Jæger ★ 4.3
Jæger on Grensen 9 is the central-Oslo basement dance club open 12:00-03:30, with DJs from local ensembles up to international names every night.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Oslo, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs in Oslo
The Villa ★ 4.2
The Villa underneath Møllergata 23-25 is the underground electronic-music dance club open Friday and Saturday 23:00-03:00, named in DJ Mag's Top 100 clubs in 2009.
Live Music in Oslo
Blå ★ 4.6
Blå on Brenneriveien by the Akerselva is the Grunerlokka jazz and indie venue opened February 1998, with an outdoor terrace on the river and a DJ programme that turns the room into a club after the live set.
Kafé Hærverk ★ 4.2
Kafé Hærverk on Hausmanns gate 34 opened June 2017 as a bar, concert venue and record shop on Akerselva, with experimental and independent music and a courtyard with hi-fi sound on summer nights.
Rooftop Bars in Oslo
The Thief Roof ★ 4.3
The Thief Roof on Tjuvholmen in Oslo is the rooftop terrace bar of The Thief hotel, with summer-only fjord views and a tight cocktail list above the harbour.
Speakeasies in Oslo
Himkok ★ 4.6
Himkok on Storgata is the Norwegian distillery-and-cocktail room with a tucked-back bar feel, on the World's 50 Best Bars every year since 2016 and at No. 14 on the 2025 list, with a house-distilled aquavit, gin and vodka programme.
Lgbtq in Oslo
Elsker ★ 4.3
Elsker on Kristian IV's gate is the multi-level LGBTQ+ club open Thursday through Saturday, with regular drag programmes, DJs and a welcoming late-night room near Karl Johans gate.
Listening Bars in Oslo
Kafé Hærverk ★ 4.2
Kafé Hærverk on Hausmanns gate 34 doubles as a vinyl-led listening bar and record shop, with the bar's evening shifts often dropping into deep-listening sets on a tuned room sound system.
Late Night Dives in Oslo
Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri ★ 4.1
Schouskjelleren in the vaulted cellar of the old Schous brewery doubles as a German-beer-hall late-night dive on Friday and Saturday, with taps poured to 02:00 by the open fireplace.