HYLAND
is best to devote a full day to its galleries, film center,
and the Architecture/Design museum. Since it is more
centrally located than Tjuvholmen—and be-cause trams
go everywhere in Oslo (symbolic of modernistic, high-
speed accessibility, the Flytoget express train to the airport
is a luxurious convenience)—this area can also serve as
jumping off point for visiting the city's most-inviting cafes
and restaurants.
KaffeFuglen ("the coffee bird") is a cool fusion of
espressos, exotic cocktails, and retro Scandinavian
furniture. Try the dandelion cocktail, a mix of aquavit,
dandelion root, bee pollen syrup, lemon, burdock bitter
and egg-white, all shaken into a pillowy dream. It is sub-
lime!
So is the artistry at Tim Wendelboe's coffee roastery.
Passionately dedicated to discovering the "tastiest
coffee beans by working with farmers in Latin and South
America," Wendleboe has become an urban legend by
offering slowly-brewed delights in a calm, Grunerlok-
ka neighborhood retreat perfect for considering that all-
important next move—choosing where to eat among
Oslo's bounty of inviting restaurants.
A brasserie with a relaxful, rustic aura, Lille B, the
sister restaurant to the equally appealing, Michelin-starred
Bagatelle, this bistro offers appetizing snails, Norwegian
beef, cured reindeer, along with a great variety of wines.
Le Benjamin is another gem; Ylagali (meaning hunger)
features such Nordic treats as turbot baked in hay, and
chanterelle, with sea-weed and mussels; at Grunerlokka's
informal Delicatessen tapas are served with generous
pourings of sparkling Cava; and as for very-atmospheric
