Maaemo / Fursetgruppen
Smalhans / Anders Husa
FROGNER & MAJORSTUEN Unique and cozy Lorry Restaurant (Parkveien 12) has been serving artists, writers, culture personalities and ordinary people since 1887. Lofotstua (Kirkeveien 40) serves Northern Norwegian seafood in very informal surroundings. Alex Sushi (Cort Adelers gate 2) is one of Oslo’s best sushi restaurants, with a cool, clean atmosphere. Villa Paradiso, already considered by many to have the city’s best pizza at its Grünerløkka restaurant, recently opened a second restaurant at Frogner (Sommerogata 17). Kolonihagen Frogner (Frognerveien 33) is based in a converted horse stall and as well as offering a very atmospheric setting, it serves lunch and light dishes throughout the day and a seasonal sample menu if you’re really hungry. Sawan (President Harbitz gate 4) is an elegant Asian restaurant with a tranquil atmosphere and delicious food.
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN RESTAURANTS
Krishnas Cuisine (Sørkedalsveien 10, Majorstuen) is a popular and budgetfriendly vegetarian restaurant with good food. Vegan Loving Hut (Fredensborgveien 29, Majorstuen and also Bjerregaards gate 6, St. Hanshaugen) is a vegan takeaway restaurant with an Asian slant, and a part of the international Loving
Hut chain of take aways. Funky Fresh Foods (Hausmannsgate 16, city centre near Grünerløkka) is a trendy vegan and raw food café and restaurant in the DogA design centre. Kvadrat Salat (Prinsens gate 18, Kvadraturen area in city centre) is a popular salad bar with delicious vegetarian salads that you compose yourself from what they have on offer. The Fragrance of the Heart (Fridtjof Nansens plass 2, city centre by Oslo City Hall) is a café with vegetarian, vegan and raw lunch dishes and desserts.
BUDGET EATERIES Café Sara (Hausmanns gate 29, city centre near Grünerløkka) is the place to go for Mexican, Turkish and Norwegian food – as well as pizza. Fiskeriet Youngstorget (Youngstorget 2, city centre near Oslo Central Station) is a lunch restaurant, take away and shop with lots of fishy yet great fish dishes. L’oasis Mazze (Trondheimsveien 14, Sofienberg) has tasty Arabic food and pizza and carpets on the walls. Viet Nam House (Bernt Ankers gate 6B, city centre near Grünerløkka) has, as the name suggests, Vietnamese food as well as Sushi and other Asian dishes. Tasty Thai (Thereses gate 51, Bislett and also Sannergata 7, Grünerløkka) has Thai food, Nippon Sushi (Sørkedalsveien 5B, Majorstuen) has sushi and Dim Sum (Tordenskioldsgate 8-10, city centre near Oslo City Hall) has Chinese dim sum food.
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