Cod, coley, Atlantic halibut, herring, haddock and red bream from the most bountiful sea in the world, reindeer, elk, sheep and goats from the Northern Norwegian forests, mountains and plateaus.
The food in Northern Norway is among the very best. Atlantic cod in February, a festive reindeer stew served in a Sami tent, fresh coley cooked on the shore on a summer evening or some lefse (Norwegian flatbread) with sugar, butter, and brown cheese at a ferry café; the food is both varied and entertaining in Northern Norway.
Modern Northern Norway has restaurants, and smaller cafes serving you the most delicious meals. However, this has not been the case in a historical aspect. Much of the food, like stockfish, you find in Northern Norway is a result of a period of time in history when people did not have that much money, or technology, or all other things that we are used to today. One thing though have always been the same, some of the purest and freshest ingredients the world has to offer.
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Lofoten
Mølje is the North’s favourite winter meal
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Lofoten Stockfish Museum in Å reveals how stockfish became such a craze
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Northern Norway
Bacalao, the clipfish of Northern Norway
Food in Northern Norway
Tromsø
Ølhallen is Tromsø’s oldest watering hole
Polar history
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Bodø og Salten
Local Delicacies are only a ferry ride away at Kjerringøy
Food in Northern Norway
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Harstad
Kvæfjordkake is Norway’s national cake
Eat and stay
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Northern Norway
King Crabs are tasty monsters in Norway
Winter fishing
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Harstad
Travel by your palate around Harstad
Food in Northern Norway
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Vesterålen
Vesterålen are the tasty islands
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Senja
Kenneth Serves the Freshest Cod in Both Modern and Traditional Ways
Food in Northern Norway
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Harstad
Umami in Harstad serves the fifth taste
Food in Northern Norway
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Tromsø
Restaurants in Tromsø serve up the tastes of the Arctic
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Northern Norway
Waffles make Northern Norway happy
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Northern Norway
The food is half the journey
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Food in Northern Norway
Gammelbua in Reine is your go to restaurant for traditional local dishes
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Food in Northern Norway
Restaurant Kjøkkenet in Svolvær offers hearty meals in cosy surroundings
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Food in Northern Norway
Fiskekrogen restaurant is a fishy affair in Henningsvær
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Activities
Hildurs Urterarium is a herbarium of taste and scent!
Helgeland
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Eat and stay
Johnny Trasti serves Finnmark on a plate
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Food in Northern Norway
At Børsen in Svolvær you’ll find the stockfish experts!
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Unique accommodations
Røkenes Farm is elegance passed down through generations
Harstad
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Food in Northern Norway
Miscela leads the way in coffee specialism in Sortland