Bergen City of Gastronomy builds on its thousand-year history as a meeting place and trading centre for local produce and unique culinary traditions.
Surrounded by the sea, deep fjords and high mountains and with ample access to fertile mountain pastures, the region produces first-rate produce from the sea and land.
Its rich traditional culinary culture and access to a great variety of produce from magnificent, pure surroundings provide the inspiration for creative and innovative cuisine. The Bergen region has a number of internationally renowned restaurants and a growing number of world-world-class chefs. Creative culinary artists who cultivate, develop and pass on local food culture and gastronomy, and who combine local produce, seasonal twists and creativity exquisitely.
Combine beautiful nature and fjords with great cuisine.
A food tour from Bergen will give you a taste of local produce and an experience to remember.
One of the most popular food tours in Bergen is the Seafood experience at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant just outside the city center. Choose between visiting Cornelius for lunch or dinner. This restaurant is perhaps one of the best seafood restaurants in Norway. With local food and a beautiful setting, it has definitely found a winning formula.
If you would like to taste lots of different foods, join the tour “Food and culture guided walk”.
Bergen has a growing reputation as a city for great dining experiences. Access to first-class ingredients from sea and land, and a culinary environment where creative food artists can flourish, are two of the main reasons why Bergen has world-class restaurants.
In Bergen, the gastronomic experiences are in abundance, and you are guaranteed to find a restaurant that suits your palate. But with well over 250 eateries, it can sometimes be difficult to choose. We have tried to make it easier for you to find the right restaurant by giving you the opportunity to see only restaurants in these four main categories: Typical Norwegian food, sushi and seafood, restaurants with an international menu, pizza, exclusive restaurants with the best local ingredients. You can of course see the entire selection as well, that list can be found below the text in this article.
The nightlife in Bergen is an experience of its own. Sit down at one of the bars with outdoor seating along the historical Bryggen or Fisketorget on a spring day and let the fresh sea air fill you with energy and inspiration.
Many of the buildings in this area have a lot of history from the Hanseatic times, when seafarers from all over the world left their mark on Bergen in general and especially Bryggen.
Bergen is well known as one of Norway larges student cities, and the student life has created a young, viral and compact atmosphere in Bergen city center. There is a wide range of everything.