When visiting Bergen you never go home empty-handed. In our city you will find everything from the large established brand stores to small niche stores that you will not find anywhere else in the world. In this article we give you an overview of small shops in Bergen well worth a visit.
Shopping for shoes and clothes in Bergen
Norwegian Rain produces and sells functional outerwear that does not compromise on style. They make waterproof quality clothing, that includes world-leading technology for protection from the weather gods in its own stylish design. The rainwear is designed by the well-known designer / tailor T.Michael.
T.Michael also has his own shop in the city center of Bergen, where you will find his newest collection of suits, shirts, bags, shoes, scarves and cufflinks. The suits and clothes designed by T-Michael are both funky and classic at the same time. His products are known for the craftsmanship behind the products and his eye for details.
Photo: Norwegian Rain & T-Michael Flagship Store
At Høyer Bergen Sentrum, you’ll find international and Norwegian fashion brands such as Moncler, Valentino, Toteme, Zimmermann, Acne Studios, Polo Ralph Lauren, and BRGN.
Are you interested in secondhand clothes, shoes, and interior items? Bergen has several vintage shops where you can hunt for treasures. Check out Paulina Vintage Butikk and Slit’an.
Of course, Bergen also has its own dedicated hat shop. Adore is a rare specialty store offering hats and headwear for both women and men. At Adore, you’ll find a wide selection, including products from renowned hat makers Stetson and Seeberger.
Speaking of true niche shops, Bergen also has a specialty store for stockings in all colors and styles. At Strømpedamen, you’ll find all kinds of stockings, tops, bodysuits, wool tops, and all types of shapewear.
Photo: Oleana / Solveig Hisdal
Oleana is known for their award-winning design of high-quality knitwear. Oleana takes pride in using organically sound fibers such as merino wool, silk and alpaca, and has their own brand store in Bergen. You can also visit the factory where Oleana produce their knitwear. At the factory they have a factory outlet where you can buy garments from their latest collection or find treasures from previous collections.
Netty is one of Europe's largest lingerie specialty stores. They have a large selection of underwear for daily use, parties, weddings, etc. At Netty you also get help and guidance to find the right model and size for you. The store also has a separate department for women who have had breast surgery, where their nurse assists with the adaptation of prostheses to beautiful underwear.
Specialty food stores in Bergen
If you love fish cakes, fish soup, or fish pudding, a trip to Bergen isn’t complete without a visit to Søstrene Hagelin. Since 1929, Søstrene Hagelin has been making delicious seafood, and the two sisters, Elna and Gudrun Hagelin, who founded the shop, have long become legends far beyond Bergen’s borders. They will always be remembered for their wonderful homemade seafood and their great recipes.
Foto: Søstrene Hagelin
Hallaisen is a popular and friendly greeting in Bergen, and hopefully the beginning of a conversation. But it is also an ice cream bar located in one of the city's oldest shopping streets, Skostredet. At Hallaisen!, they make homemade ice cream based on the best western Norwegian ingredients, as well as a selection of sustainable ingredients from around the world.
Shopping for gifts and jewelry in Bergen
The gold and silverware factory Arven offers a large selection of beautiful silver cutlery, interior items and jewelry - all handmade and produced in Bergen. A visit to their store is an experience in itself. Through a 40 meter long glass wall in the store you can watch how goldsmiths and silversmiths at work while you shop. You can also book a guided tour of the Arven factory and learn more about production, innovation and design in one of Bergen's most traditional companies.
Photo: Arven gull- og sølvvarefabrikk
At David-Andersen in Chr. Michelsensgate, you’ll find high-quality, self-designed jewellery. The craftsmanship here has roots going back to the late 1800s. Now run by the fifth generation, the elegant shop offers jewellery suited for both everyday joys and life’s big occasions.
Wouldn’t you love if it was Christmas all year? Perhaps not, but Bergen actually has a Christmas shop that is open all year. At Julehuset, the shop is filled with Christmas on all three floors in November and December, while the rest of the year it is Christmas "only" on the third floor. The shop has everything you need for decorations for a traditional Norwegian Christmas celebration. Here you will find gorgeous decorations for your Christmas tree, Christmas candles, Christmas angels, elves, napkins, cribs and lots of other decorative items.
Juhls Silver Gallery is located on the famous Bryggen and sells unique Norwegian jewelry inspired by our fantastic nature, culture and history. The most famous collection is TUNDRA, designed by Regine Juhls. The Tundra collection is jewelry in abstract design, inspired by the great Arctic nature in the north. All the jewelry is made in its entirety at their workshop in Kautokeino, where craftsmanship and professional pride are a strong focus for skilled goldsmiths.
Feel free to step behind the famous façade of Bryggen - here you'll find a wide range of artists with their own shops and studios. In one of these charming narrow alleyways, you'll discover Norsemen Miniatures - Norway’s only specialty shop for handcrafted tin soldiers. If you stop by, you’ll most likely meet Sigve Solberg, the country’s only professional tin soldier maker, who has made it his life’s work to share Norwegian history in miniature.
Photo: Norsemen Miniatures
At Bryggen you will also find Audhild Viken. Audhild Viken started producing woven products in 1947. To this day, this is still one of the store's specialties, along with other items such as sweaters from Dale of Norway, fine jackets from Oleana, jewelry from the silversmiths Hasla and Hillestad, trolls from New shape and sheepskin from Granberg Tannery.
Photo: Audhild Viken
On the second floor of Audhild Viken, you can explore four different rooms with themes such as the Northern Lights, the Vikings, Christmas and the Trolls. With light and sound, a completely unique atmosphere and shopping experience is created in the old storage rooms at Bryggen.
In Østre Skostredet, just a few minutes’ walk from Bryggen, you’ll find another niche shop worth visiting. This is where you’ll find Bergen’s only independent bookshop, Boksalongen. Located inside the Literature House in Bergen, it offers a carefully curated selection of books with a focus on fiction and personal service. In the Fosse-stova, all of Jon Fosse’s works have been gathered, along with a selection of used books at affordable prices.
Photo: Boksalongen
Shopping for toys and children’s clothes in Bergen
Rumpetroll is a specialty store for clothes for children between 0 and 10 years. At Rumpetroll you will find everything you need for both everyday life and parties for the children. The products they offer are carefully selected based on quality, aesthetics and comfort.
Photo: Rumpetroll
Ruben's Skattekammer (treasure chest). The name says it all. This store is definitely a treasure chest for both children and adults. 3 floors packed full with costumes and traditional and untraditional toys. The store also has an exciting selection of IQ toys and other gifts that you might not have seen before.
Niche stores are exciting, but sometimes you need a large shopping center to fill your shopping needs. Bergen has a number of shopping centers both in and outside the city center. You can read more about shopping in Bergen here.
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