A lot going on at this fish market with many places to buy fresh fish or a fish dinner…read more It can be crowded during peak tourist season and with cruise ships in port. Worth a stop to experience the local color.

I love a fish market, but to be quite honest, Bergen's Fisketorget was just ok. It was a bit…read morelackluster and not exactly what I expected but also everything the cynical side of me was expecting. There are two portions of this market, the permanent structure with a few shops and sit down places to eat inside and the outdoor tents where you can also shop and eat, with limited seating. The good: - There was a lot of variety. There are plenty of stands selling goods and food to eat. - The vendors and people working the tents were mostly very nice and most of them let you sample certain items. - The reindeer hot dog we ate was fan-flipping-tastic and I'd eat one once a week if I could. The bad: - The seafood was less local and more what's popular. I didn't come to Norway to have Norman (French) oysters or branzino from the Mediterranean. - The pricing was all over the place, but mostly extremely expensive. We were wanting to try a reindeer hotdog and we saw one at three different stands. Each stand had a different price for the same item. We went to the cheapest stand, it's a hot dog, but didn't get the items advertised. It was just strange and off putting. - Not enough seating. Overall, a nice place to walk through but kind of underwhelming.

Being a student in Bergen definatly has its pro's. We recieved a 50% off cupon from E.A.T in Olav…read moreKyrresgate, and decided to try it out. That was a very good desicion. When I first entered the restaurant I immediatly got a calm feeling of the atmosphere. The light was dimmed down and there were lighted candles at the tables. The staff was really nice and helpfull - and answered all my questions about the menu with a smile (which often tend to be a lot of questions). The menu was okey, but I think this is a good place to dine if you're a meat lover. We decided to try out the plank steak, and I'm so glad I did because that is the best plank steak I've ever tasted. The meat was perfectly fried, and the berneasauce contained a hint of creme fraise which made it SO much better. We also got butterfried veggies and mashed potatoes - an amazing combo! I don't think E.A.T is one of the cheapest places to eat in Bergen, but they definiatley have great food. Worth a try!

Relaxed but hip atmosphere. Food was delicious - I had the salmon plank with potatoes. Good list of…read morewines by the glass, yummy desserts, reasonable prices for Bergen

This place was the last meal my wife and I had during our stay in Bergen and I am SOOO glad it was…read more I complimented the complimentary bread, never whined drinking the wine, and relaxed my jaw muscles eating the mussels....The seafood was so fresh I thought the crab legs would just walk on over to the sea which was right next to us. Oh yeah btw...make that reservation so you can sit on the covered warm patio and see the beautiful Bergen sunset (at 11:00 pm)

If you can't tell from my pictures, we didn't leave a crumb behind. Fjellskaal was absolutely…read moregorgeous, our server was very knowledgeable about wine, and I'll be dreaming of these mussels for a long time.

We had dinner here on a cold & rainy Norwegian evening. Since it was across our hotel, we opted to…read moreeat here inside Mathallen (Bergen's indoor fish market). The two servers waiting for the diners inside the vinyl-covered sunroom of Fish Me were on top of their game. Obliging our requests for photos and even allowing us to move tables, when we saw the harbour view seats were available. Smiles and yeses, came out of their mouths, which was surprisingly uncommon in Europe. For the food, though this was inside was a fish market and them aptly named Fish Me, we didn't order fish. We opted for the only two items in the "Meat Dishes" section of the menu. I had the Whale Steak (minke) which is technically a mammal, while my wife got Reindeer Entrecôte. We paired this with a Pinot Noir and Spicy Hot Chocolate. Both tasted like beef with the gamey flavor offsetted by the red wine sauce and the caramelized green beans. My presumption proven wrong, we left satiated and considered this a winning choice.

We were looking for a mixture of reindeer and seafood so ended up in this fish market just behind…read moreour hotel by the wharf with a beautiful view and service. We got seated right away and they didn't mind that we had to switch tables to get a better view of the wharf. We ordered the following: * I had the whale steak served with mashed potatoes, caramelized green beans with toasted sunflower seeds, marinated and grilled pear, and a flavorful red wine sauce with a hint of wild berries. * spiced hot chocolate for my drinks * hubby got the Reindeer Entrecôte Served with oven-baked potatoes, caramelized green beans with toasted sunflower seeds, marinated chanterelles, and a flavorful red wine sauce with a hint of wild berries. * a glass of pinot noir. Definitely a place to go to when in Bergen.

Got chocolate, two veggie sandwiches and coffees for $50 and they were just cheese and bread. We…read moreasked a staff member if they put the artichoke and the sun-dried tomato and he was convincing us that he did, when we showed the evidence of its absence he brought us exactly two tiny pieces of tomatoes and two tiny quarters of artichokes to put into two sandwiches - ridiculous. Going to eat at a good place with a better staff afterwards. Giving one star as the cheese was tasty.

Not sure how this got to be a bakery, but this is one of my favorite tasting menu restaurants on…read morethe planet. Work brings me to Bergen from time to time and I've had the good fortune to dine at Colonialen twice. Once with two good friends and another time simply by myself. A restaurant has to be amazing to get me to sit alone for 3.5 hours to go through all the courses. The food here is imaginative and consistent. The wine pairings are spot-on. Listing the 20 or so dishes I've eaten there would take forever, so I'll stick with two or three of the standouts. The first was a group of northern grains served in a mortar with a pestle. You ground up the grains with the pestle and an oxtail consomme was poured over top. This was painfully delicious. It was so good that I shamelessly begged (and received) a second. On my second visit, the staff recognized me and gave me a lot of attention (which was nice since I was alone). I had long conversations with the chef and the sommalier about how they sourced their food and selected their wines. Their wine pairings are eclectic (france, germany, italy, pacific northwest, even a Norwegian selection worked its way in). If you are in Bergen or traveling to Bergen, this needs to be on your list ... perhaps more than anything else in town.

This is an adorable little bakery / deli and an absolutely perfect spot to pick up everything you…read moreneed for a great picnic! They have everything from breads and pastries to a nice cheese and meats case and a huge selection of hot and cold beverages. They also have some very nicely packaged gift sweets that would make a very nice souvenir or gift to take home. We tried a brownie and a sweet roll, and both were great! The brownie was a little bit more toward the gooey side but very moist and tasty. We'd go back if we were in the area again!

From the owner: The delicatessen at Paradis serves light food from 08.30. Here, you can get the famous Colonialen…read moresandwiches, salads and planks with delicious cheeses and cured meat. We also have fresh baked goods from our own artisanal bakery. The shop offers savoury duck and chicken from Holte gård and meat from Prima Jæren's gourmet line as well as many other mouth-watering foods.