Madserud Bistro

The Spis take

A century-old manor villa tucked in the leafy Madserud conservation area near Frogner Park, this address has cycled through TV studio, art gallery and restaurant lives. It now runs again as a food-and-events venue (Madserud Bistro), with a kitchen team drawn from places like Kafe Republik and Hilda Larsen, serving lunch-to-dinner bistro fare in an elegant-but-relaxed room. Aftenposten's verdict was essentially 'expensive but lovely' — go for the setting as much as the plate.