A hungry walk through the east side's food spots: Oslo's cult hot dog, the Mathallen food hall, light-roast coffee, waffles, focaccia and falafel, ending with cheap burritos near Blå.
Best time: Tuesday to Saturday from late morning (Mathallen is closed on Mondays)
The route, stop by stop 1 Syverkiosken Start with a pølse i lompe from NOK 20; 10 min.
A tiny hot-dog kiosk running since 1979 that serves Oslo's cult pølse in lompe (sausage in potato flatbread) with a long list of old-school toppings.
2 Damstredet and Telthusbakken Detour through the old wooden-house lane; 10 min.
Two cobbled lanes of early-1800s painted wooden houses, a surviving piece of pre-industrial Oslo tucked between the centre and the river.
3 Mathallen Oslo Graze the stalls: pulled-chicken sandwich or fish soup; 40 min.
Oslo's covered food market: 30-plus shops, cafes and eateries from Norwegian and international small producers, by the Akerselva.
4 Tim Wendelboe Filter coffee from the roastery bar; 20 min.
Microroastery-cafe of a former world barista champion, and the reference point for Oslo's light-roast coffee culture.
5 Haralds Vaffel Norwegian waffle on Olaf Ryes plass; 15 min.
A dessert bar for Norwegian waffles with creative sweet and savoury toppings, on the Løkka square.
6 Focacceria Stuffed focaccia to share in the park; 15 min.
Stuffed focaccia sandwiches next to Villa Paradiso; the truffle mortadella one is the order.
7 Falafel n' Juice Løkka Fresh juice or a falafel on Thorvald Meyers gate; 15 min.
Takeaway vegan falafel and pressed juices on Løkka's main street; very high ratings for a cheap spot.
8 Ankerbrua fairy-tale bridge Cross the fairy-tale bridge back to the river; 5 min.
A bridge over the Akerselva decorated with bronze figures from Norwegian folk tales; kids love spotting the trolls and heroes.
9 Freddy Fuego Burrito Bar Finish with a burrito, or save room for a drink at Blå next door; 30 min.
Slow-cooked meat and vegetable burritos with house salsas; a long-running cheap filler near Blå and the river.
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