Dried fish reconstituted in lye, then cooked to a translucent gelatinous texture. Served with bacon lardons, peas, mustard, boiled potatoes and lefse from October to Christmas.
Lutefisk's lye preparation dates to medieval Scandinavia as a way to rehydrate stockfish, and remains a fixture of Norwegian Advent and Christmas tables.
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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.