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Recently overhauled, the fjord-side Rica has rooms that overlook the water and your
standard chain comforts, including a sauna. It regularly books out and its public areas are
often hectic.
Eating
Dødeladen Café
NORWEGIAN
noon-11pm Tue-Thu, to 2am Fri
& Sat)
Part of Gamle Byen on the city island of Innlandet, this cafe-restaurant-bar dates back to
the early 1700s. It serves a menu of west-coast standards including fish soup,
klippfisk
in
tomato, burgers,
svele
(pancakes) and waffles. It's also the office of the annual Tahiti
Festival, when it comes into its own as the festival after-hours club.
You can get here on the
Sundbåten ferry
or take the bus from the centre heading towards
Hønebukta.
Sjøstjerna
SEAFOOD
71 67 87 78;
www.sjostjerna.no
; Skolegata 8; mains Nkr195-279;
noon-mid-
night Mon-Sat)
The menu here offers traditional fish dinners and its jaunty marine-themed interior is a
hoot, although the outlook from its street-side terrace, on a windswept pedestrianised
plaza, is grim.
Bryggekanten
RESTAURANT, BAR
Nkr298-310; 11.30am-10.30pm Mon-Sat, bar until 2.30am Wed, Fri & Sat)
This cheerful brasserie sits right beside the harbour and is convivial both day and night.
Burgers, mussels, pizza and bruschetta make for hearty lunches on the terrace, while the
dinner menu allows you to stay snacky or opt for more ambitious choices like smoked
Vestfold duck with pear purée or pork with spring cabbage and asparagus.
Smia Fiskerestaurant
SEAFOOD
