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.

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 :)

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 under the Mathallen this is the longest bar in the Nordics that was built into an old steel…read moreworks factory by the water. It's really long and walking from one end to the other does take a couple of minutes. There is a very long bar in the center and lots of tables along the length of the bar. They also serve food but I did not try the food here. They have a huge list of craft beers and cocktails and will also make you something on request. The staff were nice and friendly albeit a bit slow. The atmosphere is really nice and it's warm and cozy in here. A nice place to stop for a drink while in town. You can also go and get some nibbles upstairs in the food market when open.

The longest bar in Scandinavia. That's what the sign says before you go in! And I must say I…read morehaven't been to such a long bar ever in my life! Well apart from it winning in the length, I really like this place. It has a cosy atmosphere with its dim lighting, wooden touches and long tables. I like that the bar is long and no queues are really formed. You can order food at the bar as well. Have not tried it but looked delicious. They have an interesting variety of beers and one can find a beer for each taste. However a good cocktail menu is not missing. I love all the little signs that are hanging all around with funny quotes like this one: "if you are not drunk by 2 am how will all your friends know that you love them!". Great place for a chill beer. Look for the program as well as they often have live music.

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.

Atelier Asian Tapas was our first stop when we landed in Oslo. The foie here was delectable! We…read moretried a few other dishes as well but that was the stand out for us. We came in the middle of the afternoon so service was fast and attentive.

There seems to be a lot of Vietnamese restaurants in Oslo. We went to two and probably could of…read moregone to another ten good ones if we had, had more time. This one seems to specialise in Asian fusion dishes, but on Sunday's they also do pho which is what we decided to go for. It was pretty rammed but there was two tables outside (but inside the food hall) the restaurant and we happily grabbed one of those. I can't comment on the tapas, but the pho was great. A really tasty broth, perfect chilli level, nice noodles and loads of beef. Seemed authentic to me as it tasted like the pho I had in Hanoi so I was very happy. I went with the large portion and it was a really good size, but Trudie M's small portion looked pretty decent to. Anywhere else in Europe this would be five stars, but I can't do it cause of the price. Bowl of pho is about £14-£15 and a beer was about 8 quid. That's also going with a cheap Kirin beer rather than picking out the Norwegian craft beer that I wanted that was around 11 quid. Good pho, worth checking out if your nearby on a Sunday. As always with Oslo, bring plenty of cash!

While in Norway (Oslo), I was walking around and saw Pincho Nation. The decor from the window…read morecaught my eye so I gave it a chance. The inside of Pincho Nation is like one big carnival. The place is enormous but wasn't very busy. It features two levels of seating, but the downstairs was closed off. The hostess let me know that this restaurant was app-based. No servers, well technically, you are your own server here. Drinks, food, or whatever you want is done through the app. So, I downloaded it and gave it a go once I was seated. To drink I ordered the rabarb/jordgubbs mojito which was a strawberry mojito. I liked it. Was a little sweet but hit the spot. To eat I ordered the pizza blanco, fish & chips, and chicken popcorn. I liked the chicken popcorn a lot since it had a nice, sweet flavor to it. I also enjoyed the pizza. I did not like the fish. The chips were fine, but the fish really didn't have much flavor to it at all. As items arrive you'll see your number listed on the app that it's ready for pick up. I think for me, because the exchange is so poor for American's, I felt like I was spending so much to do the work myself. The food was fine, but I would have liked to have had a server. The prices do not indicate that you're doing anything and everything yourself; so if it was a little cheaper than I'd be all for it- but again the exchange rate is where it hurts, not necessarily an issue if I had a bank full of Norwegian Kroner. It was an okay visit. Fun vibe. But as a visitor- one visit is enough.

Greeter led us to our seats and said we had to order from the APP with no explanation of how that…read moreworks. She said to let her know if we needed help. She then disappeared. I downloaded the APP and tried unsuccessfully to order drinks. I kept putting the wrong combination of codes in from my reservation. In the meantime, there was no one around to help. We left after 10 or 15 minutes. No one tried to stop us or ask if we need help. This is not a good place for tourists or visitors who are unfamiliar with this concept. The locals are used to this from COVID.