Guidebook for Bergen
Food Scene
Sumo is a very good sushi and asian food restaurant 100 metres down the street.
http://sumorestaurant.no/en/
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Sumo Solheimsviken
39 DamsgårdsveienSumo is a very good sushi and asian food restaurant 100 metres down the street.
http://sumorestaurant.no/en/
Pizzabakeren is a take away pizza place vis a vis my building. Good pizza at a relatively low price.
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Pizzabakeren Solheimsviken
58 DamsgårdsveienPizzabakeren is a take away pizza place vis a vis my building. Good pizza at a relatively low price.
Bien Bar is a very popular local restaurant. Is situated in an old 1930-ies art deco pharmacy close to Danmarksplass, where most of the original interior is kept. Small but good menu. Not very expensive. Season based local food. http://bienbar.no/
A new adittion ("Bien Snack Bar") is a modern addittion. Good food, good beed and classic cocktails.
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Bien Restaurant
30 FjøsangerveienBien Bar is a very popular local restaurant. Is situated in an old 1930-ies art deco pharmacy close to Danmarksplass, where most of the original interior is kept. Small but good menu. Not very expensive. Season based local food. http://bienbar.no/
A new adittion ("Bien Snack Bar") is a modern addittion. Good food, good beed and classic cocktails.
Over the new pedestrian bridge, just a few minutes from my front door, lies Kaffebrenneriet. Freshly roasted coffee in a rustic and partly home made environment.
http://kaffebrenneri.de.gpu.no/
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Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plassOver the new pedestrian bridge, just a few minutes from my front door, lies Kaffebrenneriet. Freshly roasted coffee in a rustic and partly home made environment.
http://kaffebrenneri.de.gpu.no/
Good pizza restaurant, nice atmosphere, American style.
https://www.peppes.no/
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Peppes Pizza - Danmarkskrysset
30B FjøsangerveienGood pizza restaurant, nice atmosphere, American style.
https://www.peppes.no/
Cafe and brasserie at the Litterature house in Bergen!
http://colonialen.no/
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Brasseriet
5-7 Østre SkostredetCafe and brasserie at the Litterature house in Bergen!
http://colonialen.no/
Naboen is a good restaurant down town. Downstairs you'll find a pub with one of the best burgers in Bergen!
http://www.grannen.no/naboen2
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Naboen Pub & Restaurant
4 Sigurds gateNaboen is a good restaurant down town. Downstairs you'll find a pub with one of the best burgers in Bergen!
http://www.grannen.no/naboen2
The original Escalon is an intimate tapas restaurant just by the station for Fløybanen! Very good spanish-inspired food!
http://www.escalon.no/restaurant-floien.php
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Escalón Fløien
21 VetrlidsallmenningenThe original Escalon is an intimate tapas restaurant just by the station for Fløybanen! Very good spanish-inspired food!
http://www.escalon.no/restaurant-floien.php
Theatro is a restaurant and club close to the theatre down town. Very good atmosphere!
http://www.theatro.no/
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Theatro
7 Øvre Ole Bulls plassTheatro is a restaurant and club close to the theatre down town. Very good atmosphere!
http://www.theatro.no/
A small, cozy, strange and a tad maximalistically decorated restaurant, with good traditional Norwegian food, and much more!
http://www.damsgardstuene.no/
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Damsgårdstuene
120 DamsgårdsveienA small, cozy, strange and a tad maximalistically decorated restaurant, with good traditional Norwegian food, and much more!
http://www.damsgardstuene.no/
One of my favourite restaurants in Bergen with local specialities like gourmet veal and babygoat!
http://www.spisekroken.no/en/
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Spisekroken
8 KlostergatenOne of my favourite restaurants in Bergen with local specialities like gourmet veal and babygoat!
http://www.spisekroken.no/en/
Good food. New modern concept. Definitely worth a visit!
http://mingelgastrobar.no/
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Mingel Gastrobar
5 Bjørnsons gateGood food. New modern concept. Definitely worth a visit!
http://mingelgastrobar.no/
A very good restaurant, one of the best in Bergen. Not cheap, but very good value for money. Good knowledge of wine.
http://www.boha.no/
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Bocca Restaurant
3 Øvre Ole Bulls plassA very good restaurant, one of the best in Bergen. Not cheap, but very good value for money. Good knowledge of wine.
http://www.boha.no/
Probably the best restaurant in Bergen. Pricy, but wonderful. Very good knowledge of wine.
http://lysverket.no/
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Lysverket
9 Rasmus Meyers alléProbably the best restaurant in Bergen. Pricy, but wonderful. Very good knowledge of wine.
http://lysverket.no/
Drinks & Nightlife
Beer, wine, good atmosphere. And no background music! 54 different Norwegian and imported beer types on tap...! Beat that!
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Henrik-Ibsen-Statue
Beer, wine, good atmosphere. And no background music! 54 different Norwegian and imported beer types on tap...! Beat that!
Nobel Bopel is a quirky local retro café/pub, midway between my house and down town.
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Nobel Bopel
64 Welhavens gateNobel Bopel is a quirky local retro café/pub, midway between my house and down town.
Ferdinand på Engen
24 EngenBeer, pizza and an old retro 70ies feel.
HEM
14 TeatergatenA cool retro pub/café.
A café / bar with a stripped down but very cozy atmosphere.
http://www.cafeopera.org/
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Cafe Opera
18 EngenA café / bar with a stripped down but very cozy atmosphere.
http://www.cafeopera.org/
Bar and restaurant at Veftet. Has the best out door bar in town, just by the fjord, facing south-west.
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Kippers Bar & Kafe USF
12 Georgernes VerftBar and restaurant at Veftet. Has the best out door bar in town, just by the fjord, facing south-west.
Essentials
Bunnpris Damsgård
82 DamsgårdsveienOne of the grocery shops close by
Coop Extra Danmarksplass
33 SolheimsgatenA good supermarket at Danmarksplass
KIWI Bøhmergaten
44 BøhmergatenOne of the grocery shops close by.
Grocery shop. The closest one, just 100 meters down the street.
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REMA 1000 Viken
35 DamsgårdsveienGrocery shop. The closest one, just 100 meters down the street.
This grocery shop is also open on Sundays (most of the others are closed then).
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Bunnpris
52 NøstegatenThis grocery shop is also open on Sundays (most of the others are closed then).
convenience store Spilde
28 Thormøhlens GateSmall grocery shop. Open seven days a week.
Sightseeing
Cable car up to Ulrken, the highest mountain surrounding Bergen. Also possible to hike up or down. Restaurant on the top of the mountain. Fantastic views!
http://ulriken643.no/
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Ulriken 643
40 HaukelandsbakkenCable car up to Ulrken, the highest mountain surrounding Bergen. Also possible to hike up or down. Restaurant on the top of the mountain. Fantastic views!
http://ulriken643.no/
Funicular up to the mountain. Fantastic views and nice restaurant on Fløyen. Also possible to walk up or down.
http://floyen.no/floibanen/
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Fløibanen
23A VetrlidsallmenningenFunicular up to the mountain. Fantastic views and nice restaurant on Fløyen. Also possible to walk up or down.
http://floyen.no/floibanen/
In the 1800s Bergen was Europe’s biggest wooden city, a distinctive city environment with closely spaced wooden buildings, busy streets, markets and alleys. At Gamle Bergen open air museum you can experience some of this atmosphere, with houses from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
http://www.bymuseet.no/vaare-museer/gamle-bergen-museum/
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Freilichtmuseum Gamle Bergen
4 NyhavnsveienIn the 1800s Bergen was Europe’s biggest wooden city, a distinctive city environment with closely spaced wooden buildings, busy streets, markets and alleys. At Gamle Bergen open air museum you can experience some of this atmosphere, with houses from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
http://www.bymuseet.no/vaare-museer/gamle-bergen-museum/
Arts & Culture
KODE is one of Scandinavia’s largest museums for art, craft, design and music.
KODE Art Museums of Bergen has a unique combination of art museums and composers’ homes, of contemporary art, historical objects, concerts and parklands.
http://kodebergen.no/
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West Norway Museum of Decorative Art
9 Nordahl Bruns gateKODE is one of Scandinavia’s largest museums for art, craft, design and music.
KODE Art Museums of Bergen has a unique combination of art museums and composers’ homes, of contemporary art, historical objects, concerts and parklands.
http://kodebergen.no/
A science centre is a popular scientific experience – as well as a learning centre for technology and the natural sciences. The centres' primary concern is conveying the excitement of scientific work and experiments, rather than just the scientific results.
https://www.vilvite.no/
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VilVite - Bergen Science Center
51 Thormøhlens GateA science centre is a popular scientific experience – as well as a learning centre for technology and the natural sciences. The centres' primary concern is conveying the excitement of scientific work and experiments, rather than just the scientific results.
https://www.vilvite.no/