Fish Market
Fish Market
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Sophie M
26 contributions
Jan 2023
Since I went in the winter, the outdoor part of the fish market was not there, but the indoor part is set up year round so I stopped in to take a peak. There were so many types of seafood. I didn't buy anything since everything was very expensive, but I still had a good time looking at all the seafood.
Written January 7, 2023
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Ed_Uyeshima
San Francisco, CA2,063 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
As fish markets go, it didn't have a uniquely memorable Instagram moment for a rabid tourist like the fish throwing at Pike Place or the tuna auctions at Tsukiji. But Bergen's bustling, hustling market served its purpose with stall after stall of seafood presented either on ice or in tanks. And like the other markets around the world, its scope has broadened over the centuries to include fruit and vegetables and non-seafood restaurants.
We immersed ourselves into the smallish space by trying its most popular seafood eatery, Bernard Torghandel AS and chomping on their fish kebabs. Honestly the best feature of Fisketorget was its central location mere steps from Bryggen and the Floibanen funicular. When you visit all three spots, I believe you get the Bergen stamp of approval and can redeem it for a free reindeer hot dog. OK I lied but I can dream, can't I?
We immersed ourselves into the smallish space by trying its most popular seafood eatery, Bernard Torghandel AS and chomping on their fish kebabs. Honestly the best feature of Fisketorget was its central location mere steps from Bryggen and the Floibanen funicular. When you visit all three spots, I believe you get the Bergen stamp of approval and can redeem it for a free reindeer hot dog. OK I lied but I can dream, can't I?
Written September 29, 2022
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Lauren
Bournemouth, UK46 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Great atmosphere and fun dining. In the winter season the fish market is only inside, with a few different stalls where you can pick your own live shellfish for eating! There are marquees where you can eat your fresh seafood with an unobscured view of Bryggen.
The prices are a little high but it is central Bergen right on the water so it is to be expected
The prices are a little high but it is central Bergen right on the water so it is to be expected
Written February 18, 2023
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tripruth
Berkeley, England, United Kingdom41 contributions
Feb 2023
We ate an evening meal at the fish market on a tuesday night off season and it was still pretty busy.
Service was good and there was a good choice on the menu.
Its pricey but you are in central bergen sitting looking at the water eating fresh shell fish so it would be naive to expect anything less!
Worth it for the location and the ambience.
Service was good and there was a good choice on the menu.
Its pricey but you are in central bergen sitting looking at the water eating fresh shell fish so it would be naive to expect anything less!
Worth it for the location and the ambience.
Written February 15, 2023
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Patrick M
Houston, TX154 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
The fish is fresh, no doubt about it, and we’ll prepared with a reasonable/seasonal selection, but the prices for the most part are very high. Note the sushi restaurant was very good and the staff friendly if a bit overworked and the prices here were more reasonable, but the restaurant in the end with the live tanks of crab and lobster, ‘Fjellskal’, had poor service and prices that were at least double that of very good nearby restaurants...that must be due to the tourists and the nice location right on the wharf.
Written July 18, 2020
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NK Annamária
Oslo, Norway303 contributions
Jul 2021
It is worth a visit because fishing is a large part of Bergen's cultural heritage. The offer is huge and well presented and the restaurants offer varied dishes with an amazing waterfront view. You can read the menus in advance at the entrances and decide which restaurant would be a better choice for you. We loved the Norwegian fish soup, it is very tasty and served with bread and butter it is a meal on its own.
Written July 21, 2021
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Kirsty L
London, UK86 contributions
Aug 2022
Smaller than expected after reading so many rave reviews before our trip. It seemed like it was aimed at tourists, and was expensive (£20 for 1x fish and chips). Many stands seemed to sell the same products. We walked through once not realising it was the 'famous fish market' and walked around it every other time.
Written August 24, 2022
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Cultosaurus
Hamilton, Canada2 contributions
Jun 2021
An absolute embarrassment for both Norway and Bergen. Extremely over-priced, poor quality and terrible selection. When you compare this to fish markets in other parts of the world, Bergen's fish market is below any reasonable standard. Sadly, the entire "market" area can pretty much be lumped into the same category.
Written October 26, 2021
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Liennguyen121
Helsingborg, Sweden25 contributions
Aug 2021
I really don't understand how the Fish Market received such a high review. First of all it is not a "fish market" as I expect but rather a number of restaurants under one roof. The restaurants may be good or less good but one thing for sure is that it's very expensive even compared to Norwegian high cost of living. So nothing much to see, just a place for an expensive meal. We've had lunch at Fish me and the food was just acceptable. Outside there are few food stalls and kiosk by the harbour but we can find similar all over other tourist destinations.
Written October 1, 2021
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Celyn L
Warrington, UK4 contributions
Jun 2022 • Friends
Ordered a small piece of snow crab from one of the stalls which came up to £35. The meat was mushy and extremely salty to the point of inedible .. it was clearly not fresh as the texture of snow crab is not supposed to be mushy and this was really soft and mushy like gone off meat. The stall insisted that it’s supposed to be like this but I’ve had snow crabs elsewhere before and it’s definitely not like this . Can’t imagine anyone would pay that much for it if they were all mushy and super salty like the one we had! The stall’s name is Hildegunn pa Torget. Avoid this stall or at least don’t order the snow crabs from here.
Written June 7, 2022
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דורון ל
Tel Aviv, Israel28 contributions
איך עושים סלמון כבוש כמו שיש שם בשוק ? 😋 how do thay do there the amazing ? pickled salmon
Sofia Mellor
Florida1 contribution
Nice place to bar some fresh fish and it's very nice blade to see people around the world relate recommend ...
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Ness Ziona, Israel20 contributions
I would like to buy some frash seafood there to take home and cook it there, is it very expensive to take the fish and cook it at home? And can you give me an examples of prices there
( realy importent!!! that we i dont want to eat there i just want fresh seafood and cook it at home)
Thank you
Queenslander902
Brisbane, Australia82 contributions
Certainly can buy fresh seafood there but as we only ate there I am not aware of the pricing. The quality of what we ate there was fantastic so I have no reason to believe any fresh seafood would not be just as good! There's also lots of fresh fruit too!
Is the fish market open on Sunday
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Bengaluru, India83 contributions
Yes, it should. There is a restaurant in the fish market- Fish me (Visit the visit Bergen site for more info)which is open on Sundays. The link provides the opening & closing times for the restaurant which is located in the fish market.
Andrej P
Niedernhall, Germany215 contributions
Здравствуйте.Хотел спросить можно ли на рынке расчитыватся в евро,или банковской картой?Обязательно ли нужны норвежские кроны?
Юлия С
Korolev, Russia142 contributions
Добрый день принимают карты и норвежские кроны, на втором этаже туристический цент, где можно взять экскурсию или поменять деньги (курс не очень выгодный). Если стоять к рынку спиной, то через дорогу, чуть левее банк, там нормальный курс.
Debbie G
Rainham, UK2 contributions
I've tried to book tickets for the funicular railway online but none are available for the time the cruise ship is in port. Are tickets available to buy on the day or will I have to pay the high price the cruise line charge to enjoy the attraction?
markwoodward1947
Ludlow, UK7 contributions
Hi, yes you can walk to the funicular railway get tickets there, l suggest a single ticket up, have a quick bite at the cafe and a drink, have a great look around. Then walk to the cable car and ride down to the bottom. Or vice versa it's easer to walk down hill to the bus stop from the base station. You can buy the bus tickets at a machine buy the bus stop or above the fish market is the Tourist Information Centre ( where you can buy cable car tickets)and they will tell you what bus goes to or from the cable car at the bus stop outside the TIC and also the shop looking towards the fish market on the right hand side (a corner shop quite a large shop, across the road from fish market) where you can buy the bus tickets to or from or return to the cable car station. Hope this will help you. Mark
Debbie G
Rainham, UK2 contributions
How far from the cruise ship terminal is the fish market and is it walkable to the funicular railway?
Thank you.
K W
Adelaide, Australia28 contributions
Hi Debbie, if the cruise ship terminal is in the main harbour then the 'fish market' would not be more than a ten -fifteen minute walk. The funicular is only a fifteen minute walk from the fish market or 10-20 from the main harbour. I'm not sure if cruise liners dock elsewhere, we didn't see any while we were there (over 4 days).
renato m
torino2,447 contributions
Buongiorno , vorrei sapere i giorni e gli orari in cui è aperto il mercato del pesce nel mese di ottobre .
Grazie.
Francesca R
Varese, Italy495 contributions
Io sono stata lì in Agosto ed era aperto dalla mattina fino alla sera (pranzo e cena). Purtroppo non so rispondere sugli orari nel mese di Ottobre, mi spiace.
Fish Market (Bergen) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- PRIVATE TOUR: Bergen and Edvard Grieg house, 2.5 hours (From $329.94)
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- Walking Tour in Bergen of the Past and Present (From $25.93)
- Hotels near Fish Market:
- (0.03 mi) Scandic Torget Bergen
- (0.09 mi) Opus XVI
- (0.06 mi) Bergen Bors Hotel
- (0.10 mi) The Hanseatic Hotel
- (0.07 mi) Bergen YMCA Hostel
- Restaurants near Fish Market:
- (0.01 mi) BergenFisk
- (0.01 mi) Pasta og Basta
- (0.02 mi) Lokalt & Lekkert
- (0.03 mi) Metz
- (0.03 mi) Valaskjalv