Food Tour Plus Funicular Ride

A three-and-a-half-hour food tour that ends with a ride up the Fløibanen funicular to Mount Fløyen. The walking portion visits food stops around the city centre for tastings of Norwegian produce, then the funicular carries the group up for views over Bergen and the surrounding fjord country. One ticket covers both the eating and the mountain.

Overview

Thirteen tastings across five local cafés and restaurants, followed by a funicular ride up Mount Fløyen for a final sit-down at Fløirestauranten. That is the shape of this 3.5 hour tour, run in English and led by a local guide who walks the group from stop to stop through the city.

The food covers a lot of ground. Expect fresh seasonal seafood, traditional sardines, a local meat and cheese platter, award-winning chocolate, brown cheese cheesecake and baked goods, with drinks along the way including local apple cider. The last stop is different from the rest: seasonal meat and fish dishes served at Fløirestauranten, with the city spread out below. Reviewers often single out the guide's knowledge of Bergen's history and say the portions are generous.

The tour is built for first-time visitors and curious eaters. Return tickets on the Fløibanen funicular are included, so after the final dishes there is no rush to come back down.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet at Tourist InformationThe group gathers at the Tourist Information office at Strandkaien 3 in central Bergen. There is no hotel pickup for this tour.
2. Guided walk through the cityThe guide leads a relaxed, social stroll through Bergen, mixing food stops with the history of the neighbourhoods along the way.
3. Seafood and sardine tastingsThe tastings include fresh seasonal seafood and traditional sardines, the kind of everyday local eating the tour is built around.
4. Baking, chocolate and cheesecakeThe group also tastes locally baked goods, award-winning chocolate and brown cheese cheesecake, with drinks including local apple cider.
5. Meat and cheese platterA local meat and cheese platter is part of the savoury tastings on the walk.
6. Ride the Fløibanen funicularThe funicular carries the group up to Mount Fløyen, with views over the city on the way.
7. Dinner at FløirestaurantenThe tour ends with seasonal meat and fish dishes at Fløirestauranten. Return funicular tickets are included, so travellers can head back down whenever they like.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points will make the day smoother, from how much food to expect to where the tour starts.

• Come hungry. The portions are generous, as reviewers describe them. One traveller said there was more than enough food, but not too much. Treat the tour as a full meal rather than a light sampling.
• Seafood focus. Fresh seasonal seafood and traditional sardines are on the menu. One reviewer flagged that this tour may not suit anyone who avoids seafood, which is worth weighing before booking.
• Dietary requirements. Vegetarian and vegan options exist, but they must be flagged at least 24 hours before the tour. Some traditional Norwegian specialities will be left out of adapted tastings, so the experience is somewhat reduced for restricted diets.
• Pace and walking. This is a walking tour between five stops, described by the operator as a relaxed stroll. One reviewer noted the guide moved at a good pace and the group left full and informed, so expect easy city walking rather than a hike.
• Group feel. The tour is social by design. One reviewer described feeling like part of a group of old friends by the end, and another praised the lovely people in the group, so it suits travellers happy to eat and chat with strangers.
• Getting there. There is no pickup. The meeting point is the Tourist Information office at Strandkaien 3, so travellers need to make their own way there and arrive on time for the start.

Common issues. The seafood is the main caveat: one reviewer would not recommend the tour to anyone who is not a seafood fan, and the tastings do include sardines and fresh seasonal seafood. Vegetarian and vegan options require 24 hours notice, and some traditional specialities are excluded from those versions. Gratuities are not included in the price. There is also no hotel pickup, so the walk to Strandkaien 3 is on each traveller.

Common Questions