17 Best Restaurants in Norway

Called the "northernmost chocolate factory of the world," this café offers unusual handmade chocolates shaped like snowballs, ice crystals, and polar bears that you can take home (or, more likely, eat right away). It’s a family-run business that focuses on creating a welcoming atmosphere for locals and visitors alike, which is why it draws in the crowd for its lunchtime soups and salads.

This popular organic bakery makes scrumptious cinnamon rolls (several different kinds) and delicious open-faced sandwiches to order.

This cozy bookshop and café serves homemade baked goods, great coffee, and local beer. You'll find yourself surrounded by interesting books and some lovely antiques, much of it for sale.

Oslo's answer to Starbucks (with much better coffee, locals would say), Kaffebrenneriet has 26 branches throughout the city, including in the trendy Grünerløkka neighborhood.

Many locals will direct you to Melkebaren to sample the møsbrømslefse, a local specialty of cheese melted on flatbread. The extremely popular café has an outdoor terrace and baristas adept at making various types of coffee, including the cortados and lattes you know from back home. There's a wide range of pastries, including tasty cinnamon buns and macarons. The cozy and intimate interior makes the perfect escape from Bodø's winter weather.

A couple of café tables on the sidewalk draw you to this storefront eatery, which is just as appealing on the inside, thanks to exposed brick walls and wide-plank wood floors. The menu is casual fare, including sandwiches and salads.