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Category: Travel & Events
Planning a trip to Bergen, Norway, and looking for the top places to eat? In this video, we’ll show you 7 incredible restaurants and food spots in Bergen! From world-famous seafood to iconic Norwegian pastries and even vegan fast food, Bergen’s food scene has something for everyone. 🌭🐟🥐
Bergen is not only known for its stunning fjords, Norwegian nature and rich history, but also for its amazing culinary experiences. Whether you’re craving a reindeer sausage at Trekroneren, a fresh seafood tower at the Fish Market, or an unforgettable dining experience at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant, this guide will help you make the most of your stay.
Discover where to eat in Bergen and learn about the local food traditions that make this city a paradise for food lovers. Whether you’re visiting for a weekend or a week, this guide will make planning your meals easier (and tastier)! Don’t miss the chance to experience Bergen’s world-renowned cuisine.
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Duration: 09:21
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Category: Travel & Events
Welcome to the celebration of the tasteful local food made between the mountains and fjords in the Fjord Norway region. The food festival spreads out in the centre of Bergen, and you get to meet lots of local food producers at their food stands.
Read more:
https://en.visitbergen.com/whats-on/bergen-matfestival-food-festival-p1372883
More events in Bergen:
https://en.visitbergen.com/whats-on
More about Bergen City of Gastronomy:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/bergen-city-of-gastronomy
Duration: 00:30
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Category: Travel & Events
Bergen is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of gastronomy.
Bergen is buildt on a millennium of history as a meeting place and trading centre for cultural and culinary traditions. Surrounded by the sea, deep fjords and high mountains, nature has created a magnificent and pure environment for food production.
For more info about where to eat in Bergen, check out https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink
Duration: 01:06
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Category: Travel & Events
You haven't been to Bergen if you haven't tried the Skillingsbolle. The cinnamon bun that came to Bergen in the Hanseatic period, and that everybody in Bergen somehow can relate to.
Duration: 02:02
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Category: Travel & Events
You might find that wild sheep in Norway tastes like a mix between a deer and a sheep. The wild sheep is the most sustainable type of meat you can eat in Norwegian restaurants. In the 17th century, a local rescue operation outside Bergen, in Austevoll, luckily saved the wild sheep from extinction.
You can find wild sheep on the restaurant menus many places in Bergen. Former Bocuse d'Or-winner Ørjan Johannessen at Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri outside of Bergen says the wild sheep is one of the most unique and sustainable dishes you can find in Western Norway.
Visit one of the restaurants in Bergen, and look for dishes with wild sheep. The taste is most likely something you can't find anywhere else in the world.
Read more about the Wild Sheep here:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/bergen-city-of-gastronomy/Wild-sheep-a-local-delicacy-in-Western-Norway
More about Bergen City of Gastronomy:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/bergen-city-of-gastronomy
Duration: 01:56
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Category: Travel & Events
Eple og frukt i flytende og fast form er en viktig del av den Bergenske matscenen, og mange mener at Hardanger har verdens beste sider og eplesaft. I den lille bygda Ulvik innerst i Hardangerfjorden finner du Norges eneste siderrute, der du kan besøke tre eplegårder, og smake, lære og oppleve blomstring, høsting og pressing av eple og frukt. På Syse Gard kan du også få servert delikate retter av lokale råvarer, og handle kjøtt, frukt og andre råvarer til å ta med hjem.
Les mer om eplesider fra Hardanger her:
https://www.visitbergen.com/spisesteder/norske-epler/eplesiderens-champagne-er-fra-hardanger
Duration: 03:57
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Category: Travel & Events
The Fish Market has a charming location in the heart of the city between the fjords and Bergen's 7 mountains. The Fish Market in Bergen has since the 1200s been a meeting place for merchants and fishermen. Today you can buy fresh seafood - take it home or enjoy a dinner at the restaurant.
Read more about the Bergen Fish Marekt here. https://en.visitbergen.com/things-to-do/fish-market-in-bergen-p822253
Duration: 01:04
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Category: Travel & Events
The dishes made from potatoes have given Norway a rich tradition. The potatoe has been important for survival in Western Norway since the early 1800s. Today raspeballer is a dish served for dinner at Norwegian dinner tables during parties and special occation. It is a tribute to the potato! In Bergen, the UNESCO City of Gastronomy, you can find the traditional Norwegian dish in many restaurants.
Duration: 01:55
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Category: Travel & Events
Persetorsk is a traditional Bergen dish where cod is first marinated in salt and sugar before being pressed for 12 hours. The taste and the texture of the fish is incredible. Persetorsk was once a traditional Christmas dish i Bergen, but today it is one of the most popular dishes in Bergen restaurants.
Duration: 02:12
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Category: Travel & Events
Gaute Birkeli from Bryggeloftet in Bergen explains the secrets behind the Bergen fish soup, and why you should try it next time you're in Bergen.
Duration: 01:45
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Category: Travel & Events
In Bergen you can find the best apple cider in the World right in our backyard. Cider plays an important role for Bergen as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. In Bergen you can walk from bar to bar and taste cider from tap. Cider is also perfect with food, and you can find it on the menue on almost every Bergen restaurant.
Duration: 01:51
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Category: Travel & Events
Visste du at verdens beste sider finnes i Bergens bakhage? Sideren fra Hardanger er laget på spiseepler, noe som gir den en unik smak. Sider spiller en viktig rolle for Bergen som en UNESCO Gastronomiby. I Matbyen Bergen kan du gå fra bar til bar og smake sider på tapp. Sider passer også perfekt til mat, og du får kjøpt sider i mange av Bergens restauranter.
Duration: 01:51
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Category: Travel & Events
Bergen is Norway's second largest city. It is a big city, with small town charm. Bergen is situated in the heart of the fjords between two of Norway's longest fjords - the Hardangerfjord and the Sognefjord.
Bergen is also known to be the city between the seven mountains. This means navigating in Bergen is easy, you can easily find your way around town and the distances are relatively small, even on foot. This is also a great city for a stroll without a set plan, there is a new view and distinct neighborhood around every corner.
Read more about Bergen and start your planning: https://en.visitbergen.com
For ideas and inspiration: https://en.visitbergen.com/ideas-and-inspiration
Duration: 01:02
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Category: Travel & Events
There is an abundance of delicacies out in the open sea beyond the west coast city of Bergen. The seafood is world-class, and this has long enabled chefs in Bergen to dream up the best fish and seafood recipes.
Bergen can offer seafood and sushi in all price brackets and to all tastes. Most of the seafood restaurants are in central Bergen, but if you feel like a short trip out of town, a visit to Cornelius seafood restaurant is sure to whet your appetite. Or maybe you just want to go for fish and chips at the world-famous Fisketorget?
Read more:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/restaurants/seafood-and-sushi
Duration: 00:46
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Category: Travel & Events
Bergen’s history and placement among the fjords have helped create a number of specialities, available at some of the restaurants in Bergen.
Bergen and the region are characterized by the closeness to the sea, and many of the Bergen specialities certainly have seafood as the main ingredient. Since the 13th century, the people of Bergen have been able to get their fresh seafood from the Bergen Fish Market, and the ingredients have been used for traditional Bergen fish soup, fishcakes, persetorsk, røykerumpe and other dishes. When the Hanseatic lived in Bergen, the city was also a trading centre for dried cod, and this is still visible on the menu of some of the restaurants in Bergen.
Read more:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/restaurants/typical-norwegian
Duration: 00:45
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Category: Travel & Events
Bergen has some of the country’s most beautiful restaurants, and many of them take special pride in ensuring that the local ingredients preserve their natural taste and emphasize their distinctive character.
Find your favorite typical Norwegian restaurant, a great seafood and sushi place, a restaurant with international menu or a fine dining restaurant that will really give you an experience to remember.
Read more:
https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/restaurants/exclusive-restaurants
Duration: 00:46
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Category: Travel & Events
In 2015, Bergen became a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of gastronomy.
Bergen City of Gastronomy builds on a millennium of history as a meeting place and trading centre for cultural and culinary traditions. Surrounded by the sea, deep fjords and high mountains, nature has created a magnificent and pure environment for food production.
For more info about where to eat in Bergen, check out https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink
Duration: 00:56
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Category: Travel & Events
On a small island near Bergen is one of the finest seafood restaurants in Norway. It is situated right by the sea on a small island with spectacular views of the fjord, mountains, skerries, and passing boats and ships. Inspired by the weather of the day, Cornelius serves its famous Meteorological Menu of exquisite seafood and trimmings, prepared using innovative culinary techniques and with a genuine passion for seafood.
Book tickets here: http://booking.visitbergen.com/go/bergen/activity/95/en#_ga=2.217810134.1945906699.1594208232-2087830709.1594017993
Read more here: https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/_ga=2.53748200.1945906699.1594208232-2087830709.1594017993
Duration: 01:00
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Category: Travel & Events
On a small island near Bergen is one of the finest seafood restaurants in Norway. It is situated right by the sea on a small island with spectacular views of the fjord, mountains, skerries, and passing boats and ships. Inspired by the weather of the day, Cornelius serves its famous Meteorological Menu of exquisite seafood and trimmings, prepared using innovative culinary techniques and with a genuine passion for seafood.
Book tickets here: http://booking.visitbergen.com/go/bergen/activity/95/en#_ga=2.217810134.1945906699.1594208232-2087830709.1594017993
Read more here: https://en.visitbergen.com/food-and-drink/_ga=2.53748200.1945906699.1594208232-2087830709.1594017993
Duration: 01:00
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Category: Travel & Events
Noe av det mest eksotiske den vestlandske skjærgården kan by på, finner du like utenfor Bergen! Cornelius er en av Norges beste sjømatrestauranter. Restauranten ligger i sjøkanten på en holme med spektakulær utsikt til fjord og fjell, sjø og skjær, båter og skip. Inspirert av dagens vær tilbyr Cornelius sin berømte meteorologiske meny med sjømat og tilbehør av utsøkt kvalitet, tilberedt med nyskapende matlangingsteknikker og en genuin lidenskap for sjømat.
Les mer her: https://www.visitbergen.com/spisesteder/cornelius-sjomatrestaurant-p828143
Book billetter her: http://booking.visitbergen.com/go/bergen/activity/95/no#_ga=2.54127976.1945906699.1594208232-2087830709.1594017993
Duration: 01:00
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