I have been in Stavanger since March and this place is by far the best restaurant I have had the…read morepleasure to eat at. Fantastic food, with flavors that will leave you thinking for food from many different countries, but I am sold on Greek food and can't wait for post covid world so I can go to Greece and experience first hand. The service is great also.

I have been to Akropolis in Stavanger many times over the last 15 years, and have not been back in…read morethe last 8 years. When our initial intent for the evening did not pan out, we diverted to this place. It was our good fortune because it did not disappoint. The restaurant atmosphere feels authentic (I have never been to Greece) and the server was attentive and had good suggestions. Our starter was the melted feta and garlic pita bread - excellent. And off course I had to have lamb for a main dish. The Paidakia was great, ample portions and very tasty. My girlfriend had the souvlaki with lamb, chicken and pork varieties. I could barely finish it and she could not. A great meal and experience. Well worth the visit for "a taste of the Mediterranean in the North"

This story has a happy ending…read more It starts unimpressively. * * * Our Airbnb host told us this was the most quintessential Norwegian food in Stavenger. We were expecting classic Nordic cuisine in a fine room. We got a coffee and sandwich shop in the middle of downtown next to some ugly office buildings. ??????? But it had some nice modern decorating. It sold fancy pillows and grocery oddments on the side. (Marcona almonds, Danish licorice, Norwegian health food cookbooks.) We were tired, so we said what the hell. * * * The first half of the meal confirmed our worst impressions. We got two healthy good-for-you salads of the types prepared by major priests of the good-for-you-school. The salads were made competently enough. I struggled through my kale-equivalents. There were some surprisingly good and strong Norwegian red-purple sprouts on top which added a nice accent to the salad. Norwegian sprouts aside, I was beginning to curse the moment Moosewood ever opened its restaurant. * * * But now that I had eaten my vegetables, I could have my treat. The second course was a platter of Norwegian and French cheeses. OSTEHUSET, YOU ARE SO FORGIVEN! No duh, Ostehuset means cheese house in Norwegian. You wouldn't think this was a cheese house. The only cheese in their grocery holdings were two small refrigerated cases, less than 10% of their total inventory. My local supermarket carries more brands of cheese. And the overwhelming majority of menu items and grocery items they sold were non-cheese. But cheese is one thing they do extraordinarily well. I won't bore you with an item by item list of the cheese orgasms I had. I will just point out that the brie they served was the best brie I have had in my life. Not the bland cream cheese of people who are afraid of Brie. Not the death metal brie of people who want something to shock themselves into insensibility and to hell with cheese tasting good. This was an uncompromising nasty brie that was also suave and mellow. Beauty and the beast in a cheese. An added treat on the side were apricots candied in orange peel. A vast improvement on normal candied apricots. * * * We did not get the grand Norwegian classics we were looking for. But we ate healthy and had nice French cheese. You can do worse.

An excellent alternative if you have had your fill of sandwiches. Great vegetable dishes, coffee,…read morecheese. Fancy cafeteria style. Can get pricey but I had a great salad plate for under 80k ($10).

Nice and relatively cheap (for Norway). Excellent service and fish soup…read more Came here for dinner with some colleagues and we had a good time.

Pleasant atmosphere. Caring staff. Food was excellent, beer was a bit expensive and seating a bit…read moreuncomfortable after a couple of hours... But All in all a good place to eat out

Love the,food, atmosphere, and the great service! We ordered all 3 meals and shared them so we…read morecould try them all! Must try the tiramisu!

A charming little gem! Cozy ambiance in a step down little Italy family style restaurant...chalk…read moreboard menu on the wall displaying the menu of the day. You can watch the chef make the pasta behind the counter. Lots of specialty items. Excellent service. Great wine - and the focaccia bread is to die for! We are vegans and the chef made a special vegetable salad for us! Highly recommend this place!

The food and ambience was phenomenal! There are several floors to the spot, which makes it great…read morefor friends, family or date night. You can order on your phone, which I love because it allows you to take your time deciding on what you and your party would like to try. I recommend trying the cocktails, such as the Lynchburg Lemonade. So many of them sounded so good. As for food, I made it a goal to try as much fish as possible in Norway, so I had the cod. It was delicious and i highly recommend! Cost wise, everything was worth it to me!

I came here for their pizza buffet. Overall, food was very lackluster. There were two pizza…read morevarieties available: salami and parma ham, and a spicy sausage. The topping selections were actually pretty decent in my mind. However, the pizzas had been clearly sitting out for a long time under warming lamps. The cheese had gotten all dry and crusty. The pizzas also lacked any real flavor. The salad was browning in color and rather limp. You could choose between two dressings: mango and peanut, and garlic. Neither was very appetizing. The only redeeming quality of this meal was the price. For 145 NOK, you'll be hard pressed to find a cheaper meal anywhere in Stavanger.

Just like the big horns in Oslo this steakhouse didn't disappoint. The steak was cooked just how I…read morewanted it and the accompanying peppercorn sauce was amazing. The garlic bread and onion ring sides were a great and welcome addition. Very quick service thanks to the card you fill out and the waitress was nice too. 2 sirloin steaks, 2 sides, 1 sauce and 2 soft drinks came to 720Kr which I don't think was too unreasonable given how tasty it was.

Terrible service.... Salad bar is VERY limited.... Go to McD's and save $40 for same quality.read more

We walked all the way across Stavanger with the express purpose of eating in this one bakery…read more It was totally totally totally worth it. * * * The baked goods are what make this place stand out, But the coffee is pretty darn fine too. We have been drinking cafe lattes. Intrinsically, these don't vary much from place to place. As long as the coffee is not stale and the milk is fresh, you should be in business. But at Kanelsnurren, the cafe lattes are dramatically better. Better beans? The Edvard Grieg of Norwegian baristas making the espresso? Who knows? But the world perked up with the first sip. * * * But at a bakery you are there for the baked goods. They have both heavy Scandinavian breads and lighter fluffier wonders. I did not try the heavies such as the ryes or the korns. I had a ham sandwich with one of the mixed seed sandwich buns. Inferior versions of this taste okay and sit in your stomach like a shot put afterwards. This version of the bun tasted complex and amazing. The bread was light and ethereal both while being consumed and afterwards. Leaving the restaurant, I could have floated up the hill to the neighborhood church. (I actually did so. The cafe latte provided the additional lift.) * * * But as good as the sandwich was, the star of the show was dessert. I got a chocolate and hazelnut bun with a big dollop of chocolate on top. Surprise, surprise, the pastry was nearly empty inside, like a popover or a Yorkshire pudding. But it was rich and buttery and comforting like a Popover. Yes, the inside of the popover cavity had dollops of chocolate and of hazelnut. It was big enough to be filling, light enough to be ethereal, delicate enough to be guilt-free, and chocolatey-nutty enough to totally delight my inner three year old. Popovers for dessert? Proof that God exists and the Universe is a Wonderful Place. And the extra lightness got me down the other side of the hill with the church after the sandwich and the coffee had done their job. * * * The bread and pastry at Kanelsnurren are insanely good. But with all of that lightness, maybe one of their secret ingredients is helium?

Great service. They open earlier than many other shops. Large selection of pastries, sandwiches and…read morebread.

Cute cafe along Fargegaten, The Street of Colors…read more When a local Stavanger hairdresser wanted to infuse a pop of color into this street who knew that he would create a tourist attraction? This cute cafe is so cozy and inviting. Love the colors, the books and the board games. Coffeeshop by day. Bar at night. A great place to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with family and friends.

Nice bar to play board games and have a beer or two! We visited Bøker og Børst on a Sunday night,…read moreand it was busy but there were tables available. The bar has plant-themed wallpaper and both fake and real plants scattered about the bar. They also have both indoor and outdoor seating available. They offer mostly premade cocktails, but they do have a few basic options available. They also have a fairly wide draft beer selection and a decent selection of board games to play. If you want to play games and drink beer in Stavanger, then I think Bøker og Børst is the place!