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absolutely delightful, if a little staid, but make sure you're not allocated one of the dark,
stuffy and very noisy internal rooms overlooking the lobby.
Grimstad Vertshus & Kro
HOTEL
( 37 04 25 00;
www.grimstad-vertshus.no
;
Grimstadtunet; s/d Nkr795/950; )
This friendly, cosy place is a fair hike from town, but given the shortage of midrange
places on the coast, its simple rooms are good value.
Eating & Drinking
Café Ibsen
CAFE
( 37 27 57 63; Henrik Ibsens gate 12; sandwiches Nkr89; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat, noon-4pm Sun)
Come here for homemade pastries, slabs of cake, quiches and big sandwiches. It's in a
lovely rambling space opposite the Ibsenhuset Museum.
Smag & Behag
CAFE, DELI
(
www.smag-behag.no
; Storgaten 14; mains Nkr115-165; 10am-10pm Mon-Sat)
We concur with this upmarket deli-cafe's name: 'taste and enjoy'. Come for lunch or a cas-
ual dinner and sample the region's best produce (which is also available from the deli
counter) and a carefully selected wine list. A summer salad of beets and 40-degree cured
salmon is a riot of colour, an open sandwich of pulled beef and coleslaw is a revelation.
Apotekergården
SEAFOOD
( 37 04 50 25; Skolegata 3; mains Nkr160-260, pizzas Nkr125; noon-midnight)
The Apotekergården is a fun, busy restaurant with a cast of regulars who wouldn't eat any-
where else. It can be difficult to get a table out on the terrace in summer, especially as the
night wears on. If so, head up the old wooden stairs for a beer and a game of shuttleboard.
Galleri
BAR
(Storgaten 28;
5-7pm Sun-Thu, 3pm-2am Fri & Sat)
