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running water) and some seriously dapper and kitted-out apartments that would make a
great home base for a few days' exploration of the area.
Grimstad Vertshus & Kro
HOTEL €€
( 37 04 25 00;
www.grimstad-vertshus.no
, in Norwegian; Grimstadtunet; s/d
Nkr695/850; )
This friendly, cosy place is a fair hike from town. Given the shortage
ofothermidrangeplacesnearby,it'sreasonablevalue,althoughtheroomsarequitesimple.
Eating & Drinking
Haven Brasserie
SEAFOOD €€
( 37 04 90 22; Storgata 4; lunch menus Nkr95, seafood mains Nkr200-295;
noon-midnight Mon-Sat, 1pm-midnight Sun)
One of the few restaurants in town that al-
lows you to sit at a table by the water, this appealing place dishes up superb seafood such
as monkfish served in a cream sauce with saffron, or perhaps the tiger prawns or grilled
salmon is more to your taste? A handful of pasta and pizza staples make it onto the menu
as well.
Apotekergården
SEAFOOD €€
( 37 04 50 25; Skolegata 3; seafood mains Nkr250, pizzas Nkr119; noon-mid-
night)
The highly recommended Apotekergården is an excellent restaurant with a breezy
outdoorterrace andacast ofregulars whowouldn'teat anywhere else. Itcan bedifficult to
get a table here in summer.
Viet Thai
ASIAN €
( 37 04 15 80;
www.viet-thai.no
, in Norwegian; Storgata 36; lunch menus Nkr65,
mains Nkr75-120; 1-11pm)
If you're craving something a little more international,
Viet Thai is cheap, extremely popular and its healthy rice meals come in large portions. It
also does takeaways.
Platebaren
SNACKS €