Fish Market
Fish Market
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- KaMaYTola, Nicaragua18 contributionsUpmarket and overpricedWe went in the colder month so the market was inside and as beautiful as it was, it was boutique restaurant feel. Very high end and expensive! I was lookng forward to sampling Bergen’s fresh seafood but this place is for people with money. We passed through and kept going. As nice as it is, it is not a mandatory stop in Bergen and caters to people with money. I will spend on good food but felt the prices were outrageous.Visited October 2023Traveled with familyWritten November 8, 2023
- Helge C17 contributionsNorwegian foodFresh and high quality fish dishes one can find at Bergen Fish Market. We ordered cod fish soup and and smoked salmon meat. Local food and different food supplements. Norwegians from their child years use fish oil that is rich with Omega 3. I bought after our lunch a pack with capsules made from Norwegian salmon oil. It helps against heart diseases.Visited November 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten December 4, 2023
- AMJ139 contributionsNice visitVery pretty market, not quite as big as I anticipated. The best part for me was getting a coffee and pastry and eating it in the sunroom type seating area on the backside that overlooks the harbor. They have furry covers and blankets on the chairs, there were heaters and Xmas decorations, and it was snowing outside. They brought me a giant carafe of water, which was very appreciated. Overall, it was a very cozy moment and a great memory for me.Visited December 2023Traveled soloWritten December 18, 2023
- aleekwaAsia161 contributionsnice food!now it has moved into a modern trendy building. there are a number of fish stalls and restaurants. nice restaurant settings by the harbor side, with glass ceiling for natural lighting but heater to keep you warm. nice fish soup by the way ;)Visited December 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten December 19, 2023
- AlanMichaelWardCardiff, United Kingdom2,337 contributionsSushi for dinner last night and lunch today!!Last night we popped over from our hotel to get takeaway sushi and it was excellent, particularly the veggie sushi for my wife. My seafood sushi was amazing too. We went back for lunch today after a fjord cruise. Highly recommended!!Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 16, 2024
- VadimMurmansk, Russia34,986 contributionsNot real fish market but rather a tourist attraction.The historic fish market in the ports was a meeting place for fishermen, traders and buyers. This has been the case in Bergen since the 13th century here on Torget Square. For fishermen, it was an opportunity to immediately sell their morning catch to traders, for buyers to buy freshly caught fish at a low price. None of this is here. There are no trawlers or longboats in the harbor, but yachts are moored. And as you know, they do not catch cod from them. Well, except for the bait. It is rather a tourist attraction "based on" the fish market that once existed here. Fish and sea reptiles are imported here. Interestingly, cod, salmon and tuna are sold at the same price -299 NKR. The popular fish soup costs at least 179 kronor. And the merchants here don't seem to be Norwegians at all.Visited June 2023Traveled soloWritten February 18, 2024
- Mak GSan Francisco, California74 contributionsSmall and Sweet FishmarketTheres a small fishmarket on the piers of Bergen with maybe 10-15 stalls. You can find fish, cured meats and lunch there. Some stalls are open daily and some have odd hours. Stop by if youre around but dont plan a trip around it! The indoor restaurants of the fishmarket are packed so make a reservation if you really want to eat at those.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten May 8, 2024
- TriciaBishopBradford, United Kingdom1,696 contributionsGreat food and ambienceThis is an amazing fish food market on the port side of Bergen, made up of outdoor and indoor restaurants and bars. We ate at Bernard Torghandel today for a late lunch, and it was by far the best food of our holiday. I had grilled salmon, and my husband had the hake. Both came with potatoes and vegetables. Everything was cooked to perfection, and the crispy chargrilled skin on the salmon was delicious. We don't mind paying good money for such great quality food. This area is also beautiful to watch the sun set.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten May 15, 2024
- 415GlobeTrotterSan Francisco, California30 contributionsNice market, high prices and it's a tourist trapI went to this fish market in Bergen almost 30 years ago and had fond long lasting memories of this place. On our most recent visit in June 2024 I found myself not as impressed as the first time. We're from San Francisco and never visit places like Pier 39 or China Town. There were just too many people and it is now a high tourist area, which of course reminded me of San Francisco. The locals are still very nice but I definitely wouldn't go back to Bergen.Visited January 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 4, 2024
- minsterman66Chippenham, United Kingdom171 contributionsTasty, tasty... very very tastyThis is a must if you are a seafood fan. There are plenty of seafood stalls to grab on the go or eat in on picnic tables. We visited two and got soem delicious locally fresh caught shellfish and bigger fish. Good value for money. Recommend sharing a shellfish platter for two.Visited July 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten July 12, 2024
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NK Annamária
Oslo, Norway325 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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KaMaY
Tola, Nicaragua18 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
We went in the colder month so the market was inside and as beautiful as it was, it was boutique restaurant feel. Very high end and expensive! I was lookng forward to sampling Bergen’s fresh seafood but this place is for people with money. We passed through and kept going. As nice as it is, it is not a mandatory stop in Bergen and caters to people with money. I will spend on good food but felt the prices were outrageous.
Written November 8, 2023
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Ed_Uyeshima
San Francisco, CA2,905 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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Kar P
Hong Kong, China578 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Nice to see various type of Nordic seafood - fish, crab and clamshell. Quite flexible to select the seafood we want to eat however type of cooking is limited. In end we just ordered alacarte seafood dishes tasty and didn’t disappoint us! A warm place to have a good dinner though a bit pricey.
Written January 12, 2020
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Masood K
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1,468 contributions
Feb 2020
Located in the city-centre on the bank of the water body, the fish market is one of the hot-spot of Bergen to visit. I have never seen such a wide variety of sea-food under one roof.
All catch are fresh and the display tempts you to have one there and there. And they do have provisions to make a fresh meal of fish of your choice.
Give yourself between 30 mins to an hour to visit this place and an hour more in case you want to have a meal of fresh catch.
All catch are fresh and the display tempts you to have one there and there. And they do have provisions to make a fresh meal of fish of your choice.
Give yourself between 30 mins to an hour to visit this place and an hour more in case you want to have a meal of fresh catch.
Written March 14, 2020
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Sophie M
27 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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Lillie T
New York City, NY13 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
They have beautiful crabs from the North that the sales people will pull from the tanks to show you. Displays of fish that are like still life paintings. The herring is delicious, even for non-herring fans. The setting alone is worth a visit, on the historic port with fingers of forest reaching into the town.
And the fruit stand had fresh berries.
And the fruit stand had fresh berries.
Written January 9, 2020
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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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peter902102015
San Diego, CA3 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
How can it be this bad? This used to be a place where local fishermen sold fresh, high quality, local seafood. Now the whole place is bad smelling circus tents with a rat problem. We were offered imported seafood prepared poorly. The vendors had mostly employed non-norwegian people with no knowledge of anything norwegian. And ridicoulsly high prices.
As the City of Bergen's own assessment is: “Today, the Fish Market in Bergen appears as an extremely unappealing marketplace, where the sole purpose is to serve quick seafood to unsuspecting tourists.”
City of Bergen's own assesment, that covers my experience as well, continues:
- That vendors serve the Spanish dish paella with imported seafood.
- That the fish soup tastes as if no fish stock was used, and that it is far from traditional Bergen fish soup.
- That the offerings are tailored to serve many guests at once.
- That the ingredients and the result of the cooking do not match the high price.
- The price is generally high, it’s luxurious ingredients prepared poorly
In conclusion, Fisketorget is a tourist trap and an exceptionally poor representation of Bergen as a food city"
As the City of Bergen's own assessment is: “Today, the Fish Market in Bergen appears as an extremely unappealing marketplace, where the sole purpose is to serve quick seafood to unsuspecting tourists.”
City of Bergen's own assesment, that covers my experience as well, continues:
- That vendors serve the Spanish dish paella with imported seafood.
- That the fish soup tastes as if no fish stock was used, and that it is far from traditional Bergen fish soup.
- That the offerings are tailored to serve many guests at once.
- That the ingredients and the result of the cooking do not match the high price.
- The price is generally high, it’s luxurious ingredients prepared poorly
In conclusion, Fisketorget is a tourist trap and an exceptionally poor representation of Bergen as a food city"
Written November 7, 2024
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Liennguyen121
Helsingborg, Sweden28 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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איך עושים סלמון כבוש כמו שיש שם בשוק ? 😋 how do thay do there the amazing ? pickled salmon
Written August 9, 2019
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Written November 22, 2024
Can we used a debit or credit card here as we won't have any local currency only euros and sterling.
Written August 7, 2019
Yes. Certainly you can. Almost entire Norway you can be travel cashless.
Written September 10, 2019
Nice place to bar some fresh fish and it's very nice blade to see people around the world relate recommend ...
Written July 27, 2019
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
Written July 12, 2019
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!
Written July 15, 2019
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.
Written June 6, 2019
Здравствуйте.Хотел спросить можно ли на рынке расчитыватся в евро,или банковской картой?Обязательно ли нужны норвежские кроны?
Written May 13, 2018
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.
Written May 14, 2018
penso proprio di no, si può pagare con carta di credito... ma poi bisogna essere in loco. magari qualche negozio che hanno il punto vendita al porto ha pure un suo Shop online, da verificare.
Written September 15, 2017
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?
Written January 28, 2017
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
Written January 28, 2017
How far from the cruise ship terminal is the fish market and is it walkable to the funicular railway?
Thank you.
Written January 24, 2017
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).
Written February 7, 2017
Buongiorno , vorrei sapere i giorni e gli orari in cui è aperto il mercato del pesce nel mese di ottobre .
Grazie.
Written September 24, 2016
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.
Written September 26, 2016
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