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the First Hotel Breiseth is the domain of Siegfried Sokollek, one of Norway's more celeb-
rated chefs. The cooking is, as you'd imagine, assured.
Café Opus
SNACKS €
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(Storgata 63; baguettes from Nkr59; 9am-5pm Mon-Wed & Fri,
9am-7pm Thu, 9am-4pm Sat)
Hugely popular for its baguettes, rolls and cakes (and for
its outdoor tables in summer), Café Opus gets the simple things right - tasty food, friendly
service and smart-casual decor. It opens only for breakfast and lunch.
Blåmann
NORWEGIAN & INTERNATIONAL €€
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( 61 26 22 03; Lilletorget 1; lunch mains Nkr59-149, dinner mains
Nkr229-369, children's meals Nkr55; 11am-11pm)
This recommended spot has a
clean-lined interior and a trendy menu that ranges from kangaroo fillet or Mexican dishes
to whale and reindeer. The decor is classy, yet the atmosphere is casual.
Øverlie Café
INTERNATIONAL €
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(Storgata 50; mains Nkr79-149; 11am-11pm)
Filling, in-
expensive meals (with Turkish dishes the mainstays) are the order of the day at this pleas-
ant pavement-side cafe. It also does pizzas, salads, ice cream and good coffee.
Drinking & Entertainment
Bars are an integral part of the Lillehammer experience, especially during the ski season.
Nikkers
and
Blåmann
also double as bars.
One-Hand Clapping
COFFEE BAR
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(Storgata 80; 9.10am-5pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 9.10am-6pm
Thu, 9.10am-3.30pm Sat)
This very cool little coffee shop does superb coffee (from
Nkr20), as well as croissants and chocolate cake (Nkr20) to die for. It's the sort of place
to linger over a good book as you inhale the coffees from around the world. It also has an
extensive range of teas.
