Longyearbyen
Top Places to Visit
24-hour Sundial
24-Hour Sundial. Not big, but it does 24 hours a day in the summer.
Svalbard Gallery
Svalbard Gallery, Nybyen. Permanent and changing exhibitions by artists in Svalbard, entry 45 kr. The adjoining artists' workshops are free to visit.
Svalbard Museum
Svalbard Museum, Svalbard Science Centre (at the end of the main street). Reopened 2006 in large new premises, it features many displays about the human history... more
Spitsbergen Airship Museum
Spitsbergen Airship Museum. Displays materials and ephemera from the era of polar exploration using dirigibles and other aircraft, mainly by Norwegians, ...
Church
Church, above town. The world's northernmost church. Always open, and has coffee and cookies for the visitors. Also sells postcards, books, etc--just leave the ...
Top Places to Eat
Huset Cafe
Huset Cafe, Nybyen. Daily dinner menu 72 kr weekdays (open ca 15-22 in the summer). Huset is also a cinema and has a good cafe/bar with a DJ at night.
Huset Restaurant
Huset Restaurant, Nybyen. Arctic and Norwegian set menus available as 5 or 6 courses. Accompanying courses of wine available. 6 course Arctic menu approx. 700Kr...
Mary Anne's Polarrigg
Mary Anne's Polarrigg, Arctic and Thai food (sometimes combined, such as whale stir-fry). Takeout available. The average entree will run about 180-240 krone.
Fruene
Fruene, Lompensenteret. Espresso, sandwiches, salads and daily specials such as soups and Thai dishes. One of the few locations in town with free wireless ...
Top Places for Nightlife
Kroa Bar
Kroa Bar. Offers a range of decent drinks and meals in one of the more pleasant environments in town. Beer selection includes Carlsberg, Arctic, Corona and Mack...
Spitsbergen Hotel/funken
Spitsbergen Hotel/Funken has some of the nicer drinks in town and has a large living room-couches-fireplace decoration motif, but it's about a 10-15 minute walk...
Radisson Bar/barentz Pub/
Phone: NA
Radisson Bar/Barentz Pub/"Puben" Large selection of beers, small but nice environment, very popular with locals. Longyearbyen is the largest populated area on ... more
Svalbar
Svalbar, [8]. Good bar with reasonably priced cafe food. NOK 45 for a beer.
Top Activity Places
Dark Season Blues Festival
In late October, Longyearbyen hosts the annual Dark Season Blues Festival [6] that draws large crowds. (78.220774,15.647875). The 9th ion takes palce form ... more
Restaurant Vinterhage
Restaurant Vinterhage (Mary-Ann´s Polarrigg), [5].
Dog Sledding With Arctic Adventure
Phone: fax: 79021745
Dog Sledding with Arctic adventure, ☎ 79021624 (info@arctic-adventures.no, fax: 79021745), [4]. In the summer sleds with wheels are used. I.e. they look and ... more
Esmarkbreen Glacier
Esmarkbreen Glacier, across the Isfjorden (2-3 hours by boat). Scenic glacier across the bay, colored a striking blue. Drop a cube in your glass for an arctic ... more