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( 55 39 29 60;
www.lonecamping.no
;
Hardangerveien 697, Haukeland;
tent sites Nkr150 plus per person Nkr30, cabins Nkr475-1200)
Lakesidecampsite20km
from town, between Espeland and Haukeland. It's accessible by public transport; bus 900
runs to/from town (Nkr46, 30 minutes).
Bratland Camping
CAMPGROUND €
Offline map
( 55 10 13 38;
www.bratlandcamping.no
;
Bratlandsveien 6, Hauke-
land; tent sites Nkr90 plus per adult/child/electricity Nkr20/10/40, cabins
Nkr390-1200)
Also accessible on bus 900, this well-equipped site is 4km south of Lone
Camping.
Eating
Bergen is the sort of place where international trends make their mark (sushi and tapas are
all the rage and have been for some years), but you'll also find bastions of Norwegian tra-
dition.
Pingvinen
BAR, RESTAURANT €
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Google map
( 55 60 46 46;
www.pingvinen.no
,
in Norwegian; Vask-
erelven 14; mains Nkr69-149; 1pm-3am Sun-Fri, noon-3am Sat)
Devoted to small-
town Norwegian cooking, and with a delightfully informal ambience, Pingvinen is one
of our favourite restaurants in Bergen. It's the sort of place where Norwegians come for
meals their mothers and grandparents used to cook, and although the menu changes regu-
larly, there are usually fish-cake sandwiches, reindeer, fish pie, whale, salmon, lamb shank
and, our favourite: traditional Norwegian meatballs served with mushy peas and wild-
Norwegian-berry jam. The kitchen usually closes around 9pm, whereafter there are snacks
until closing time, as it becomes a cool bar.
Potetkjelleren
TRADITIONAL NORWEGIAN €€€
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( 55 32 00 70; Kong Oscars gate 1a; 3-/4-/5-/6-course
menu from Nkr495/565/625/685; 4-10pm Mon-Sat)
The'PotatoCellar'isoneofBer-
gen'sfinestrestaurants,thesortofplacethatfoodcriticsraveaboutbutattractsmorelocals
than tourists. The dining area has a classy wine-cellar ambience, the service is faultless,
and the menu (which changes monthly) is based around the freshest ingredients, Norwegi-
