Restaurants in Trondheim

Be sure to try the local specialty, vafler medøst (waffle and cheese), sold at most cafeterias and restaurants. Most restaurants will automatically add around a 15% service charge to your bill. If you like the service, it's customary to leave some extra small change as well.

Beauty from the Sea -- On Ice

Some Norwegians believe that genuine beauty can be found in the fruits of the sea, and even if you don't agree, you should make a point to visit one of Norway's most appealing indoor fish markets, Ravnkloa Fiskehalle (tel. 73-52-55-21). Set at the northern terminus of the Munkegate, adjacent to the ferry piers servicing Munkeholmen Island, this is a glass-and-steel structure of impeccable cleanliness -- with the kind of hard-surface interior that gets hosed down frequently as a means of taking away some of the fishiness. Inside, a series of independent vendors sell meat on one side and stunning-looking fish, laid out in ordered rows on beds of ice, on the other. The variety and freshness of the scenario are memorable, and even if you're not -- as a traveler -- prepared to actually cook your purchases, you still might be tempted by the salmon sandwiches, fish salads, and small platters designed as takeout food -- perhaps the raw ingredients for a picnic on Munkeholmen Island or elsewhere. Consider buying a half-kilo of shrimp per person, along with fresh bread, butter, and mayonnaise (sold here in tubes that you squeeze like toothpaste). Purchase a glass of beer from the on-site beer tap, commandeer one of the indoor or outdoor tables, and dine like Neptune himself. Platters, which include such fare as pan-fried turbot with risotto, or warm fish cakes with salad, cost NOK55 to NOK80 ($11-$16/£5.50-£8) each; sandwiches cost NOK40 ($8/£4), and stuffed crab goes for NOK55 ($11/£5.50). The complex is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm.