Where to eat

In Sogndal

• Det Gule Huset

  ★ Our tip

  Café and bakery

  In town · kr

  A cosy café in a yellow wooden house. Breakfast, lunch and pastries baked from scratch, with coffee from a local roastery.

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• Lustrabui

  ★ Our tip

  Bakery

  In town · kr

  Fresh bread, cinnamon buns and other pastries. Try the pizza buns: our personal favourite! The main bakery is by the Lustrafjord, with a shop in Sogndal centre.

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• Dampskipskaien

  Café and bar by the fjord

  In town · kr kr

  Homemade soup, local cured ham and local drinks, with seating right on the quay. Also rents out kayaks and paddle boards.

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• Fjøra Gastropub

  Gastropub: pizza and pub food

  In town · kr kr

  A relaxed pub in the town centre.

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• Restauranthuset Malin

  Asian and sushi, plus burgers and pasta

  In town · kr kr

  A wide menu with something for everyone. Takeaway available.

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• La Pergola

  Italian: pizza and pasta

  In town · kr kr

  On the 2nd floor of Quality Hotel, with a covered terrace in the evening sun. Usually closed Sundays and Mondays.

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• Vågal Burger & Gin

  Burgers and steaks, gin bar

  In town · kr kr

  In Quality Hotel. The hotel’s Eppel Bar has classic dishes, cocktails and shuffleboard.

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• Pizzabakeren

  Pizza, takeaway and delivery

  In town · kr kr

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• Peppes Pizza

  Pizza restaurant

  In town · kr kr

  Norway’s classic pizza chain, good for families. Eat in or take away.

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• Food trucks at Sjøkanten

  Street food

  In town · kr

  Food trucks by the Extra supermarket at Sjøkanten, a quick and easy meal.

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• Cafe Sogningen

  Café: Norwegian home cooking

  In town · kr

  Hot lunch and dinner, sandwiches and cake, in the Sogningen shopping centre.

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Worth the drive

Several of these are open in summer only, so check before you go.

• Kafè Heiberg

  Museum café: pancakes and cake

  Kaupanger · 12 min drive · kr

  At the Sogn Folk Museum. You don’t need a museum ticket to visit the café.

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• Walaker Hotell

  Summer only

  Four-course dinner, booking required

  Solvorn · 25 min drive · kr kr kr

  Norway’s oldest family-run hotel (since 1640), by the Lustrafjord. Combine it with a trip to Urnes stave church.

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• Leikanger Fjordhotel

  Seafood and seasonal fjord dishes

  Leikanger · 25 min drive · kr kr kr

  Hotel restaurant right by the Sognefjord.

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• Kviknes Hotel

  Apr–Oct

  Fine dining in a historic hotel

  Balestrand · 60 min drive · kr kr kr

  A grand wooden hotel from 1877 with fjord views and its own wine cellar. Open April–October.

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• Ciderhuset

  Summer only

  Cider farm with local food

  Balestrand · 60 min drive · kr kr

  Cider tastings and Mediterranean-inspired local dishes in a glass dining room over the fjord. Vegetarian options.

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• Fjærland Fjordstove Hotell

  Local, seasonal cooking

  Fjærland · 35 min drive · kr kr kr

  Good for lunch or dinner on a day trip to the Glacier Museum. Limited opening in winter: contact them first.

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• Breheimsenteret

  May–early Oct

  Lunch with a glacier view

  Jostedalen · 60 min drive · kr kr

  Restaurant at the glacier centre, looking out at Nigardsbreen. Packed lunches for glacier trips.

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• Borgund Vedovnsbakeri

  ★ Our tip

  Wood-fired stone oven bakery

  Borgund · 75 min drive · kr

  If you drive past Lærdal towards Hemsedal or Oslo, this bakery is well worth a stop. Borgund stave church is close by.

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