Location: Arendal
Top Restaurants in Arendal
Top 10 European food in Arendal, Southern Norway, Norway
Find out what European restaurants to try in Arendal. Arendal (Urban East Norwegian pronunciation: [²ɑːɳ̍ɖɑːl] ( listen)) is municipality in the county of Aust-Agder in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Aust-Agder county). Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal.
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10. Madam Reiersen
Overall Ratings
3 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By lectrice007
Putting the "gastropub" label on every piece of paper in the restaurant does not really do much for branding when the gastro part is such a sad affair. This used to be the place to go for a mediocre lasagne in a room that smelled of last night's party, now it seems to be the place to go for over priced burgers and under cooked potatoes. Oh, and "spareribs" that are actually a single, not very large piece of rib at a completely ridiculous price.
9. Gorr Go Mad
Overall Ratings
4 based on 40 reviews
Real Slow food resturant for lunch and dinner, real Norwegian plates. We have fresh fish every day. New menu every week on facebook
Reviewed By TorA_13
As the saying goes; "when in Rome, do like the Romans"; a piece of advice relevant for finding a good meal with value for money. Well, applying that in Arendal, will take you to "Gørr Go Mad". They serve very good healty everyday food at a reasonable price in a homely atmosphere. It is not the place with expensive wine on the menu, but you wont miss it anyhow. This is "home cooking" at its best. Gørr Go Mad is located in a formerly diary industrial building well outside the city centre - so the challenge for an outsider is to find it and get there. But if you can handle that, it is worth the bother. Yes, it is!
8. Cafe Victor Arendal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 76 reviews
A vibrant cafe situated near Pollen, in the middle of Arendal. We have many exciting lunch dishes both hot and cold. The most popular dishes are Cesar salad, soup of the day, sandwiches and wraps. We have a wide variety of home made cakes that can be enjo
Reviewed By 882reidune
With pollen , the open harbour in Arendal, in front enjoy fantastic good coffe. Salads , home made cakes, sandwiches. Historic building..see the roof!!
7. Symposium Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By Bebshka
Was happy to find a Greek restaurant in Arendal, so entered here with no doubts. A nice clean place, has terrace, and good atmosphere with Greek music on background.We asked for the menus and few explanations of it, as no English version available, but the waitress said she can not give information about the food as she is not working in the kitchen!!!! Whaaaaaaat??? My wife had mussels, and I went for the kebab. I did try to translate to understand what type of kebab is, but Google Translate got stuck. And of course it was something like köfte (which is not really on my taste) and it was not even made out of lamb.The food looks good, nice platting, service is fast but unprofessional. Also the portions are very small (specially the mussels), and the taste is for sure not Greek, just something very fade. Weâve been to Greece for a month in May, we tried many traditional dishes, and they have a very tasty cousin. The best part of the meal was the fries and the Coke (poor aioli also), which is sad.So we left the place still hungry and wonât return here again. It is also pretty expensive taking in consideration the quality and quantity of food. Not recommended!
6. Solsiden Tapas
Overall Ratings
4 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By ProfessorTravelling
Location and view 4/5Cleanliness 4/5Service 3/5 (a bit random, but hearty)Barcelona tapas 3,5/5. (too little meat and too much cheap fill to get top score)Wine and cava 3/5Price 4/5Interior 3/5Overall 4/5Would I return? Yes, nice
5. Morgenfugl Brasserie
Serves sustainable food - natural ingredients, no msg or artificial color, healthy menu. Staff is polite and hygienic - open for June-august.
Reviewed By NigelG407
Went for dinner in this restaurant this evening. A very busy restaurant and I believe we were lucky to get a table. Midsummers night and many are out celebrating so it was just a little noisy. Seated in the centre of the restaurant let us see at first hand how hard working all three chefs were. The waitress was very attentive and explained the menu. The menu is available in English. I settled for the bisque soup and the steak for mains. Excellent choice even though the steak was a little too large for me. I had the lemon dessert. The wine was excellent!Donât forget a jacket - itâs cold even in the summer. Excellent dinner and Iâm pleased we chose this restaurant for dinner. Thank you very much for a great review. Welcome again, Sincerely, Trine
4. Kitchen & Table Arendal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 143 reviews
Kitchen & Table By Marcus Samuelsson. Manhattan flavors meets Arendal! Vår restaurant på bryggekanten skal gi deg en uformell og inspirerende middag. Om det er middag med vennegjengen, date med kjæresten eller forretningsmiddag skal kvaliteten og stemning
Reviewed By Amanda031CapeTown
The location is great, jus next door to the sea. Unfortunately the food is below average. I have never understood that the Tyholmen hotel does not make a priority of serving high quality meals. We were so disappointed!Amanda!Thank you for taking the time to review our restaurant, We truly value the opinions of out customers and we apologize that we did not meet your expectations. Providing our guests with great food experiences in an personal and informal atmosphere, where both service and knowledge shows true quality, has always been our main mission.I hope you will take the time to send me an email at tor.andre.krogstad(at)choice.no, so i will get a chance to speak to you directly, and an opportunity to convince you to pay us a new visit in the future. All the bestTor Andre Krogstad
3. Steenhuset Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By Wonderlandddd
In the oldest house in Arendal, we sat in the antique storage room. White rounded ceiling and hooks for hanging meat to dry.The wild mushroom soup was exquisite!The daily fresh fish was served very natural. The reindeer looked amazing as well.Loved it!
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2. Blom Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 162 reviews
Velkommen til Blom Restaurant! Vi er en a la carte restaurant, som holder til ved Pollen på Langbryggen i Arendal. Hos oss kan du velge imellom flere forretter, hovedretter og desserter, eller la våre servitører og kokker sette sammen menyen din. Menyen p
Reviewed By NigelG407
Blom's is a long established restaurant on the quayside in Arendal. As ever the service was excellent on this visit as it always has been. Very busy due to the Christmas period, so reservations essential. Chose the scallops for starters and reindeer for the main course - excellent choice - both cooked to perfection. Happy to dine here - waiter very helpful.Good friendly environment. Good wifi. Only disappointment was no Christmas beer, but the regular beer was good.
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1. Prana Kafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 150 reviews
Vegan café serving 'allergy-friendly' foods (lots of nuts though, but that can easily be worked around) in the shape of soups and salads and stews etc and bread dishes + quick bites/snacks, as well as raw cakes - 124 sorts of teas. And other delicious hot
Reviewed By Lisa J
Best place, food and service <3 Vegan food REALLY is for everyone, even my meat-loving boyfriend! ;)I drive 1 hour each way only to go visit Prana Kafé!!!! The hostess is supercute and friendly as well! Because of Prana I have been inspired to try more vegan food and snacks at home as well.<3 <3 <3
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