The Best Restaurants with 1 Falstaff-Gabel(n) in Bergen
Named after an old word for “common people,” this bistro serves a daily-changing menu of Norwegian seafood and seasonal produce. The zero-waste kitchen offers an “Åpen Mat” tasting format for sharing.
Italian-Nordic social dining: The set menu features a variety of small dishes made with seasonal ingredients. The weekly “Sunday Tasting” features an affordable 13-course menu in which the chefs experiment with new dishes.
The Sicily-inspired Olivia branch serves pizza and pasta made from scratch in a cozy interior. On the waterfront terrace, views span Bryggen’s wooden facades and the Fløibanen funicular.
For over 15 years, this gastropub has served Nordic comfort food, including fish pie, meatballs, and stews. Norwegian beer is available on tap; penguin drawings add a playful touch to the otherwise straightforward interior.
Head chef Adam Bjerck keeps the approach simple, focusing on pure flavors and grilled dishes. In a Mibrasa charcoal oven, he gives cuts from Japan, Argentina, and Norway their signature crust and smoke.
At this Bryggen restaurant, the name “two cooks” nods to the idea that fewer hands make better food. The kitchen works with Norwegian seafood and game, keeping the focus on clearly defined flavors rather than overstatement.
On Bergen’s highest mountain, Ulriken (643 m above sea level), the kitchen offers seasonal menus created with local produce. Lunch and dinner are served with views of the city, the water, and the surrounding mountains.
This dining room, downstairs from Pingvinen, shares the same food menu, but in a smaller, more relaxed setting. Expect traditional dishes such as persetorsk, plukkfisk, and reindeer with lingonberries.
This izakaya at Skostredet Hotel blends Norwegian seafood with Japanese ingredients in sushi, ramen and small plates. In summer, guests dine on the terrace in the lively bar district.
Since 1957, writers, actors, and journalists have gathered at this institution named after poet Johan Herman Wessel. The kitchen serves regional classics like cured cod and seasonal seafood.
At Magic Kloverhuset Harbor Hotel, this restaurant offers “Vestlandsfusion”: Western Norwegian ingredients merged with international culinary traditions. Large windows frame views of the historic Bryggen waterfront.
Inside Zander K Hotel, this all-day restaurant serves organic dishes featuring seasonal ingredients and offers beer from local microbreweries. After work every Friday from 4pm, with a DJ and 10 percent off the entire menu.