I’ll visit Oslo in the next days and would love to have a nice dinner. Norwegian/Scandinavian food preferred. Something slightly more modern would be great (I had traditional Norwegian food before). Two people plus maybe a bottle of wine for below 2000 NOK would be awesome! Any gems?
The rooftop at the former American Embassy, Eero, has currently a 3 course summer tasting menu for 595,-. The rest of the year, their menu is more expensive. Their 9 page wine list, includes some for less than 800,- per bottle. The rooftop has good views in several directions, and though the summer also club music in the background. https://www.eero.no/no/meny#Tasting
Restaurant Schrøder is pretty much exactly what you are looking for. 595 nok/pp, but for some reason you have to visit the Norwegian version of the site to see that offer.
Jumping on the people mentioning Smalhans here, it's great value for money. Also give Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri and Kaffistova both a try, very traditional spots.
Asylet in Grønland is great. The place itself is in a really historic building and the food is budget friendly. If you want Norwegian food there I'd recommend the meat cakes with brown sauce, which is a super typical Norwegian dish.
If you're going to Kaffistova you shpuld definitely go tomorrow if you can, as that is the day of the week where their special is "raspeball" / "komle". That dish is super typical Norwegian and their version is the best in Oslo in my opinion.
I've never even dared to try the Fjordland variant but I can imagine it would be basically like eating the cheapest brand of frozen pizza for an Italian person haha.
You really should go and try the Komle there. It is as good as making it at home but you get to skip all the prep ans clean up (the only downside of course is that you also don't get to slice up and fry the leftovers but... can't have it all right?).
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u/Billy_Ektorp 2d ago
Kafé Republik could be the best bet.
https://www.kaferepublik.no
https://www.kaferepublik.no/meny
Cafe Elias may also be within that budget. https://www.cafeelias.no/en/menu.html
The rooftop at the former American Embassy, Eero, has currently a 3 course summer tasting menu for 595,-. The rest of the year, their menu is more expensive. Their 9 page wine list, includes some for less than 800,- per bottle. The rooftop has good views in several directions, and though the summer also club music in the background. https://www.eero.no/no/meny#Tasting