restaurants :
Ekeberg restauranten
Restaurant Eik
Restaurant Fjord
a bit pricey - but really nice places .
Saigon Little
Punjab tandoori
cheap but good food.
bars :
Celsius at Akershus fortress
Skybar -Oslo Plaza - great overview of the city
SAS Hotel bar at Holbergs Plass ( Holberg Plaza)
Aker brygge ( Copy of Pier17 in NYC)
for real bars that smell and have cheap beer and the occasional fight among patrons for entertainment ,please refer to General Pain .he funds several of them .
other than that :
go to Bygdøy to see the Folke museum and the Vikingskipet.Nice area for a stroll and to have lunch .
There are boats leaving for the Oslofjord Islands -Hovedøya or Gressholmen .Bring a picknic basket .Its nice if the weather permits .Also a sightseeing boat trip around the oslofjord is worthwhile for newcomers
The new Opera -with the restaurant
Slottet for the changing of the guards (remember to bow down ( women) and eyes downcast (men ) for the royal power -or face the consequences!!!)
Then maybe United Bakery at Karl Johan street for breakfast.
The Palmgarden at Hotel Grand and the bar Etoille on the top floor of the hotel.
Take the metro ( hehe its just not the right word for it but anyways) to FROGNERSETEREN -very nice .
the burrough of Grunerløkka in the weekends is alright .
The Munch museum at Tøyen .
Stay away from :
Holmenkollen .Its under construction .
check out :
Visitoslo.no
this guy works in a medi adistribution company and is used to showing foreigners around .I would say he has come up with some
pleasant examples.
If you would like more interesting but less pleasant I must refer you to General Pain .
as theDevil said: They will have a nice time and stay away from trolls.