Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Theatercafeen (Oslo, NORWAY) ★★★★☆

I love to visit cafés with a lot of historic background. Angelina (Paris), The Wolseley (London) and Bewley's Oriental Café (Dublin) are just a few of the many famous cafés I had the pleasure of visiting over the years and now I can add Theatercafeen to the list.



Situated in the 5-star Hotel Continental in OsloTheatercafeen first opened its door back in 1900. Because of its location across the street from the National Theatre, it has quickly become a meeting spot for influential members of the Norwegian art and culture scene.



A true Viennese-style grand café with vaulted ceiling, marble pillars, black banquettes and art nouveau chandeliers. It doesn't get any more charming than this.....




A trip to Theatercaféen is not complete without trying their namesake fish soup. This is very creamy like an American style seafood chowder.



King crab salad with avocado, croutons and balsamic was another refreshing way to start the meal at this prestigious institution. 




The steamed blue mussels came highly recommended by our server so we got an order of it as well.



My main course was seafood medley with all kinds of fresh seafood including scampi, scallop, mussels, crayfish and cockles simmered in a white wine sauce that came with a hint of lime. See how generous the portion was!







Food Rating: 6/10
Price: €€€
Address: Stortingsgaten 24 - 26, 0117 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 2282-4050
Website: www.theatercafeen.no



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