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$$ Stavanger B&B
is Stavanger's best budget option. This large red
house among a sea of white houses has tidy, tiny rooms. The lodgings are
basic, verging on institutional—not cozy or doily—but they're affordable
and friendly. The shared toilet is down the hall; 13 rooms have their own
showers, while eight share showers on the hall. Waffles, coffee, and friendly
chatter are served up every evening at 21:00 (Ss-790 kr, Ds-890 kr, Ts-990
kr, 100 kr less per room for shared shower, extra bed-150 kr, free Internet
access and Wi-Fi, 10-minute uphill walk behind train station in residential
neighborhood, Vikedalsgate 1A, tel. 51 56 25 00, fax 51 56 25 01,
www.stavangerbedandbreakfast.no
,
post@sbb.no
). If you let them know in
advance, they may be able to pick you up or drop you off at the boat dock or
train station.
Casual Dining
(See “Stavanger” map,
here
.)
Nye La Piazza,
just off the harbor, has an assortment of pasta and other Itali-
an dishes, including pizza, for 145-200 kr (100-kr lunch special, 275-320-kr
meat options, Mon 13:00-24:00, Tue-Sat 12:00-24:00, Sun 12:00-22:00,
Rosenkildettorget 1, tel. 51 52 02 52).
XO Bar Vertshuset Mat & Vin,
in an elegant setting, serves up big por-
tions of traditional Norwegian food and pricier contemporary fare (280-350
kr, light meals-180-190 kr, open daily 11:00-22:30, a block behind main drag
along harbor at Skagen 10 ved Prostbakken, tel. 51 89 51 12).
Meny
isalargesupermarketwithagoodselectionandafinedeliforsuper-
picnic shopping (Mon-Fri 9:00-20:00, Sat until 18:00, closed Sun, in Straen
Senteret shopping mall, Lars Hertervigs Gate 6, tel. 51 50 50 10).
Market Plaza Eateries:
The busy square between the cathedral and the
harbor is packed with reliable Norwegian chain restaurants. If you're a fan of
Deli de Luca, Peppe's Pizza,
or
Dickens Pub,
you'll find all of them within
a few steps of here.
