Photo: Eline Kleivan
Smalhans
71-75
Gastronomy points 2024
Aiming to make a difference
Joining the team at Smalhans means becoming part of a community where your experience and skills are genuinely valued. At Smalhans, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a core value that guides every aspect of our work, embraced by both long-standing team members and newcomers alike. Their cooking philosophy is simple and rustic, highlighting local, seasonal ingredients that bring out the best in every dish. Smalhans is a relaxed, welcoming restaurant with a strong commitment to making great food accessible to everyone. They actively strive for affordability and transparency, ensuring a dining experience that feels approachable and inclusive.
Sustainability highlights
- Almost exclusively biodynamic and organic wines
- Serves bycatch
- Local, seasonal menu
- Aims to highlight Norwegian history and culinary traditions
Mads Ekrheim
Smalhans, Oslo, Norway
You use a lot of bycatch at your restaurant. How does that affect your work?
– We have done it for three years. It means that we get a lot of different species and there’s always an element of surprise – it’s not entirely easy to know what to do with it all. But at the same time, it’s a great way to show our guests the diversity of our seas, and a good school for our chefs, with some room for trial-and-error.
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