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confuse this place with the more expensive and more upscale Markens Grøde
restaurant, which is separately recommended in “Where to Dine,” earlier in this
chapter. There is no cover charge. Storgata 30. & 77-68-25-50.
Meieriet This fully licensed cafe and pub is one of the most visited in town
with a welcoming atmosphere that draws patrons in a wide age range. Seating
100, it is large yet cozy, and vaguely evocative of a British pub. Its atmosphere
changes throughout the day. During the day visitors drop in for light meals such
as hamburgers, baguettes, and freshly made salads. Different kinds of wok dishes
are also featured, with prices of main courses ranging from 52NOK to 132NOK
($7.40-$19). Billiards, backgammon, and newspapers (some in English) occupy
the patrons' time. Background music is played in the late afternoon. On week-
ends a DJ directs the music. It's open Monday to Thursday noon to 2am, Fri-
day and Saturday noon to 3am, and Sunday noon to midnight. Grønnegate 37-39.
& 77-61-36-39.
Rorbua Pub This is Norway's most famous pub thanks to the fact that one
of Norway's most popular weekly TV talk shows, Du skal høre mye, whose name
roughly translates as “You've Heard a Lot,” was broadcast from here until 2003.
At its height of popularity, the show attracted a million viewers every Wednes-
day night. Despite the fact that the hotel that contains the pub was built in
1965, the thick timbers and rough-textured planking evokes a fisherman's cot-
tage (rorbu) from the late 19th century. A hard-drinking crowd from their 20s
to their 50s is attracted here nightly. There's live music in the pub every Wednes-
day to Sunday beginning around 8:30pm. In the cellar of the Radisson SAS Hotel Tromsø,
Sjøgata 7. & 77-75-90-16.
Strøket This popular bar and dance club is trendy, drawing a young crowd
to its three floors of action. On the main floor is one of the most popular bars
in town, where the suds flow freely. More drinking takes place on the second
floor. In the basement is a disco drawing a young crowd in their 20s, often uni-
versity students. The style is minimalist. “We let our patrons supply the color,”
a waiter informed us. It's open Wednesday and Thursday 9pm to 1:30am, and
Friday and Saturday 9pm to 3am. Storgata. & 77-68-44-00. Cover 30NOK-70NOK
($4.25-$9.95).