The idea for this post was born after yet another mediocre restaurant meal in Oslo, at Lucky Bird. Eating out is one of the things I enjoy the most, not much of a cook this one :), and trying new places to mix up the old favorites is something I’m aiming to get better at. But the drawback of venturing into new things, is the chance of getting bad to passable food, and I just hate that! I’m hungry! I always talk up the restaurants I fancy, but thought it might help Oslo visitors to know what overrated ones to avoid as well. So below are dinner spots that I think are serving boring or mediocre food. Places that I think you can ditch in favor of others that offer the same cuisine, but are better. Oslo is not the cheapest city, so I guess you’d like to spend your money wisely 🙂 Above being said, not everyone agrees with me :D, but these are my two cents. List is in alphabetical order (name of restaurant, area/street), and I will update it as I eat my way around town:
- Agra, Grünerløkka
- Balthazar, Basarene/Oslo Cathedral
- Bamboo, Sagene
- Barramon, Mathallen
- Blue Siam, Fridtjof Nansens plass
- Borggården Biffrestaurant, Fridtjof Nansens plass
- Burrito Project, Steen & Strøm
- Bølgen og Moi, Tjuvholmen
- Coyo, Sørenga
- Curry and Ketchup, Majorstuen
- Delicatessen, Majorstuen
- Der peppern gror, Fridtjof Nansens plass
- Dinner, Stortingsgata
- Døgnvill, Tjuvholmen
- EatThai, Steen & Strøm
- Escalon, Tjuvholmen
- Grisen, Torshov
- Habanero, Grünerløkka
- Hitchhiker, Mathallen
- Jacob Aall, Majorstuen
- JoNOe, Ringnes Park
- Kompis, Lillo Gård
- Kverneriet, Majorstuen
- Lemongrass, Kristian Augusts gate
- Lucky Bird, Majorstuen
- Mahayana, Stortingsgata
- Mucho Mas, Grünerløkka
- Munchies, Bernt Ankers gate
- Nighthawk Diner, Grünerløkka
- Nydalen Bryggeri og Spiseri, Nydalen
- Olivia, Tjuvholmen & Aker Brygge
- Pink Elephant, Tjuvholmen
- Pizza Crudo, Matkjelleren, Paleet
- Riwaj of India, Grünerløkka
- Royal Gastropub, Østbanehallen
- Taco Republica, Torggata
- Tandoori Hut, Sagene
- Taqueria, Paleet
- Tijuana, Grünerløkka
- Vognmand Nilsen, Grønland
- What’soup, Steen & Strøm
- Xich Lo, Egertorget
That’s quite a list you’re collating! Nothing worse than paying out for mediocre food. Thanks for linking #citytripping
😀 I eat out a lot, too much sometimes 🙂 I hate getting nothing but ok food.
Heading to Norway in September. We aren’t sure if we will spend anytime in Oslo, but this list will come in handy if I do. #citytripping
Cool! If you’ll be in Oslo, I have good suggestions on my blog too 🙂 Where are you off to?
We will be exploring from Bergen to Trondheim in September. Excited!
You have chosen one of the best areas to visit in Norway. If you have time left I suggest you head north to Tromsø. Arctic Norway is the very best.
You know your restaurants very well! I agree with you. I get very angry when I pay a lot for a meal and it end up being a fiasco. On Saturday, I paid $15 for a burger and it ended up being frozen meat with canned ingredients. Totally disgusting.
I eat out a lot… Getting better at cooking at home though 🙂 That doesn’t sound like a good burger. And definitely not worth 15 dollars, even in expensive Norway 🙂