Tavern på Sverresborg
Sverresborg Allé, at Trøndelag Folk Museum
About
No restaurant in town offers more authentic Norwegian cuisine than this historic eatery, 4.8km (3 miles) south of Trondheim's commercial center and immediately adjacent to the Trondelag Folk Museum. Built as a private merchant's house in 1739 and later transformed into a clapboard-sided tavern, it's one of the few wooden buildings of its age in this area. Cramped and cozy, it's the town's most vivid reminder of the past, with wide-plank flooring and antique rustic accessories. The most desirable and oft-requested table is directly in front of a fireplace in a side room, and as such it's usually reserved in advance. There's an emphasis on 18th- and 19th-century recipes. Try the blandet spekemat, served with flatbrød; it consists of thinly sliced smoked ham, diced meat, slices of salami, smoked mutton, and garnishes of lettuce and tomato. From the taste of Norway menu, you can also enjoy homemade fishcakes fried in butter or lightly cured herring with beets and onion rings. Another good-tasting dish is marinated chicken breast with a sour cream sauce laced with chervil and parsley.
