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Grønland · Oslo

Waaberi

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A big canteen-style Somali room on Helga Helgesens plass where Grønland's Somali community eats every day: rice or pasta with lamb, chicken or beef, a banana on the side to mix in. During Ramadan it fills at sunset for iftar with samosa, bor (Somali doughnuts) and dates.

Address
Platous gt. 6, 0190 Oslo, Norway
Hours
Mon-Sun 09:00-21:15 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Afternoon, Evening · About 45 min
Price
Every dish NOK 130 medium / NOK 160 large; suqaar with soor NOK 130; jabati flatbread NOK 30 (Mer av Oslo, 2024)
Price level
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Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.

Good to know

  • Order the suqaar (beef stew) with soor, the maize-flour mash you dip in it; a medium portion is plenty (Mer av Oslo).
  • The banana on the table is meant to be eaten with the rice, not as dessert.
  • Few vegetarian dishes: the Sudanese foul (bean stew) is the one to ask for.

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