The Stavanger City Guides answer what nearly every visitor here ends up asking: how to climb Preikestolen without joining the midday queue, where to taste a three-star chef’s cooking at bistro prices, which museums rescue a wet day with children and where locals drink while the cruise ships are in. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place deserves your time, what to order or look at and one useful tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Stavanger City Guides
- 99 places
- 5 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five Stavanger guides
Food guide
18 places
Fish soup and burgers near the harbour, a three-star tasting menu and the same chef’s bistro, coffee with cinnamon buns and cheese, and what to pack for fjord and mountain days.
Things to do guide
20 places
The Lysefjord with Preikestolen and Kjerag, the canning, oil and art museums, the white houses of Gamle Stavanger, the medieval cathedral and walks beyond the centre.
Family guide
20 places
Fjord days that work with children, a long sandy beach by the airport, giant Viking swords and an Iron Age farm, rainy-day museums and easy family meals.
Nightlife guide
21 places
Sunset views above the rooftops, bookshop and wine bars, local craft beer and classic pubs, student gigs and late burgers on the way home.
Day trips guide
20 places
The big Lysefjord hikes and the wooden stairs at Flørli, Jæren beaches and lighthouses, ferries to islands and old coastal towns, and quiet Ryfylke valleys.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Matbaren Bistro by Renaa
Steinkargata 10, Breitorget
The informal kitchen of Stavanger’s three-star chef, where his cooking comes at bistro prices: turbot, roast bone marrow and potatoes fried in duck fat. Ask for a counter seat and watch the cooks at work. From the food guide.
Norwegian Canning Museum
Andasmauet 15, Gamle Stavanger
Stavanger once filled tins with fish for half the world, and this old cannery walks you through every step from brine to sealed lid. Come on a smoking day for warm brisling straight from the oven, then go upstairs for the printed tin labels. From the things to do guide.
Flørlitrappene
Flørli, halfway up the Lysefjord, by boat only
A hydropower pipeline runs straight up from the fjord, and beside it climb 4,444 wooden steps to about 740 m. Go up the stairs, come back down through the woods on the Rallarstien path and count on four hours, with a fraction of the Preikestolen crowds. From the fjords and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Stavanger
Day one: wander the cobbled lanes of Gamle Stavanger early, before the cruise crowds, try smoked brisling at the Canning Museum, look inside the cathedral and climb to the Valberg Tower for the evening view, then eat at Matbaren on Breitorget and finish with a beer at Cardinal Pub. Day two: head out early for Preikestolen with breakfast at the mountain lodge by the trailhead, or take the boat up the Lysefjord and climb the wooden steps at Flørli. For a rainy or slow day, pair the Petroleum Museum and the Maritime Museum with brunch at Ostehuset Øst and an afternoon of books and board games at Bøker og Børst.
Questions about the Stavanger guides
What do the Stavanger City Guides include?
Five guides covering 99 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, and fjords and day trips. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, what to know about opening times and one tip you can use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Stavanger guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Stavanger guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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