Guidebook for Grünerløkka
Food Scene
Best pizza in town! With or without gluten and lactose.
380 residents recomanen
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka
8 Olaf Ryes plassBest pizza in town! With or without gluten and lactose.
Delicatessen Grünerløkka
8 Søndre gateBest tapas!
Supreme Roastworks
18A Thorvald Meyers gateBest coffee, and kindest baristas!
Taco República
Best tacos!
Mathallen is a high-quality food marked where you will find restaurants and shops selling gourmet food. Make sure to ask to taste the Norwegian brown cheese! :)
780 residents recomanen
Mathallen Oslo
5 VulkanMathallen is a high-quality food marked where you will find restaurants and shops selling gourmet food. Make sure to ask to taste the Norwegian brown cheese! :)
Tim Wendelboe
1 Grüners gateEven better coffee!
Nice view over the Oslo fjord and the city. Good sea food. Tram 18 or 19 to Ekebergparken.
272 residents recomanen
Ekebergrestauranten
15 KongsveienNice view over the Oslo fjord and the city. Good sea food. Tram 18 or 19 to Ekebergparken.
Super good restaurant, just 2 min. walk from the flat. Make sure to book a table in advance.
13 residents recomanen
Hot Shop
18 KøbenhavngataSuper good restaurant, just 2 min. walk from the flat. Make sure to book a table in advance.
Drinks & Nightlife
Perla Bar
66 Helgesens gateThis bar is cosy and serves the best drinks!
Bruun-Larsen
15 TorshovgataGood drinks, pool-table. Dog friendly!
Prindsen Hage
15 Chr. Krohgs gateCosy beer garden!
Torggata Botaniske
17B TorggataGood drinks!
Bettola
2 TrondheimsveienGood drinks!
Grünerløkka Brygghus
30B Thorvald Meyers gateGood beer!
Kulturhuset
6 Youngs gateA good party!
A good party! Djs and concerts. Enjoy your drink outside next to the river.
394 residents recomanen
Blå
9C BrenneriveienA good party! Djs and concerts. Enjoy your drink outside next to the river.
The Villa Oslo Dancing
23-25 MøllergataA good party!
SALT is both a sauna, bar and music scene. Open during day and night. Jump in the fjord, relax in the sauna:)
95 residents recomanen
SALT
1 LangkaiaSALT is both a sauna, bar and music scene. Open during day and night. Jump in the fjord, relax in the sauna:)
A good party! Djs and concerts. Enjoy your drink outside next to the river.
56 residents recomanen
Ingensteds
9 BrenneriveienA good party! Djs and concerts. Enjoy your drink outside next to the river.
Essentials
MENY Ringnes Park
6C SannergataA bit pricy, but always good quality.
Snarvask
25 Thorvald Meyers gateSelf-service laundry.
REMA 1000 Thorvald Meyersgate
23A Thorvald Meyers gateOne of the less expensive food stores.
Getting Around
Tram 11, 12 and 13 stops at Biermannsgate, 5 min. walk to my flat.
18 residents recomanen
Biermanns gate
Biermanns gateTram 11, 12 and 13 stops at Biermannsgate, 5 min. walk to my flat.
Carl Berners plass
Carl Berners Plass metro station, 10 min. walk to my flat.
Arts & Culture
Black Box Teater
8 MarstrandgataContemporary theatre. 5 min. walk from my flat.
Museu Astrup Fearnley
2 StrandpromenadenContemporary art museum.
Tram 12 to Aker Brygge.
Make sure you get to see Edvard Munchs paintings. Metro nr. 1 , 3 or 5 to Tøyen.
647 residents recomanen
Museu Munch
1 Edvard Munchs PlassMake sure you get to see Edvard Munchs paintings. Metro nr. 1 , 3 or 5 to Tøyen.
Design og arkitektur Norge (DOGA)
16 Hausmanns gateCenter of Design and Architecture.
Sculpture park. Stroll around in the woods and enjoy the art on your way. Go to Ekeberg Restaurant for a good meal and stunning views over Oslo and the fjord.
Tram 18 or 19 to Ekebergparken.
343 residents recomanen
Ekebergparken
23 KongsveienSculpture park. Stroll around in the woods and enjoy the art on your way. Go to Ekeberg Restaurant for a good meal and stunning views over Oslo and the fjord.
Tram 18 or 19 to Ekebergparken.
The artists house, built and founded in 1930. Contemporary art + a good bar and restaurant.
54 residents recomanen
Kunstnernes Hus
17 WergelandsveienThe artists house, built and founded in 1930. Contemporary art + a good bar and restaurant.
Close to Frognerparken you will find Vigelandsmuseet, where Gustav Vigeland lived, and worked on the sculptures for the park.
52 residents recomanen
Vigeland Museum
32 Nobels gateClose to Frognerparken you will find Vigelandsmuseet, where Gustav Vigeland lived, and worked on the sculptures for the park.
The brother of Gustav Vigeland, Emanuel Vigeland, was a painter. Visit his incredible mausoleum, filled with wall paintings. This is a hidden gem in Oslo, a must-see! Metro nr. 1 to Slemdal.
38 residents recomanen
Emanuel Vigeland Museum
8 GrimelundsveienThe brother of Gustav Vigeland, Emanuel Vigeland, was a painter. Visit his incredible mausoleum, filled with wall paintings. This is a hidden gem in Oslo, a must-see! Metro nr. 1 to Slemdal.
A must-visit museum for all those who are interested in the Viking ships. Here are the original ships, jewelries, tools and clothes. Bus nr. 30 to Vikingskipene.
275 residents recomanen
Museu del Vaixell Viking
35 Huk AvenyA must-visit museum for all those who are interested in the Viking ships. Here are the original ships, jewelries, tools and clothes. Bus nr. 30 to Vikingskipene.
Parks & Nature
One of several islands just a short boat trip away from Aker Brygge. Pack your picnic bag and make a day of it :) Use the same ticket as for the tram, bus and metro. Tram 12 to Aker Brygge + boat to Hovedøya.
196 residents recomanen
Hovedøya
One of several islands just a short boat trip away from Aker Brygge. Pack your picnic bag and make a day of it :) Use the same ticket as for the tram, bus and metro. Tram 12 to Aker Brygge + boat to Hovedøya.
Walk around in the woods, and take a swim in the lake:) Metro nr.5 to Sognsvann.
209 residents recomanen
Sognsvann
Walk around in the woods, and take a swim in the lake:) Metro nr.5 to Sognsvann.
Walk in the woods around Nøklevann, and swim in the lake :)
Take metro nr.3 (direction Mortensrud) to Bøler.
39 residents recomanen
Nøklevann
Walk in the woods around Nøklevann, and swim in the lake :)
Take metro nr.3 (direction Mortensrud) to Bøler.
Nice view over the Oslo fjord and the city. Visit Frognerseteren restaurant for food and drinks. Nice to walk around in the woods here, i.e: down to Sognsvann. Metro nr.1 to Frognerseteren.
49 residents recomanen
Frognerseteren [T-bane] station
Nice view over the Oslo fjord and the city. Visit Frognerseteren restaurant for food and drinks. Nice to walk around in the woods here, i.e: down to Sognsvann. Metro nr.1 to Frognerseteren.
Walk along the river called Akerselva. It runs from Maridalsvannet to Grønland. Take bus nr.54 to Frysja and walk down. Feel free to take a swim in the river (I recommend to do that in the upper part as the water gets more polluted further down).
27 residents recomanen
Frysja station
Walk along the river called Akerselva. It runs from Maridalsvannet to Grønland. Take bus nr.54 to Frysja and walk down. Feel free to take a swim in the river (I recommend to do that in the upper part as the water gets more polluted further down).
Parc de Tøyen
90 Helgesens gatePark with a view :) 15 min. walk from my flat.
Visit the island Gressholmen for a swim and a visit to Gressholmen Kro for good food and drinks, and once in a while dancing! :)
Use the same ticket as for the tram, bus and metro. Tram 12 to Aker Brygge + boat to Gressholmen.
55 residents recomanen
Gressholmen Kro
GressholmenVisit the island Gressholmen for a swim and a visit to Gressholmen Kro for good food and drinks, and once in a while dancing! :)
Use the same ticket as for the tram, bus and metro. Tram 12 to Aker Brygge + boat to Gressholmen.
Sightseeing
Oslo Opera House
Enjoy the view from roof, or go to see an opera :)
Also called Vigelandsparken. A wonderful park in the west of Oslo, established in the early 1900s. The park is filled with sculptures from Gustav Vigeland. There is no entrance fee. Tram nr. 12 to Frognerparken.
549 residents recomanen
Frogner Park
KirkeveienAlso called Vigelandsparken. A wonderful park in the west of Oslo, established in the early 1900s. The park is filled with sculptures from Gustav Vigeland. There is no entrance fee. Tram nr. 12 to Frognerparken.