The Best Restaurants with 2 Falstaff-Gabel(n) in Oslo
Since 2009, this wine-focused restaurant has paired French technique with Norwegian produce, composing dishes around a cellar of 2,000 labels. Its 2025 move to Bjørvika added space and an open kitchen.
Raw concrete and pumping music frame Jonathan Hagen’s zero-waste tasting menus. He showcases both classical techniques and creativity, with his signature dish being the Cold Curry. Energetic and accessible.
Lars Erik Underthun has run this Frogner institution for over 30 years. The French-influenced kitchen features seasonal produce in à la carte and set menus, supported by one of the city’s best wine cellars.
Opened in 2016 in a former grocery shop, Kolonialen Bislett serves a concise bistro menu of oysters, cured meats, and Norwegian classics, paired with a wide by-the-glass wine selection.
Hotel Bristol's grill room has served Oslo since 1924, offering premium meat from its own dry-age cabinet—including Wagyu cuts—alongside oysters and seasonal dishes. French-oriented wine list.
An old wooden house holds a French bistro that’s among the city’s finest, open since 2015. Everything is homemade with seasonal ingredients: steak tartare, entrecôte, crispy frites, and, of course, the desserts.
On the second floor of Hotel Continental, diners find this refined restaurant with weekly changing menus of three to five courses. The best in-season ingredients are paired with wines from an extensive list.
Named after the owners’ son, this popular French bistro in Grünerløkka serves langoustines (when in season), tarte flambée, and entrecôte. French cheeses and a wine list round out the experience.
Maciek Sulek and head chef Anders Erlandsson—formerly at Alchemist—serve pan-Asian-inspired dishes as set menus and à la carte. Bottles and vinyl records line the walls; DJs play on weekends.
Danish smørrebrød at lunch, a continental set menu at dinner: two distinct meal types under one roof in a listed building by the river. On the ground floor, a wine bar pours from a mostly classic list.
Dag Tjersland opened this Italian restaurant in 1997 at age 24, where pasta, pizza, and focaccia are made in-house. There is summer seating in the atmospheric courtyard of Oslo Cathedral, and the staff are mainly Italian.
Chef Charles Taylor cooks on the rooftop of the former American Embassy, a 1959 Eero Saarinen building. Fish drives the tasting menu, following a fin-to-gill approach pairing cod tongue with belly.
Icelandic chef Atli Mar Yngvason crosses Nordic seafood with Asian and Latin American influences. Spicy frozen margaritas are a signature drink; the bar accepts walk-ins, while the dining room offers a set menu.
Once a waffle bakery, this cellar has welcomed diners since 1989. Brick walls and flickering candles create a rustic backdrop for set menus with French-Nordic influences and a wine list of around 500 labels.
A former Baptist church with 13-meter ceilings has housed this gastro bar since 2025. The kitchen serves seasonal small plates, accompanied by wines sourced through the owners’ own import company.
Commissioned by a banker and completed in 1864, this villa houses an Italian-inspired bistro in rooms with high ceilings and original plasterwork. The wine cellar sits in a former weapons storage below.
The award-winning MAD building in Oslo's Barcode district houses this contemporary restaurant. Continental classics get a modern touch, such as beef tartare with yellow beets and baked cod with fennel salad.
Oslo's oldest restaurant is located in a protected 18th-century building at Bankplassen. The kitchen upholds Norwegian traditions, serving seasonal skrei in winter, reindeer year-round, and smørbrød at lunch since 1862.
What started as a pop-up wine bar in a 1920s garage is now a popular neighborhood spot in St. Hanshaugen. The all-French wine list matches bistro classics like snails and chicken liver terrine.
Since 1987, chef Sergio Barcilon has run this small restaurant with one goal: fine cooking without expensive factors. The kitchen composes French-inspired seasonal menus, served in a dining room with paintings on the walls.