SHOPA HOLIC

Oslo has a great selection of interesting shops. There are a wide variety of department stores, boutiques and shopping districts with hundreds of outlets, charming antique shops, flea markets, exclusive international brands and local handicrafts.

Souvenirs

The Way Nor stores are a great place for your souvenir and gift hunt (Lille Grensen 7, Karl Johans gate 6 and Operagata 7) Alle Tiders gift shop (Youngstorget 2) has lots of souvenir classics, including trolls and viking products, for affordable prices.

Holm (H. Heyerdahls gate 1) has a wide selection of Norwegian sweaters from Dale of Norway, a variety of headwear for all occasions, as well as souvenirs and gifts. Oslo Sweater Shop (Skur 35, Akershusstranda) has the country’s largest selection of Norwegian sweaters. At The Viking Planet (Fridtjof Nansens plass 4) you can buy Norwegian and Vikinginspired gifts, jewellery, swords, clothes and other exiting items.

Shopping Malls

Oslo City (Stenersgata 1) near Oslo Central Station (“Oslo S”) is Norway’s most visited shopping centre, and contains more than 90 different shops, services and restaurants on five floors. From there you can cross a footbridge to Byporten (Jernbanetorget 6 ), which has a further 70 shops.

Østbanehallen (Jernbanetorget 1), in the oldest part of Oslo Central Station, has an attractive new dining and shopping area, a hotel and Oslo Visitor Centre. Paleet (Karl Johans gate 37) is a modern and Innovative shopping centre that is also worth a visit. At Aker Brygge (Bryggegata 9) there is a large and attractive seaside shopping area with lots of stores.

BOOKS & MUSIC

Big Dipper (Møllergata 1) has a large selection of vinyl. Norli Eldorado (Torggata 9) is one of Oslo's largest bookstores, with almost 1,000 square metres of books, stationery and toys.

Tronsmo (Universitetsgata 12) is a specialist book shop focusing on subjects like politics, feminism, gay & lesbian issues, movies and ficition, has a good selection of English-language literature, and a basement full of comic books.

Damm’s Antiquarian Books (Balchens gate 7) is the oldest antiquarian book store in Scandinavia and offers treasures from several centuries. Outland (Grensen 5-7) is an authentic nerd haven, with tons of comic books and comic series, board games and gadgets from both cartoons and movies.

VINTAGE & SECOND-HAND

Fretex, Norway’s biggest chain of second-hand shops with six shops just in Oslo, is run by the Christian charity Salvation Army Norway. It’s a great place to find clothes and vintage items at very cheap prices. UFF also has four stores with different vintage and second hand concepts in Oslo that are definitely worth a visit. The vintage shop Frøken Dianas Salonger (Markveien 56) sells handpicked, custom designed and mostly used clothes, and Robot (Korsgata 22A) focuses on imported vintage, retro and mod clothing, to mention just two of the vintage and second hand outlets in the hip Grünerløkka area.

ART & ANTIQUES

The popular Vestkanttorvet Flea Market (Vestkanttorvet, Professor Dahls gate 46 B) is Oslo’s oldest market, and the place to go for bric-a-brac and antiques on Saturdays (March – December).

Blomqvist kunsthandel (Rolfsbuktveien 4 e-f) is Norway’s largest auction house and specializes in local and international art, as well as Norwegian antiques. You might also want to take a look at antiques shop Galleri Gimle Arts and Antiques (Gimleveien 21) Basarhallene (Kirkeristen) houses several handicraft and antique shops.

Design

David-Andersen stores have a great selection of gold, diamond, silver and enamel jewelry. Purenkel (Grünersgate 3) is a shop and gallery hybrid with stylish design and handicraft items as well as workshops. At Norway Designs (Lille Grensen 7) you’ll find great Norwegian, Nordic and European interior design articles, and at Pur Norsk (Industrigata 36) you can buy Norwegian design products such as furniture and personal items. Heimen husfliden (Arbeidergata 1 and Glasmagasinet, Stortorvet 9) is a traditional handicraft shop with Norwegian sweaters and other knitwear, blankets, arts and crafts and much more, and the shop Illums bolighus (Stortorvet 9 and Haakon VIIs gate 10) has lots of famous and new Danish, Scandinavian and international furniture design.

FOOD & DELICACIES

Three of the hottest places on the Oslo food map are Mathallen (Vulkan 5) –Norway’s very first food hall with about 30 specialist food shops and eateries, Oslo Street Food (Torggata 16), a popular and trendy food court with food stands from all over the world that turns into a big club at night, and slightly more intimate Barcode Street Food (Dronning Eufemias gate 14) near the central station. Fiskeriet (Youngstorget 2) is a great place to pick up freshly caught sea food such as fish and shellfish, fair-trade treats, local produce and special imports, and has a bistro with seasonal produce. And if you have a sweet tooth, Freia Chocolate Shop (Karl Johans gate 31) offers tasty, high quality Norwegian chocolate from Freia, Norway's traditional and biggest chocolate manufacturer.

LUXURY & HIGH-END

Eger (Karl Johans gate 23 B) is Norway’s largest high-end fashion house, and stocks over 300 international fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, while Steen & Strøm Department Store (Nedre Slottsgate 8) is a department store with many well-known and attractive Norwegian, Scandinavian and international brands. Upmarket stores with self-explanatory names include Gucci (Nedre Slottsgate 8), Hermés (Nedre Slottsgate 15), Louis Vuitton (Karl Johans gate 16 C) and Mulberry (Nedre Slottsgate 8). On and around Bogstadveien on the city’s west side there are also a number of high-end stores.

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