Lamb chunks layered with cabbage, whole black peppercorns and a little water, simmered slowly until tender, served with boiled potatoes. The national dish, simple by design.
Fårikål has been celebrated annually on Fårikål Day on the last Thursday of September since 1972, when Norwegians began voting it the national dish in a poll run by the magazine Nationen. The mutton-and-cabbage layered stew dates to medieval Western Norwegian farm kitchens, when autumn lamb slaughter coincided with the cabbage harvest. The Oslo tradition is built around the seasonal autumn arrival of fresh-killed sheep from the Telemark grazing pastures.
3 editor picks for Fårikål in Oslo, ranked by editorial score. All Oslo signature dishes · Fårikål across every city.
Engebret Café ★ 4.8
kvadraturen · Bankplassen 1, 0151 Oslo
Engebret Café at Bankplassen 1 is Oslo's oldest continuously operating restaurant, founded 1857 by Engebret Christoffersen, in a 1760s listed building.
Asylet ★ 4.1
gronland · Grønland 28, 0188 Oslo
Asylet on Grønland in Oslo's old town is the wood-panelled 1730 merchant-yard timber building, one of the city's oldest, serving kjottkaker.
Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri ★ 4.0
sentrum · Grensen 1, 0159 Oslo
Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri at Grensen 1 occupies a 1699 listed building one corner from Stortorvet square, with a la carte Norwegian classics, a courtyard.