Grünerløkka
Oslo's most artsy neighborhood, where old workers' housing is filled with vintage shops, cafés and craft beer bars. It is a place to experience the lives of local young people.
Grünerløkka lies on the east bank of the Akerselva river. In the 19th century it was a working-class district, and today it has become a trendy neighborhood packed with cafés, vintage shops, design boutiques and bars. Along the main street, Thorvald Meyers gate, colorful apartment buildings line both sides. Birkelunden park hosts a flea market on Sundays, and well-known cafés such as Tim Wendelboe often have queues. You can walk north from the city center along the Akerselva river path, passing waterfalls and old factories, and reach it in about 20 minutes. Trams 11, 12 and 18 also run here.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Mathallen Oslo
- Oslo Cathedral
- Deichman Bjørvika
- Natural History Museum & Botanical Garden
- Oslo Opera House
- MUNCH
- Karl Johans gate & Royal Palace
- Sørenga Seawater Pool