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Søstrene Hagelin (Norwegian kitchen)

Location: Strandgaten 3

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 - 19.00, Sat 10.00 - 17.00

Main course: 100 kr - 159 kr

Want to try some traditional Norwegian recipes? Søstrene Hagelin is known for their fish cake (or "heart cakes" as we like to call them) recipe unchanged since 1929. They also offer fish wraps, fish gratin, fish soup, fish wraps and other specialties. A great start to experience what Norwegian cuisine has to offer.

Kafé Spesial (Italian kitchen)

Location: Christies Gate 13

Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11.00 - 22.00, Fri-Sat 11.00 - 02.00, Sun 12.00 - 22.00

Main course: 60-100 kr

Beer prices: 50 kr

The sign outside of this restaurant, saying “why be skinny, when you can eat at Kafe Spesial”, gives a clue to the casual and friendly atmosphere this place has to offer. The restaurant is small, with a baroccian style and dark lit with candle light. They offer delicious pasta and pizzas, to a reasonable price, in addition to having a wide selection of beers. 

Brød og vin (Chinese, Thai kitchen)

Location: Christies Gate 12

Opening hours: Mon - Wed 12.00 - 23.00, Thurs 12.00 - 00.00, Fri 11.00 - 00.00, Sat 13.00 - 00.00, Sun 13.00 - 23.00

Main course: 99-150 kr

The food is tasty, prices reasonable and you get good sized portions. This is a very popular place for students, with its close proximity to the University. The restaurant is spacious and ordinary-looking.

Pasta sentral (italian kitchen)

Location: Oasen Senter

Opening hours: Mon - Sat 11.00 - 23.00, Sun 13.00 - 23.00

Main course: 100 kr

This Italian place has been in Bergen for a long time. It’s especially known among students, because of the reasonable prices and tasty food. Here you can eat fresh pasta, and stone baked pizza. It’s also possible to order half portions, and then pay half the price.

Pingvinen

Location: Vaskerelven 14

Opening hours: 12.00 - 03.00 every day

Main course: 259 - 399 kr

A small and cosy bar and restaurant where they serve traditional Norwegian food. Because of its size there are a limited number of tables, so be smart to call ahead and book one (see webpage). "Kjøttkaker", "fiskegrateng" and "lapskaus" are always on the menu. In addition there are 4 other dishes that alternate every week. On Thursday they serve the popular Norwegian dish called "raspeballer". They have fresh fish after the season, "fårikål" every fall (a traditional meal with lamb and cabbage in Norway) and  "pinnekjøtt" (a Norwegian Christmas dinner) in December. They also serve certain dishes until 2 o'clock, like "lapskaus", soups or fenalår with potato salad. 

They also have a good variety of Norwegian and imported beer. 

Great popcorn.

Zupperia - international kitchen (Asian and international kitchen)

Location: Torget 13, Vaskerelven 12, Vågsallmenningen 1, Sartor Storsenter

Opening hours: usually between 12-22 (check the webpage for exact information)

Main course: Soups from 94 NOK and up, and main courses from 168 to 280 NOK

Zupperia is the name of three very popular restaurants in Bergen, since you can get a good, big portion meal to a really good price! Delicious soups (very popular is for example Tom Ka Gai) and salads in the price range 100-160 kr, and because of their size these can be considered a main course. The blue mussels on the menu are also very good and reasonable. There are other main courses, for example stakes, spare ribs, chicken/duck curry that costs around 200-260 kr. When you enter one of their restaurants, just go to the counter and ask for a table. All of the 3 restaurants are nice-looking, decorated in dimmed colours.

Arti (Indian/Pakistani kitchen)

Location: Kong Oscars gate 29

Opening hours: Mon-Sun 15.00-22.00

Main course: 250-300 kr

Several times Arti has been awarded the prize of "Best Indian Restaurant" in Bergen by one of the biggest newspapers in the Region: Bergensavisen (BA). The review stated that "Arti serves really delicious Indian food, the service is always friendly and the interior gorgeous and very pleasing". Sounds good to us!

Inside Rock Cafe

Location: Vaskerelven smauet 7

Opening hours: Mon - Tue 14.00 -  23.00, Wed - Thurs 14.00 - 01.30, Fri - Sat 12.00 - 03.30, Sun 12.00 - 23.00

Main course: 169-300kr

This is really a metal pub/nightclub, but that is known for having really good burgers. They also have a "Suicide Burger" - which is a stunning 1,3 kilos, and if you eat it within the hour you get it for free. (This must be ordered a day in advance). Students get 20% discounts on all burgers.

MM Café og Bar

Location: Øvre Ole Bulls Plass 3

Opening hours: Mon 11.30 - 22.00, Tue-Wed 11.30-23.00, Thurs-Sat 11.30 - 03.00 (Kitchen closes at 21.30)

This is a restaurant/night club with a varied cuisine. The Burgers are a staple, but they also serve different soups and their staple Pasta Bombay, which is a pasta with a creamy curry sauce. It is also a popular place to go out clubbing.

Muntlig Pizza og Burger

Location: On the top of the  Sammen Studentsenteret, Address Parkveien 1

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11.00 - 17.00

Main course: 100-150 kr

This is the cafe/restaurant located in the corner on the top of the SiB student center in Parkveien. It is modernly decorated, with colourful and comfortable chairs/sofas. You can go here for just a coffee, smoothie,  beer or dinner. The food is tasty and decoratively served. They offer student prices.

Ichiban Sushi restaurant and takeaway (Japanease kitchen)

Location: Håkonsgaten 17

Opening hours: Mon closed, Tue - Sat 12.00 – 21.00, Sun 14.00 - 21.00

Main course: 8 sushi pieces 80-90 kr

You can order take-away from both, and the one in Nygårdsgaten also has a sit-down restaurant. The sushi prices are great, check out the menu! The service is good and they are very quick to prepare the food. The restaurant in Nygårdsgaten also has other types of Japanese food in addition to sushi.