Midweek madness at Ostehuset

We went to Ostehuset on a Wednesday afternoon  - it is always a bit special walking in here as it is a historic building. It used to belong to the Bank of Norway and they have kept quite a bit of the old structure inside. In the summertime there are tables outside and when they first opened, there was a restaurant, a café and a wine bar here. These days, Ostehuset focus on the café and close at 6 pm.

 
When we walked in, we were delighted to see that it was decorated for Christmas – that lights up the space! As before, they have a deli that sells cheese, hams, juice, pasta, bread and so on. We found a table and as it was 5 PM there were not that many people there so easy to find a table and easy to keep distance to other in these covid-19 times. The booking of food and drinks is done by scanning a QR code and then selecting from a menu and you also pay there. 

 

We decided to go for the weekly special and it was served quite fast! The weekly special was baked salmon on risotto. I love my risotto and this was quite well made – creamy and with rice that were still a bit firm. It was also good with some firm peas in the risotto itself. The risotto was topped with a salmon that was supposed to be baked but it appeared quite raw – that is not much of a problem and it seemed to get some heat treatment just by being on top of the risotto. All in all a good meal and it was good to go out and support a local business on a regular Wednesday. 

 

It is a bit sad to see that Ostehuset is just running the café now. As I mentioned, when they first opened there was a restaurant, wine bar and a café. With this stunning location and the beautiful and historic interior, it feels like there is potential for much more than just the cafe. I hope that business will pick up again and that we will see a proper restaurant in this place again in the future!

Facts:
Homepage: https://ostehuset.no/
Location: Domkirkeplassen 3 – see this Google map