Tag: restaurants
Restaurants close for the summer
Oslo's tourism industry doesn't like it, but most of the capital's top gourmet restaurant have already begun closing for lengthy summer holidays. The only restaurant featured...
Restaurant complex fined for secretly filming its customers
State authorities have cracked down on the Mona Lisa restaurant and nightclub complex in downtown Oslo, fining it NOK 150,000 (USD 19,000) for massive...
Legendary café closing its doors
Oslo's Grand Café, patronized by such Norwegian cultural legends as Henrik Ibsen and Edvard Munch, will close its doors for good this autumn after 141 years...
US doughnut franchise eyes Norway
Norway finally seems to be attracting more international franchises and fast-food, for better or worse. The latest to announce its entry into Norway is...
No new Michelin stars in Norway
Four Norwegian restaurants retained their Michelin stars when a new edition of the French guidebook was unveiled amidst traditional hyperbole on Thursday. All of them...
Hordaland chef wins Bocuse d’Or
Ørjan Johannessen, who works at a small and historic inn run by his family on the coast of western Norway, won the gold medal...
Top restaurant closes in Oslo
Bagatelle, Norway's first restaurant to ever win two stars in the Michelin Guide, has closed its doors after losing millions in recent years despite its high menu...
Oslo cooks out of the kitchen
Oslo's reputation as a food-lovers destination is growing, but holiday makers wanting to experience some Nordic cuisine this summer may be disappointed. Many top...
Norway’s ‘TV chef’ hailed at age 90
Ingrid Espelid Hovig was the Julia Child of Norway, teaching Norwegian housewives and quite a few men how to cook on her legendary TV...
Bans loom on outdoor smoking
Norway's Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen) and Asthma and Allergy Association (Norges astma- og allergiforbund, NAAF) have joined forces with several cafes and restaurants to stamp...
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