The counters in Oslo worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Oslo worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Åpent Bakeri's Inkognito Terrasse branch behind the Royal Palace is the original 1998 room of bakers Emmanuel Rang and Øyvind Lofthus, with morning skolebrød and the city's longest queue for laminated pastries.
Worth the queue: Skolebrød and butter croissants
Ille Brød on Lakkegata in Grønland mills heirloom Norwegian grains for long-fermented sourdough loaves and cinnamon rolls baked to order from the front-window oven.
Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf with ancient grain
Talormade on Operagata in Bjorvika built its reputation on the ice-cream doughnut, with a tight line of laminated viennoiserie made each morning at the back kitchen.
Worth the queue: Ice-cream doughnut
The Little Pickle on Jens Bjelkes gate runs the bakery side of its Michelin Bib Gourmand all-day room, with rotating sourdoughs and cardamom buns served from the morning counter.
Worth the queue: Cardamom buns
Vespa and Humla on Københavngata in Grunerlokka pairs a Detroit-style pizza oven with a working bakery and microbrewery, with seasonal pastries from the morning counter.
Worth the queue: Pan pizza and pastry plates