Solsiden

Oslo


Nestled beneath Oslo's fortress, looking out to Aker Brygge, Solsiden serves up some of the city's best-loved seafood dishes in an old warehouse that's airy and atmospheric (and a maritime-kitsch-free zone). You can do simple shell-on shrimps by the half-kilo (265kr) or really go to town with a platter of lobster, shrimps, scallops, snow crab, mussels and crayfish (755kr per person).

In summer the outside terrace is open from 3pm.


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