Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Oslo for grown-ups.

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Himkok ★ 4.7

Cocktail barCocktail bar and distillery$$$sentrumMon-Wed 17:00-00:00, Thu-Sat 17:00-03:00, Sun 17:00-00:00

Himkok on Storgata in central Oslo is the Norwegian distillery bar with house-distilled aquavit, gin and vodka, on the World's 50 Best Bars every year.

Signature drink: Norwegian aquavit cocktails

Food: Snacks

Storgata 27, 0184 Oslo

Bettola ★ 4.4

Cocktail barItalian retro cocktail bar$$$grunerlokkaMon-Wed 16:00-00:00, Thu 16:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 16:00-00:00

Bettola on Trondheimsveien in Grunerlokka is the Italian retro cocktail room beside Schouskjelleren, with a Negroni list and aperitivo small plates served.

Signature drink: Negronis and Italian aperitivi

Food: Small plates and snacks

Trondheimsveien 2, 0560 Oslo

Fuglen ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCocktail bar in mid-century cafe$$$sentrumMon-Tue 07:30-20:00, Wed-Thu 07:30-00:00, Fri 07:30-01:00, Sat 09:00-01:00, Sun 09:00-20:00

Fuglen on Universitetsgata turns from coffee bar to cocktail room past 18:00, with a tight Nordic-spirits cocktail list and 1963 mid-century furniture pieces.

Signature drink: Aquavit Sour

Food: Bar snacks

Universitetsgata 2, 0164 Oslo

The Thief Roof ★ 4.3

Cocktail barRooftop hotel bar$$$tjuvholmenDaily 17:00-22:00

The Thief Roof on Tjuvholmen is the summer rooftop terrace bar of The Thief hotel, with a tight cocktail list and fjord views over the Aker Brygge harbour.

Signature drink: Fjord-view cocktails

Food: Bar snacks

Landgangen 1, 0252 Oslo

Territoriet ★ 4.7

Cocktail barWine bar$$$grunerlokkaMon-Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-01:00

Territoriet on Markveien at the foot of Grunerlokka opened in 2014 with 100-plus wines by the glass, now a neighbourhood institution and one of the deepest.

Signature drink: 100-plus wines by the glass

Food: Snacks and small plates

Markveien 58, 0550 Oslo
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