Oslo

Aku-Aku Tiki Bar

Grünerløkka

Another of Jan Vardøens successful cocktail bars, Easter Island style. Let Voo-Doo-Mary-Lou knock you out surrounded by bamboo, blowfish and Thor Heyerdahl, after a long day at the Kontiki-museum. Cool and cozy atmosphere.

Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri

Gastro pub and restaurant with its own microbrewery in the middle of the room.

Anexet Sportsbar

Neighborhood bar with football on both large screen and flat screen. Occasionally jazz concerts. Sushi dining, or as a take away.

Bar Boca

Grünerløkka

The teeny-weeny Bar Boca is the place to go in Oslo if you fancy an innovative and memorable cocktail. Owner Jan Vardøen has become something of a local legend for his mixing skills and his intimate little bar has become a destination for those serious about their drink. This warm cosy bar, with its low-key 1950s décor, may be matchbox sized, with just five tables, but it's the drinks that rule here and they won't let you down.

Beer Palace

A popular pub with fair selection of Norwegian and foreign beers. In addition to enjoying good beer it's possible to play darts and get a slice of pizza. Every Monday an international beer course is held here by Ølakademiet.

Blå

Be sure to check their event calendar, every week they have concerts with a variety of international and Norwegian bands and/or DJs. Each Sunday there is a free jazz/blues/soul concert. Walk up the river from the centre and you'll find it. Old factory style houses with lots of graffiti.

Bohemen (“the Bohemian”)

The best place to watch football (soccer) and sports in general, and to have a cheapish beer. Official Vålerenga supporter pub.

Brygg

Night out for beer enthusiasts, offers one of the most varied beverage selections in the city.

Cafe Fiasco

Classy place that is not expensive at all. Also has live music and DJs with 70 kr cover charge.

Beer 50 kr

Cafe Sara

Conveniently close to Anker Hostel, Cafe Sara pours beer and dishes up tasty Turkish and Mexican dishes for not too much money. Great outdoor seating. Very nice pub with a great atmosphere and well known for its cheap but great food and large selection of craft beers.

Mon-Sat 11:00-03:30, Sun 13:00-03:30

Cafe Stolen

Grünerløkka

Indian cuisine and cheap beer in an informal setting. No name on the door, just a chair hanging from above the door (hence the name 'the chair').

Dr. Jekylls Pub

Whisky bar with wide selection. over 500 whiskies and several fantastic rums and over 60 beers on bottle.

Open now · closes 3 am tomorrow

Dubliner

A nice Irish pub a little off Karl Johans gate, does a good fish and chips (and a few rounds of Guinness with which to wash it down). In Norway: Good fish? Always! Good chips? Never! Except maybe here.

Enga Pub

Vålerenga

Beautiful Vålerenga is like a village in the city. In this neighborhood, everyone supports the same football team, Vålerenga FK, the best soccer club in Oslo. The pub is the venue for the most eager supporters and the home arena is close to this neighborhood.

Fyret Mat & Drikke

Intimate and lively pub and restaurant which serves unpretentious, good food. They have an outstanding collection of akevitt (akvavit), the Scandinavian potato spirit that you should check out, though you won't necessary love it unconditionally.

Grünerløkka Brygghus

Grünerløkka Brygghus has 10 or more of their own beers on tap, with some others. They also serve food.

Hard Rock Cafe

Dealing mainly with, as the name suggests, rock nostalgia from the 1950s, this should be familiar. Pricey.

Heidi’s Bier Bar

German, Bavarian style beer bar with the party atmosphere of afterski and octoberfest.

Hell's Kitchen

Pizza and music, lots of beer and cocktails. Brilliant place that once was the heyday of hipness, a reputation it has to leave to its own basement (The Villa) and Revolver, just down the street. Still a good corner to drop into.

Last Train

Sandwiched between a theatre and Hard Rock Cafe this gem is easily overlooked. One of the best (and longest lasting) rock/punk/metal/indie pubs in Norway.

Lincoln Gastro Pub

Torshov

A pleasant English football pub with outdoor seating and smokehouse in the backyard. Also serves food.

Oslo Ocean Bar

Grünerløkka

A neighbourhood bar with customers, mostly returning, at every time of the day (from 08:00). The staff is great! The service is impeccable despite the low prices and the very unpretentious surroundings (and clientele).

500 ml beer: 40 kr

Palace Grill

In addition to the gourmet restaurant (see above) the palace also includes a separate bar with nice drinks and concerts every Monday, plus the 3-story outdoor seating area "Skaugum" with lots of concert during summer.

Parktheateret

Grünerløkka

Bar with indoor and outdoor seating. Concert hall indoors in a former cinema.

Pigalle

Grønland

Cocktail bar with history dating back to 1965. Original interior.

Public Gastropub

Basement of Paleet

Oslo's largest selections of specialty beers, hearty, simple cooking.

11:00-22:00, Sundays closed

Revolver

Rock pub with most of Oslo's hipsters lurking in the corners. Not too expensive, and quite an extensive choice of beers on tap.

Robinet

A little gem of a bar that serves some of the best drinks in town. It's not much more than a hole in the wall, so don't expect to get a seat. The bartenders (who are often a bit moody, so no music requests!) play everything from free jazz to krautrock to gangsta-rap on the sound system.

Rockefeller/John Dee and Sentrum Scene

Some of Oslo's best stages for music. Rockefeller houses three stages while Sentrum Scene houses a fourth and larger stage. Mostly concert stages but they also show the odd football match or cinema. Both Norwegian and international artists.

Ruinen Bar & Café

Gamlebyen, Oslo's Old Town

Have a cooling drink or play billiard. Occasionally concerts.

Reasonable prices