Java Espressobar is a cafe in St Hanshaugen, Oslo.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Espresso poured from beans roasted at Kaffa, the roastery the Java and Mocca group started in 2005.
Tip: Open weekdays from 07:30 and weekends from 09:00; the room runs full at lunch.
Address: Ullevålsveien 47, 0171 Oslo
Talormade's Bispevika branch on Operagata in Bjorvika is the cafe-and-pastry counter behind Oslo's ice-cream doughnut, with bakery viennoiserie and a small.
Signature drink: Ice-cream doughnut and filter coffee
Order: Ice-cream doughnut with a filter brew.
Tip: Outdoor seating spills onto the Bispevika promenade in summer; queue is shortest on weekdays.
Babbo Collective at Øvrefoss took over Grunerlokka's former Liebling cafe at the top of Markveien in 2023, a working bakery counter by day and an Italian.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with sourdough plate
Order: Omelette on sourdough at the morning counter.
Tip: The room has a sun-side terrace in summer; sit by the bakery oven for a winter slot.
Tim Wendelboe on Gruners gate in Oslo's Grunerlokka is the World Barista Champion's tiny espresso bar, the room that rebuilt Norwegian specialty coffee.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, single-origin
Order: A filter brew from the daily-rotating origins; the cortado is the bar order.
Tip: Sixteen seats only; no laptops, no Wi-Fi, the room is built for the cup. Weekend hours start at 11:00.
Fuglen on Universitetsgata in central Oslo is the 1963 mid-century coffee bar by day and cocktail room by night, with Solberg and Hansen beans.
Signature drink: Cortado
Order: The cortado in the morning; the Aquavit Sour past 18:00.
Tip: The room is a working bar; the furniture is for sale. Closed early Sunday.
Supreme Roastworks on Thorvald Meyers gate in Grunerlokka is the 2013 roastery-with-cafe from World Brewers Cup champion Odd-Steinar Tollefsen.
Signature drink: Pour-over single-origin
Order: Pour-over of the day from the rotating origins.
Tip: Open every day; the early hour has the rotating brew set up at the bar.
