Palace Bar

Oslo


The place where the well-heeled crowd of Oslo West can be found sipping cocktails or downing beers. Its over-the-top back bar is covered with black and silver graffiti, with snakes, dolls and old phones preserved in bottles lining the shelves. The seven-table restaurant at the front does a 10-course daily menu, if you feel like making an evening of it.


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