Mathallen

Top choice in Tromsø


With its industrial styling, exposed pipes and open-fronted kitchen, this elegant restaurant wouldn't look out of place in Oslo or Stockholm. It serves some of the best modern Norwegian food in town, majoring in fish and local meats; the lunchtime special is a steal at 100kr. There's a deli next door selling tapenades, cheeses, smoked salmon and lutefisk (stockfish).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tromsø attractions

1. Domkirke

0.08 MILES

Domkirke, the Lutheran Church of Norway's cathedral, is one of Norway's largest wooden churches. Its opening hours are erratic, but you can take a photo…

2. Bibliotek

0.15 MILES

Tromsø's library is a wonderful example of contemporary Norwegian architecture, airy and streaming with light. There's also free internet access here.

3. Roald Amundsen Statue

0.15 MILES

This statue to Norway's most famous polar explorer sits just uphill from the tourist office.

4. Art Museum of Northern Norway

0.15 MILES

The Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum displays mainly 19th-century to present-day sculpture, photography, painting and handicrafts by artists from northern Norway.

5. Blåst

0.21 MILES

Pass by the world's most northerly glass-blowing workshop to see the young team puffing their cheeks and perhaps to pick up an item or two.

6. Tromsø Catholic Church

0.24 MILES

The Tromsø Catholic Church was built in 1861 and is the world's northernmost Catholic bishopric.

7. Tromsø Kunstforening

0.27 MILES

The Tromsø branch of this national contemporary art foundation makes the most of its late-19th-century premises and promotes rotating exhibitions of…

8. Perspektivet

0.29 MILES

Dating from 1838, Perspektivet houses a permanent photo exhibition illustrating Tromsø's history and mounts quality temporary displays too.