LOCAL FAVORITECafé
Tim Wendelboe
The espresso bar that put Oslo on the world coffee map — a former world barista champion roasting on site, serving a short menu with total conviction. Pilgrimage-worthy, and tiny.

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LOCAL FAVORITECafé
The espresso bar that put Oslo on the world coffee map — a former world barista champion roasting on site, serving a short menu with total conviction. Pilgrimage-worthy, and tiny.
HIDDEN GEMRestaurant
A neighborhood bistro in Kampen's wooden-house village that people cross the city for — blackboard menu, natural wine, and the warmth of somewhere that belongs to its street.

Café
Coffee by day, cocktails by night, all inside a 1963 time capsule of Norwegian mid-century design — every chair is vintage and most of it is for sale.

Restaurant
Casual ramen shop serving tonkotsu and shoyu with housemade noodles — walk-ins only.