Gilles Cafe & Musikk

Top choice in Arctic Highway


This excellent place near the northern end of Sjøgata serves up snacks such as scampi tempura, pizzas and more traditional mains – it does a great fish soup. This is also the liveliest place in town, with live music at 9pm most nights in summer, less often the rest of the year. It even organises occasional mountaintop concerts just outside town.


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