Mid-Range in Oslo

Tim Wendelboe Roastery

• ★ 4.9
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Tim Wendelboe's roastery and lab on Toyengata in Oslo's Toyen district is the World Barista Champion's working roast house, with retail bag pickup.

Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri

• ★ 4.8
• Brewery
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Schouskjelleren in the vaulted brick cellar of the original Schous brewery on Trondheimsveien is Oslo's second-oldest microbrewery, with a massive open.

Babbo Collective Øvrefoss

• ★ 4.8
• Brunch
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Order Omelette on sourdough

Babbo Collective at Øvrefoss took over the former Liebling cafe in 2023, with sourdough plates and pastries through the morning and Italian trattoria dinner.

Himkok

• ★ 4.7
• Nordic
• $$
• Sentrum

Try Cocktail snacks

Himkok on Storgata in central Oslo is the Norwegian distillery bar with house-distilled aquavit, gin and vodka, on the World's 50 Best Bars every year.

Supreme Roastworks

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Supreme Roastworks on Thorvald Meyers gate in Grunerlokka is the 2013 roastery and brew bar from World Brewers Cup champion Odd-Steinar Tollefsen.

Crow Bar and Brewery

• ★ 4.6
• Brewery
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Crowbar on Torggata at the lower edge of Grunerlokka is Oslo's largest microbrewery across two floors, with the brewery in plain view of the taps and a menu.

The Little Pickle

• ★ 4.6
• British gastropub
• $$
• Toyen

The Little Pickle is a Toyen gastropub tucked up Jens Bjelkes gate; the Sunday roast at 15:00 sells out a week ahead with locals booking first.

Vespa and Humla

• ★ 4.6
• Brunch
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Order Sourdough pizza with the morning egg

Vespa and Humla on Københavngata is the Grunerlokka all-day room where Detroit-style pizza meets a working bakery counter, with locals through the door.

Solberg and Hansen

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Vulkan

Solberg and Hansen at Mathallen on Vulkan is Norway's largest specialty roaster, supplying cafes and restaurants nationwide since 1879 from a working coffee.

Java Espressobar and Kaffeforretning

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• St. Hanshaugen

Java's kaffeforretning counter in Oslo is the retail arm of the group behind Mocca, the Briskeby roastery that put the city on the coffee map in 2000.

Ille Brød

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $$
• Gronland

Ille Brod on Lakkegata in Gronland bakes heirloom-grain sourdough; arrive before 13:00 for the wheat-rye loaf and the cinnamon rolls that sell out.

Smalhans husmannskost

• ★ 4.5
• Nordic
• $$
• St. Hanshaugen

Smalhans husmannskost is a St Hanshaugen kitchen on Ullevalsveien with a 175 kr dagens menu at the bar 16:00-18:00 daily, one of Oslos best-value seats.

Café Skansen

• ★ 4.4
• Scandinavian
• $$
• Sentrum

Order Plate of the day with smorbrod sides.

Café Skansen on Rådhusgata at Christiania Torv plates Scandinavian short-distance produce in a small fireplace-warmed room, with summer outdoor seating.

Talormade

• ★ 4.4
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Bjorvika

Talormade on Operagata in Bjorvika is the bakery-cafe and roastery behind Oslo's ice-cream doughnut, with a working pastry kitchen on Operagata and a second.

Amundsen Bryggeri og Spiseri

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$
• Sentrum

Amundsen Bryggeri og Spiseri on Stortingsgata opened February 2011 as a working brewpub on its own microbrewery, with 300-plus beers on the list.

Nedre Foss Gård

• ★ 4.4
• Brunch
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Order Seasonal brunch platter

Nedre Foss Gård on Nordre gate by the Akerselva river runs an all-day weekend brunch out of one of the oldest buildings in Grunerlokka, with seasonal.

Villa Paradiso Frogner

• ★ 4.3
• Neapolitan Pizza
• $$
• Frogner

Order Bufala with buffalo mozzarella, basil and San Marzano tomato.

Villa Paradiso's Frogner outpost by Solli plass bakes Neapolitan pies with hand-picked Italian ingredients, in an art-nouveau dining room. Priced at $$.

Nedre Foss Gård Bryggeri

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Nedre Foss Gård on Nordre gate by the Akerselva river runs the brewery wing of the 13th-century farmstead, with house-brewed Nordic ales pulled.

Skaal Matbar

• ★ 4.2
• Brunch
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Order Brunch platter with seasonal sharing plates

Skaal Matbar on Olaf Ryes plass runs a weekend brunch service from its Grunerlokka matbar room, with small sharing platters and a natural-wine list.

Asylet

• ★ 4.1
• Traditional Norwegian
• $$
• Gronland

Order Kjottkaker with brown sauce and lingonberry; reindeer stew in winter.

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.

Illegal Burger

• ★ 4.1
• Burgers
• $$
• Sentrum

Try In-house patty burger

Illegal Burger on Møllergata near Youngstorget keeps a late counter on weekends, with the same in-house patty burger and the gluten-free bun option.

Vespa and Humla Microbrewery

• ★ 4.0
• Brewery
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Vespa and Humla on Københavngata in Grunerlokka brews on site behind the Detroit-style pizza oven, with rotating in-house taps poured beside sourdough pan.

The Nighthawk Diner

• ★ 4.0
• Brunch
• $$
• Grunerlokka

Order Bottomless coffee and the stack of pancakes

The Nighthawk Diner on Seilduksgata is the Grunerlokka all-day American diner that opened in 2010 with gas-fuelled flat-tops and bottomless coffee.