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( GOOGLE MAP ; 71 67 11 70; www.smia.no ; Fosnagata 30b; mains Nkr240-295; 1pm-midnight)
The much-garlanded Smia fish restaurant is in an old forge, adorned from wall to ceiling
with bellows and blacksmiths tools - plus a couple of whale vertebrae and a hanging split
cod. The fish soup (Nkr130) makes a great starter and the bacalao gratin does nicely for
mains (Nkr249).

Drinking & Entertainment

Christian's Bar BAR
( GOOGLE MAP ; 71 57 03 00; Storgata 17)
On the 1st floor of Hotell Kristiansund, Christian's Bar is an oddly fascinating place that
has the decor of a Williamsburg hipster haunt but attracts punters that look like they will
probably get a little scary as the night wears on.

Shopping

Klippfiskbutikken FOOD
( GOOGLE MAP ; Fosnagata 25; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Genial Knut Garshol, a member of the international slow-food ecogastronomy movement,
will buttonhole you and enthusiastically proclaim the virtues of klipfish at this splendid
temple to the mighty cod. Try his grandmother's recipe for bacalao , to eat in or take away.

Information

Tourist office TOURIST OFFICE
( GOOGLE MAP ; 71 58 54 54; www.visitkristiansund.com ; Kongens plass 1; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri,

10am-3pm Sat, 11am-4pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
In the centre, back up the hill from the waterfront.

Getting There & Away

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