Restaurant Guide Norway 2024: The 5 Best Restaurants for Business Lunch in Norway
“Bad boy” and former punk Christopher Haatuft is head chef at the Michelin starred Lysverket in Bergen. He’s brought all the skills he learned at famous Chicago restaurant Alinea – and more – into a 10 course menu featuring local produce, especially highlighting the wonderful seafood in the waters surrounding the beautiful city, and always wonderful scallops supplied by a dear friend of Christopher.
This French style brasserie and next-door neighbour to the Munch museum, is located in the modern Bjørvika area. Head chef Kari Innerå has created a beautiful restaurant serving classic French dishes utilising high quality Norwegian produce. The brasserie is one big room, and the walls are decorated by the famous painter Sverre Bjertnæs.
Having faced Karl Johans gate, Oslo’s main street, since its’ opening in 1874, Grand Café has been an iconic restaurant. Back in the day it was frequented by the likes of Henrik Ibsen, Edvard Munch and other greats of Norwegian cultural life, and if that kind of gentry doesn’t appear these days, it’s still an atmospheric restaurant with a decent menu. Per Krohg’s enormous painting of the notorious Kristianiabohemen on the inner wall is worth a visit alone.
Norwegian traditional food with a modern approach is the key factor in the restaurant. The menu is meant to be shared and consists of 4 or 8 servings. Showcasing the best of the best from the sea and farms of Norway. There is also an à la carte menu available. Vaaghals was the first restaurant to open in one of the ‘barcode’ buildings in the new neighbourhood of Bjørvika.
Newly opened restaurant in the place that the trendy Vandelay (now closed) used to be in Oslo’s Bjørvika area. Palate is a culinary journey through Italy and France, but also Norway. The menu by Helga Dis Asbergsdottir and Kawal Kahlon is perfect for sharing, with a good balance of grilled meats, seafood and vegetable dishes to try.