Splurge in Oslo

Maaemo

• ★ 4.9
• 3 MICHELIN stars
• Nordic
• $$$$
• Bjorvika

Maaemo at Bjorvika in Oslo holds three Michelin stars under Esben Holmboe Bang, the only Norwegian room ever to hit that tier in the modern guide.

Restaurant Kontrast

• ★ 4.8
• Modern Nordic
• $$$$
• Vulkan

Order The full tasting menu with the wine pairing.

Restaurant Kontrast on Maridalsveien in Oslo holds two Michelin stars under chef Mikael Svensson; the menu runs organic local Norwegian produce.

Statholdergaarden

• ★ 4.7
• Modern Nordic
• $$$$
• Sentrum

Order The tasting menu paired with the Norwegian-leaning wine flight.

Statholdergaarden in Oslo's Kvadraturen has held its Michelin star since 1998 with chef Bent Stiansen at the pass, under 18th-century stucco ceilings.

Kontrast

• ★ 4.7
• Modern Nordic
• $$$$
• Vulkan

Order The full tasting menu; the kitchen is built around it and no a la carte runs.

Kontrast at Vulkan in Oslo is chef Mikael Svensson's two-Michelin-star Nordic room, with a strict producer list of small Norwegian farms and a wood-fire.

Hot Shop

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Nordic
• $$$$
• Grunerlokka

Hot Shop on Københavngata in Grunerlokka holds one Michelin star for a seasonal small-plates kitchen and wood-fire grill, in a 30-seat neighbourhood room.

Solsiden Restaurant

• ★ 4.5
• Norwegian Seafood
• $$$$
• Sentrum

Order Plateau des Fruits de Mer with crayfish in season.

Solsiden on Akershusstranda below Akershus Fortress runs a May-to-September seafood-only kitchen, with the Plateau des Fruits de Mer as the room's signature.

Ekebergrestauranten Fine Dining Veranda

• ★ 4.4
• Nordic
• $$$$
• Ekeberg

Ekebergrestauranten's fine-dining veranda on the second floor of the 1929 functionalist building above Oslo plates a Norwegian seasonal menu with the inner.