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Cafés in Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen & Bjørvika
The harbor from Tjuvholmen’s galleries to the Opera House, MUNCH and the main library’s café.
Photo: Piotrek Wilk, Pexels License
Aker Brygge, west of the center, was the Akers Mekaniske Verksted shipyard until it closed in 1982. The first phase of the shops, offices and flats built on the site was finished in 1986, and about 12 million people now visit each year.1 Tjuvholmen, the peninsula beyond it, has been rebuilt with some 1,200 apartments, galleries and the Astrup Fearnley Museum, with a Renzo Piano sculpture park and a bathing area at its tip.2
Bjørvika, on the east side, was a container port, and the E18 took up 1.8 km of its waterfront until the Bjørvika Tunnel opened in May 2010.3 The Opera House, the main public library and MUNCH now stand on the old port land, and the name Oslobukta, “Oslo Bay”, is used for the shops and restaurants at street level.34
Local tip: On a weekday evening, Kaffoteket serves until 22:00, and Deichman’s free study spaces upstairs stay open just as late.
At a glance
16Cafés listed
8With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Bollebar, from 08:00 (Tue–Fri 08:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–17:00).
- Closes latest: Lille Betong, until 00:00 (Mon Closed · Tue–Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 10:00–23:00 · Sat 11:00–00:00 · Sun Closed).
- Most common features: open late (19%), outdoor seating (13%), indoor seating (13%).
Bollebar
KUMI Oslobukta
- Outdoor seating
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Bakery café
- Brunch
Lille Betong
Nasjonalmuseet kafé
Bib roastery
Kaffoteket
- Indoor seating
- Open late
Kveitemjøl
Albertine Cafe & Bar
BonBon Oslo
Café de Concert
Talormade
Vanité By Hancock
Evita Espressobar Sørenga
Vestbanestasjonen
- Wheelchair access
Salt Cafe Oslo
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Coffee chains in Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen & Bjørvika
Chain
Kaffebrenneriet
- Dronning Eufemias gate 11
- Holmens gate 10Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
- Rådhusgata 5Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00
Chain
Espresso House
Chain
Joe & The Juice
- Dronning Eufemias gate 39Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
- Grundingen 3Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
Chain
Starbucks
Getting along the harbor
Aker Brygge has its own tram stop and a ferry terminal for boats to Nesodden.1 The National Museum opened its new building in June 2022 at Vestbanen, the site of the old Oslo West station by Aker Brygge.5 At the Bjørvika end, Sørenga has a seawater pool with a shallow sandy section, a diving platform and a wheelchair-accessible ramp into the water.4
Library and museum cafés
Deichman Bjørvika, Oslo’s main library, lends study spaces, books and tools free of charge, and Kaffoteket on its ground floor sells coffee and lunch.6 The library is open 08:00–22:00 on weekdays, and Kaffoteket keeps the same weekday hours, closing at 18:00 at weekends.
The National Museum’s café at Brynjulf Bulls plass 2 serves a long menu of snitter (open sandwiches). It opens at 10:00 every day and closes at 20:00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 17:00 on other days; when the weather allows, a bar opens on the third-floor roof terrace.7 Bollebar shares the address and opens at 08:00 Tuesday to Friday.
Roasters and bakers on Operagata
Talormade is a specialty roastery and bakery that makes everything from scratch each day in Bjørvika, and its counter on Operagata sells doughnuts alongside the coffee.8 Further along the street, KUMI Oslobukta serves vegan brunch until 17:00, and Lille Betong stays open until 23:00 on Friday and midnight on Saturday. Evita Espressobar has a branch on Sørengkaia.
The ground under Operagata is old: Oslo was founded in the 11th century where the Alna river reached the fjord, and in April 2019 archaeologists working in Bjørvika found six ships from the 1300s to the 1600s.3 Off the Opera House, the islet of Sukkerbiten has a sauna village run by Oslo Badstuforening, with an outdoor bar beside it in the warmer months.4
Tjuvholmen and the west side
On Tjuvholmen, Kveitemjøl on Fjordalléen opens at 08:00 on weekdays and at 10:00 on Sunday, and Café de Concert is on Tjuvholmen allé. The name means “thief islet”: thieves were executed there in the 18th century, and post-glacial rebound later joined the islet to the shore.2
Babbo Collective and Bib roastery share Parkveien 80. Bib opens Wednesday to Sunday, 09:00–16:00, while Babbo stays open until just before midnight from Wednesday to Saturday.
Sources
- Aker Brygge, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Tjuvholmen, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Bjørvika, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Bjørvika, VisitOSLO, accessed October 2026
- National Museum of Norway, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Om Deichman Bjørvika, Deichman (Oslo Public Library), accessed October 2026
- Nasjonalmuseet kafé: åpningstider og meny, Nasjonalmuseet kafé, accessed October 2026
- Talormade: specialty coffee roastery and bakery, Talormade, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen & Bjørvika cafés: questions
Where can you get coffee at Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo?
Kaffoteket, on the ground floor of Deichman Bjørvika at Operagata 2, sells coffee and lunch. It is open 08:00–22:00 on weekdays and closes at 18:00 at weekends. The library lends its study spaces free of charge and is itself open 08:00–22:00 on weekdays.
What are the hours of the National Museum café near Aker Brygge in Oslo?
The café at the National Museum, Brynjulf Bulls plass 2, opens at 10:00 every day. It closes at 20:00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 17:00 on the other days. A bar on the third-floor roof terrace opens when the weather allows, and Bollebar at the same address opens at 08:00 Tuesday to Friday.
What is Talormade in Bjørvika, Oslo?
Talormade is a specialty coffee roastery and bakery on Operagata in Bjørvika. It makes everything from scratch each day and sells doughnuts alongside its coffee. Nearby on the same street are KUMI Oslobukta, which serves vegan brunch until 17:00, and Lille Betong, open until 23:00 on Friday and midnight on Saturday.
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