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 in late September since 1972, when Norwegians began voting it the national dish.
3 editor picks for Fårikål in Oslo, ranked by editorial score. All Oslo signature dishes · Fårikål across every city.
Engebret Café ★ 4.3
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 where Ibsen, Bjørnson, Grieg and Munch all had regular tables.
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, lutefisk and reindeer in a year-round Christmas-cosy room.
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 for summer and the most-booked lutefisk room from October to Christmas.