Restaurant of the week: "Schou"

Towering over Bergen, Fløyfjellet—or simply Mount Fløyen—rises 399 meters above sea level. Most visitors arrive via the funicular, an eight-minute ascent that grants a sweeping view over the fjords and ends in one of Norway’s most interesting new dining destinations: Schou. Named after the architect who designed the building in the 1920s, the recently renovated premises now host a brasserie, fine dining establishment, and bar overseen by Chef René Leo Blume, formerly of Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg and Zurich’s Wirtschaft im Franz. The lively hum of the brasserie drifts into Schou through a curtain dividing the two, giving the latter warmth without compromising ambiance.