Fuglen

Name: Fuglen
Address: Universitetsgata 2, Oslo, Norway
Telephone: +4722200880
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

3439 votes

#2 of 1898 cafes in Oslo

Open now 7:30AM - 12AM

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After enjoying National Museum - National Gallery, it may be a nice idea to visit this bar. You can always degust good rolls, sandwiches and mushrooms at Fuglen. Have a good time here and share tasty berliner, cinnamon rolls and Scones with your friends. Don't miss the opportunity to order delicious beer, wine or bitter. According to the visitors' opinions, waiters serve great double espresso, chai latte or matcha.

The warm atmosphere of this place makes guests feel relaxed and have a good time. The success of this spot would be impossible without the courteous staff. Prompt service is something clients appreciate here. In accordance with the guests' opinions, prices are reasonable. As a number of reviewers say, the decor is beautiful. The Frommer’s experts gave this bar 3 stars and highlight that it as an exceptional place.

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Jerry 26 days ago on Google

Accept It and It Works I started going to Fuglen early mornings because it was quiet and functional. Pull up a chair, order coffee, work for an hour. The interior is mid century Scandinavian - good enough to notice, not overwhelming. Then you start noticing groups of people photographing from outside. Phones pressed against the window. You're sitting inside, drinking coffee next to an older man actually reading a paper newspaper, unusual for Oslo, and suddenly you realize you're in their shot. You're part of the composition. Part of the setting they're capturing. It's a strange feeling. You're not performing for the camera, but you're definitely in the frame. The place became something different after that. Not in how it functions, but in how it's experienced. You're aware you're being looked at as an element of the scene. The space doesn't have room for all of them at once, but somehow they're all there anyway. Fuglen is well-known. Travel guides mention it. The chairs get photographed. Everything is theoretically for sale. It's the kind of setup that should either become precious and protected or reshape itself into a tourist destination with better lighting and Instagram angles. It did neither. What's strange is watching how it handles the crowd. The café doesn't perform hospitality for the visitors or protect the locals from them. People just share uncomfortable proximity. Tourists elbow past students. Locals wait their turn in the same queue as everyone else. The place doesn't smooth this into harmony - it's actually genuinely contested. Spots are often hard to get. You might not find a seat, at least not inside. The coffee is good. Not necessarily THE best, however I'm not the one to judge that. But good coffee at the right time in the right place becomes the best coffee you've had. That's what Fuglen is. You get a spot, you order, the coffee arrives, and something about sitting in that particular room with that particular mix of people drinking it at that particular hour works better than the coffee alone would suggest. The space still functions as itself rather than as a curated experience. It's crowded and functional simultaneously, which shouldn't work but does. No one's performing authenticity. No one's apologizing for popularity. It's just a busy room where different people happen to occupy the same space without pretending it's comfortable for everyone. That's not the same as being honest in a rare way. It's messier than that. It's a place that remained functional despite becoming contested, which is actually harder than remaining quiet. Worth going early if you want the peace. Worth going at midday if you want to see what coexistence actually looks like when it's not convenient. Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: kr 100–200