Bergen Nightlife

1. Grieghallen

The modern Grieg Hall, which opened in 1978, is Bergen's monumental showcase for music, drama, and a host of other cultural events. The stage is...

Type:
• Theater

2. Den National Theater

September to June is the season for Norway's oldest theater, founded in the mid-19th century. It stages classical Norwegian and international drama,...

Type:
• Theater

3. Altona Vinbar

This is one of the oldest, most deeply entrenched, and best-known bars in Bergen. Some of the stone walls and the wooden ceiling are original,...

Type:
• Bars

4. Kafe Kippers USF

A favorite rendezvous for artists, this club plays some of the best jazz music in Bergen, attracting a wide age group. Every Friday night they...

Type:
• Dance Clubs

5. Engelen

This is one of Bergen's more elegant dance clubs, attracting a somewhat conservative crowd in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. That seems to change a bit...

Type:
• Dance Clubs

6. Bergen Folklore

The Bergen Folklore dancing troupe performs from June to August on Tuesday at 9pm. The program, which lasts about an hour, consists of traditional...

Type:
• Theater

7. Kontoret (The Office)

The most frequented pub in the city center, the Kontoret lies immediately adjacent, through a connecting door, to the Dickens restaurant, where...

Type:
• Bars

8. Café Opera

Built in the 1880s, this large stone- and timber-built structure was originally conceived as a warehouse; today it functions as both a restaurant...

Type:
• Dance Clubs

9. Rick's Café

Sprawling and large enough to hold 1,800 raucous and slightly drunken persons at a time, this is a labyrinth, with rooms devoted to the after-dark...

Type:
• Dance Clubs

10. Dyvekes Vinkjeller

A sense of spookiness permeates this cozy drinking den. In 1849, a famous Norwegian bandit (Gjest Baardsen, the "Robin Hood" of Norway) drank himself...

Type:
• Bars