RFK Rankings · Oslo
Best Restaurants for Open-Late in Oslo (2026)
Open late · Oslo · 6 kitchens ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published September 12, 2024 · Updated June 12, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Oslo eats early and shuts early: most serious kitchens stop seating by half nine, and Norway's high prices make a genuinely-late dinner feel like a luxury. The honest list past eleven is short, weekend-weighted, and dominated by charcoal burgers, a basement izakaya and a couple of brewpub kitchens. Ranked on how late the kitchen really runs and what a 200-krone plate buys after the trams thin out, with the weekend-only hours and the recently-closed names flagged so a midnight dinner here does not collapse to a kebab by default.
1.Illegal Burger
Oslo's cult charcoal-burger counter holds its grill to 1am on weekends; walk in and order the bacon cheeseburger.
Illegal Burger on Møllergata 23 has cooked charcoal-grilled patties since 2009 and is the most reliable genuinely-late kitchen in the centre, running to 1am on Friday and Saturday when little else is still cooking. The double bacon cheeseburger and the hand-cut fries are the order, with a burger landing around 165 to 195 kroner.
For value it is the honest floor: a burger, fries and a Mikkeller beer comes to roughly 300 kroner a head, charged like a burger joint rather than a late-night premium. It takes walk-ins, the room stays busy past midnight on weekends, and it is the default answer once the trams thin out.
Walk in; grill runs to 1am Friday and Saturday.
2.Izakaya
A basement Japanese pub cooks gyoza and ramen to 1am on weekends; perch at the counter and graze.
Izakaya, in a basement off St. Olavs plass, is the late sit-down for an actual plate of food, a Japanese pub pouring sake and shochu with the kitchen running to midnight in the week and 1am on Friday and Saturday. The gyoza, the karaage and a bowl of ramen are the order, most small plates landing between 120 and 180 kroner.
It is a rare proper kitchen still cooking after midnight in a city that mostly shuts at nine, and the value holds for a graze: a handful of plates and a beer is a satisfying late dinner for around 350 kroner. The room stays lively and the seats at the counter turn over, so it works as a walk-in late on a weekend.
Walk in; kitchen latest on weekends, to 1am.
3.Taverna'n
A Youngstorget tavern serves Norwegian classics past midnight on weekends; book and order the reindeer or the fishcakes.
Taverna'n on Youngstorget 1 is the late option for a sit-down Norwegian dinner, a traditional tavern whose kitchen pushes to 12:30am on Friday and Saturday, unusual for a city that mostly stops by nine. The reindeer, the house fiskekaker and the elk burger are the order, with mains around 250 to 320 kroner.
It is reliable rather than refined, and the value is fair for a proper plate of food after midnight on a weekend: a main and a beer lands near 400 kroner in a busy, central room. Booking is wise on a Friday or Saturday given how few kitchens are still serving, so treat it as a weekend-late plan rather than an any-night option.
Reserve; late kitchen Friday and Saturday only.
4.Lucky Bird
A Vulkan rotisserie roasts chicken to 11pm, later on weekends; walk in and order the half bird with slaw.
Lucky Bird at Vulkan 7, on the edge of Grünerløkka, is the value pick for a real dinner on the earlier side of late, a rotisserie running its kitchen to 11pm in the week and past it on Friday and Saturday. The half rotisserie chicken with slaw and the buttermilk fried chicken are the order, with a plate around 200 to 260 kroner.
The honest caveat is the clock: this is the late-eleven option rather than a past-midnight one, so it suits an evening that starts late rather than one that runs to closing. The value is good for the quality of bird, and it sits beside the Vulkan food hall, so a walk-in before eleven is the move.
Walk in before eleven; weekends run later.
5.Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri
A brewery taproom plates fish and chips into the late evening; perch at the bar and pair a house lager.
Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri pours its own beer in a central taproom and keeps the kitchen on into the late evening, a useful brewpub option when a proper restaurant has already closed. The fish and chips, the burger and the wings are the order, with plates around 200 to 280 kroner and a wide list of house and guest beers.
It is straightforward rather than ambitious, and the value is in the pairing: a plate and a couple of the brewery's own beers is a relaxed late dinner for around 400 kroner. The kitchen closes before the bar, so come before the kitchen winds down rather than expecting food at closing time.
Walk in; eat before the kitchen closes for the night.
6.Palace Grill
A tiny no-reservations room cooks a late Norwegian tasting; queue early on a weekend and order whatever the kitchen sends.
Palace Grill, a tiny wood-panelled room off Solli plass open since 1994, is the contrarian late pick: a no-reservations kitchen that runs a market-driven Norwegian menu into the late evening, with seatings that turn over and a bar that keeps going. Expect a multi-course dinner built on the day's best Norwegian produce, with a meal landing well north of 700 kroner.
It is the opposite of a casual late bite, so the honest caveat is the system: you queue, you take what the kitchen is cooking, and the value is in the room and the cooking rather than a cheap plate. For a serious late dinner with no reservation, on a weekend, it is one of very few real options in the city.
Queue early; no bookings, late seatings turn over.
Avoid for a late dinner
Not as late as you think
Olympen. The grand Grønland beer hall is a fine evening, but its kitchen no longer runs the genuinely-late service it once did, so do not plan a midnight dinner around it. For late food in the same district, Taverna'n on Youngstorget keeps cooking later on weekends, and Illegal Burger is the reliable any-late option.
Most Aker Brygge and waterfront restaurants. Oslo's pretty harbourfront kitchens close early, usually by ten, so do not assume a late table along Aker Brygge or Tjuvholmen. The city genuinely dines early; for food past eleven, head to the Sentrum and Grünerløkka spots on this list rather than hoping a waterfront room is still serving.
How to eat late in Oslo
The first thing to know about late dining in Oslo is that the city closes early: most serious kitchens are dark by half nine, and high Norwegian prices make a genuinely-late dinner feel like a treat. The reliable late options cluster in the Sentrum, around Møllergata and Youngstorget, with Illegal Burger, Taverna'n and the basement Izakaya, and on the Grünerløkka edge at Vulkan, where Lucky Bird and Amundsen run later.
The value rule here is to manage the clock as much as the krone: several of the best late rooms only run past eleven on Friday and Saturday, and the kitchen almost always closes before the bar, so check the day and order before midnight. The reliable any-late option is Illegal Burger; the latest proper kitchen is the weekend Izakaya. The Oslo dining guide has the full picture, and the worldwide open-late ranking shows how the city compares.
Frequently asked
What Oslo restaurant is open the latest?
Illegal Burger on Møllergata runs the latest reliable kitchen, cooking charcoal burgers to 1am on Friday and Saturday. For a proper plate of food past midnight, the basement Izakaya off St. Olavs plass also runs to 1am on weekends, and Taverna'n on Youngstorget cooks to 12:30am. Pick by the night of the week, since the latest hours are weekend-only.
Why do Oslo restaurants close so early?
Norwegian dining culture runs early: dinner is often booked for seven and most serious kitchens stop seating by half nine. High prices and short winter evenings reinforce the habit, so genuinely-late options are scarce and several of the best only run past eleven on weekends. The practical move is to plan late nights around the handful of reliable kitchens rather than assuming a restaurant is still cooking after eleven.
Where can I eat late in Oslo on a budget?
Illegal Burger is the value pick, with a charcoal burger around 165 to 195 kroner and a kitchen open to 1am on weekends, so a burger, fries and a beer runs near 300 kroner. The basement Izakaya is good value for a graze, with small plates from 120 kroner. Both beat the late-night kebab for only a little more.
Is there late fine dining in Oslo?
Barely after eleven. The city's higher-end kitchens close early, so the standout late option is Palace Grill near Solli plass, a tiny no-reservations room running a market-driven Norwegian menu into the late evening. For a serious sit-down dinner you generally need to book earlier; past eleven, the honest options are good casual kitchens rather than tasting menus.
What is the best late-night restaurant in Oslo?
Illegal Burger is our top pick, the most reliable late kitchen, cooking charcoal burgers to 1am on weekends at fair prices. For a proper plate of food, the basement Izakaya runs to 1am on Friday and Saturday, and Taverna'n serves Norwegian classics to 12:30am. Pick by the night, since several options are weekend-only.
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