Engebret Café is a

restaurant A restaurant is an establishment that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery (commerce), food delivery services. Restaurants ...

located at Bankplassen 1 in downtown

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. The food is based on exclusive (but expensive)

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. The building housing the cafe dates from around 1760 and is listed and protected by law by the

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History

Engebret Café is the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in Oslo. The restaurant is named after its founder Engebret Christoffersen, who started the restaurant in 1848. The restaurant was at first located in Rådhusgata 11, but has stayed at the square Bankplassen since 1863. Engebret Cafè, The history
The official website Engebret Café has during the time it has existed, undergone very few changes. In 1921 it was hit by fire. A year later it opened it again and preserved its appearance. The restaurant is known for the famous artists who have frequented the restaurant, including

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

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and

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all of whom had regular tables there. The best known of the employees have been Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who worked as a waitress at the restaurant in the late 1990s.

Gallery

File:Bankplassen3.JPG, Bankplassen with Engebret Café in the background behind the fountain File:Engebret 1.jpg, At the corner to Kirkegata File:Statue of Johannes Brun on 1 of Sept 2017 at Cafe Engebret built in 1857.jpg, Statue of stage actor Johannes Brun at Engebret Cafè File:Fortaus-servering på Engebrets Kafé OB.00547.jpg, ''Fortaus-servering på Engebrets Kafé'' by

Christian Krohg Christian Krohg (13 August 1852 – 16 October 1925) was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motifs from everyday life. He was the director and s ...

ca. 1880 File:Engebret, Oslo - Riksantikvaren-T001 04 0947.jpg, Engebret Cafè at the early 20th century

References

Other sources

* Noel Riley Fitch (2006) ''The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe'' (New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, London) * Knut Are Tvedt (ed.): ''

Oslo byleksikon ''Oslo byleksikon'' () is an encyclopaedia on Oslo, Norway's capital city. It has been published in five editions since 1938. The third, fourth and the fifth editions were published in cooperation between the heritage association Selskabet for O ...

'', Kunnskapsforlaget 2010, p. 156 ,

External links

Official website
{{Commons category, Engebret Café Buildings and structures in Oslo Restaurants in Oslo Restaurants established in 1848 Norwegian companies established in 1848

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