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Stavanger has established a reputation for great food—and the city has the most bars and restaurants per capita in Norway. Many restaurant menus burst with impressive and elaborate international dishes. The city is home to the Gastronomic Institute and hosts many food and wine festivals every year, including the Gladmat Festival.
Norwegian emigrants waited here before boarding steamships crossing the ocean to North America 150 years ago. The historic wharf house is now a popular waterfront restaurant and bar that was renovated in 2020 with the emigrant history still on its walls---and ceiling. At street level there is an informal brasserie where you can get barbecue spareribs. Upstairs is the elegant and more expensive Annen Etage dining room, with prix-fixe menus that change weekly and may include such entrées as grilled steak with garlic, or bouillabaisse with crayfish, halibut, and mussels.
You wouldn't know it from the Scandinavian facade, but Harry Pepper combines Tex-Mex cuisine with Norwegian tastes. Prickly cacti and tacky souvenirs make for a lighthearted and fun interior. Try the traditional dishes with tequila pairing recommendations or opt for a shot or two at the lively Tequila Saloon. The bar is open late on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.
This is one of Stavanger's trendiest restaurants. The main focus here is Asian-inspired street food served as small plates so that you can taste a greater variety of dishes and ingredients than you would otherwise.
This pub-style restaurant's interior is in keeping with the traditional Norwegian dishes that emerge from the kitchen. Enjoy local favorites such as lutefisk and pinnekjøtt (lamb cooked on birch twigs) during the months leading up to Christmas, or seafood, Angus burgers, grilled steaks, and other meats that are available the rest of the year.
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