Food destinations within easy reach of Oslo. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Drøbak ★ 4.4

45 minutes by ferry or carFerry B21 from Aker Brygge (90 min), bus from Oslo Bus Terminal (40 min) or car

Famous for: Oslofjord harbour mussels, ferry-pier seafood and the Oscarsborg run

Drøbak is the inner-Oslofjord harbour town under one hour south of the city, with Café Sjøstjernen's mussels on the guest harbour, Skipperstuen seafood.

Drøbak

Holmenkollen and Frognerseteren ★ 4.3

30-40 minutes by metro Line 1Holmenkollbanen (Line 1) from central Oslo to Frognerseteren station

Famous for: Frognerseteren apple cake, Norwegian dragon-style mountain restaurant

The summit of Holmenkollen above Oslo holds Frognerseteren, the 1891 dragon-style mountain restaurant on Holmenkollveien 200, with traditional Norwegian.

Holmenkollen and Frognerseteren

Ekebergrestauranten ★ 4.4

20 minutes by tramTram 18 or 19 from central Oslo to Ekebergparken

Famous for: Reindeer, salmon, Norwegian classics with fjord views

Ekebergrestauranten on Kongsveien 15 sits atop the Ekeberg hill above the city with panoramic Oslofjord views, in a 1929 functionalist building that runs.

Ekebergrestauranten

Oslofjord shrimp cruise ★ 4.0

Departures from Aker BryggeAker Brygge pier, Stranden, 0250 Oslo

Famous for: Norwegian-prawn buffet on a working harbour cruise

Summer cruises from Aker Brygge through the inner Oslofjord run a Norwegian-prawn buffet on deck, with a three-hour route past Hovedøya, Lindøya.

Oslofjord shrimp cruise

Café Sjøstjernen, Drøbak ★ 4.3

45 minutes south of OsloFerry B21 from Aker Brygge or bus from Oslo Bus Terminal

Famous for: Steamed mussels in white wine and garlic broth

Café Sjøstjernen at the Drøbak guest harbour serves the canonical Oslofjord mussels in a white-wine-and-garlic broth, with a terrace over the water.

Café Sjøstjernen, Drøbak
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