Norway’s Coastal Kitchen

Fresh ingredients, sourced where we sail

Cuisine that brings you closer

Your cruise with us is also a culinary journey to experience the food of the Norwegian coast.

The authentic, delicious meals in our onboard restaurants feature ingredients sourced from the areas where we sail. With us, you won’t just see the coast—you’ll taste it too.

Through our Coastal Guides and optional excursions, learn about regional specialties, how food is at the heart of local life, and listen to the life stories of brewers, chefs, and farmers.

Picture of a delicious meal with fish and local ingredients
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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.

Picture of a delicious meal with fish and local ingredients
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Head chef Øystein Nilsen is standing outside in his chefs clothing
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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.

Meet our Head Chef Øistein Nilsen Meet our Head Chef Øistein Nilsen
Head chef Øystein Nilsen is standing outside in his chefs clothing
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Two chefs stand on the deck, each with his own dish filled with crab, shells, grilled lemon; All ingredients for a delicious seafood meal
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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.

Read more about how we practice sustainability. Read more about how we practice sustainability.
Two chefs stand on the deck, each with his own dish filled with crab, shells, grilled lemon; All ingredients for a delicious seafood meal
Photo: Agurtxane Concellon
A couple is sitting and enjoying an evening in one of the ship's restaurants. They are drinking wine and the waiter is on his way with their entrees
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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. 

A couple is sitting and enjoying an evening in one of the ship's restaurants. They are drinking wine and the waiter is on his way with their entrees
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Our Culinary ambassadors working in their kitchens
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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.

Meet our Culinary Ambassadors Meet our Culinary Ambassadors
Our Culinary ambassadors working in their kitchens
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A fisherman holds a polystyrene box full of ice. At the top are three freshly caught cod, which are on their way to Hurtigruten's kitchen
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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.

Get to know our suppliers Get to know our suppliers
A fisherman holds a polystyrene box full of ice. At the top are three freshly caught cod, which are on their way to Hurtigruten's kitchen
Photo: Agurtxane Concellon