The Fish Market

The fish market, in Bergen

The fish market of Bergen is a high place of the Norwegian gastronomy, on the edge of the port. The Bergen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this lively and colourful market, showcase of the treasures of the sea, where to taste the specialities of a country turned towards the ocean.

The showcase of the treasures of the sea

You know it, the Norwegian gastronomy comes mainly from the sea, and it is quite naturally that the fish market of Bergen, the Fisketorget, became one of the emblematic places of the town. Installed on the edge of the port, at the bottom of the bay of the Vågen, this market perpetuates an age-old tradition: for centuries, the products of the fishing are sold there, in this town whose prosperity rested for a long time on the trade of the fish, notably the dried cod exported throughout Europe. Today, the market is a lively, colourful and animated place, where the stalls overflow with marine treasures: fresh fish, salmon, crabs, prawns, shellfish, but also local specialities sometimes more surprising for the visitors. You can buy there something to cook, but also taste on the spot, in a convivial atmosphere, the iodized flavours of Norway. Mixing the inhabitants come to do their shopping and the numerous tourists, the market is a must-see gourmet stop, that invites to discover the art of living and the culinary richness of the town of the fjords. A lively market and a temple of the marine flavours, the fish market is a tasty stop of the discovery of Bergen.

What to see

Here you taste the treasures of the sea in the famous fish market, the Fisketorget, on the edge of the port, that perpetuates an age-old tradition in this town whose prosperity rested on the trade of the fish, notably the dried cod; its colourful stalls overflow with fresh fish, salmon, crabs, prawns and local specialities, that you buy or taste on the spot in a convivial atmosphere. The fish market is a temple of the marine flavours of Bergen. It is a tasty stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The fish market lies on the edge of the port, at the bottom of the bay of the Vågen, in the heart of Bergen, reachable on foot. It follows its own days and opening hours, which vary according to the season, with a reinforced activity in summer. You can buy and taste there the products of the sea. It is best to check the hours before coming.

What can you find at the fish market of Bergen?

The treasures of the sea, in this town whose gastronomy comes mainly from the ocean: fresh fish, salmon, crabs, prawns, shellfish and local specialities, that you buy or taste on the spot in a convivial atmosphere; the Fisketorget, on the edge of the port, perpetuates an age-old tradition linked to the trade of the fish that made the prosperity of Bergen.

Where is the fish market in Bergen?

On the edge of the port, at the bottom of the bay of the Vågen, in the heart of Bergen, in Norway.