This is the best Italian pizza I have ever had i Norway!…read more We were seated in a cozy booth with full view of the open kitchen. Everything was just perfect! It's a shame that you have to go out of your way to get here (train from Oslo S to Asker), but when you do, it is definitely worth it! I ordered the Ferrari and it was truly spicy. The wine list was not long, but good and they serve several types of beer from Haandbryggeriet. Amazing!

Delicious food. The staff is extremely nice. And the panzerotti are devine. They are like an…read moreempanada shared appetizer. But the filling is amazing.

Amazing food made fresh every day. Met the chef and he talked about how he made the tiramisu fresh…read moreevery day. We shared a pasta del mess which is quite possibly one of the best gnocchi dishes I've ever had. Highly recommended.

This is such a great restaurant! The pizza is extremely good and the owner is very friendly. After…read morehaving lived in Italy for quite some time, it was nice to find a place to eat good pizza again in Oslo! I'd definitely recommend everyone to go here :)

We have been traveling to Oslo every month for 11 months. We have eaten pizza all around the city…read more Den Glade Italiener is great. Good atmosphere, good service and great pizza. We eat here every month. There are over 1300 restaurants in the city and we always come back to Den Glade Italiener. Stop by and have a pie you won't be disappointed.

Girotondo is the kind of place where you walk in, climb the stairs, and immediately wonder if…read moreyou've just crashed someone else's dinner party. The tables are communal, so you'll likely end up shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers which, honestly, is half the fun. When I went, the room was buzzing like a Friday night in Rome. The staff was absolutely slammed, and after 20 minutes of waiting I did the classic "walk up to the bar and smile politely" move. Worked like a charm as service came quickly after that. Pro tip: patience is your friend here. I ordered the bruschetta pomodoro (simple, fresh, no notes) and a margherita pizza with ham. Not trying to reinvent Italian cuisine, but they nailed the classics and sometimes that's exactly what you need. So, if you like your dinner with a side of chaos, chatter from total strangers, and the feeling that you've stumbled onto a local secret, Girotono is worth the climb upstairs. Here's to another stamp on the tastebud passport!

Locating a place where the staff is happy, welcoming and speaking Italian, while in Norway, was a…read morepleasant surprise. We came for the pizza and it was totally worth it - nicely charred crust in their wood fired oven. We also enjoyed a caprese salad with fresh buffalo mozzarella. Staff were friendly and efficient. Upstairs decor was nice and they have communal seating which gives it an extra family feel.

Good pizza is hard to find in Oslo. This one is better than average, while still not being quite…read moreas good as typical American pizza. The crust has a nice texture, not too thick, not too thin, not hard, fluffy enough. So far we have only had the vegetarian pizza there, which has a good variety of toppings, although I wish they would just put more; the sparse toppings are the main thing about Oslo pizza which I don't like. They add a bit of arugula after baking. This place is in a corner of what used to be a train station on the Holmenkollen Line; now that the line is part of the T-bane, it is unmanned, so I guess that probably provided the opportunity for this place to open. I wonder what is in the rest of the depot building; this place is actually really small, just the kitchen plus a little bit of countertop and two stools. Out front there is a bench and sometimes a single table too. So most customers come for take-out, but it's possible to eat there if the two stools or the bench aren't occupied, and you don't mind sitting right by the T-bane stop. It's also convenient to come on the T-bane for take-out. There is enough parking for several cars too. I would recommend them to put a couple more tables and chairs on the lawn inside the fenced area at the side, if they can get permission to do that; it seems to be a waste of nice space otherwise. We like to stop there after going for a hike on the trails up around Vettakollen (there is a spot along there with a great view of Oslo). They also sell some bulk candy and nuts.