Guidebook for Bergen
Food Scene
Sumo Solheimsviken
39 DamsgårdsveienOk sushi and good Thai-food. Friendly staff.
Tasty take-away pizza right next door. Instead of ordering delivery just go get the pizza yourself. It will take longer if they are delivering it.
20 residents recomanen
Pizzabakeren Solheimsviken
58 DamsgårdsveienTasty take-away pizza right next door. Instead of ordering delivery just go get the pizza yourself. It will take longer if they are delivering it.
Mandalay Sushi & Burmese
5 SparebanksgatenGreat sushi and burmese food! Friendly staff.
Many locals like to go here for beer and pizza. They have a variety of dishes, including hamburgers and pasta-dishes.
59 residents recomanen
Kafé Spesial
13 Christies gateMany locals like to go here for beer and pizza. They have a variety of dishes, including hamburgers and pasta-dishes.
Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plassGreat place to relax and have a coffee in the sun.
Bare Vestland
1 VågsallmenningenFood based on norwegian traditions with a modern twist.
Nobel Bopel
64 Welhavens gateGreat atmosphere, nice staff, good coffee and food.
The ground floor has restaurant area. The café and bar is located in the cellar. A blend between norwegian and international food (hamburgers, fries, etc)
57 residents recomanen
Naboen Pub & Restaurant
4 Sigurds gateThe ground floor has restaurant area. The café and bar is located in the cellar. A blend between norwegian and international food (hamburgers, fries, etc)
Very touristy - some like it and some don't. Many locals avoid this place. They sell expensive, but fresh seafood.
93 residents recomanen
Fisketorget
3 StrandkaienVery touristy - some like it and some don't. Many locals avoid this place. They sell expensive, but fresh seafood.
Brasseriet
5-7 Østre SkostredetGood food and coffee in the more alternative area of the city.
Sightseeing
Fløibanen
23A VetrlidsallmenningenTake the Funicular to the top and get a great view of the city.
The medieval part of Bergen. Walk among the old buildings and be transported back in time. Love the ambiance of this place. The shops in the front are very touristy, but if you venture into the narrow streets further back you can find local artists and designers.
548 residents recomanen
Bryggen
BryggenThe medieval part of Bergen. Walk among the old buildings and be transported back in time. Love the ambiance of this place. The shops in the front are very touristy, but if you venture into the narrow streets further back you can find local artists and designers.
One of the oldest places in Bergen. Worth seeing. Kings lived here in the early middle-ages.
80 residents recomanen
Fortalesa de Bergenhus
One of the oldest places in Bergen. Worth seeing. Kings lived here in the early middle-ages.
Rosenkrantztårnet
4 BergenhusOld, cool building. Go see!
One of the oldest buildings in Bergen still standing. There is a cannonball stuck in the wall of the tower after a battle in the harbor between the Dutch and the English in the 1665.
12 residents recomanen
Bergen Cathedral
1 DomkirkeplassenOne of the oldest buildings in Bergen still standing. There is a cannonball stuck in the wall of the tower after a battle in the harbor between the Dutch and the English in the 1665.
The aquarium. Has penguins, seals, fish , other sealife, crocodiles and snakes.
368 residents recomanen
Aquari Nacional de Bergen
4 NordnesbakkenThe aquarium. Has penguins, seals, fish , other sealife, crocodiles and snakes.
Parks & Nature
Fløyen
Great views and scenery. Forest and hills.
Ulriken
Love the view. Take the steep walk up/down or take the cable-car.
The locals like to take this hike. Gives a great view of the city but also towards the islands to the west.
139 residents recomanen
Løvstakken
The locals like to take this hike. Gives a great view of the city but also towards the islands to the west.
Drinks & Nightlife
The only gay place in Bergen - The ground floor has a bar and upstairs has a dance-floor.
11 residents recomanen
Fincken
2A NygårdsgatenThe only gay place in Bergen - The ground floor has a bar and upstairs has a dance-floor.
Legal
11 Christies gateOne of my favorite bars.
Ujevnt
7 Christies gateOne of my favorite places to chill and have a beer or two.
Bar and record-shop in one! Sometimes live-music in the back-yard.
59 residents recomanen
Apollon Platebar
2A NygårdsgatenBar and record-shop in one! Sometimes live-music in the back-yard.
Don Pippo
11 Christies gateA nice place to drink wine or something with bubbles.
Pingvinen
14 VaskerelvenHas beer and traditional norwegain food. Nice place.
Bien Restaurant
30 FjøsangerveienA bar located in an old pharmacy.
Bar located in a more alternative area. You can also find some street-art around here.
45 residents recomanen
Folk & Røvere
4 SparebanksgatenBar located in a more alternative area. You can also find some street-art around here.
Arts & Culture
Bergen Kunsthall
5 Rasmus Meyers alléGreat place for contemporary art.
Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
134 residents recomanen
KODE 2, KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
3 Rasmus Meyers alléTemporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
A collection of artworks from the 1400s to the 1900s.
134 residents recomanen
KODE 2, KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
3 Rasmus Meyers alléA collection of artworks from the 1400s to the 1900s.
West Norway Museum of Decorative Art
9 Nordahl Bruns gateArt-gallery.
The National Stage, Bergen
1 EngenThe main theatre in Bergen.
Grieghallen
1 Edvard Griegs plassMusic venue.
Cornerteateret
4 Kong Christian Fredriks plassTheater, music venue and bar.
Bryggen Museum. Archeological findings from the Middle-ages and the history around Bryggen.
65 residents recomanen
Bryggens Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen
3 DreggsallmenningenBryggen Museum. Archeological findings from the Middle-ages and the history around Bryggen.
Shopping
Twisted
1B NygårdsgatenI just like it. Clothes for men and women.
Lot333
18 Kong Oscars gateNordic fashion.
Fresh Pepper AS
98 NesttunvegenLovely shop. Clothes for men and women.
Galleriet
8 TorgallmenningenLots of shops under one roof. A bit boring.
Outland Bergen
14 FortunenA store for books, comics, board-games and more.
Bergen Storsenter
8 StrømgatenCombined shopping mall and bus-station
Malepaletten
15 Kong Oscars gateArt-supplies.
Essentials
Nice local supermarket. Sometimes a little pricier than the others.
23 residents recomanen
Bunnpris Damsgård
82 DamsgårdsveienNice local supermarket. Sometimes a little pricier than the others.
KIWI Bøhmergaten
44 BøhmergatenCheap supermarket with an ok selection.
Coop Extra Danmarksplass
33 SolheimsgatenLarger supermarket with a better selection of wares.
Bunnpris
52 NøstegatenOpen on sundays.
Good, but a bit pricey grocery store. Has a better selection of fresh foods than many of the other stores in the city center.
10 residents recomanen
Life
8 TorgallmenningenGood, but a bit pricey grocery store. Has a better selection of fresh foods than many of the other stores in the city center.
Good selection of food compared to many of the other stores in the city center. Has more fresh foods.
90 residents recomanen
Bergen Storsenter
8 StrømgatenGood selection of food compared to many of the other stores in the city center. Has more fresh foods.
Bergen legevakt
9 SolheimsgatenEmergency Room. Close to the apartment.
Haukeland University Hospital / Health Bergen
22 Jonas Lies veiThe hospital.
convenience store Spilde
28 Thormøhlens GateOpen on sundays.
The closest supermarket. One of the cheaper ones, but with a small selection of foods.
14 residents recomanen
REMA 1000 Viken
35 DamsgårdsveienThe closest supermarket. One of the cheaper ones, but with a small selection of foods.