Frances Vinbar on Henrik Ibsens gate in the former US Embassy building opened late 2023 and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2025 guide, with a 2,000-wine list and Middle Eastern sharing plates.
Food program: Middle Eastern and Mediterranean sharing plates
Address: Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0255 Oslo
Territoriet on Markveien at the lower end of Grunerlokka opened in 2014 with 100-plus wines by the glass, and has become the neighbourhood institution Norway exports its sommeliers from.
Signature pour: Burgundy growers by Coravin
Wine focus: Over 100 wines by the glass, natural and classic side by side
Food: Snacks and small plates
Smalhans on Ullevålsveien at St Hanshaugen is the 2012 wine-bar bistro built around resourceful Nordic cooking, awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2015, with a long natural-wine list and a dagens husmannskost plate at 175 NOK in the late-afternoon window.
Signature pour: Norwegian still-cider with the day's dish
Wine focus: Natural Norwegian and growers' bottles, with husmannskost food
Food: Bistro mains and dagens husmannskost
Skaal Matbar on Olaf Ryes plass in the middle of Grunerlokka is the natural-wine matbar with creative small plates, with an expansive Friday-Saturday wine list paired to seasonal sharing dishes.
Signature pour: Loire chenins by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines and seasonal small plates
Food: Sharing platters, Tuesday-to-Sunday kitchen
