Breakfasts are often enormous with a variety of fish, meat, cheese and bread served from a cold buffet with coffee and boiled or fried eggs. Open sandwiches are topped with meat, fish, cheese and salads. Alcohol tends to be limited and expensive, although beer and wine are generally served in restaurants. Bars have table and counter service. Licensing laws are strict and alcohol is sold only by the State through special monopoly. Licensing hours are also enforced.
National specialties:
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Koldtbord (cold table), with smoked salmon, fresh lobster, shrimp and hot dishes.
• Roast venison.
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Ptarmigan in cream sauce.
• Wild cranberries.
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Multer (a berry with a unique flavor).
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Lutefisk (a hot, highly flavored cod fish)
• Herring.
• Reindeer meat.
• Shrimps.
National drinks:
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Aquavit (schnapps).
Tipping: Waiters expect a tip of no more than 5 per cent of the bill; porters at airports and railway stations charge per piece of luggage. Hotel porters are tipped NOK5-10 according to the number of pieces of luggage.
NightlifeSeveral hotels and restaurants in Oslo stage cabaret programs and floor shows. Venues change so it is best to check in the local newspaper. Theaters, cinemas, nightclubs and discos are located in major centers. Resorts have dance music, and folk dancing is popular.
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