Scandinavian Culinary Journey: A Detailed Look at History and Food

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Oslo

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Embark on a Scandinavian culinary journey with a knowledgeable tour guide in Oslo. Explore the history and food references of the region. Book now on Viator!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Oslo - Traditional Norwegian cuisine is primarily influenced by the natural resources found in Norway’s mountains, wilderness, and coastline. This delightful tour includes visits to several historic restaurants and cafes. Participants will explore a renowned chocolate shop, a gourmet supermarket, a canteen, and a traditional pub. There will be…

What's Included

Expert local guide accompanying the tour

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified
Food and drinks, other than the “value added offers” specified in your guidebook

Meal Options

Salmon Trilogy - example - I would recommend the salmon trilogy for the tour. 210,- pp.

Additional Information

Check out references on the Viator site: https://tourguides.viator.com/tour-guide-tl-oslo/norway-guide-1261.aspx
Michael P gave it 5 stars on 06 AUG 2018.
Philip S also rated it 5 stars on 28 JUL 2015.
KHALID A commended the tour guide’s knowledge and gave a 5-star rating on 21 JUL 2015.
Sue B also gave the tour a 5-star rating on 21 SEP 2014, expressing…

Location

Oslo

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Angela_m

Sep 20, 2025

Exceptional Tour Guide, Tanya-Lisa! - Our tour guide Tanya-Lisa was an exceptional tour guide. Very attentive to our needs. Very knowledgeable about the history of Oslo. She was extremely patient with us, especially when we couldn’t decide what we wanted to do. Tanya-Lisa was also very sensitive to some of us in the group needing to stop and rest on the walking tour. Tanya-Lisa also took us to the once a year market that wasn’t included on the itinerary. She is definitely a tour guide I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great experience in Oslo!

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Jennifergy3760ka

Jun 7, 2025

80th birthday at Queens Crossing - Just been back to the Queens Crossing in South Queensferry for lunch and it was great once again served by Cesca a lovely lady always cheerful and very pleasant Had my husband’s 80th birthday meal here three weeks ago 28 people sitting down for starters main courses birthday cake and drinks James Cesca and the kitchen staff did a wonderful service thanks to you all Jennifer George

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Vacation25384366585

Nov 9, 2024

No hot water. - 8 November 2024 7am Hot water did not come out of the shower. This is the first time I have not had hot water in a hotel shower.

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Suzanb565

Sep 20, 2024

Take this tour! - Had a very good tour - interesting, well planned, entertaining and well worth the price. There were 3-4 stops with different food tastings - great food and new knowledge about this fascinating city. The host took interest in all of us. Our party of 2 people plus the host worked out just right. Had a great time - it was a perfect way to experience Oslo.

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Ssempijjas2024

Aug 19, 2024

CONFERTABLE NESS OF VILLA HOTEL IN UGANDA 🇺🇬 IT HAS A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT AND VIEWS THAT CAN LEAD YOU TO ENJOYING - This hotel has a well constructed buildings that makes you fell special and confertable it has a well constructed rooms

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Jerry_p

Mar 26, 2024

Tanya's Fantastic Food Tour - Great combo history/food tour. We covered a lot of ground and saw a lot..l Very informative. The food stops were fantastic. Tanya took us to a salmon fishery company, raising salmon in the fjords attached restaurant, where we got a history lesson on how salmon is raised. We got to sample fiskekaker “fish cakes” and three different prepared salmon 🍣 bites: delicious. We then went to our favorite place, which was a commercial fish market with a tiny attached store, where they sell their products. We got to sample six different meats and fish including whale 🐳. (Whale not my favorite). We also hit an adorable cafe where we had Mosbromlefse, which is a caramelized goat cheese inside of a paper-thin crêpe-like thing that had sour cream on top. It was sweet and delicious. We ended with a coffee and tea at another cafe, after which Tanya dropped us back at our hotel. Four hours total. It might seem like small amounts of food, but we were completely satisfied.

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Jdam110205

Aug 22, 2023

Excellent experience - Amazing experience! We definitely recommend this tour to anyone that enjoys history and trying traditional delicious Scandinavian food. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was just like walking in Oslo learning some history and eating delicious food with a friend. My two teenagers enjoyed this tour very much.

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Marjorie_b

Jul 24, 2025

Not quite as advertised - The tour was moderately interesting but we had hoped to get a little more history with the walking tour. Although we didn’t love the food, I do believe we got a small sampling of authentic Norwegian cuisine. However it wasn’t nearly as expansive as the advertisement would lead one to believe. We had several tastes of smoked salmon, some mackerel and lamb sausage, and a chicken sausage from what felt like a 7-11 type venue. While our guide was very personable, we had hoped to get a broader historical overview of the area. The guide pointed out a lot of places that we “should visit,” but didn’t give us much more than that. I don’t think it was a good value.

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Cheryls700

Nov 13, 2023

Check what you're getting - Our group is still confused about the price structure of this tour. We've done lots of food tours around the world and have never had a tour advertised as a food tour where the food was separate. As I paid online here at Tripadvisor, I saw that there would be an additional $55 for food; however, there was no option to pay the extra money. I called the "help" number, and they told me the food was included and if we wanted some specialty foods we could pay the fee on site. I then wrote the tour guide directly who told me to pay at the event. When we arrived, we were told it would be $60. I just still don't understand the pay structure of this tour and feel that Tripadvisor/Quality Tours should be explicit about the fee and what you get for that fee. We enjoyed the experience at the meat market and the man who talked to us about the Norwegian products and he gave us a plate of samples. The tastings we had thereafter all involved fish. The only dessert/sweet was a large candy bar she pulled from her bag. Some more variety would have been appreciated. The tour went on far beyond the scheduled time.

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Laura_p

Sep 16, 2024

Very unprofessional guide - The food is good. Guide was not. She started by sending me 8 messages changing time & meeting place twice. She talked non stop repeating herself often and giving us much wrong information. We walked at least 4 miles. At the end she asked if there was anything she could have done better. When I told her all the communication was confusing. She became very defensive. We tried to leave & she kept following us & trying to argue with me. I kept polite. Very disappointed. She was quite unprofessional

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