Scan Magazine | Café of the Month | Norway
Friends enjoying good company and coffee.
Café of the Month, Norway
A homely oasis with an international flair Since 2004, Lyspunktet Café has been a home away from home to locals as well as visitors to the city of Ålesund. With a warm and inviting atmosphere, homemade food inspired by all corners of the world, and the best coffee in town, Lyspunktet is the perfect place to unwind with friends and family, or simply find peace of mind in front of the fireplace. By Linn Skjei Bjørnsen | Photos: Rachel Stenger
When Ragnhild Tunheim Huse and a group of friends opened the doors to Lyspunktet Café 12 years ago, it had long been their dream to create a space where people from all walks of life could feel seen, taken care of and at home. Throughout the years, Lyspunktet has evolved from being a youth café serving taco wraps and cinnamon buns, into a coffee shop, café and restaurant for people of all ages and backgrounds. “Our vision has always been to create an at118 | Issue 96 | January 2017
mosphere where people can relax and feel that they belong, regardless of their current life situation,” explains Tunheim Huse, Lyspunktet’s general manager.
Best-in-class coffee art and an infamous carrot cake Offering an extensive all-day dining experience, Lyspunktet’s menu is as culturally diverse as its staff. With team members from ten different countries, including Russia, Argentina, Australia,
Poland and Canada, the café and menu certainly do not lack in international flair. Dishes such as Hungarian Smile, Bayern München and Slice of Sydney are all inspired by and named after the staff. “We don’t have a particular style. Instead, we focus on offering a range of flavours from all over the world that represent the distinct food of our staff’s home countries. Our former head chef, Dirk Kiefer, who was with us for nine years and is from Germany, built the menu from the bottom up with help from our international staff. Our new head chef, Erik Krouthen, who just started and is from Sweden, will continue in the same vein,” Tunheim Huse says. Lyspunktet not only prides itself on making everything on the menu from scratch;