Oslo's signature dishes split between Middle Eastern and Japanese, with kebab and ramen at 5 venues each and mezze at 4. The essentials run international rather than Nordic, with Hrimnir Ramen, Bakerina, Two Monkeys Food Truck, EatHappy Vegan, and Evita Espressobar, while Håndbakt, Jungel Pizza - Sagene, and Bastard Burgers take the cake, pizza, and burger picks.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the bahn mi and pho, highly recommended dishes
Try the Mexican Bowl for a protein-filled meal
Try the Ndambé mix with plantains for a filling, flavorful meal
Explore both sweet and savory vegan options from the dedicated vegan menu
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for kebab
Try the vegan kebab with homemade habanero sauce
Try the vegan döner for a tasty vegan shawarma experience
Try the vegan kebab with their distinctive vegan sauces
Specify vegan sauces to avoid mistakes
4 places worth stopping for mezze
Try the vegan mezze which features a variety of flavorful vegetable dishes
Try the vegan mezze platter for a wide variety of dishes
Try the moussaka baked aubergine
Try the vegan mezze platter for a variety of small plates
5 places worth stopping for ramen
Try the hazelnut tan tan men without egg for a vegan option
Vegan options are limited and require customization
Ask to omit egg to make Miso and Tantanmen ramen vegan.
Enjoy the vegan pho and ramen dishes
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Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the vegan sharing sampler plate for the best variety
Try the vegan mezze platter for a wide variety of dishes
Try the White Chicks (chana masala) and Peas & Love (kalan pattani) vegan mains
Explore both sweet and savory vegan options from the dedicated vegan menu
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the gluten free cookies
Try the cinnamon rolls
Try the Mexican Bowl for a protein-filled meal
Try the vegan mezze platter for a wide variety of dishes
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the gluten free cookies
Try the cinnamon rolls
Try the classic zaatar manakish and the zaatar with olives
Try the Mexican Bowl for a protein-filled meal
Cities where the kebab signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Oslo has 224 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Hrimnir Ramen, Bakerina, Two Monkeys Food Truck. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Oslo scores 30.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 25 vegan-friendly venues and 17 high-quality restaurants out of 224 analyzed.
Oslo has 5 fully vegan restaurants and 5 vegetarian restaurants. 25 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Oslo's top signature dishes for vegans are kebab, mezze, ramen, and the city also does cake and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Oslo leans European, Bakery, International.
Hrimnir Ramen is ranked #1 in Oslo by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
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