On the long coastal promenade of Aker Brygge you will find countless restaurants, cafes and, when the weather is nice, a large number of people spending time with their families and walking their pets.
At the end, you have the chance to recharge your batteries in the gallery and have a relaxing picnic on the lawn.
The Aker brygge promenade is literally dotted with restaurants and bars. Prices here are slightly higher than elsewhere in the city, but they're not usually outright tourist traps. You're simply paying for a beautiful setting with a view.
Shopping and business center
Turn off the main promenade into the side streets and marvel at how a modern business centre has been built out of an old quarter full of disused docks.
Here you'll find a shopping mall and many luxury brand stores, and modern buildings sensitively set in the historic surroundings house many of Norway's major companies.
Walk all the way to Tjuvholmen
The entire Aker brygge promenade is roughly 500 metres long and continues freely along a short pedestrian bridge to the island of Tjuvholmen, where you'll find grassy areas or wooden stairs creating the opportunity to enter the water.
The Astrup Feanley Museum of Modern Art can also be found on Tjuvholmen.
Detailed information is described in a separate guide - Tjuvholmen.
Accommodation on Aker brygge
Although the promenade directly encourages hotels, you won't find any directly on Aker brygge. The nearest hotels are in the surrounding neighbourhoods about 350 metres from the promenade.
Location and transport
Aker Brygge is very close to the Nobel Peace Centre and is about a 15-minute walk from the Royal Palace. The nearest public transport stops are:
- Aker brygge - tram 12 and ferries to many of the surrounding islands
- Nationaltheatret - all metro lines (approx. 450 metres)
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