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suave bar, then enjoy new takes on mussels, cod and other finny delights, presented to per-
fection.
Sjøbua
FISH RESTAURANT €€
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( 70 12 71 00;
www.sjoebua.no
,
in Norwegian; Brun-
holmgata 1a; mains Nkr250-360; 4pm-1am Mon-Fri)
In yet another converted
wharfside building with thick masonry walls skewered by stout beams and posts, stylish
Sjøbua is one of northern Norway's finest fish restaurants. Choose your crustacean, wrig-
gling and fresh, from the lobster tank.
Lyst
CAFE, RESTAURANT €
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( 991 00 560; Kongensgata 12; lunch dishes Nkr75-85, dinner mains
Nkr165-295; 10am-11pm)
This new arrival on Ålesund's gastronomic scene offers
good dining within a classic converted art nouveau building (you'll spot it from a distance
by the stucco Mediterranean flowers trailing down the elegant grey-and-green facade). Se-
parate lunch and dinner menus (with enticing items such as fillet of lamb gratiné in a red
wine sauce) are, in fact, served throughout the day.
XL Diner
FISH RESTAURANT €€€
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( 70 12 42 53; Skaregata 1; mains around Nkr250;
5pm-midnight Mon-Sat)
Nothing could be further from your traditional greasy diner than
this 1st-floor fish restaurant overlooking the harbour. Bacalao is the house speciality. This
quintessentially Norwegian dish is offered with a variety of sauces - Italian, Spanish, Por-
tuguese, even Louisiana. Vege-tables, still firm and crunchy, are cooked to perfection. It's
better not to request one of the tropical display fish that eye you apprehensively from their
heated aquarium.
Hummer & Kanari
BAR, RESTAURANT €
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( 70 12 80 08;
www.hummerkanari.no
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in Norwegian;
Kongensgata 19; mains Nkr145-260; from 4pm Mon-Fri, from 2pm Sat & Sun)
Behind the bar sit row upon row of liqueur and spirit bottles for mixers and shakers. At
the downstairs bistro, you order at the counter. Upstairs, it's waiter service. But both call
upon the same kitchen, which turns out ample portions of pasta (around Nkr150) and pizza
(Nkr100). For a main course, save the decision making, sit back, put yourself in the cook's
