Mathallen — Oslo's food hall
A converted iron foundry full of Norwegian and Nordic food vendors. The single best place in Oslo to eat your way through the country in one room.
Tied to Oslo
Mathallen sits in the Vulkan district along the Akerselva river — a former factory hall in the old Vulkan ironworks complex, converted and opened as a covered food hall in 2012. Around thirty vendors share the ground floor: Vulkanfisk for cured salmon on rye, Hitchhiker for the porchetta sandwich, Smelteverket in the downstairs vault for the cellar bar, Smak av Italia for the obvious. At midday it fills with the office crowd from the surrounding tech buildings, not cruise traffic. The Saturday farmer’s market sets up on the loading dock outside.
The right first-meal stop because nothing on the menu commits the day — everyone in the group can graze and meet back in the middle hall.
What we plan to try
Smoked salmon and rye, one porchetta to split, a skillingsbolle (cinnamon-cardamom bun) for the walk along the river afterward.