10 Best Restaurants in Bryggen, Bergen

This restaurant, one of the best seafood restaurants in town, is named after the unicorn that adorns the doorway of the old wooden building in which it is housed. It may look old-fashioned, but there's nothing medieval about Enhjørningen's menu—it's contemporary Norwegian, and it changes according to the day's catch.

In a 300-year-old building on the wharf, it's no surprise that the charming To Kokker has crooked floors and off-kilter molding. Ranked among Bergen's best restaurants, it serves excellent seafood and game prepared the traditional way with a contemporary twist. The menu—think fillet of venison with blackberry sauce—changes with the season and is always based on seasonal produce.

A gorgeous glass ceiling covers the main dining room at this restaurant, one of the best in Bryggen, and there's a terrace if you're here on a warm evening. The kitchen hopes to bring "the fjord, the forest, and the farm" to your plate with a menu based on local ingredients, all of it elegantly presented. Look for dishes like sea urchin chowder or halibut with garlic cream.

The elegant but sparse mirrored dining room at this local favorite puts the spotlight where it belongs: on the exceptional wine selection and its innovative bar snack menu. Drop in for Bergen’s best cocktails, or book a table and enjoy expert wine pairings from the in-house sommelier. For a more exclusive experience, gather your group for a private chef’s table dinner, featuring a tailor-made menu served in a dedicated room.

Hearty Norwegian country fare suits the cozy dining room, which has a handsome fireplace, oil paintings depicting the city's maritime past, and wooden display cases filled with model ships and other artifacts. A reindeer fillet in a cream sauce comes highly recommended, as do the monkfish and the venison. Dining here on lutefisk or pinnekjøtt in the holiday season (mid-November to Christmas) is a time-honored tradition for many Bergensers, and tables for this time period are booked as early as the January before.

The beer couldn't be any better than at the waterfront Bryggeriet, which brews its own at its restaurant on the pier at Zachariasbryggen. The gleaming copper vats, tucked away behind a pane of glass, give the place a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Look for the strikingly modern glass building tucked between two clapboard houses.

Located in Bergen's bustling fish market, this eatery takes advantage of the fresh seafood in icy display cases not far from your table. In warm weather, the umbrella-shaded terrace is the place to be, and the best seating is at the tables located in the two glass cubes with unobstructed views across to Bryggen. The kitchen has a strong focus on sustainability and uses only local suppliers who share that philosophy.

Serving authentic Chinese fare, this restaurant encourages guests to dine family-style and enjoy a wide range of dishes. Asian architectural flourishes mix well with the modern Scandinavian design.

Taking inspiration from the pintxos (small snacks) served in northern Spain, Taperia's seasonally changing tapas menu features seafood, cheeses, cured cold cuts, and, of course pintxos. The cozy seating area is spread over two floors, but the first floor has an open kitchen and large windows that look upon the vibrant street of  Skostredet.

The moment you step inside this authentic trattoria, the sweet and smoky smell of wood-fired pizza fills your nostrils. The homemade pasta dishes are also a specialty. The rustic interior of the dining room is a refuge on chilly evenings, but when the weather is warm you'll want to eat in the alley under umbrellas the colors of the Italian flag.