Oslo Travel Forum

Hello there!

I will be in Oslo since wednesday..Could you please tell me the name of the some deli;s , cafeteria's where people eat breakfest? I will be staying in radisson scandynavia hotel, and if i have a choice I do not wanna try hotels breakfests...Thanks
Mergy

I just came back from Amsterdam and Copenhagen, and have taken a few trips to Europe before. I do not recall seeing "breakfast restaurants" there. The locals, literally, eat a Continental breakfast. Here in the U.S., people do like to have their first meal outside of the home. If you want that heavy breakfast, in my experience, you'll have to shell out upwards of 30USD for the hotel's hot breakfast buffet.

some eat breakfast at the bakery or at the coffe shops, like kaffekompaniet or godtbrød ...

As nearly (if not all) all room prices are breakfast included, I don't see any advantageous reason to go out for breakfast.

Dag Frans,

When i Oslo, my son and I usually take our breakfast in a place called Kaffe Caffe. Here is the link:

www.kafecaffe.no

Have fun in Oslo. Goede reis!

***bell

Hello MERGY,

Oooops! I am so sorry i addressed my answer to "Northsea". My apologies.

Anyway, same as my answer above, you might like this breakfast place called Kafe Caffe. It has a pleasant atmosphere. The address and map is on their website.
HAVE A VERY PLEASANT TRIP.

Dag Bell.

Moest van mijn moeder altijd beleefd zijn, haha

Ja Frans,

I got so excited when i saw you in this forum. I've been busy lately that i didn't have much time to linger in VT. But you are right, usually, in hotels like Radisson, breakfasts are included.

Ik kijk er naar uit om je te ontmoeten in Brugge of Izegem.

Groetjes aan je familie...

daaaag!
***bell :-)

I see no reason you should choose away the RadissonSAS breakfast, as good as they come, not even sure if you can get a reduction on room price (b is included)

I recommend Kaffebrenneriet! They have excellent coffee and food (TRY THE PARMA SANDWICH!!!) at affordable prices, 18 shops around town and open from 7 am.

Closest one to Radisson is by National Theatre, just beside the cinema.

Enjoy!

I backed from Oslo. And truly speaking I am a bit disspointed. this is a really small city nomore than 400 000 inhibitants..No climate. Except the new building of opera. There is nothing I will remember, in next 5 years.
Anything I liked was De Luca caffe or bar. Pretty nice coffee and chocolates nothing more. BUT the prices are really disguisting! Paris is much chipper.
We ate a dinner in a restaurant ikker brikke ... or omething believe me or not 250 $$ for dinner for two with 2 mohijtos. Oh my goodness. I have no idea what I should eat in Paris to pay such a bill ? 4 seasons maybe....

regards
Mergy

Well, good to hear that you had such a great time in our capital ;o)

(You mention Paris - hey, I was in Paris two weeks ago, and can't say I like the place that much - but I wasn't planning to write a post about it on the forum;o) You mention prices: how about hotels? Hotels in Paris are generally *very* expensive for what you get - I'd say hotels in Oslo offer much better value for money;o) And what about service? You can at least expect people working in hotels, restaurants etc etc in Oslo / Norway to be willing to speak English to foreigners - that's certainly not always the case in Paris;o)

You know, but Paris has history, climate and all things what makes city interesting. What you can show me in Oslo ? Holmenkolen ? Opera and...???
I had accomodation at Radisson Scandinavia...believe me in Japan they have bigger rooms. And definitetly rate was hifger than in 5 stars hotel in centrum of tokyo
Prices,..hmmmmm In Paris I have always chioce. In Oslo not at all.
English...hmmm..that makes oslo more comfortable definitely to ask. BUT ask for WHAT? One cathedral closed because of renovation in the middle of toursit season. Aboud food..hmm I ate the worst sushi in my life. WHY in Norway on duty free all stuffs are more expensive than in a shops in the city?

To sum up I prefer no almost speking people in Japan, France than advance conversation in Oslo.

warm regards
Mergy

Small city, yes, compared to main European and American and Asian, but we are not more than 4.7 mill in all, and Oslo have 570 t of them (less than Wyoming). 'Ikker brikke' must be Aker Brygge, which have among the most expensive restaurants in the city. Apart from that, it is interesting to read some 'not-so-positive' comments too .

I agree. I went to Paris, once, because we have friends who moved there after we had met them when they met and got married in New York City. French were cold people. They seemed to enjoy telling us that they could not understand English (they were poor liars). Now the city is very green, with alot of flowers and trees planted along the roads and sidewalks, but everyone smokes. I will not go where I don't feel wanted. THAT's why I love Italia!!

I agree. I went to Paris, once, because we have friends who moved there after we attended their wedding in New York City. French were cold people. They seemed to enjoy telling us that they could not understand English (they were poor liars). Now the city is very green, with alot of flowers and trees planted along the roads and sidewalks, but everyone smokes. I will not spend my money where I don't feel wanted. THAT's why I love Italia!!

Right - you first compared prices in Oslo to Paris, and now you're saying that hotels in Tokyo are a better deal than hotels in Oslo. ...umm... fine, I was simply saying that I find hotels in Paris to generally offer very poor value for money.

You ate the worst sushi in your life? Ok, so are we now supposed to be comparing bad experiences in Paris and Oslo? ;o)

I'm having trouble understanding what this "WHY in Norway on duty free all stuffs are more expensive than in a shops in the city?" is supposed to mean - are you trying to say that products in duty free shops in Norway are more expensive than products you'll find in ordinary stores? That is certainly not the case - you'll find that alcohol, cigarettes etc etc is a lot cheaper in duty free stores at the airport etc.

Sounds to me like you did very poor research before booking your trip. If you had some basic knowledge of Norway, you'd be aware that Oslo isn't a huge city - it has around 570000 inhabitants. And if you only saw Holmenkollen and the Opera - and had dinner at expensive, touristy Aker Brygge - then you certainly missed out on quite a lot ;o)

I agree that it's interesting to read the "not-so-positive" comments - at least when the comments are slightly ..umm.. less whiney, perhaps? ;o)

It is too bad that you didn't have a nice time in Oslo. I was expecting some good news when you came back, unfortunately you didn't seem to have enjoyed it.

I am a low-budget traveller and i always travel with my son who is still very much financially dependent on me, so, whenever we go to Norway, we always stay in a self-catering accommodation that has its own kitchenette in the room where i can cook my own food.I am very much aware that OSLO IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLD to visit, so, i make sure that i buy my necessities at the local grocery and cook my own food in my appartment. We do eat outside too---my son likes the simplicity of fastfoods, but when we have time, we also eat in an affordable restaurant such as MUCHO MAS and FROGNERSETEREN restaurant. If a low-income single mom like me can afford it, so can you. Most of the tips that you can find in my Oslo page are fastfoods---I am not proud of it but for us, it's normal because i usually cook in our rented accommodation at the end of the day, so that when we are out to explore the area, we don't want to sit in a restaurant at lunch time just to waste our time on a 5-course meal. It is just our way of planning our trip. We always want to be "on the go" to the next attractions.

Depending on your own personal interests, there are so many things to see in Oslo. I am very much interested in Literature and Arts, therefore, I spent some time at the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CENTER and the MUNCH MUSEUM. My son loves winter sports, so we always come in the winter to do some skiing. HOLMENKOLLEN is impressive and so are the other attractions such as the NATIONAL GALLERY, VIGELANDSPARKEN, HISTORICAL MUSEUM, NORSKE FOLK MUSEUM, the CITY HALL, BYGDOY (the museum village), etc. AKER BRYGGE is a very expensive mall to shop and to eat. It is in one of the tips of our fellow VTer which i fully remembered. If you want to have fun shopping, i will suggest Baerums verk but it is already outside Oslo, yet worth a visit.

I HAVE LIVED IN JAPAN, visited PARIS a few times (as we live just a few hours away by train to Paris) but i could not compare these three beautiful cities. Each has its own beautiful characteristic and each are marked with wonderful experiences. In every travel, i do try to remember my best memories and let go of the awful ones. I am very grateful to the VTers who gave me sound advices before my son and i embarked on our first trip to Oslo. It is thru them that we had such a wonderful time. A good research about the place that I am visiting helps me a lot in my travels.

I'm sorry you didn't like Oslo... but by the sound of it you didn't really prepare yourself for the trip. Deli de Luca is your best experience? That is norwegian 7-elleven with a bit more fancy cakes (and more expensive than other convenience stores alike).

You were surprised by the prices? Yes, things are expensive - Oslo has the highest cost of living in the world - we beat Tokyo in most areas.

There's an amazing forest just outside Oslo you could have experienced, Bygdøy, boating through the fjord...

As for the size of the city - 10% of the country's population is not exactly a small number, relatively speaking.

To be frank I was really prepared,..i saw many things
many places around the oslo as byedog , too.Parks.
I was prepared as we are talking about the prices...
Just i was disspointed the rathouse aas a cheese...believe me..the only buidling i liked was an opera as a fiord...

To sum up I prefer "southern" climate
Mergy