Guidebook for Oslo

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Guidebook for Oslo

Food Scene

Good bread and coffe. Café outdoors and indoors. Open 7 days a week.
22 locals recommend
Åpent Bakeri Damplassen
24-25 Damplassen
22 locals recommend
Good bread and coffe. Café outdoors and indoors. Open 7 days a week.
Bib gourmand. Innovative five course dinner. Good wines.
Restaurant Eik
11 Universitetsgata
Bib gourmand. Innovative five course dinner. Good wines.
Excellent Nordic inspired food in relaxed and informal style.
6 locals recommend
Galt AS
12 Frognerveien
6 locals recommend
Excellent Nordic inspired food in relaxed and informal style.
Inexpensive food from various countries. Seaside tables outside.
158 locals recommend
Vippa
25 Akershusstranda
158 locals recommend
Inexpensive food from various countries. Seaside tables outside.

Essentials

Nearest food store. Average selection of foods. Open 7-23 Mon-Fri, Saturday 08-23. Hovelsrud ecological chicken.
KIWI Trikkesløyfa
2 Vestgrensa
Nearest food store. Average selection of foods. Open 7-23 Mon-Fri, Saturday 08-23. Hovelsrud ecological chicken.
Sells home made hot meals cooked by chefs. Best quality food, vegetables and meat products.
Kolibri Kolonial Damplassen
2 Damplassen
Sells home made hot meals cooked by chefs. Best quality food, vegetables and meat products.
Good food. Some ecological. Meat, fish and seafood may be good.
Coop Mega Ullevål
77C Sognsveien
Good food. Some ecological. Meat, fish and seafood may be good.

Everything Else

Wine store, 1500 or more brands. Open 10-18, Saturdays 10-14.
Sognsveien 75
75 Sognsveien
Wine store, 1500 or more brands. Open 10-18, Saturdays 10-14.
Permanent and seasonal exhibitions
68 locals recommend
Nobel Peace Center
1 Brynjulf Bulls plass
68 locals recommend
Permanent and seasonal exhibitions

Parks & Nature

Walk up Bergsalleen right to the end and enter a tiny "100 meter forest". 10 minutes from our house.
Bergsalléen
Bergsalléen
Walk up Bergsalleen right to the end and enter a tiny "100 meter forest". 10 minutes from our house.
Sculpture park with two dams, a stream and two cafes.
549 locals recommend
Frogner Park
Kirkeveien
549 locals recommend
Sculpture park with two dams, a stream and two cafes.
Ticket for bus etc. pays for the ferry to Hovedoya and other islands 15-40 minutes from Radhusbrygga (pier in front of City Hall. Close to Aker Brygge.)
196 locals recommend
Hovedøya
196 locals recommend
Ticket for bus etc. pays for the ferry to Hovedoya and other islands 15-40 minutes from Radhusbrygga (pier in front of City Hall. Close to Aker Brygge.)
Viking museum, Kon Tiki museum, Folkemuseet (outdoor museum of traditional buildings), Fram museum. Nice walks through forest, partially along the shore. Peaceful swimming places between Ulabrand and Paradisbukta. Sand beach at Huk Paradisbukta and Ulabrand. See separate listings.
125 locals recommend
Bygdøy
125 locals recommend
Viking museum, Kon Tiki museum, Folkemuseet (outdoor museum of traditional buildings), Fram museum. Nice walks through forest, partially along the shore. Peaceful swimming places between Ulabrand and Paradisbukta. Sand beach at Huk Paradisbukta and Ulabrand. See separate listings.
Peaceful beach 15 minutes walk from Huk or Ulabrand. No restaurant. Frequent food sale.
60 locals recommend
Paradisbukta
60 locals recommend
Peaceful beach 15 minutes walk from Huk or Ulabrand. No restaurant. Frequent food sale.
Nude beach.
7 locals recommend
Huk Naturist Beach
7 locals recommend
Nude beach.
Family beach. Small restaurant on the waterfront
121 locals recommend
Huk
57 Strømsborgveien
121 locals recommend
Family beach. Small restaurant on the waterfront
Location not exact. Park at indexed site or park at the very end of the road. Tiny beach.
Holsts vei
Holsts vei
Location not exact. Park at indexed site or park at the very end of the road. Tiny beach.

Arts & Culture

Modern sculpture park. World famous sculptures. Great view over Oslo and the innermost part of Oslo fjord.
343 locals recommend
Ekebergparken
23 Kongsveien
343 locals recommend
Modern sculpture park. World famous sculptures. Great view over Oslo and the innermost part of Oslo fjord.

Getting Around

Tram (streetcar) goes to downtown and Central railway station. To hospital at the border of Nordmarka, big forest with lakes, lodges and cafes. Bus goes to Majorstuen, a hub and shopping district. Subway t-bane at Ulleval stadion or Forskningsparken (two stops with tram towards Rikshospitalet).
John Colletts plass station
Tram (streetcar) goes to downtown and Central railway station. To hospital at the border of Nordmarka, big forest with lakes, lodges and cafes. Bus goes to Majorstuen, a hub and shopping district. Subway t-bane at Ulleval stadion or Forskningsparken (two stops with tram towards Rikshospitalet).