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Connoisseurs of fine design and fashion should check out the new Norwegian luxury shoe store Faust, whose interior was designed by the well-known architectural firm Snøhetta...

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Faust, Oslo

Connoisseurs of fine design and fashion should check out the new Norwegian luxury shoe store Faust, whose interior was designed by the well-known architectural firm Snøhetta...

Tim Wendelboe, Oslo

Tim Wendelboe is a micro- roastery, coffee training centre and espresso bar in Gruneløkka. It's a favourite coffee place for students and teachers from Oslo's art and design colleges...

Gallery RIIS, Oslo

The gallery is located in the Mohn-Gården building, next to Tjuvholmen/Aker Brygge. Gallery RIIS was founded in Trondheim in 1972. Since 2005, it has been situated in a industrial building...

Babel, Oslo

The locals really love the tiny Babel store in Gruneløkka for its great designer brands and nice relaxing atmosphere. This little shop offers a mix of French and Scandinavian mid-market...

DogA, Oslo

DogA - the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture was established by Norsk Form and the Norwegian Design Council in 2005, as a meeting place for design, architecture and related...

PS: hotell, Oslo

Situated in Oslo's new creative Vulkan territory, PS: hotell is a hotel and a social project. Nearly 90 per cent of its employees are people who have been pushed out of the labour...

Designerkollektivet, Oslo

Designerkollektivet, or designer collective, currently brings together 21 Norwegian fashion designers, operating as a showroom, as well as a shop and studio...

Thereses gate, Oslo

Thereses gate in the Bislett district is a wonderful little street for slightly bohemian Oslo wanderings. A real local district atmosphere dominates here and you'll rarely...

Mathallen Food Hall, Oslo

The Mathallen Food Hall, Oslo's new gourmand epicentre, opened its doors last year in Oslo's new creative territory - Vulkan. It gained its name from the steelworks which were...

Paradis Gelateria Tjuvholmen, Oslo

As one third of Norway's territory is located above the Arctic Circle (that's why it's often known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun"), ice-cream may not be exactly the first thing...

Onda, Oslo

This is a great spot for lunch in the Aker Brygge district, right on the shore of the Oslo Fjord (not far from the new Astrup Fearley Museum). The restaurant building was planned by...

Le Benjamin, Oslo

Le Benjamin is a touch of Paris right in the centre of Oslo's bohemian district of Grünerløkka. The French brasserie has such an unbelievably authentic atmosphere that you'd think...

Kunsthall Oslo, Oslo

Kunsthall Oslo opened its doors in 2011, in the nascent new skyscraper, or so-called opera quarter. Its aim is to exhibit the best Norwegian and international contemporary...

Stenersen Museum, Oslo

The Stenersen Museum is made up of three private collections, which were once bequeathed to the City of Oslo. Rolf E. Stenersen (1899-1978) was a prominent...

Munch Museum, Oslo

When Edvard Munch passed away in 1944, it transpired that he'd accidentally left all of his remaining works to the City of Oslo. Munch's art is the most significant Norwegian...

Essence, Oslo

Almost the first thing you notice as you alight from your plane in Oslo is a huge poster "Scream all over the world. Welcome to its homeland"...

Ekeberg sculpture park, Oslo

The Ekeberg sculpture park (Ekebergparken) is another prominent addition to Oslo's cultural landscape that came into being in 2012...

Pushwagner Gallery, Oslo

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Hariton Puhswagner (the pseudonym of Norwegian pop artist Terje Brofos) is one of the most important Norwegian contemporary artists...

TM 51, Oslo

™51 is a spacious gallery with connected workspaces for people in the creative industry and the cultural scene. ™51 opened its doors in December 2011 with a. vision of becominging...

Utopia Retro Modern, Oslo

Utopia Retro Modern is a design gall ery- a leading dealer in vintage design in Norway, located on the main street of Frogner, called: Kirkeveien. The gallery was established in 2002...

Frogner House Apartments, Oslo

A great alternative to a hotel! Frogner House Apartments has a collection of 57 apartments at 9 city addresses. Their motto is to be a home away from home or a complete...

Scandic Vulkan, Oslo

Don't turn up your nose. This isn't a traditional Scandinavian Scandic hotel chain business hotel. And it's doubtful whether something like that would be possible, bearing in mind...

Eske, Oslo

A small and charming design shop, the interior of which reminds one of a carefully decorated living room, full of design items. Furniture, lamps, interior accessories, textiles, books...

Mathallen Food Hall, Oslo

The Mathallen Food Hall, Oslo's new gourmand epicentre, opened its doors last year in Oslo's new creative territory - Vulkan. It gained its name from the steelworks which were...

Torpedo, Oslo

Torpedo is a compulsory stopping off point for those interested in art in Oslo. It's a bookshop, art book publisher, and exhibition space all in one. Torpedo was created as a response...

Fuglen, Oslo

Fuglen is the right address for design and lovers of fine coffee! The café has been located here since 1963, a factor which the new owners have used...

Cafe Laundromat, Oslo

Having a light lunch while you're doing the laundry - you have to agree that it's not at all a bad idea! The idea of combining a cafe with a laundry was originally created in Copenhagen...

Hanami, Oslo

Hanami is located in Oslo's "Chelsea" or the new arts district of Tjuvholmen, right next to the canal and directly opposite The Thief design hotel. And this is the right place to head...

Vigeland Museum, Oslo

This sculpture museum is dedicated to the most famous Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The Vigeland Museum was created as a result of a unique agreement...

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

This is the largest repository of art, architecture and design in Norway. The museum collections are exhibited at four sites: at the National Gallery...

Worth Knowing, Oslo

The most popular perception of Oslo usually involves complaints that Norway's capital city is expensive and secondly, doesn't really belong to the classic tourist destination cities...