Restaurant Guide Norway 2024: The 7 Best French Restaurants in Norway
One Michelin starred A L’aise is famous for offering the restaurant guests the classic French canard à la presse. It needs to be booked in advance and is of course a highlight. Danish Chef Ulrik Jepsen additionally presents a menu packed with tasty flavours, made from the best produce with classic (mostly French) techniques.
In addition to three Michelin starred restaurant Re-Naa, husband and wife team Sven Erik and Torill Renaa run a French bistro, serving classics such as Escargots à la Bourguignonne, Tartare de boeuf and Crème Brûlée. The menu changes continuously depending on the seasons, but you’ll always leave smiling from the excellent dishes.
As its’ Jacques Tati-referencing name suggests, Mon Oncle is all about French cuisine. The one Michelin starred restaurant serves oysters, langoustines, duck à l’orange and similarly luxurious produce you might expect, both in a set menu and à la carte. It’s expensive, but when you sink your teeth into the perfectly made Beef Wellington, you kind of forget the price.
As the name suggests this is a small French bistro, to be found in the heart of Trondheim. Power couple Mette Beate Julius Evensen and Martin Julius Hovdal, along with Ida von Stoltz, are the trio behind this lovely and relaxed bistro that has captured the hearts of the citizens, serving classic dishes like Paté en crôute, entrecôte and crème brûlèe. The produce is mainly local.
This French bistro in the Grünerløkka neighbourhood is extremely popular, and it can be difficult securing a table, but cancellations occur and it’s therefore worth trying. Le Benjamin is famous for piles of langoustines on a plate, the excellent wine selection and reasonably priced menus. Menu of the day will feature an entrée, main dish and dessert. It’s also possible to order à la carte at this atmospheric restaurant.
This Trondheim bistro was established by the people of Chez Colin in Oslo, dishes are served in the old wooden wharves near Gamle Bybro (The Old Town Bridge) by the river Nidelva. Expect lovely oysters, escargots, entrecôte and crème brûlée in this cosy and very popular restaurant in Trondheim. The turbot is served on the bone with a fennel and mussel sauce, and is of course divine.
Beautifully located in an old wooden house in quaint Fredensborgveien, this French bistro is among the city’s finest. Oysters, foie gras, duck, sole meunière, entrecôte, you name it, it’s all on the menu along with a good selection of other wonderful dishes. The wine list is also quite impressive, naturally focusing on French wines, but not exclusively.