Engebret Cafè
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Engebret Cafè
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1848 In Rådhusgata 11 |
| Food type | Norwegian cuisine |
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59°54′32.116″N 10°44′31.549″E / 59.90892111°N 10.74209694°E Bankplassen 1b |
| City | Oslo |
| Postal/ZIP Code | N-0151 |
| Country | Norway |
| Website | engebret-cafe |
Coordinates: 59°54′32.116″N 10°44′31.549″E / 59.90892111°N 10.74209694°E
Engebret Café is a restaurant in downtown Oslo, Norway. It is the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in Oslo. The restaurant is named after its founder Engebret Christoffersen, who started the restaurant in 1848 and moved it to the present location in 1863. The food is based on exclusive (but expensive) Norwegian cuisine.
The building is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.
The best known of the employees have been Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who worked as a waitress at the restaurant in the late 1990s.
The restaurant was at first located in Rådhusgata 11, but has stayed at the square Bankplassen since 1863. Engebret Café has during the time it has existed, undergone very few changes. In 1921 it was hit by fire. A year later it opened it again and preserved its appearance. The building is from around 1760. The restaurant is known for the famous artists who have frequented the restaurant, such as Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Edvard Grieg and Edvard Munch. All of them had regular tables there.
Bankplassen with Engebret Café in the background behind the fountain
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