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CAFES
Fact: unaided by Starbucks, Norwegians drink more coffee per capita (9.9kg per year)
than any other nationality bar the Finns. And while most coffee drinking happens at
home, preferably alongside waffles, in Oslo there is a good selection of coffee bars. Most
cafes offer toothsome open-faced sandwiches to snack on, topped withgulost(yellow
cheese) or mayonnaise and shrimps.Boller(raisin rolls) andskolebrød(pastry with
vanilla cream filling) are also popular.
Tim Wendleboe
CAFE
40 00 40 62;
www.timwendelboe.no
;
Grüners gate 1;
8.30am-6pm Mon-
Fri, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Most of the space in this tiny cafe, known city-wide for producing maybe the most au-
thentic Italian-style espresso in a city addicted to the bean, is given over to a giant coffee-
bean grinder and roaster.
Kaffebrenneriet
CAFE
7am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat
& Sun)
Opposite the National Gallery, this relaxed cafe has dozens of types of coffee (including
packets to take away), cakes, yoghurts and other tasty snacks. All of which make it a
great place to refuel before an assault on the National Gallery.
Zagros Café
CAFE
Kick back on a sofa and argue with yourself about which of the sweet and rich honey-
coated Indian or Middle Eastern cakes on sale will go best with your strong Italian coffee.
Stockfleths
CAFE
Founded in 1895, the award-winning Stockfleths is one of Oslo's oldest coffee shops. It
also serves thick slices of wholegrain bread with brown cheese, a favourite Norwegian
snack.
