Vartshusaet

This is the busiest restaurant in town at the time of the jazz festival. The well-patronized restaurant, located in the Quality Hotel Alexandra Molde, a short walk from Town Hall, has known various incarnations. It's decked out in Norwegian-tavern style with antiques and massive ceiling timbers. If you've traveled Norway the menu is all too familiar, but fine regional products are used even if the recipes are pretty much the same as many other establishments. The inevitable fish soup appears on the menu, and it's good-tasting and generous in proportion. For spicier fare, ask for the garlic shrimp as an appetizer. The marinated house salmon is the chef's specialty, and it's invariably good and fresh. That other favorite, cod, is prepared poached, fried, or baked with different sauces. Meat fanciers opt for the filet of reindeer with fresh vegetables.

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