Guidebook for Bergen

Hannah Grace
Hannah Grace
Guidebook for Bergen

Food Scene

Sushi!
33 locals recommend
Sumo Solheimsviken
39 Damsgårdsveien
33 locals recommend
Sushi!
Special vibe! Local vibe! Join in with the neighbors in Møhlenpris.
112 locals recommend
Bergen Kaffebrenneri
6 Kong Christian Fredriks plass
112 locals recommend
Special vibe! Local vibe! Join in with the neighbors in Møhlenpris.
Retro cafe, great place to observe the Møhlenpris life.
56 locals recommend
Nobel Bopel
64 Welhavens gate
56 locals recommend
Retro cafe, great place to observe the Møhlenpris life.
Ghostly restaurant, time has stood still. Well worth a vist.
12 locals recommend
Damsgårdstuene
120 Damsgårdsveien
12 locals recommend
Ghostly restaurant, time has stood still. Well worth a vist.
Pizza to go.
20 locals recommend
Pizzabakeren Solheimsviken
58 Damsgårdsveien
20 locals recommend
Pizza to go.
You've never seen it before. Look at the ceiling.
82 locals recommend
BarBarista
12 Øvregaten
82 locals recommend
You've never seen it before. Look at the ceiling.
Great place to have a beer and relax. Also, try the amazing burgers at Bien Snackbar next door.
146 locals recommend
Bien Restaurant
30 Fjøsangerveien
146 locals recommend
Great place to have a beer and relax. Also, try the amazing burgers at Bien Snackbar next door.
The best italian place in Bergen. Stefano is a wonderful host and the food is brilliant.
Strandgaten 96
96 Strandgaten
The best italian place in Bergen. Stefano is a wonderful host and the food is brilliant.
Traditional norwegian food. Good food and traditional interior. Try 'Raspeballer' on Thursdays. It is lovely!
Holbergstuen
6 Torgallmenningen
Traditional norwegian food. Good food and traditional interior. Try 'Raspeballer' on Thursdays. It is lovely!
Great Brunch place located next to little Lungårdsvannet and KODE the art museum.
28 locals recommend
Smakverket
3 Rasmus Meyers allé
28 locals recommend
Great Brunch place located next to little Lungårdsvannet and KODE the art museum.
Bergens best Sushi restaurant. Expensive, but well worth the money.
62 locals recommend
Nama
2B Lodin Lepps gate
62 locals recommend
Bergens best Sushi restaurant. Expensive, but well worth the money.
Apparently the best African food in Bergen. Ethiopian and Eritrean genuine food and good atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
Horn of Africa
212 Strandgaten
15 locals recommend
Apparently the best African food in Bergen. Ethiopian and Eritrean genuine food and good atmosphere.
Cheap italian food. Good for families.
37 locals recommend
Pasta sentral AS
5 Vestre Torggaten
37 locals recommend
Cheap italian food. Good for families.
Make a stop here when you walk in the lovely cobble streets of Sandviken.
75 locals recommend
Dr. Wiesener
17A Nye Sandviksveien
75 locals recommend
Make a stop here when you walk in the lovely cobble streets of Sandviken.

Drinks & Nightlife

Skostredet is my favorite street. Great both day and night. Try Folk & Røvere during the day and Rock n'Roll diner during the day. The street is packed with quirky places and you are never bored when you are in Skostredet.
25 locals recommend
Skostredet
Skostredet
25 locals recommend
Skostredet is my favorite street. Great both day and night. Try Folk & Røvere during the day and Rock n'Roll diner during the day. The street is packed with quirky places and you are never bored when you are in Skostredet.
Cool place for clubbing. It is located in an old laundry factory and is called "the laundry" in norwegian.
69 locals recommend
Vaskeriet
4 Magnus Barfots gate
69 locals recommend
Cool place for clubbing. It is located in an old laundry factory and is called "the laundry" in norwegian.
The best drinks in Norway!
122 locals recommend
No Stress
11 Hollendergaten
122 locals recommend
The best drinks in Norway!
Good place for a glass of wine or two.
24 locals recommend
The Library Bar
2 Vetrlidsallmenningen
24 locals recommend
Good place for a glass of wine or two.

Parks & Nature

The best park in Bergen. Big, peaceful and scenic.
151 locals recommend
Nygårdsparken kindergarten
44 Thormøhlens Gate
151 locals recommend
The best park in Bergen. Big, peaceful and scenic.
Great park by the ocean. Combine it with a visit to the aquarium or have a swim in the 'Nordnes bad' an outdoor public swimming pool.
137 locals recommend
Nordnes Park
Nordnesparken
137 locals recommend
Great park by the ocean. Combine it with a visit to the aquarium or have a swim in the 'Nordnes bad' an outdoor public swimming pool.
Good for walking or jogging. Close to the city centre.
24 locals recommend
Store Lungegårdsvannet
24 locals recommend
Good for walking or jogging. Close to the city centre.
Take a hike and enjoy the view towards the city centre, in stead of the other way around.
26 locals recommend
Løvstien
Løvstien
26 locals recommend
Take a hike and enjoy the view towards the city centre, in stead of the other way around.
Great hiking route, close to the city centre. Take the bus nr 2 or 3 and then....walk.
10 locals recommend
Svartediket
10 locals recommend
Great hiking route, close to the city centre. Take the bus nr 2 or 3 and then....walk.
Herdla is a stunning place at the tip of the ocean. Take a bus or drive all the way out if you have a car. It is purely peaceful.
Herdla
Herdla is a stunning place at the tip of the ocean. Take a bus or drive all the way out if you have a car. It is purely peaceful.

Sightseeing

Take the Fløybane up to the mountain and walk down.
285 locals recommend
Fløibanen
23A Vetrlidsallmenningen
285 locals recommend
Take the Fløybane up to the mountain and walk down.
The old stave church at Fantoft, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883, burnt down on 6 June 1992. Fantoft Stave Church has been rebuilt exactly as it was before the fire.
92 locals recommend
Fantoft Stave Church
38 Fantoftvegen
92 locals recommend
The old stave church at Fantoft, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883, burnt down on 6 June 1992. Fantoft Stave Church has been rebuilt exactly as it was before the fire.
King Harald's official residence in Bergen. Built at the turn of the century, this impressive house was the home of Prime Minister Christian Michelsen.
20 locals recommend
Gamlehaugen
10 Gamlehaugvegen
20 locals recommend
King Harald's official residence in Bergen. Built at the turn of the century, this impressive house was the home of Prime Minister Christian Michelsen.
Have a walk and enjoy a cup of coffee at 'Baker Brun'
548 locals recommend
Bryggen
Bryggen
548 locals recommend
Have a walk and enjoy a cup of coffee at 'Baker Brun'
Ask for a warm "Fiskekake" (fishcake). It is delicious. For more local seafood, try 'Madam Bergen' or 'Søstrene Hagelin'
32 locals recommend
Fish Me Fishmarket
3 Strandkaien
32 locals recommend
Ask for a warm "Fiskekake" (fishcake). It is delicious. For more local seafood, try 'Madam Bergen' or 'Søstrene Hagelin'
The beautiful villa on Lysøen was built as a summer residence for the Norwegian violin virtuoso Ole Bull in 1873. Open to the public in the summer.
51 locals recommend
Ole Bull Museum
51 locals recommend
The beautiful villa on Lysøen was built as a summer residence for the Norwegian violin virtuoso Ole Bull in 1873. Open to the public in the summer.
Ulriken643 Panorama Tour will take you to the top of the mountains by our cable cars. The breathtaking scenery on the top of the mountain will give you a full view of beautiful Bergen surrounded by sea, fjords and hills with all its glory.
41 locals recommend
Ulriken Taubaneselskap Aksjeselskap
40 Haukelandsbakken
41 locals recommend
Ulriken643 Panorama Tour will take you to the top of the mountains by our cable cars. The breathtaking scenery on the top of the mountain will give you a full view of beautiful Bergen surrounded by sea, fjords and hills with all its glory.

Arts & Culture

"Old Bergen". A must-see in Bergen!
135 locals recommend
Gamle Bergen Museum - Bergen City Museum
4 Nyhavnsveien
135 locals recommend
"Old Bergen". A must-see in Bergen!
KODE is essential for any art and history lover.
134 locals recommend
KODE 2, KODE Kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
3 Rasmus Meyers allé
134 locals recommend
KODE is essential for any art and history lover.
Local history at Bryggen.
70 locals recommend
Det Hanseatiske Museum og Schoetstuene
1a Finnegården
70 locals recommend
Local history at Bryggen.
In many parts of the world leprosy is commonly known as Hansen’s disease, after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen who discovered the leprosy bacillus in Bergen in 1873. Founded in the 15th c., St. George’s was a hospital for lepers until the middle of the 20th c. The present day buildings date back to the 18th c.
18 locals recommend
Museum Lepramuseet St. Jorgens Hospital
59 Kong Oscars gate
18 locals recommend
In many parts of the world leprosy is commonly known as Hansen’s disease, after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen who discovered the leprosy bacillus in Bergen in 1873. Founded in the 15th c., St. George’s was a hospital for lepers until the middle of the 20th c. The present day buildings date back to the 18th c.
Science center located at Møhlenpris. Great place!
113 locals recommend
VilVite - Bergen Science Center
51 Thormøhlens Gate
113 locals recommend
Science center located at Møhlenpris. Great place!
Damsgård Country Mansion was erected in the 18th C. It is perhaps Europe’s best preserved wooden Rococco building with the original interior.
23 locals recommend
Damsgård Country Mansion
29 Alléen
23 locals recommend
Damsgård Country Mansion was erected in the 18th C. It is perhaps Europe’s best preserved wooden Rococco building with the original interior.
Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen was the home of composer Edvard Grieg for 22 years. He composed many of his best-known works in the little garden hut.
188 locals recommend
Troldhaugen
65 Troldhaugvegen
188 locals recommend
Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen was the home of composer Edvard Grieg for 22 years. He composed many of his best-known works in the little garden hut.

Shopping

Great second hand shop.
Fretex
14-16 Lars Hilles gate
Great second hand shop.
Danish design over four floors.
10 locals recommend
Illums Bolighus
20 Strandgaten
10 locals recommend
Danish design over four floors.
Interior shop, mostly scandinavian design.
6 locals recommend
Røst Bergen
15 Bryggen
6 locals recommend
Interior shop, mostly scandinavian design.
Interior shop. Designers like Tom Dixon, Designers Guild, Missoni.
Hjem Kjære hjem AS
2 Vestre Skostredet
Interior shop. Designers like Tom Dixon, Designers Guild, Missoni.
Shopping mall with everything you need.
156 locals recommend
Galleriet
8 Torgallmenningen
156 locals recommend
Shopping mall with everything you need.
Intimate shopping mall. Few shops located in the old telegraph building.
6 locals recommend
Telegraph
4 Starvhusgaten
6 locals recommend
Intimate shopping mall. Few shops located in the old telegraph building.
Shopping centre and bus station.
Bystasjonen bilutleie
8 Strømgaten
Shopping centre and bus station.
Great shop, some interior, kitchen, bathroom. Mostly scandinavian design.
15 locals recommend
Ting Bergen
13 Bryggen
15 locals recommend
Great shop, some interior, kitchen, bathroom. Mostly scandinavian design.
The best shop for kids stuff and gifts.
Småting Bergen
9 Bryggen
The best shop for kids stuff and gifts.

Essentials

Located just outside our entrance. 1'st floor and to the right.
23 locals recommend
Bunnpris Damsgård
82 Damsgårdsveien
23 locals recommend
Located just outside our entrance. 1'st floor and to the right.
Pharmacy
9 locals recommend
Vitusapotek Bien - Bergen
15 Solheimsgaten
9 locals recommend
Pharmacy
Groceries and post office.
39 locals recommend
Coop Extra Danmarksplass
33 Solheimsgaten
39 locals recommend
Groceries and post office.