The Best Italian Food in Norway
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The best Italian food in Norway, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and 50 Top Pizza have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. BELLIES comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Oslo and Stavanger.
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Rank 1. BELLIES
Italian
A former factory in Stavanger, now home to a plant-based tasting menu restaurant where exposed brick and asymmetric designer tables set the tone. The Italian chef pulls from his heritage while folding in Sichuan pepper, ssamjang, and Nordic ferments, making vegetables the entire point rather than a footnote. The result is a menu that goes to some genuinely strange places, in the best sense of the word strange.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Mamma Pizza
Pizzeria
Long-leavened dough with a low, well-developed crust is the through line at this casual Italian pizza and pasta spot in central Oslo. The vibe is warm and informal, somewhere between a neighborhood trattoria and a contemporary osteria, with a menu that wanders happily from classic pizzas to fresh pasta and Italian wine. Service runs friendly, if occasionally brisk when the room fills up, which it tends to do.
The awards
- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza: #52 · 50 Top Pizza Europe
- 50 Top Pizza #52 · 50 Top Pizza Europe
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Mamma Pizza (this place) 65.882
- #2 Vinoteket 65.882
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Rank 2. Vinoteket
Modern Pizzeria
A wine-forward pizza restaurant in the Solli Plass neighborhood, where the cellar is taken as seriously as the dough. The menu runs three directions: bold modern pies, large alla pala slabs meant for sharing, and Scandinavian riffs on classics topped with Norwegian scallops and Jerusalem artichoke puree. The wine list covers most of the world's major regions, and the staff actually know it.
The awards
- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza Europe Excellent Pizzerias
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Mamma Pizza 65.882
- #2 Vinoteket (this place) 65.882