Norway’s Coastal Kitchen
Fresh ingredients, sourced where we sail
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Love of local food
Over 80% of the ingredients in our onboard restaurants come from more than 50 Norwegian suppliers, delivered to our ships at 15 of the 34 ports we visit.
Enjoy the likes of melt-in-your-mouth Arctic char from Sigerfjord in Vesterålen, award-winning cheeses from Aalan farm in Lofoten, and succulent king crab from Troms and Finnmark County.
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Head Chef Øistein Nilsen
Native son of Northern Norway, Øistein spent much of his childhood exploring the great outdoors and appreciating the fresh flavors of food from the wild.
As Head Chef for Norway’s Coastal Kitchen, he brings his vision of locally sourced cuisine to our iconic ships, while also championing homegrown talent, ingredients, and suppliers.
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Sustainable and seasonal
Sourcing our food locally isn’t just about fresh, farm-and-fjord-to-table flavors. It’s also about leaving the smallest possible footprint and making sure there is minimal food waste.
By carefully managing supply and seasonal produce, we believe cuisine can and should be kind to the planet while still tasting authentic and delicious.
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Our onboard restaurants
In general, each of our ships has a main restaurant, a bistro-style eatery, and a fine-dining à la carte restaurant, all true to our food concept of authentic local cuisine.
Dining rooms typically have floor-to-ceiling windows so you can enjoy views of the fjords while you dine, connecting you to the very places where our ingredients are sourced.
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Culinary Ambassadors
We’re cooking up an exciting partnership with two award-winning Head Chefs from the Norwegian coast, Astrid Nässlander and Halvar Ellingsen, to enhance our menus and inspire the next generation of Norway’s Coastal Kitchen chefs.
Working closely with our own Head Chef, Øistein Nilsen, these two Culinary Ambassadors will do what they do best: craft locally inspired, sustainably produced, and delicious seasonal dishes, which will be unique to our cruises.
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The finest Norwegian produce
We are proud to support over 50 fisheries, farms, bakeries, butchers, and other local producers up and down the Norwegian coast.
Some are well-known, cherished brands in Norway that have been decades in the making. Others are family-run farms passed from generation to generation, full of personal history.