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Both appetizers and main courses are wisely limited but well chosen and
intriguing to the taste buds. On our most recent visit, we launched our repast
with a homemade fish soup, while our companions delighted in the chile-fla-
vored steamed mussels flavored with fresh garlic and white wine. Fresh, seasonal,
and high-quality ingredients characterize the main courses, which range from
poached sole with lobster sauce and shrimp to an herb-marinated filet of lamb.
We recommend the baked chicken breast, enlivened with the additions of cured
ham and mozzarella, and bound with a Madeira-laced sauce.
Huk Aveny 2.
&
22-43-78-38.
Reservations recommended. Main courses 130NOK-240NOK ($18-$34). AE,
DC, MC, V. Daily 11am-midnight. Closed 1st 2 weeks of Jan. Bus: 30 or the Bygdøy ferry from the quays near
Town Hall.
MODERATE
Najaden
NORWEGIAN In the Norwegian Maritime Museum, this
restaurant (the name translates as “mermaid”) overlooks a room of sculptures
removed from 19th-century clipper ships. The popular lunch buffet offers an
elaborate array of freshly prepared fish and meat dishes. You won't get a lot of
culinary excitement, but the food is fresh and served in generous portions—and
the location is unbeatable when you're sightseeing on Bygdøy. This is very much
a family-style atmosphere. Kids enjoy the nautical atmosphere and the casual,
often noisy dining room. Also, the buffet is large and generous enough for a
child, even for the most picky of eaters.
Bygdøynesveien 37.
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22-43-81-80.
Reservations recommended. Main courses 193NOK-250NOK
($27-$36); lunch buffet 155NOK ($22), half price for children under 12. AE, DC, MC, V. May 16-Oct 14 daily
noon-6pm; Oct 15-May 15 Mon-Sat 11am-4pm. Bus: 30. Ferry: Bygdøy.
FROGNER
VERY EXPENSIVE
Restaurant Le Canard
FRENCH/CONTINENTAL The mansion that
contains this prestigious restaurant is almost as interesting as the cuisine. Reli-
gious symbols are scattered throughout the building, which was designed in the
1880s by a noted Jewish architect named Lowzow. Look for the Star of David
in some of the stained-glass windows, and representations of the Lion of Judah
here and there. Everyone from the queen of Norway to British comedian John
Cleese has dined on the first-class cuisine here. The always impeccable menu
might include grilled lobster with sautéed chanterelles and watercress sauce,
carpaccio of smoked scallops, or baked artichokes with creamy mussel-and-lob-
ster sauce. One enduringly popular meat dish is roasted duck with mango and
olive juice. The restaurant is in the suburb of Frogner, just over a kilometer
(about
3
⁄
4
mile) west of the center of Oslo.
President Harbitzgate 4.
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22-54-34-00.
Reservations recommended. Main courses 270NOK-395NOK
($38-$56); 3-course fixed-price menu 569NOK ($81); 5-course fixed-price menu 795NOK ($113); 7-course
fixed-price menu 985NOK ($140). AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Nov-June Mon-Sat 6-10:30pm; July-Oct Tues-Sat
6-10:30pm. T-banen: National Theatret.
EXPENSIVE
Palace Grill
INTERNATIONAL Hip, sophisticated, and unwa-
veringly upscale, this is a posh but artfully battered neighborhood restaurant,
near the Royal Palace, whose clients just happen to have included the crown
prince of Norway. There are well-defined rules at this place: The carefully ritu-
alized schedule begins with a drink in the high-ceilinged, 1930s-style bar,
attracting both young-at-heart divorcees and status-conscious young singles.
The restaurant, which lies across from the bar within a building that functioned
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