Best Breakfast in Bergen: My Local Picks

Looking for breakfast in Bergen, Norway? Here are places I personally recommend, depending on what you feel like eating, how much time you have and where you want to start your day.

Quick Breakfast, Buns & Pastries

Godt Brød – Festplassen — A lovely place to start a day in central Bergen, with a view and something fresh from the bakery.

Godt Brød – Fløyen — A good breakfast stop if your day starts around Fløyen.

Espresso House — For a quick coffee, pastry or simple breakfast.

Backstube — An easy option for fresh baked goods.

Baker Brun – Svensgården — At Bryggen, with a lovely upstairs seating area.

Backstube – Bryggesporen — Near Kjøttbasaren; check out the upstairs seating.

Toast, Sandwiches & Brunch

Kaffemisjonen — One of my picks when you feel like a good toast.

Joe & The Juice – Galleriet — A convenient city-centre stop for a sandwich or juice.

Klee Kafé — Another option when you are staying in the city centre.

Nobel Bopel — For a relaxed breakfast when you have more time to explore beyond the busiest streets.

Hotel Breakfast Buffets

Hotel Norge — For a full, unhurried hotel breakfast.

Opus XVI — For a special hotel breakfast experience.

Grand Hotel Terminus — Another hotel breakfast option to consider.

Something Sweet

Våg Bakeri — For when you want to treat yourself to something sweet.

Godt Brød — Also a lovely option for buns and baked treats.

Baker Brun — For baked treats and a cozy break.

Local tip: If you are planning a hotel breakfast and are not staying at the hotel, check availability and booking details directly with the hotel first.

Pizza in Bergen: My Local Take

Bergen has a few places to grab a pizza, but I wouldn’t say there’s one absolute standout. Here’s my personal, down-to-earth take on the options I’ve tried.

My Go-To Options

Café Spesial — One of the better pizza options I’ve tried in Bergen. Nothing overly fancy, but a solid choice.

Peppes Pizza — A good option when you’re in the mood for American-style pizza. I particularly like one of their speciality pizzas.

Olivia — I enjoyed the chicken pizza here.

Other Pizza Places I’ve Tried

Villa Paradiso — A popular city-centre spot, although personally I didn’t find it particularly special.

Boccone — Not bad, but it wouldn’t be my first choice for pizza.

Hoggorm — A familiar name in Bergen’s pizza scene; for me, the pizza was fairly ordinary.

De Napoli — Not bad, and worth keeping on the list as another option.

These are personal impressions, not a ranking. Menus and opening hours may change.

Burgers in Bergen: My Local List

Craving a burger in Bergen? Here are four places on my list. I’m keeping this as a simple selection rather than ranking them — the best choice depends on what you’re in the mood for.

Bark

Holy Cow

TGI Fridays

Hekkan Burger

Where to Eat in Bergen: Norwegian & International Food

These are restaurants and food stops from my own Bergen recommendations. Choose based on what you feel like eating, rather than following a strict ranking.

Norwegian Food & Seafood

For a taste of Norwegian cooking, these are places from my Bergen list.

Pingvinen — Traditional Norwegian food in a relaxed setting.

Enhjørningen — A seafood restaurant in historic Bryggen.

Bryggen Tracteursted — For Norwegian-inspired food around Bryggen.

Søstrene Hagelin — A casual stop for fish dishes.

Fjellskål — Seafood by the Fish Market.

Cornelius Seafood Restaurant — A seafood dining experience outside the city centre.

International Restaurants in Bergen

A few different styles of food to consider when you want something other than traditional Norwegian dishes.

Allmuen — For a nicer dinner in the city centre.

Pinocchio — For small plates to share.

Wok — For a filling, budget-friendly Chinese meal.

China Palace — Another Chinese food option in Bergen.