Guidebook for Oslo
Food Scene
Good bread and coffe. Café outdoors and indoors. Open 7 days a week.
22 Einheimische empfehlen
Åpent Bakeri Damplassen
24-25 DamplassenGood bread and coffe. Café outdoors and indoors. Open 7 days a week.
Restaurant Eik
11 UniversitetsgataBib gourmand. Innovative five course dinner. Good wines.
Galt AS
12 FrognerveienExcellent Nordic inspired food in relaxed and informal style.
Vippa
25 AkershusstrandaInexpensive 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 VestgrensaNearest 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 DamplassenSells home made hot meals cooked by chefs. Best quality food, vegetables and meat products.
Coop Mega Ullevål
77C SognsveienGood food. Some ecological. Meat, fish and seafood may be good.
Everything Else
Sognsveien 75
75 SognsveienWine store, 1500 or more brands. Open 10-18, Saturdays 10-14.
Nobel-Friedenszentrum
1 Brynjulf Bulls plassPermanent 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
BergsalléenWalk up Bergsalleen right to the end and enter a tiny "100 meter forest". 10 minutes from our house.
Frognerpark
KirkeveienSculpture 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 Einheimische empfehlen
Hovedøya
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 Einheimische empfehlen
Bygdøy
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 Einheimische empfehlen
Paradisbukta
Peaceful beach 15 minutes walk from Huk or Ulabrand. No restaurant. Frequent food sale.
Huk Naturist Beach
Nude beach.
Huk
57 StrømsborgveienFamily beach. Small restaurant on the waterfront
Holsts vei
Holsts veiLocation 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 Einheimische empfehlen
Ekebergparken
23 KongsveienModern 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).