When in Oslo, a few delis to visit:
Fromagerie
At Majorstuen you should visit Fromagerie. A wide selection og cheese and trimmings.
Address:
Valkyriegata 9
0366 OSLO
Phone: +47 22 60 19 95
Homepage: Fromagerie.no
Frogner Special
A deli at Bygdøy allé, probably the best place in town for Norwegian cheese but also stocks a fine range of international varieties. They also do ready to eat take out meals and their apple cake is gorgeous. Next door is Fjeldberg, the best place for fresh fish and game.
Address:
Bygdøy allé 56
0265 OSLO
Phone: 22 44 46 98
Homepage: Frogner Special
Gutta på Haugen
Gutta på Haugen is an old fashioned shop for artisan food stuffs. At St. Hanshaugen. Also a branch at Mathallen and Via (right behind the National Museum).
And while you are there, Java, a must try coffee shop next door. One of Oslo’s oldest – and best.
Address:
Ullevålsveien 45
0171 Oslo
Phone: +47 22 60 85 12
Homepage: Gutta.no
Mathallen VULKAN
Oslo’s food hall. Ideal for lunch and shopping all those goodies. Not so local though. Best place for French cheese is Galopin. For Norwegian and Dutch cheese try Ost & Sånt. Gutta has a bit of everything.
Address:
Maridalsveien 13-17
0178 Oslo
Homepage: Mathallen.no
Juells 33 Kolonial
Somewhat similar to Gutta på Haugen, but more oriental. Fair selection of cheese but not extensive, more of the well knowns. Plus: a wide selection of artisan foods from “near and afar” including exotic.
Address:
Meltzers gate 9
0257 Oslo
Phone: 45 45 00 15
Åpent bakeri
Probably the best bread in the city. Outlets here and there, but my favorite and local is at
Damplass 24
0852 OSLO
Phone: +47 22 04 96 67
Homepage: www.åpentbakeri.no
Bergen
Colonialen Fetevarer
Exciting place to go for your delis. Strandgaten 18 which is downtown Bergen.
Phone: 55 90 16 00
Home page: Colonialen
Tromsø
Helmersen delikatesser
The place to hunt delis if you are in Tromsø.
Storgata 66,
9008 Tromsø
Phone: 77 65 40 50
Eide Handel
Just outside Tromsø at Kvaløya, past the airport. Huge assortment of cheeese.
Fjordvegen 16,
9100 Kvaløysletta
Phone: 77 66 56 50
Stavanger
Ostehuset
Stavanger’s Deli with capital D. A lot of cheese and other goodies including home baked bread. Two outlets, Øst and Hinna. Also good for sit in lunch and a light dinner.
Ostehuset Øst, Ryfylkegata 30, 4014 STAVANGER
Ostehuset Hinna, Jåttåvågveien 12, 4020 STAVANGER
Phone: 51 86 40 10
Homepage: ostehuset.no