My Guidebook for Stavanger

Solveig
My Guidebook for Stavanger

Food Scene

Stavanger has an amazing food scene. For a small city, we are very spoiled for choice in restaurants and cafes.
Delicious fresh breads and cakes 4 minute walk from accommodations.
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Vaaland Dampbakeri & Confectioner
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Delicious fresh breads and cakes 4 minute walk from accommodations.
Gourmet teas, cozy exotic atmosphere and fantastic service. Right on in the vibrant night spot area of Fargegaten in the city center.
Efendi Tea & Coffee House
25 Øvre Holmegate
Gourmet teas, cozy exotic atmosphere and fantastic service. Right on in the vibrant night spot area of Fargegaten in the city center.
Great Mexican food and a fantastic and colorful downstairs bar.
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Harry Pepper
33 Skagenkaien
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Great Mexican food and a fantastic and colorful downstairs bar.
Delicious ice cream parlor.
MooGoo Ice Cream House
32 Kirkegata
Delicious ice cream parlor.
Take Out Fast Food, pizza and burgers. 5 min walk from your accommodations.
Arctic Restaurant
79 Lagårdsveien
Take Out Fast Food, pizza and burgers. 5 min walk from your accommodations.
Take Out Chinese, 6 min walk from your accommodations.
China Wok
127 Lagårdsveien
Take Out Chinese, 6 min walk from your accommodations.
Take Out Fast Food Pizza, Kebab, Burgers. 5 min walk from your accommodations.
Drop-in
77 Lagårdsveien
Take Out Fast Food Pizza, Kebab, Burgers. 5 min walk from your accommodations.
Really fantastic Thai food, worth a trip :)
Daran Thai Restaurant
44 Løkkeveien
Really fantastic Thai food, worth a trip :)
Great coffee and tea, cozy retro back room with jazz, blues and soul music playing. One of my favorite places to relax with friends. Delicious food until 6pm.
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Bacchus Cafe
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Great coffee and tea, cozy retro back room with jazz, blues and soul music playing. One of my favorite places to relax with friends. Delicious food until 6pm.
Amazing Ethiopian food, with vegan and gluten free options.
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Gådjå Etiopisk Restaurant
1 Bergelandsgata
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Amazing Ethiopian food, with vegan and gluten free options.
Best Indian restaurant in Stavanger.
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Mogul India Restaurant
9 Verksgata
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Best Indian restaurant in Stavanger.
One of my favourite coffee shops in town. Fantastic traditional Norwegian cakes and delicious foods. As I understand it many of the cake recipes are taken from the owners grandmother.
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Sjå Inge
30 Østervåg
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One of my favourite coffee shops in town. Fantastic traditional Norwegian cakes and delicious foods. As I understand it many of the cake recipes are taken from the owners grandmother.
Wonderful little restaurant and best oven baked pizza in town.
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Villa 22 Trattoria & Bar
22 Skagen
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Wonderful little restaurant and best oven baked pizza in town.
For those like me needing a vegetarian or vegan dinner option.
Veggietable
23 Pedersgata
For those like me needing a vegetarian or vegan dinner option.
I´ve only ever tried their vegetarian burger and sweet potato fries, but it was fantastic...it´s one of my go to places. Usually it´s packed so make a reservation if your planing on going Thur- Saturday.
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Døgnvill Burger Stavanger
13 Skagen
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I´ve only ever tried their vegetarian burger and sweet potato fries, but it was fantastic...it´s one of my go to places. Usually it´s packed so make a reservation if your planing on going Thur- Saturday.

Drinks & Nightlife

List of the vibrant nightlife in downtown Stavanger.... It´s never a dull moment in town. People are usually out any night of the week.
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CIRKUS
23 Øvre Holmegate
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Great atmosphere and good music, delicious cocktails.
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Alf & Werner
13 Nedre Strandgate
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Great atmosphere and good music, delicious cocktails.
Good live music.
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Backstage
5 Skagenkaien
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Good live music.
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Bøker og Børst
32 Øvre Holmegate
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Great live Jazz music.
BlygeHarry
41 Østervåg
Great live Jazz music.
One of the greatest beer selections in town....hundreds to choose from.
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Cardinal
21 Skagen
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One of the greatest beer selections in town....hundreds to choose from.
Nice local bar, weekends they often have live music.
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Munken
2 Prostebakken
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Nice local bar, weekends they often have live music.
Just a fun, funky colourful bar on colourful street.
FRI Bar - Fargegaten
27 Øvre Holmegate
Just a fun, funky colourful bar on colourful street.

Arts & Culture

Guide of all the museums and cultural sites around the area.
Arkeologisk museum is a pleasant 10 min walk from your accommodations though historic tree lined streets of Stavanger.
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Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger
30A Peder Klows gate
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Arkeologisk museum is a pleasant 10 min walk from your accommodations though historic tree lined streets of Stavanger.
Sophisticated museum offering Norwegian and international artworks dating back to the 1800´s. Right at the end of beautiful Mosvannsparken lake. Perfect day is walking around the beautiful lake and park area and taking a trip into the museum for some fine art. 30min walk from your accommodations.
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Stavanger Art Museum
55 Henrik Ibsens gate
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Sophisticated museum offering Norwegian and international artworks dating back to the 1800´s. Right at the end of beautiful Mosvannsparken lake. Perfect day is walking around the beautiful lake and park area and taking a trip into the museum for some fine art. 30min walk from your accommodations.
Kunsthall Stavanger is the place to experience contemporary art in Stavanger. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
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Kunsthall Stavanger
33 Madlaveien
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Kunsthall Stavanger is the place to experience contemporary art in Stavanger. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
Elegant 1881 manor featuring historic furnishings and antiques, plus english style landscape grounds. 20min walk from your accommodations. Open Sundays 11:00 am - 16:00pm
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Breiðablik Kópavogur
40A Eiganesveien
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Elegant 1881 manor featuring historic furnishings and antiques, plus english style landscape grounds. 20min walk from your accommodations. Open Sundays 11:00 am - 16:00pm
Grand, listed 1800´s residence with Baroque gardens housing antique furniture and historic art. 20 min walk from your accommodations.
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Ledaal
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Grand, listed 1800´s residence with Baroque gardens housing antique furniture and historic art. 20 min walk from your accommodations.
Cultural museum for children. Built in 1893 offering exhibits on local cultural & natural history, . 10 minute walk from your accommedations .
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The Norwegian Children`s Museum
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Cultural museum for children. Built in 1893 offering exhibits on local cultural & natural history, . 10 minute walk from your accommedations .
Small dockside museum featuring ship models and artifacts related to Stavanger maritime history. 20 min walk from your accommodations.
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Schifffahrtsmuseum Stavanger
22 Strandkaien
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Small dockside museum featuring ship models and artifacts related to Stavanger maritime history. 20 min walk from your accommodations.
This is a interesting museum showcasing Stavanger's oil history and all the technological development of the industry.
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Norwegisches Erdölmuseum
1a Kjeringholmen
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This is a interesting museum showcasing Stavanger's oil history and all the technological development of the industry.
Funky little art gallery.
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NUART GALLERY
10 Salvågergata
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Funky little art gallery.

Parks & Nature

The amazing nature and outdoor activities around Stavanger.
Mosvatnet is a picturesque lake only a leisurely 20 min walk from your accommodations. perfect for a romantic stroll or run.
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Mosvannet
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Mosvatnet is a picturesque lake only a leisurely 20 min walk from your accommodations. perfect for a romantic stroll or run.
Beautiful, relaxing park, perfect for a stroll, run or a picnic. With panoramic mountain views overlooking the city center. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
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Vålandsparken
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Beautiful, relaxing park, perfect for a stroll, run or a picnic. With panoramic mountain views overlooking the city center. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
One of the most popular natural wonders of the Stavanger region. This website will explain how to get there. https://preikestolen.no/how-to-get-to-preikestolen/?lang=en
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Pulpit Rock
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One of the most popular natural wonders of the Stavanger region. This website will explain how to get there. https://preikestolen.no/how-to-get-to-preikestolen/?lang=en
Beautiful Gardens and Gourmet food. Take a scenic ferry ride to a magical garden experience. Open during spring and summer. https://florogfjare.no/en/
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Flor og Fjære
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Beautiful Gardens and Gourmet food. Take a scenic ferry ride to a magical garden experience. Open during spring and summer. https://florogfjare.no/en/
Check out the local history with tour of one of the best preserved medieval cloisters in Norway. http://utsteinkloster.no/en/
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Utstein Kloster
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Check out the local history with tour of one of the best preserved medieval cloisters in Norway. http://utsteinkloster.no/en/
For those looking for a hiking alternative to the Pulpit Rock.
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Kjerag
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For those looking for a hiking alternative to the Pulpit Rock.
Solastranden is a 2,3 km long beach close to the airport. It is one of the most popular beaches in the Stavanger region, and a well used spot for wind- and watersports. Also, Sola Golfcourse is found just south of the Solastranden beach. Traces of WWII structures can be seen in the southern end of the beach. With own car or rented car: the beach is only 2 kilometres from Stavanger International Airport and around 15 kilometres from Stavanger. By bus: From Stavanger Flybussen (airport bus) From Sandnes bus number 42. Note! Nearest bus stop is 1,5 kilometres from the beach. Walking distance around 20 minutes. kolumbus.no for time tables, or Kolumbus travel planner.
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Sola Beach
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Solastranden is a 2,3 km long beach close to the airport. It is one of the most popular beaches in the Stavanger region, and a well used spot for wind- and watersports. Also, Sola Golfcourse is found just south of the Solastranden beach. Traces of WWII structures can be seen in the southern end of the beach. With own car or rented car: the beach is only 2 kilometres from Stavanger International Airport and around 15 kilometres from Stavanger. By bus: From Stavanger Flybussen (airport bus) From Sandnes bus number 42. Note! Nearest bus stop is 1,5 kilometres from the beach. Walking distance around 20 minutes. kolumbus.no for time tables, or Kolumbus travel planner.

Sightseeing

Some of the fun points of interest around town.
On the edge of Vålandsparken, beautiful panoramic view of the mountains and Stavanger city. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
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Vålandsparken
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On the edge of Vålandsparken, beautiful panoramic view of the mountains and Stavanger city. 15 min walk from your accommodations.
Colourful street is a fun stretch of bars and restaurants in town. One of the most popular places to check out.
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Farbstraße
32 Øvre Holmegate
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Colourful street is a fun stretch of bars and restaurants in town. One of the most popular places to check out.
The Valberg tower (Valbergtårnet) was constructed from 1850 to 1853 and was the former observation tower of Stavanger.
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Valbergtarnet & Vektermuseet
4 Valbergjet
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The Valberg tower (Valbergtårnet) was constructed from 1850 to 1853 and was the former observation tower of Stavanger.
There is so much great street art around Stavanger, it would be impossible to direct you to everything. just take a stroll and keep your eyes open.
Street Art
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There is so much great street art around Stavanger, it would be impossible to direct you to everything. just take a stroll and keep your eyes open.
Cosy cobble stoned little back streets of old wooden Stavanger houses. A must see if your in the city.
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Gamle Stavanger
Øvre Strandgate
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Cosy cobble stoned little back streets of old wooden Stavanger houses. A must see if your in the city.
Beautiful inside, worth taking a moment to look as it´s free to walk in.
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Kirche Stavanger Domkirke
2 Haakon VIIs gate
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Beautiful inside, worth taking a moment to look as it´s free to walk in.

Getting Around

Paradise train station. takes you into the city center or to nearby cities like Sandnes. 5 min walk from your accommodations.
Paradis stasjon station
Paradise train station. takes you into the city center or to nearby cities like Sandnes. 5 min walk from your accommodations.

Essentials

Supermarkets and food shopping in the area. All are an easy walk from where you will be staying.
Gas station, convenience store.
Circle K Lagårdsveien
123 Lagårdsveien
Gas station, convenience store.
Supermarket, on the way into the city center. 7min walk from your accommodations.
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Coop Prix Våland
30 Storgata
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Supermarket, on the way into the city center. 7min walk from your accommodations.
Supermarket open till 11:00pm on weekdays. 6 min walk from your accommodations.
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KIWI Lagårdsveien
127 Lagårdsveien
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Supermarket open till 11:00pm on weekdays. 6 min walk from your accommodations.
Supermarket 6 min walk from your accommodations.
Joker Våland mat AS
11 Armauer Hansens vei
Supermarket 6 min walk from your accommodations.
Supermarket 10 min walk from your accommodations.
Helgø MENY Hillevåg
4 Gartnerveien
Supermarket 10 min walk from your accommodations.