Guidebook for Oslo

Ingrid & Espen
Ingrid & Espen
Guidebook for Oslo

Arts & Culture

The beautiful Norwegian Opera & Ballet building is located in Bjørvika, a area famous for its modern architecture. Nice place to have a coffee, or just a stroll!
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Opernhaus Oslo
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The beautiful Norwegian Opera & Ballet building is located in Bjørvika, a area famous for its modern architecture. Nice place to have a coffee, or just a stroll!
Oslos best concert venue. Check out rockefeller.no for tickets and program.
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Rockefeller Music Hall
5B Badstugata
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Oslos best concert venue. Check out rockefeller.no for tickets and program.

Food Scene

Grünerløkka is a laid-back area with lots of restaurants, coffeeshops and bars. Also - lots of second hand shops. Don't miss the flea market at Birkelunden park every sunday!
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Grünerløkka
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Grünerløkka is a laid-back area with lots of restaurants, coffeeshops and bars. Also - lots of second hand shops. Don't miss the flea market at Birkelunden park every sunday!
Great restaurant with unique atmosphere!
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Smia galleri
19 Opplandgata
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Great restaurant with unique atmosphere!
Mathallen, a big food court, is a very popular place. It is like a farmers market, where you can eat local and international foods. You can also buy to go.
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Mathallen Oslo
5 Vulkan
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Mathallen, a big food court, is a very popular place. It is like a farmers market, where you can eat local and international foods. You can also buy to go.
Great sushi, reasonalble prices and always smiling and friendly staff! Higly recommended.
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Wasabi Sushi
22 Hagegata
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Great sushi, reasonalble prices and always smiling and friendly staff! Higly recommended.
Our favourite pizza take out shop - and Tøyen has a lot of them! Choose between American and Italian style pizzas.
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Pizzabussen
24A Åkebergveien
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Our favourite pizza take out shop - and Tøyen has a lot of them! Choose between American and Italian style pizzas.
Our favorite cafe at Tøyen! Great homemade food, soups, omelettes, cakes and raisin buns - plus nice coffe and ginger tea. Nice atmosphere!
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Det Grønne Kjøkken
4 Kongens gate
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Our favorite cafe at Tøyen! Great homemade food, soups, omelettes, cakes and raisin buns - plus nice coffe and ginger tea. Nice atmosphere!
Although Kaffebrenneriet is a big chain, this one is actually very good. It is located in an old fire station with high ceiling and industrial details.
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Kaffebrenneriet AS
32 Grønlandsleiret
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Although Kaffebrenneriet is a big chain, this one is actually very good. It is located in an old fire station with high ceiling and industrial details.
Even though it doesn´t look all that - the food is great and cheap.
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Punjab Tandoori
24 Grønland
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Even though it doesn´t look all that - the food is great and cheap.
Great coffe in beautiful surroundings with colorful wooden houses at Kampen. Javelin was one of the places NY Times writer Oliver Strand mentioned in a piece he wrote on coffe in Oslo.
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Javelin Coffee & Tea
10 Bøgata
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Great coffe in beautiful surroundings with colorful wooden houses at Kampen. Javelin was one of the places NY Times writer Oliver Strand mentioned in a piece he wrote on coffe in Oslo.

Everything Else

The tube station - takes you everywhere!
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Tøyen T-Bane
Tøyen T-Bane
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The tube station - takes you everywhere!
Grønland, Oslo most vibrant and colourful areas! Lots (!) of cheap and good restaurants with a international menu. You can get everything you want here; groceries, wine, pharmacy etc.
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Grønland, Oslo
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Grønland, Oslo most vibrant and colourful areas! Lots (!) of cheap and good restaurants with a international menu. You can get everything you want here; groceries, wine, pharmacy etc.
Oslo Central Station. Transportation hub.
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Oslo Central Station
1 Jernbanetorget
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Oslo Central Station. Transportation hub.
Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill. The hill is a landmark in Oslo, the most visited tourist attraction in Norway and problably the worlds most known ski jumping hill.
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Holmenkollen
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Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill. The hill is a landmark in Oslo, the most visited tourist attraction in Norway and problably the worlds most known ski jumping hill.

Drinks & Nightlife

Kampen Bistro is a uniqe restaurant located in a very special neighbourhood characterized by its unique architecture. The food is great, and quite often they have concerts as well.
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Kampen Bistro
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Kampen Bistro is a uniqe restaurant located in a very special neighbourhood characterized by its unique architecture. The food is great, and quite often they have concerts as well.
At Youngstorget there is lots of trendy bars. If you wanna experience Oslo how the locals do, start off at Yongstoret and continue towards Grünerløkka following Torggata.
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Youngstorget
Youngstorget
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At Youngstorget there is lots of trendy bars. If you wanna experience Oslo how the locals do, start off at Yongstoret and continue towards Grünerløkka following Torggata.
Good restaurant, good atmosphere, and very good beer!
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Olympen
15 Grønlandsleiret
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Good restaurant, good atmosphere, and very good beer!
A cool bar, two floors - and a very cool outdoor area. Highly recommended.
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Dattera til Hagen
10 Grønland
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A cool bar, two floors - and a very cool outdoor area. Highly recommended.

Shopping

Oslo City shopping mall has all the big brand stores, Vinmonopolet (where you buy wine) and a big grocery store.
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Oslo City shopping mall has all the big brand stores, Vinmonopolet (where you buy wine) and a big grocery store.
High end stores, coffee shops and more.
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Bogstadveien
Bogstadveien
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High end stores, coffee shops and more.
Great vintage store! Check out the beautiful kashmire sweaters and cardigans.
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Velouria Vintage
34 Thorvald Meyers gate
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Great vintage store! Check out the beautiful kashmire sweaters and cardigans.
Nice, small shop with clothes, purses and shoes. Brands: Nike, Clarks, Mark Jacobs, Beck Söndergaard, Kashmina.
Shoe Lounge AS
Nice, small shop with clothes, purses and shoes. Brands: Nike, Clarks, Mark Jacobs, Beck Söndergaard, Kashmina.
The Salvation Armys own second hand store with mostly clothes - and some furniture.
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Fretex Unika
3 Olaf Ryes plass
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The Salvation Armys own second hand store with mostly clothes - and some furniture.

Sightseeing

The Royal Palace!
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Königliches Schloss Oslo
1 Slottsplassen
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The Royal Palace!
The famous Vigelandspark. Check out "Sinnataggen", the most famous sculpture in the park. Can you find it?
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Vigelandsanlegget
32 Nobels gate
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The famous Vigelandspark. Check out "Sinnataggen", the most famous sculpture in the park. Can you find it?
Akerhus Fortress - lots of history and a superb museum about the Norwegian Resistance movement.
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Festung Akershus
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Akerhus Fortress - lots of history and a superb museum about the Norwegian Resistance movement.
The National Museum of Art. Check it out!
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Nasjonalgalleriet
3 Universitetsgata
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The National Museum of Art. Check it out!
Astrup Fearnley Museum is at Tjuvholmen, a cool and very modern area.
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Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 Strandpromenaden
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Astrup Fearnley Museum is at Tjuvholmen, a cool and very modern area.
This fantastic park is packed with different sculptures and there is a very, very neat restaurant (Ekeberg Restauranten) with the greatest view in town. You should definitely check this out!
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Ekebergparken
23 Kongsveien
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This fantastic park is packed with different sculptures and there is a very, very neat restaurant (Ekeberg Restauranten) with the greatest view in town. You should definitely check this out!
Barcode - Oslos new skyline!
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Barcode Project
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Barcode - Oslos new skyline!
The famous Edward Munch museum. Check out the the famous "Scream" painting!
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Munch-Museum
1 Edvard Munchs Plass
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The famous Edward Munch museum. Check out the the famous "Scream" painting!
The Botanical garden is a beautiful and calm place. There is a nice coffee shop at the top, you´ll find it! :)
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The University's Botanical Garden
1 Sars' gate
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The Botanical garden is a beautiful and calm place. There is a nice coffee shop at the top, you´ll find it! :)

Essentials

A decent, typical grocery store with nice fruit and vegetable section.
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Kiwi Tøyen
18 Kolstadgata
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A decent, typical grocery store with nice fruit and vegetable section.