Restaurants on The Coastal Express

Reflecting our love of food and our home, each of our onboard restaurants is named after an aspect of the Norwegian coast. Together, they offer our guests an exciting exploration of our homeland’s cuisine.

A chef plating up at Kysten restaurant on board The Coastal Express

Torget

Our main restaurant, Torget, is the focal point when it comes to dining on The Coastal Express, and offers a varied selection of dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner designed by head chef, Øistein Nilsen.

Breakfast – served from 7am

Start the day with a selection of hot dishes and a buffet of fresh bread, cereal, fruit, yoghurt, smoothies, juices, energy shots, porridge, salmon, eggs, and pancakes.

Lunch – served from 12pm

Using local, homegrown produce and the season’s best ingredients, our chefs create delicious plated dishes alongside sumptuous buffets for your lunch. For sustainable, plant-based meals, you can also find a great selection of vegan dishes on the menu.

Dinner – served from 6pm (set timings, with 4-5 seatings)

Enjoy a three-course dinner and choose from different dishes each day of your voyage, with a wide selection of meat, fish, and plant-based options. Top off your meal with a choice of traditional desserts, such as homemade cakes, sorbets or puddings, often accompanied by a local berry coulis. On some evenings where we have longer stops, dinner is served as a wonderful buffet.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner time might vary

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Torget restaurant on board The Coastal Express
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Kysten 

Dine in style at Kysten, our à la carte restaurant. The name “Kysten” reflects the restaurant’s simple, elegant and modern style. Here you can enjoy delicious dishes from our skilled chefs, who use the best ingredients the Norwegian coast has to offer.

Look forward to a menu based on seaweed and kelp, extra tender reindeer with local butter and wild herbs. You can be sure that the seafood is fresh, that the meat comes from free-range animals, and that the cheeses have won several awards.

To accompany your meal, choose a wine from the expert selection on our wine list or opt for a wine package in which our best wine tasters have paired wine with the food. If you choose to upgrade to our Platinum package, you can dine here every day as part of your voyage.

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Kysten restaurant on board The Coastal Express
Enjoy views of the coast as you dine in style at our à la carte restaurant, Kysten

Brygga 

The name of our onboard bistro can be translated from the Norwegian as ‘wharf’. As you’ll probably see during your voyage with us, wharves on the Norwegian coast are typically busy places bustling with workers loading and unloading cargo, who don’t have much time for a sit-down lunch. 

It’s fitting, then, that Brygga serves quick and tasty dishes such as fresh salads, sandwiches, wraps, and good old-fashioned comfort food like pizzas and gastro burgers. Among these crowd pleasers is our mouth-watering signature shrimp sandwich, served with eggs, dill mayonnaise, and a wedge of lemon – a true Norwegian classic.  

To finish, take your pick from a range of locally inspired desserts and sweet cakes. 

Enjoy burgers, sandwiches and salads in our onboard bistro, Brygga
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Multe 

Let the aroma of freshly baked cakes and pastries guide you to Multe. Our onboard bakery serves open sandwiches called smørbrød, piled high with generous helpings of toppings. Treat yourself with a choice of coffees and luscious ice cream direct from Lofoten. You’ll find all the classic flavours plus a few Norwegian-inspired ones, like brunost – brown cheese. Two scoops or three? 

The name Multe means ‘cloudberry’ in Norwegian. Jam made from this rare Arctic berry can be sampled in the bakery, often served with waffles and generous dollops of whipped cream or ice cream.

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Explorer Bar 

What really makes the Explorer Bar stand out is the atmosphere of the surrounding lounge and the panoramic views of the fjords through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Order from a range of hot and cold beverages, relax in a comfortable armchair, chat with a drink in hand, and watch the world go by. 

The Explorer Bar serves premium coffee, organic teas, hot chocolate, fruit juices, various Norwegian beers, red, white, and rosé wine, and a collection of Norwegian aquavit that would make any spirit lover jump for joy.  

Enjoy the best views of the Norwegian coast from our panoramic Explorer Bar
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Cocktails at the Explorer Bar & Lounge

Choose how you want to discover our home, the Norwegian coast

The Coastal Express

Bergen – Kirkenes – Bergen (Roundtrip)

The Coastal Express

The original Norwegian coastal voyage – connecting fjords, towns & people since 1893

  • Regular departures
  • 12 days
  • 34 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
The Coastal Express – To the Viking Capital

Bergen – Kirkenes – Trondheim (Roundtrip)

The Coastal Express – To the Viking Capital

The original Norwegian coastal voyage, returning via Trondheim – home of Viking kings

  • Regular departures
  • 11 days
  • 34 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
The Coastal Express – North

Bergen – Kirkenes (Northbound)

The Coastal Express – North

The northbound leg of our classic coastal route, from Bergen to Arctic Norway

  • Regular departures
  • 7 days
  • 34 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
The Coastal Express – South

Kirkenes – Bergen (Southbound)

The Coastal Express – South

The southbound leg on our classic coastal voyage, exploring beautiful archipelagos & fjordlands

  • Regular departures
  • 6 days
  • 33 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Complete Norway - Rail and Fjord Adventure
Self-guided cruise and tour

Oslo - Bergen - Kirkenes - Bergen (Roundtrip)

Complete Norway - Rail and Fjord Adventure

A year-round cruise on our classic route, including Norway in a Nutshell and Flåm Railway

  • Regular departures
  • 16 days
  • 38 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Complete Norway – Northern Lights

Oslo - Bergen - Kirkenes - Bergen (Roundtrip)

Complete Norway – Northern Lights

Our classic voyage during aurora season, with Norway in a Nutshell & Flåm Railway

  • Regular departures
  • 16 days
  • 38 Places
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Viking Capital to the West Fjords

Trondheim - Kristiansund - Bergen (Southbound)

Viking Capital to the West Fjords

A two-day voyage through coastal communities, fjords & UNESCO highlights

  • Regular departures
  • 2 days
  • 8 Places
  • No meals included
Norwegian Border to the Arctic Capital

Kirkenes - Hammerfest - Tromsø (Southbound)

Norwegian Border to the Arctic Capital

A two-day sailing showing the best of Norway’s spectacular northern coastline

  • Regular departures
  • 2 days
  • 12 Places
  • No meals included
Arctic Capital to the Norwegian Border

Tromsø - Honningsvåg - Båtsfjord - Kirkenes (Northbound)

Arctic Capital to the Norwegian Border

Tromsø, the North Cape & Norway's eastern edge in one short voyage

  • Regular departures
  • 3 days
  • 13 Places
  • No meals included
West Fjords to the Viking Capital

Bergen - Ålesund - Trondheim (Northbound)

West Fjords to the Viking Capital

A short voyage exploring Art Nouveau gems & UNESCO-listed fjords

  • Regular departures
  • 3 days
  • 8 Places
  • No meals included
Viking Capital to the Arctic Capital

Trondheim - Bodø - Tromsø (Northbound)

Viking Capital to the Arctic Capital

A classic short sailing crossing the Arctic Circle between two iconic Norwegian cities

  • Regular departures
  • 3 days
  • 15 Places
  • No meals included