Drinks by the Oslo harbor at golden hour, fjord glowing in late afternoon sun.

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LOCAL FAVORITE

Café

Tim Wendelboe

The espresso bar that put Oslo on the world coffee map — a former world barista champion roasting on site, serving a short menu with total conviction. Pilgrimage-worthy, and tiny.

Kampen Bistro's ochre corner building with blue window awnings

HIDDEN GEM

Restaurant

Kampen Bistro

A neighborhood bistro in Kampen's wooden-house village that people cross the city for — blackboard menu, natural wine, and the warmth of somewhere that belongs to its street.

Café

Fuglen

Coffee by day, cocktails by night, all inside a 1963 time capsule of Norwegian mid-century design — every chair is vintage and most of it is for sale.

Restaurant

Koie Ramen

Casual ramen shop serving tonkotsu and shoyu with housemade noodles — walk-ins only.

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Oslo,curated. A local guide to Oslo restaurants, cafés, bars, workshops, cinemas, and neighbourhood places.

Your Oslo guideto the good life.

Make something with your hands

Date night ideas that never fail

Views worth the detour

Daily inspirationon Instagram

Oslo,curated. A local guide to Oslo restaurants, cafés, bars, workshops, cinemas, and neighbourhood places.