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47 67 01 00;
www.lofoten-suitehotel.no
; Havnepromenaden; ste from
Nkr1500; )
Right on the main harbour in Svolvær, in a lovely wood-and-glass structure, this suites-
only hotel has attractive modern rooms with wooden floorboards, most of which have fine
harbour views. Most have kitchenettes.
Eating
Hjerterommet Kafe
CAFE
More a coffee and cake kind of place, this eclectic little cafe is a fine little pitstop. The de-
cor ranges from a bed mattress to cutesy white wood and the whole place is brimful of per-
sonality.
Kringla
CAFE
This casual cafe-bakery right on the main square serves up a range of sweet and savoury
snacks, from cakes to sandwiches.
Bacalao
BAR, CAFE
10.30am-1am Mon-Thu, 10.30am-2.30am Fri & Sat, noon-1am Sun)
With its upbeat interior, Bacalao offers leafy, innovative salads, sandwiches and some
equally creative pasta dishes; the
hot rekepasta
(hot shrimp pasta) will set your taste buds
tingling. Bacalao also expresses some of Lofoten's best coffee.
Børsen
NORWEGIAN
76 06 99 30;
www.svinoya.no
; Gunnar Bergs vei 2; mains Nkr289-355;
6-10pm)
This Arctic Menu-restaurant brims with character. A former fish house, it was called the
'stock exchange' after the harbour-front bench outside, where the older men of the town
