien
48 locals recommend
A very cool modern art museum outside of Oslo! About an hour by car if you rent one
Airy waterfront museum if you’re by Aker Brygge and want to have a peek at some modern art
483 locals recommend
Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 Strandpromenaden
483 locals recommend
Airy waterfront museum if you’re by Aker Brygge and want to have a peek at some modern art
Sculpture park and museum close to Frogner and Majorstuen
272 locals recommend
Vigeland Park
32 Nobels gate
272 locals recommend
Sculpture park and museum close to Frogner and Majorstuen

Activities

Floating saunas!
37 locals recommend
Oslo Fjord Sauna (Sorenga Badstuflate)
37 locals recommend
Floating saunas!
A popular waterfront dock for swimming and sunbathing
208 locals recommend
Sørenga Sjøbad
208 locals recommend
A popular waterfront dock for swimming and sunbathing
Good place to rent kayaks and SUP
Mad Goats Paddling
1 Langkaia
Good place to rent kayaks and SUP
Great spa with an indoor and outside pool area. About an hour by bus
37 locals recommend
The Well
65 Kongeveien
37 locals recommend
Great spa with an indoor and outside pool area. About an hour by bus

Sightseeing

Nice river walk close to the apartment
284 locals recommend
Akerselva
98 Sannerbrua
284 locals recommend
Nice river walk close to the apartment

Shopping

Opened by a French expat, this antique shop has a unique mishmash of high-end trinkets, gadgets, and objets collected from all over Europe
8 locals recommend
Fransk Bazar
5 Grüners gate
8 locals recommend
Opened by a French expat, this antique shop has a unique mishmash of high-end trinkets, gadgets, and objets collected from all over Europe
My favorite coffee shop is also a menswear staple
Dapper
20 Nordre gate
My favorite coffee shop is also a menswear staple
Vintage lovers will fall in love with this unmissable shop
58 locals recommend
Velouria Vintage
34 Thorvald Meyers gate
58 locals recommend
Vintage lovers will fall in love with this unmissable shop
Jewelry brand that is distinctly inspired by Norwegian nature, and is produced in Norway’s Setesdal valley, a region known for rich handicraft traditions
Hasla
54 Markveien
Jewelry brand that is distinctly inspired by Norwegian nature, and is produced in Norway’s Setesdal valley, a region known for rich handicraft traditions
Cool boutique with Scandinavian brands alongside international favorites
13 locals recommend
Ensemble Oslo
13 Nordre gate
13 locals recommend
Cool boutique with Scandinavian brands alongside international favorites