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.
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.
Address: Landgangen 1, 0252 Oslo
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.