Wide variety of tapas, great taste, delicious sangria, good service, nice atmosphere. Left stuffed…read more Would have had more if I could

What a wonderful delight to stumble upon this small slice of Heaven. The food was delicious and…read moreserved promptly, customer service was on fire! Such great efforts in helping with ordering and giving a bit of history on the restaurant. The family owned restaurant has been in service helping the local culinary students. Loved the chance to sit and enjoy the hard to choose from tapas, everything we ordered was delicious. The decor is perfectly arranged with old photos of bullfighting days and candlelight's in the window. I highly recommend visiting Oslo, Norway making a pitstop to try La Sangria.

This was an experience! It's a local gastropub…read more It was our first night in Oslo and we didn't make it to the hotel yet. We needed a quick bite to eat and we were thinking bar, snacks, and small plates. The restaurant had a really nice modern and slightly upscale vibe . It was nice and cozy. The service was really good too with the waitress explaining the menu to us since it was a new tasting menu they were trying . I got a local beer and we tried the miso, glazed eggplant with non-bread and the lobster roll . Both items were extremely delicious and surprisingly filling for being small plates style . From what I've read, they have live entertainment and music upstairs on certain nights, but we came on a quiet evening. If you're looking for late night bar snacks and a nice chill atmosphere this is definitely a place to go !

A beautiful place in Oslo. Check out my photos. Super modern and in a nice location. Hope to be…read moreback in Oslo soon!

Been here 4-5 times and this place has exceptional good tapas, always fresh and innovating. This is…read moreone of Oslo's best tapas places if not the best. tip try the pistachio cod (amazing)

The so-called tapas Italian finger food cannot be recommended too expensive to Lidl the pizza small…read morepizza slices were warmed up from yesterday the olives were from her glass or just to old. I travel the world and taste food everywhere.

I liked this place a lot. Usually, I'm usually not such a fan of restaurants in this area, as the…read moreservice tend to be sucky, but with Escalóns entry, I might have to reconsider. The service was very good and our waiter both friendly and quick to keep those beer glasses filled, which we like. We were served some of the best tapas I have tasted in a long time, completely void of oily sausages and over spiced meat balls. Our mixture of scallops, hare, fish, veil and mussels were prepared to tasty perfection, without leaving us with that classical "oil and sause everywhere" feeling that tend to follow the tapas experience, at least here in Norway. I almost felt like I was eating healthy, and I mean that in the best possible way, not the "carrot and dry celery" kind of way. We visited on a Thuesday, so the place weren't busy and the atmosphere was very quiet. Still, we liked the interior, and the layout of the tables made us feel quite secluded from other parties, which is a good thing when you're a Norwegian and prefer to mingle only with the people that you came with. With Escalón, I might just have found my favorite tapas place in Oslo.

Spiste kylling og entrecote, VELDIG GODT! Selektivt utvalg av tapasretter, men gode smaker. Aiolien…read morehadde litt tam smak, men brødet som følte med var det beste jeg har smakt hittil. Middels prisklasse :)

Wanted to check this place out since it was close to my hotel. It seems like a fun place to check…read moreout, but it was not what I expected. Service: There is one host/hostess. There is no waiter for your table, and everything is do it yourself setup. You have to download an app to order your food and wait for a confirmation code to come to your phone. If you are from another country, the confirmation code may not work. Once you order from the menu, you have to pick up your own drink and food. Once you get the app working, you will get a notification to when your drink and food is ready to pick up from the designated areas. Ambiance: The atmosphere of the restaurant is very cool but unfortunately it is very tight with the tables being so close together and not very big inside. Some areas seem very old and may need some additional cleaning. I do not like restaurants that use carpet as their main dining area. In addition, the majority of the sitting areas are high bar tables. I would say as well, even with the nice crowd of people, it was not very loud inside. Food: If you are looking for a fulling menu, this is not what this place is set up for. This place is set up as more of a finger food type of place that has orders placed on a wood plank, and again, you have to go pick it up from the kitchen yourself. Several items of food needed a bunch of seasoning. The only thing that was good was the drinks and the chicken wings. I would pass on everything I had. There are some vegan options, but even those need some additional seasoning as well. Overall: If you are looking for someone where to have a great conversation or just hang out, I would recommend this place. However, if you are in the mood for a fulfilling meal, this is not the place for you. Unfortunately, I can't highly recommend this place.

Fun place, food was very tasty and good drinks. Staff very friendly. Good for families…read more Good location close to the train station.

Our Thursday night bar crawl down Grynerløkka led us to Glød! Glød is a cozy, intimate, little bar…read morethat is perfect for a first date or for a small group of people to catch up. I absolutely love this little place, and I just know I will be back plenty of times. It has everything I am looking for in a place where I can go to just get a beer, a cup of coffee, by myself or with friends. My only "complaint" is that since the place is small, and the seats are so close together, it is difficult to get around. It is particularly difficult in the back when people block the path with their chairs. This is just as much a critique of some Norwegians and their rudeness towards others. I found it very annoying to have to squeeze myself between to big guys to get to my seat after asking them politely three times to make some room for us to pass without getting any reaction. Altogether it is a place I will be back to, not only to try the soup everyone is talking about but also because I love(hate) the coziness of this place.

So my friend and I were randomly walking by this place, when we remembered that we wanted to try…read moreout the norwegian alcohol, aquavit. We walked in to ask the bartender about it - so what's it like? And the guy gave us a free shot ! Now that's my kind of a bar :) There were some tables, where a guy was sitting and working on his laptop, a comfy couch at the corner of the shop, and low lighting. There were also some tables outside where people were sitting in and enjoying the last of the warm fall days ;-) What I really liked about the place was how low-key it was :) Seriously must be a Norwegian thing - every place I've been so far, it's just so easy going. You gotta love that. I am definitely going back to this place a few times before I leave Oslo.

Located at the folk museum, this is a very nice, attractive and super clean museum cafe that, after…read morewalking the acreage with all of this historic homes, churches and buildings of this museum/Hollywood style backlot, you will definitely want to take a break, get something nice to drink, from coffee to the cooler bottled drinks, and maybe a nice sandwich or pastry. The food isn't astounding, but it's well above average and good quality. The best thing about the cafe is that it's comfortable, welcoming, and also accessible to the public as it is streetside. They even have a nice fireplace for the odd cold snowy day or two that I hear Norway gets once in a while. ;)

Generally I'm very sceptical about museum cafes. However, this one was just ace - not overly…read moreexpensive, and the snacks looked sophisticated and delicious. I was there just for a cups tea, as I ate beforehand, which I regretted immediately , as the sandwiches looked mouthwatering!

Very nice place in the Mathallen food hall just outside Grunerlokka. We were a group a 4 people and…read morewe shared a bunch of tapas. All of them were very good (meat or fish). A special mention for the goat cheese. We had two bottles of wine (from New Zealand and Argentina) and we were not disappointed. The service was excellent I'd go back there in a heartbeat.

Loved this place. It is a tapas joint and my group sampled a large array of dishes, and we loved…read moreeverything. Our server was great, and really we received some of the best service here compared to everywhere else in Oslo.

I quote Eva K.... "I love this place but obviously I have…read morenever been here during winter time" Smart observation Eva and prophetic. OK OK !! I get that peepz vote for this Café cos you would enjoying sitting outside on a warm Summers Morning, Lunchtime or Evening (multiple choice selection for you) watching the masses trudge past Olaf Ryes Plass whilst you cradle your glass and talk idle banter but if the measure of the place was based on the cuisine they serve then we have a problem folks. Yep, we do. Fo'sho' Lets get to the crux of it ..... everything about Café Fontés mentions Tapas and that was the main reason I called by. I fancied some Tapasitas, plain and simple. It is the kind of food that you can't really screwup. Easy to prepare small bites right?! Didn't happen for me here .... Aioli y pan was 'Meh'. Calamares was 'overfried' and crunchy. One push of your finger on the batter released sweat beads of fatty oil, not nice.! Frito de langostinos were way too over seasoned and covered in a gloopy, overpowering dressing of some kind which my palate did not recognise. My Tortilla had too much going on around it and all over it as well. It is downright criminal to smother a good tortilla in what appeared to be a pizza base sauce? Not right, what were they trying to cover up? Tapas should be simple and small and fresh. What I had here was overcooked, over seasoned and overpriced. I cannot argue that I would run here, nay gallop!!,to take a drink when the Sun is out but don't forget where we are. This is Norway and the Sun set sail for the South sometime around August 21st and is not due back til sometime next June, correct? The only thing you are likely to see sat outside any evening right about now is a Polar Bear.

I love this place but obviously I have never been here during winter time…read more It's nice to sit outside eating gigantic toast with yummy stuff on top for brunch and it doesn't get better than that!

This is really a cozy cinema catered for adults. No screaming kids, very comfy reclining seat with…read moresmall table between seats. You can get food and variation of beverages from the bar to bring inside. However, i did notice people "smuggling" in their own food stuff which i think is cool especially when you pay 130kr per ticket for a movie. If you have been to any of the Sundance Cinemas chain in the USA owned by the actor Robert Redford, then this is very similar.

Best movie theatre I've been so far in Oslo. It's been entirely renovated and the biggest room has…read moreamazing large seats with lots of room all around you. Enjoy!