Kaffistova on the ground floor of Hotell Bondeheimen on Rosenkrantz' gate has served Norwegian home cooking since 1901, with raspeballer, boknafisk, rømmegrøt and kjøttkaker on a cafeteria line.
Address: Rosenkrantz' gate 8, 0159 Oslo
Illegal Burger on Møllergata near Youngstorget plates a budget in-house patty burger across a tight bar-counter room, with a dedicated gluten-free bun and the same line locals queue for at 22:00.
Try: In-house patty burger with gluten-free option
Lille Saigon 1 on Bernt Ankers gate in central Oslo is the long-running budget Vietnamese counter for pho, vermicelli bowls and bun-cha rice plates near Torgata.
Try: Pho and Vietnamese rice plates
TUNCO on Bjerregaards gate near St Hanshaugen runs an Asian wok-and-noodle counter with full vegetarian and vegan lines, the city's budget pick for fast-cooked Asian plates after a museum afternoon.
Try: Asian wok bowls and noodles
Illegal Burger on Møllergata near Youngstorget plates a budget in-house patty burger across a tight bar-counter room, with a dedicated gluten-free bun and the same line locals queue for at 22:00.
Try: In-house patty burger with gluten-free option
Smalhans on Ullevalsveien plates a 175 NOK dagens husmannskost menu between 16:00 and 18:00 every day, the single best-value seat in Oslo's Michelin Bib Gourmand category.
Try: Husmannskost plate of the day, one-plate menu
Lille Saigon 1 on Bernt Ankers gate in central Oslo is the long-running budget Vietnamese counter for pho, vermicelli bowls and bun-cha rice plates near Torgata.
Try: Pho and Vietnamese rice plates
Punjab Tandoori on Grønland is the family-run halal Pakistani room with a budget thali, naan from the tandoor and the long Grønland queue for take-away into late afternoon.
Try: Halal thali with rice, raitha and curry
