About Allmuen Bistro
Allmuen is Old Norse for “the common folk.” We opened at Valkendorfsgaten 1B, near Torgallmenningen in downtown Bergen, as the restaurant we’d always dreamed of: casual, with great fish, fresh vegetables, and a wine list worth reading. The menu changes with the seasonal offerings from Western Norway, featuring about ten dishes each day—which you can put together yourself or let us choose for you.
The Kitchen
We source wild-caught fish with the catch date specified, as well as vegetables and meat from producers in Western Norway. The fish is grilled briefly in a Josper oven over high, dry heat, so it stays juicy and flakes apart. We do our own fermentation to add acidity and flavor. We use the whole fish: the fillets are served as separate dishes, and the rest is used for flaked fish, stock, and soup. Our signature dish is grilled sourdough bread.
Vegetarian and vegan dishes are on the menu every day.
What others have said
In 2023, Matarena named us Local Food Restaurant of the Year for our consistent focus on local ingredients and producers, wild-caught seafood and sustainability. Bergens Tidende has given us 6 out of 6 hearts twice, in 2017 and 2020, and 5 out of 6 in 2022 and 2025. Dagens Næringsliv gave the food 5 out of 5 in 2020. Bergensavisen gave us 5 out of 6 on its dice scale in the fall of 2025. Our wine list won a Silver Star in Star Wine List of the Year Norway 2025, in the category for lists under 200 references. Falstaff Nordics 2026 gave us 84 out of 100.
In 2018, Simon Selliseth, head chef at Restaurant Naert in Copenhagen, recommended Allmuen in Politiken as one of eight places to eat in the Nordic countries. His advice was simple: order the fish.
Schøtstuene
Since the fall of 2019 we have run Schøtstuene at Bryggen, in partnership with Museum Vest and the Hanseatic Museum. The rooms were the Hanseatic merchants' gathering place in the 1500s and were rebuilt after the city fire of 1702. Today we host weddings, Christmas parties, company dinners and private events there. Peisestuen, the fireplace room, seats about 45 guests.
Private events · Christmas parties
Find Us
Valkendorfsgaten 1B, 5012 Bergen. Monday–Thursday 17:00–23:30, Friday–Sunday from 16:00, Saturday brunch 12:00–15:00. Phone +47 919 18 008, post@allmuenbistro.no.