Guidebook for Oslo
Essentials
People & Coffee
21 RådhusgataCasual and friendly. Excellent coffee. Super location. Free wifi.
Here is where I do my shopping. Best offers and okay selection
12 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
REMA 1000 Torggata
2 TorggataHere is where I do my shopping. Best offers and okay selection
Drinks & Nightlife
The Dubliner Folk Pub
28 RådhusgataOldest irish pub in Oslo. And the best.
Arts & Culture
The best place to see Edvard Munch, Dahl, Gude, Nerdrum, Melgaard and more.
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I-National Gallery
3 UniversitetsgataThe best place to see Edvard Munch, Dahl, Gude, Nerdrum, Melgaard and more.
Renzo Piano is the master architect. International art, a 'must'.
http://afmuseet.no/en/hjem
482 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 StrandpromenadenRenzo Piano is the master architect. International art, a 'must'.
http://afmuseet.no/en/hjem
The architectural masterpiece. Highly recommended. Go for a stroll, a coffee in the cafe and dine in the restaurant. Opera/ballet every night.
http://www.operaen.no/Default.aspx?ID=29002
871 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Oslo Opera House
The architectural masterpiece. Highly recommended. Go for a stroll, a coffee in the cafe and dine in the restaurant. Opera/ballet every night.
http://www.operaen.no/Default.aspx?ID=29002
Norway's architectural scene is becoming more and more interesting. Nice café as well.
14 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
National Museum - Architecture
4 BankplassenNorway's architectural scene is becoming more and more interesting. Nice café as well.
Nice shopping centre. Lots of restaurants around and nice area for walks if you want to stroll around and look at people, boats, architecture and general life.
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Aker Brygge
2 BryggegataNice shopping centre. Lots of restaurants around and nice area for walks if you want to stroll around and look at people, boats, architecture and general life.
Historical museum with many streets rebuild, old buildings and several "tun" or micro-villages. It feels like walking back in time. Recommended! Both out-door and inside exhibitions.
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I-Museum yaseNorway yezoBuciko
10 MuseumsveienHistorical museum with many streets rebuild, old buildings and several "tun" or micro-villages. It feels like walking back in time. Recommended! Both out-door and inside exhibitions.
Food Scene
Good location, sunny café in the street during summer season. Nice pizza.
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Café Tekethopa
2 St. Olavs PlassGood location, sunny café in the street during summer season. Nice pizza.
Hells Kitchen Oslo
23 - 25 MøllergataBest pizza. Fairly young crowd.
Historically important café where the boheme scene of 1890's celebrated decadent times. Nowadays very proper.
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Grand Hotel Oslo
31 Karl Johans gateHistorically important café where the boheme scene of 1890's celebrated decadent times. Nowadays very proper.
Italian cafeteria/restaurant. Nice pizzas and informal atmosphere. Nice view towards the harbour and Town Hall.
6 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Vapiano
27 RådhusgataItalian cafeteria/restaurant. Nice pizzas and informal atmosphere. Nice view towards the harbour and Town Hall.
Stockfleths
2 MunkegataBest coffee around? Continental (italian) style.
Traditional norwegian food in a 17th century building. Yellow building on the corner of the piazza. They have menu of the day.
Stortorvet
Traditional norwegian food in a 17th century building. Yellow building on the corner of the piazza. They have menu of the day.
Best Thai restaurant in Oslo? Just around the corner from my apartment. Recommended! Also take away.
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Nam Fah Thai
Best Thai restaurant in Oslo? Just around the corner from my apartment. Recommended! Also take away.
Very nice place to sit in the sun after you have visited the museums. Maritime environment. The ferry to the Town Hall leaves from here.
Dronningen
DronningenVery nice place to sit in the sun after you have visited the museums. Maritime environment. The ferry to the Town Hall leaves from here.
Sightseeing
Tours possible in the summer season. See link.
http://www.kongehuset.no/c79786/seksjonstekst/vis.html?tid=79787
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I-Royal Palace
1 SlottsplassenTours possible in the summer season. See link.
http://www.kongehuset.no/c79786/seksjonstekst/vis.html?tid=79787
Akershus Castle
Nice place for walks. There are also tours.
Norwegian Parliament
22 Karl Johans gateThe Parliament. Guided tours available.
Nice park. Belongs to the King and is open to everyone. When the flag is up, the King is at home. Guided tours during the summer.
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Slottsparken station
Nice park. Belongs to the King and is open to everyone. When the flag is up, the King is at home. Guided tours during the summer.
This island is easy accessible from Vippetangen and has wildlife, old cloister ruins and several nice and private places for bathing.
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Hovedøya
This island is easy accessible from Vippetangen and has wildlife, old cloister ruins and several nice and private places for bathing.
The boats to the Oslofjord islands has its departure from here.
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Vippetangkaia
VippetangkaiaThe boats to the Oslofjord islands has its departure from here.
The Town Hall. A magnificient piece of art and architecture made in the birth-years of the welfare state. This is the cultural expression it is built on.
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IRådhuset
1 RådhusplassenThe Town Hall. A magnificient piece of art and architecture made in the birth-years of the welfare state. This is the cultural expression it is built on.
Nice piazza on sunny days. The boats/ferries to Bygdøy leaves from here.
http://www.nbf-ostland.no/images/oslo-bat_090321-2.pdf
94 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
IRådhuset
1 RådhusplassenNice piazza on sunny days. The boats/ferries to Bygdøy leaves from here.
http://www.nbf-ostland.no/images/oslo-bat_090321-2.pdf
Everything Else
The small cathedral from 1699/1799. Regular sunday service and religous, classical concerts.
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Oslo Cathedral (Oslo Domkirke)
11 Karl Johans gateThe small cathedral from 1699/1799. Regular sunday service and religous, classical concerts.
The bar on the roof top is very nice on a summer's day for å cool drink in the sun. Take the elevator to the top floor. Open also for non-guests.
9 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
First Hotel Grims Grenka
5 Kongens gateThe bar on the roof top is very nice on a summer's day for å cool drink in the sun. Take the elevator to the top floor. Open also for non-guests.