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set menu Nkr515/605; cafe 10am-10pm, restaurant 6-10pm Mon-Sat)
On one floor, the Four Roses is a buzzing cafe that offers sandwiches, pasta, burgers and
salads and a trio of daily lunch specials. Portions are large. Above the cafe, in more intim-
ate surroundings, the restaurant offers fine gourmet cuisine. The restaurant entrance is also
at street level at the other end of the building.
Umami
NORWEGIAN
menu Nkr575/695; 6-11pm)
A fine recent addition to Harstad's impressive fine-dining scene, Umami is the work of
Kim-Havard Larsen and Sigrid Rafaelsem, both of whom have worked in some of Nor-
way's best restaurants. The name 'umami' means 'pleasant and savoury' in Norwegian and
the cooking here is creative, assured and changes with the seasons. Their cakes are divine.
Hoelstuen
NORWEGIAN
Nkr315-365, 4-/5-course set menu Nkr645/745; 5-11pm Mon-Sat)
This trim place is a candidate for the title of Harstad's best dining experience. Highlights
include juniper-perfumed reindeer in a port-wine glaze. It also does a particularly rich and
creamy fish soup.
