Smak av Stavern

The Coast


An archetypal Norwegian dining room, all navy and red painted wooden chairs and bare tables decorated with candles, in a lovely dockside location, Smak does a surprising menu of tapas and paella, although there's a fish soup and burgers too if you don't want to go Mediterranean.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Coast attractions

1. Larvik Maritime Museum

3.35 MILES

A 1730 brick structure immediately east of the harbour is home to maritime art and a number of impressive model ships. Colin Archer, the famous Norwegian…

2. Kaupang

3.38 MILES

Kaupang, 5km east of Larvik, was a former Viking town built around AD 800 and occupied until 960. It is believed that up to 1000 people once lived here…

3. Herregården Manor House

3.45 MILES

The classic baroque timber Herregården manor house was constructed in 1677 as the home of the Norwegian Governor General, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, the…

4. Bølgen

3.54 MILES

The town's impressive wave-shaped cultural centre houses a gallery that has an interesting curatorial calendar of contemporary Norwegian artists, concert…

5. Verkensgården

3.65 MILES

Verkensgården has tools and implements from a local 17th-century sawmill and ironworks. There's also a permanent geological exhibition documenting the…

6. Larvik Museum

3.65 MILES

This multi-part museum is spread across the town and is under the auspices of the broader Vestfold Museene.

7. Bøkeskogen

4.13 MILES

This sublime patch of green overlooking Larvik is Norway’s largest and the world’s most northerly beech tree forest. It is criss-crossed with walking…

8. Mølen

7.82 MILES

The Mølen promontory, around 20 minutes' drive west of Stavern, is Norway's largest beach of rolling stones, and an austere and rather impressive sight…