Guidebook for Bergen
Food Scene
Places for breakfast, lunch or dinner that we ourselves like and use.
Great coffee, and great location in a narrow alley.
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Det Lille Kaffekompaniet
2 Nedre FjellsmauetGreat coffee, and great location in a narrow alley.
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch, or to just buy fresh bread to bring home for breakfast.
Open from 7 mon-fri, 8 sat &sun
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Godt Brød Nedre Korskirkealmenning
12 Nedre KorskirkeallmenningenOrganic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch, or to just buy fresh bread to bring home for breakfast.
Open from 7 mon-fri, 8 sat &sun
Organic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Our favourite of all the different cafes they have, just because we think it is the cosiest. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch.
Open from 8 all days
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Godt Brød Marken
1 MarkenOrganic bakery with excellent cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Our favourite of all the different cafes they have, just because we think it is the cosiest. Wonderful place for a breakfast or lunch.
Open from 8 all days
Great place for a breakfast during the week. Also great for lunch or just a coffee or a glass of wine.
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Brasseriet
5-7 Østre SkostredetGreat place for a breakfast during the week. Also great for lunch or just a coffee or a glass of wine.
One of the best restaurants in Bergen. Great location in the middle of historic Bryggen.
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To Kokker
29 EnhjørningsgårdenOne of the best restaurants in Bergen. Great location in the middle of historic Bryggen.
Great place for a quick and budget-friendly chinese meal. Family run restaurant, the two brothers who run the front of the house are super friendly and nice.
Guangdong House Restaurant
11 MarkenGreat place for a quick and budget-friendly chinese meal. Family run restaurant, the two brothers who run the front of the house are super friendly and nice.
Best place for fish in Bergen. Beautifully renovated in one of the old, traditional houses on historic Bryggen. Traditional Norwegian food lovingly prepared
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The Unicorn Fish Restaurant
29 EnhjørningsgårdenBest place for fish in Bergen. Beautifully renovated in one of the old, traditional houses on historic Bryggen. Traditional Norwegian food lovingly prepared
Great fish restaurant. Located on a small island (holme). Only accessible by boat. They provide transport from Bryggen. An overall great experience, highly recommended.
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Cornelius Sjømatrestaurant
14 KatlavikaGreat fish restaurant. Located on a small island (holme). Only accessible by boat. They provide transport from Bryggen. An overall great experience, highly recommended.
Possibly the best coffee in Bergen for the moment. Also serves food for lunch.
They also run the place called Blom, on Nygårdshøyden.
The owners are very passionate about coffee. Every Saturday at 12 there is a free tasting in a room next door.
Opens at 8 mon-fri, 10 sat&sun
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Kaffemisjonen
5 Øvre KorskirkeallmenningPossibly the best coffee in Bergen for the moment. Also serves food for lunch.
They also run the place called Blom, on Nygårdshøyden.
The owners are very passionate about coffee. Every Saturday at 12 there is a free tasting in a room next door.
Opens at 8 mon-fri, 10 sat&sun
Bien Centro
9 Nordahl Bruns gateGood pizza, cool interior.
Coffee bar that roasts their own coffee on the premises
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Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plassCoffee bar that roasts their own coffee on the premises
Organic food, good vegetarian options (or will make something especially for you). Good for lunch or dinner
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Pygmalion Økocafe & Galleri
4 Nedre KorskirkeallmenningenOrganic food, good vegetarian options (or will make something especially for you). Good for lunch or dinner
Good pizza. Casual place to grab a pizza and a beer. One of the cheaper places in town.
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Kafé Spesial
13 Christies gateGood pizza. Casual place to grab a pizza and a beer. One of the cheaper places in town.
Called Bread and wine, but we call it Beer and chinese food. Because that is what it is. Unpretentious and cheap. We ate here all the time when we were students.
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Brød & Vin restaurant
13 Christies gateCalled Bread and wine, but we call it Beer and chinese food. Because that is what it is. Unpretentious and cheap. We ate here all the time when we were students.
Hot dogs on the go. Made by a local butcher, and very good quality! We love the Lamwurst (lamb) and Reinsdyr (reindeer) and prefer it served in lompe - a traditional thin tortilla-style thing made out of potatoe. Don't forget to get the complimentary glass of saft (squash). Open until 5am, så lots of people go here to grab a hot dog on their way home from the pub.
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Trekroneren
1 Kong Oscars gateHot dogs on the go. Made by a local butcher, and very good quality! We love the Lamwurst (lamb) and Reinsdyr (reindeer) and prefer it served in lompe - a traditional thin tortilla-style thing made out of potatoe. Don't forget to get the complimentary glass of saft (squash). Open until 5am, så lots of people go here to grab a hot dog on their way home from the pub.
Bergen Brunsj
16 KaigatenGreat brunches, quite busy at times.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great winebar in a narrow alley between two streets in a historic building. Cosy backyard for the long, light summer night. Excellent selection of self-imported wine. Great pizza, and great platters of cheese and cured meat.
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Pergola mat & Vinbar AS
9B Nedre KorskirkeallmenningenGreat winebar in a narrow alley between two streets in a historic building. Cosy backyard for the long, light summer night. Excellent selection of self-imported wine. Great pizza, and great platters of cheese and cured meat.
The best place to be in Bergen on a sunny day. Good food and good beer. Verftet also houses several local artists, and has a lively concert scene. Lots of people come here to go swimming and hang out in the summer. We also love sitting inside looking out on the fjord on rainy days.
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Verftet
The best place to be in Bergen on a sunny day. Good food and good beer. Verftet also houses several local artists, and has a lively concert scene. Lots of people come here to go swimming and hang out in the summer. We also love sitting inside looking out on the fjord on rainy days.
Nice place for a beer or drink. Very popular among the lokal hip population. Also has very good, well prepared traditional Norwegian seasonal food. Serves food until late. Highly recommended if you want to try "normal" Norwegian food.
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Pingvinen
14 VaskerelvenNice place for a beer or drink. Very popular among the lokal hip population. Also has very good, well prepared traditional Norwegian seasonal food. Serves food until late. Highly recommended if you want to try "normal" Norwegian food.
This place has a small serving area next to Lille Lungegårdsvann, the small lake in the city centre. Great place for a beer or glass of wine on a sunny day. They only serve Vin Nature, and have some very good ones. Inside is a bar and a club scene.
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Landmark Kafe
5 Rasmus Meyers alléThis place has a small serving area next to Lille Lungegårdsvann, the small lake in the city centre. Great place for a beer or glass of wine on a sunny day. They only serve Vin Nature, and have some very good ones. Inside is a bar and a club scene.
Record store, bar and concert arena. Often hosts tap takeovers, and has a great selection of beer.
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Apollon Platebar
2A NygårdsgatenRecord store, bar and concert arena. Often hosts tap takeovers, and has a great selection of beer.
Cool bar, run by a group of friends who are very passionate about cocktails. They have several places around Bergen, this is one of their most recent places and has a very nice interior.
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Magda
5 Kong Oscars gateCool bar, run by a group of friends who are very passionate about cocktails. They have several places around Bergen, this is one of their most recent places and has a very nice interior.
Sightseeing
Traditional Bryggen, Bergens Unesco world heritage site. Walk among the old wooden buildings, once used by the Hansa-traders who had their had their offices here for 400 years. Bryggen is still in active use, and houses offices, workshops, shops, cafes and restaurants. We often go to the cafe Bastant in one of the small alleys. A great way to visit a World Heritage site
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Bryggen
BryggenTraditional Bryggen, Bergens Unesco world heritage site. Walk among the old wooden buildings, once used by the Hansa-traders who had their had their offices here for 400 years. Bryggen is still in active use, and houses offices, workshops, shops, cafes and restaurants. We often go to the cafe Bastant in one of the small alleys. A great way to visit a World Heritage site
Wonderful view over Bergen. You can either walk up, or take the Funicular. Nice hikes in the surrounding area.
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Fløien Folkerestaurant
2 FløyfjelletWonderful view over Bergen. You can either walk up, or take the Funicular. Nice hikes in the surrounding area.
Arts & Culture
A museum showing Bergens oldest history. Also has great temporary exhibits.
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Bryggens Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen
3 Dreggsallmenningen A museum showing Bergens oldest history. Also has great temporary exhibits.
The Leprosy museum. Beautiful, small museum housed in the old Leprosy hospital. Somtimes also hosts changing exhibits.
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Leprosy Muesum, St. George's Hospital
The Leprosy museum. Beautiful, small museum housed in the old Leprosy hospital. Somtimes also hosts changing exhibits.
KRAFT - Rooms for Artwork
12 VågsallmenningenModern art gallery, free entrance
Getting Around
Bergen Station
The train station
Most buses for the south and west of Bergen leave from here
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Olav Kyrres gate
Olav Kyrres gateMost buses for the south and west of Bergen leave from here
Buses for the north of Bergen leve from just opposite the Fish market.
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Torget
TorgetBuses for the north of Bergen leve from just opposite the Fish market.
Starvhusgaten
StarvhusgatenBybanen, Bergen Light Rail, leaves from here.
Avis Bilutleie Bergen City
15 SolheimsgatenAvis/Budget car rental
Essentials
KIWI
29 Bjørnsons gate Fully stocked grocery store
Open 7-23 mon-sat
The Winemonopoly. The place to buy wine and strong liquor.
Open 10-18 mon-fri, 10-15 sat
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Vinmonopolet
6 ValkendorfsgatenThe Winemonopoly. The place to buy wine and strong liquor.
Open 10-18 mon-fri, 10-15 sat
Fully stocked grocery store, the closest to our house
Open 7-23 mon-fri, 8-21 sat
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REMA 1000 KORSKIRKEKVARTALET
1A Nedre KorskirkeallmenningenFully stocked grocery store, the closest to our house
Open 7-23 mon-fri, 8-21 sat
Small grocery store that is open late and on Sundays
6am -1am mon-fri, 6am-2am sat, 8am-1am sun
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Bunnpris
52 NøstegatenSmall grocery store that is open late and on Sundays
6am -1am mon-fri, 6am-2am sat, 8am-1am sun
Shopping
Reindyrka AS
21 StrandgatenOrganic groceries.
Great place to buy souvenirs. Norwegian design, items that are not your typical, generic souvenir, but actual items designed by Norwegians that we ourselves would buy and use.
Husfliden Bergen
3 VågsallmenningenGreat place to buy souvenirs. Norwegian design, items that are not your typical, generic souvenir, but actual items designed by Norwegians that we ourselves would buy and use.