Guidebook for Oslo
Essentials
REMA 1000 Torshovdalen
37E Hans Nielsen Hauges gateClosest supermarket.
Great selection of fresh food, including ecological products and meat.
Small section open Sundays, accessed from the enterance on Toftes gate.
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MENY Ringnes Park
6C SannergataGreat selection of fresh food, including ecological products and meat.
Small section open Sundays, accessed from the enterance on Toftes gate.
Ringnes Park Senter
6B SannergataFood Scene
Beautiful location next to Akerselva for a coffee and a Scandinavian treat during the weekends. I think they sell waffles :)
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Hønse-Lovisas house
2 SandakerveienBeautiful location next to Akerselva for a coffee and a Scandinavian treat during the weekends. I think they sell waffles :)
Pizza Ricetta
15A Toftes GateClosest (and very good) pizza take away.
Festningen
9 MyntgataGreat views of Oslo! A little pricey, but worth it.
Open on Sundays between 11 am and 5 pm, and is really cosy if the weather allows for you to sit outside. The owner is really friendly, and will tell you about the old, family run place if you ask.
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Raade`s garden cafe
112 MaridalsveienOpen on Sundays between 11 am and 5 pm, and is really cosy if the weather allows for you to sit outside. The owner is really friendly, and will tell you about the old, family run place if you ask.
Pricey, but worth it for the view and authentic Norwegian interior.
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Frognerseteren
200 HolmenkollveienPricey, but worth it for the view and authentic Norwegian interior.
Always busy pizza restaurant. Super atmostphere and perfect from groups of friends.
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Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plassAlways busy pizza restaurant. Super atmostphere and perfect from groups of friends.
Aker Brygge
2 BryggegataHigh-end restaurants and shops, with great views of the fjord.
This is a bakery & café by day and a pizza restaurant by night. Good selection of wine and beer and cool atmosphere.
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Lofthus Samvirkelag
42 ÅsengataThis is a bakery & café by day and a pizza restaurant by night. Good selection of wine and beer and cool atmosphere.
I have a thing for Vietnamese food and this take away place (has a few seats as well) is one of my favourites. Budget friendly and authentic.
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Miss Gin - Vietnamese Street Food
83A Thorvald Meyers gateI have a thing for Vietnamese food and this take away place (has a few seats as well) is one of my favourites. Budget friendly and authentic.
Trendy asian fusion restaurant with a big garden. Nice for sunny days.
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Südøst Asian Crossover
5 TrondheimsveienTrendy asian fusion restaurant with a big garden. Nice for sunny days.
Drinks & Nightlife
Månefisken AS
23A SagveienCool place next to Akerselva for a drink. Looks beautiful at night!
Chair
45 Thorvald Meyers gateGin cocktails.
Thorvald Meyers gate
Thorvald Meyers gateGrünerløkka´s nightlife main street.
Sightseeing
Open almost every Sunday. Great for a browse on sunny days, with a coffee in hand. Young hipster vibe.
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Birkelunden station
Open almost every Sunday. Great for a browse on sunny days, with a coffee in hand. Young hipster vibe.
Akerselva
98 SannerbruaAkerselva is a lake that runs through Oslo. Great for walks and runs.
Oslo's biggest park. Also home to Vigeland sculpture park, which is one of Norways most visited attractions.
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Frogner Park
KirkeveienOslo's biggest park. Also home to Vigeland sculpture park, which is one of Norways most visited attractions.
Take the tram from the city centre, take a walk through the sculpture park, enjoy the fantastic views over the city, and finish it off with lunsj at Ekebergrestauranten.
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Ekebergparken
23 KongsveienTake the tram from the city centre, take a walk through the sculpture park, enjoy the fantastic views over the city, and finish it off with lunsj at Ekebergrestauranten.
If you want to stretch your legs but don't feel like trailing the city - take a nice long walk along Akerselva to Maridalsvannet. You will see the old, industrial buildings and stunning nature.
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Maridalsvannet
If you want to stretch your legs but don't feel like trailing the city - take a nice long walk along Akerselva to Maridalsvannet. You will see the old, industrial buildings and stunning nature.
Norway's oldest botanical garden. The collection includes roughly 35,000 plants of about 7,500 unique species. Outdoors.
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Torggata Botaniske
17B TorggataNorway's oldest botanical garden. The collection includes roughly 35,000 plants of about 7,500 unique species. Outdoors.
Take the ferry from Rådhusbrygge 4 in the city centre to Hovedøya - the island closest to the city centre, with beautiful forests, beaches and cultural heritage.
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Hovedøya
Take the ferry from Rådhusbrygge 4 in the city centre to Hovedøya - the island closest to the city centre, with beautiful forests, beaches and cultural heritage.
Bogstad Manor is a listed and protected cultural monument and one of the few country estates in Norway. It offers a restaurant, park, visiting farm and a museum shop.
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Bogstad gård
Bogstad Manor is a listed and protected cultural monument and one of the few country estates in Norway. It offers a restaurant, park, visiting farm and a museum shop.
Oslo's "main street". The Royal Castle in one end, and the Central Station in the other. Shopping, restaurants and sight seeing.
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Karl Johans gate
Karl Johans gateOslo's "main street". The Royal Castle in one end, and the Central Station in the other. Shopping, restaurants and sight seeing.
Arts & Culture
Parkteatret Scene
11 Olaf Ryes plassParkteatret always has some (less known) trendy band playing!
Munch Museum is an art museum in Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The museum also has different exhibitions on.
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Munch-museet
1 Edvard Munchs PlassMunch Museum is an art museum in Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The museum also has different exhibitions on.
Ski resort by winter - climbing park, bicycle trails and adrenaline filled experiences by summer. Rentals and suitable for groups.
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Oslo Vinterpark
64 TryvannsveienSki resort by winter - climbing park, bicycle trails and adrenaline filled experiences by summer. Rentals and suitable for groups.
Everything Else
In Norway, every spirit over 5% is sold separately at a wine monopoly. The closest being this one.
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Vinmonopolet
72 Waldemar Thranes gateIn Norway, every spirit over 5% is sold separately at a wine monopoly. The closest being this one.
Lovely green lungs in the city centre. Has an exercise park and an outdoor restaurant. Next to the park (and a little south) on Ullevålsveien, you wil find lots of little shops and restaurants.
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St. Hanshaugen
Lovely green lungs in the city centre. Has an exercise park and an outdoor restaurant. Next to the park (and a little south) on Ullevålsveien, you wil find lots of little shops and restaurants.
Oslo Central Station
1 JernbanetorgetOslo central train-, bus- and tram station.
Shopping
Velouria Vintage
34 Thorvald Meyers gateIf you're looking for vintage clothing...
Hegdehaugsveien
HegdehaugsveienShopping!
Egertorget invest AS
43 Karl Johans gateShopping!
Steen & Strom Department Store
8 Nedre SlottsgateShopping!