Our first dinner in Longyearbyen was at Huset (1 year ago) and it was a wonderful experience. We took a taxi to the restaurant, but it is also a possibility to walk there (still a longer walk). The hosts were quite welcoming and made sure to explain every dish and wine pairing to us. I have to say that the visual plating was impressive, and it made a great pairing with the tasty food. The menu reflected the Svalbard ensemble and nature. Would love to go back!

A really nice restaurant. We ordered the 7 courses taste menu. Everything was great. The service could have been faster though. I whould definitely go there again if I had the chance. The wine cellar is really cool and big. The price range is huge and everybody could fund something that suits them.

Incredible exquisite cuisines and heartwarming place with wonderful service. What do you want? All are here! The building itself is interesting too.

Amazing dinner at Huset, great culinary journey in the heart of Svalbard. I can't recommend this place enough. Loved it - Scallop and Monkfish were amazing. They were very accommodating with a vegetarian (who hates mushrooms) and pescatarian set menus!

We’ve had dinner both at Huset Bistro and Huset Restaurant. The bistro is casual and the food is more traditional homestyle compared to the restaurant where they serve a creative Nordic set menu. Tastewise we enjoyed the restaurant more than the bistro, but none of them had food as delicious as the competitor further up the road, Gruvelageret. We were actually a bit disappointed with the flavours at the bistro. Nevertheless, both places at Huset has great atmosphere and service with welcoming staff. Should we return, it will be for a new tasting menu at Huset Restaurant ;-)

Great tasting menu and wine pairings, very knowledgeable staff and chef, food was excellent.

There are 2 ways to dine here: - the restaurant with a tasting menu - coming as a huge group from the cruise ships I went alone for the tasting menu. I took the vegan option and the food was amazing. I don't drink alcohol and was glad that they had a juice menu too, some of them completely incredible. The personnel was lovely in every possible way. A the end of the 3h+ meal, you can visit the historic building. I highly recommend this exclusive dinning experience in this far-remote place!

As a hunter and someone who holds northern meals close to my heart, the complexity, thought and excellence of the entire Huset experience exceeds any restaurant meal of my entire life. The serving staff were amazing, the view was spectacular and each morsel provided an adventure steeped in complex chemistry and wonder.

Hust Wow wow wow. Possibly the greatest food experience I’ve ever had. Prepare to have your mind challenged. Which is exactly what I enjoy in a great restaurant. Normally I’d go through each dish but on this occasion I think that would be disrespectful. This is such a special occasion I think you should go with an open mind use your imagination to be surprised. The brilliant chef and his team have constructed a 16 course stunning degustation. The thoughts planning and testing must have taken a long time. It’s a journey of culinary brilliance that challenges your taste buds not to mention your mind. I was blown away dish after dish. So difficult to choose a favourite I have about 5. Just to tickle your taste buds I’ll mention one of the 16. An amazing scallop dish that has 3 brilliant surprises. I’d advise to eat it with your eyes closed. You’ll be amazed. I now have new favourite meats. Reindeer & Rock Ptarmigan a grouse like bird. I rate them above all others easily. I will post 1 photo as a teaser. It’s obviously a crustacean but what will you taste. Their menu includes the statement “a moment of exception” no better words could describe it. A minor apology to my brilliant waiter and excellent sommelier. The waiter was professional and great at describing each dish with pride as well. Great conversations about the food and how it not only tasted but differences due each ingredient. My sommelier was outstanding. First in choice of pairings second in her friendly demeanour third in her engaging with fun and a few laughs. Her knowledge of the wines and how they paired with the food was impressive to listen to. Another apology to V the manager. She was wonderful to talk to happy to have a joke. Then she took us on an adventure well a grand tour of a grand old building. Even the wine cellar with 15,000 wines. Her enthusiasm in explaining the long history and current use of the massive building was infectious. Her knowledge amazing she clearly loves the building and I can see why. A big thank you and congratulations to Alberto and his amazing team. An experience I will never forget.

Friendly and polite staff Amazing building But the food definitely not value for money

An amazing experience. The food is delicious and the level of creativity behind the dishes is truly impressive. The wine pairing is great, the staff was perfect. Honestly it did not disappoint, 10/10 would do again.

The restaurant is quite far from the city centre for Longyearbyen standards, but it's a nice walk in the right weather. The building seems like an old residential block. But inside it's a nice venue with a pub and a restaurant. The restaurant itself is small. And at least at the time we were there (October) was understaffed. The plates came late despite the fact that it wasn't busy. There was little care in finding out what we wished for (no one offered to show us the wine menu or take any drinks orders). The Arctic menu was good. Small portions, but interesting local ingredients (seal, reindeer, ptarmigan, and different types of herbs and weeds) prepared creatively with good cooking technique. The price was high for the experience, but considering it's a remote island and it's part of Norway, it's reasonable.

A must! I wouldn’t be surprised if they got a michelin star soon. Chef Alberto and his team put on a great show. Delicious local snd Artic food. Great service! Not to be missed in town.

As others have said, a really unexpected place, located in the main tourist shop centre. It's opposite the Stationen, a much larger place, and both are worth a look for different reasons, but we chose here and it was very good. Local Svalbard beers on tap (as they are in pretty much every bar in town!), plus some guest cans in the fridge. Great decor of mining and even a mining truck full of coal as a table! The collection of spirits is amazing, it must be said, with huge lists of whisky, rum, akavit and pretty much anything else on offer. It also seemed to be full of locals, which is a really good thing to see. Liked it here, I'd definitely put it to the top of the list of bars to visit here.

A really cool bar with great decorations of bottles. A good variety of beers on tap. Really nice place after a day of touring.

Place you would not expect to exist in such a remote place on earth and yet providing you with extremely cosy atmoshphere. It's a must visit spot while you there!

Great live music, a lot of drinks in the same price :D but 1st of all good bartender and japanese whisky at late white night somewhere north - that's it!

Incredible whiskey selection, well crafted cocktails, proper mine town vibes. A++

Great laid back atmosphere & the best music choices of any Svalbard bar (none of the usual light jazz).

Great beer. It's 96NOK. Svalbard beer.

A fun pub with plenty of drinks and a great place to meet people when hanging around Svalbard. Definitely recommend it

Good restaurant with very friendly staff. The food was good. The only thing I didn't like was that the whale carpaccio was covered in sauce, so it was almost impossible to get a good taste of the whale. Our other plates where done right!

Best, and maybe only pizza in Longyearbyen . The beef and onion pizza was made with tender steak, not ground beef and tasted great. Big delicious burgers. Lots of interesting photos and history.

Pleasantly surprised by this restaurant with amazing local (Norwegian) recipes. The meat of the day, raindeer medallions, was AMAZING, and I will remember it for months.

I was told the Kroa is one of the best restaurants around. So maybe they had a bad day: The glasses are heavily used and are not very inviting. My starter was forgotten and the medium ordered steak well done and drenched in Sauce. All of this for a price I would happily pay if the quality would match it. It might have been a glitch, as I belive reading other reviews. But it left me not satisfied.

I grew up in Chicago on world’s best pizza. After 40+ countries visited, i believe Kroa’s pizza is equal - amazing, different, but on par with Chi town. I truly cant think of a better compliment to write. Service, food, drinks all perfect. Went here three times over 3 or 4 days. I wish i could bring the pizza home. We had pizza #3. Thank you Kroa!! 💕❤️💕

Excellent place to eat and make friends. The staff here is friendly and the food is good. If you're nice the locals will let you join in their games.

Excellent food and service. We stayed here for lunch today (31.01.2024) and that was really great. Thanks for the brilliant Tip to Magnus our tourguide today! The day soup extraordinary good and the moose burger could not be better. Great atmosphere inside and the stuff is very friendly.

As the restaurant level in Svalbard caters to the top notched tastes anyway, Kroa is no exception! Excellent food, nice Arctic beer selection, vast Whiskey choice. Always nice "Sea/Land of the day" menue variations. Cool pizza selection (Gruve 1 is my newly found favourite (Minced meat with China cabbage and garlic sauce - I know, sounds questionable, but is really tasty). And if everything fails, you can turn to the Fondant au chocolat! 😋

Very nice pub, cool decoration, with great service and pretty decent food. It'd been recommended as an unpretentious place with great local atmosphere and fair prices and it did not disappoint. We tried the reindeer burguer, the regular burguer, and a stew of the day with beef which was very rich and warm and we all really liked. Highly recommended as a local regular on a budget.

Kroa has a pleasant atmosphere, although considering it’s fairly dark most of the time in Feb , turning down the lights seems silly. If people have to use phone flashlights to read the menu, something is wrong. The moose burger tasted good and was surprisingly juicy. The bun however was not strong enough to stand up to the juiciness and fell apart after 2 bites. The menu offered a “Tom Yum with cod loin” , well that was kind of a disappointment. More like a white Thai curry. No lemongrass , no tomato flavour and only 2 very small portions of cod and I think yogurt as the soup base. When I mentioned this to the waiter, he scoffed and said “the chef is from Thailand so he knows how to make Tom Yum”. Hopefully the chef reads this and realizes he can’t get away with mislabeling items on the menu.

Extremely disappointed. We wait for our meal 1h- the nice guy who served us said sorry for it. When the food arrived the beef burger was terrible. Chips was overcooked, cold and impossible to stick fork In. Burger was cold. After ask to do something with the meal (after 1h waiting) they change my chips for hot one but still overcooked and impossible to eat. They didn't change the burger so it was still cold. My partner lamb was ok- hot and taesty. They didn't have a lot of options from the menu- most of drinks was not available and only selected option from the mains. I'm giving 2* instead of 1* because the person who was serving us was very nice and really they sort out the situation and we didn't pay for this terrible burger

Best restaurant on Svalbard. Restaurant Kroa has the best food on the island. The service is fast, friendly and efficient. The ambience is pleasant and it is a comfortable setting for relaxing. Everything on the menu tasted very fresh despite Svalbard’s lack of access to fresh ingredients. I would especially recommend the Kroa burger and the lamb chops. Again, Svalbard was the last place on earth I was expecting to have a tasty burger. Lastly, unlike most restaurants on Svalbard the prices are very fair. I appreciate the honesty of this business on an island where many try to take advantage of tourists whom don’t have many options. Highly recommend.

Very nice place , cozy. Nice food but the French fries were not tasty

We had daal and naan bread which tasted nice. We had margaritas pizza for three continuous days as there was no any halal food option here in Longyearbyen Svalbard. It's Lovely place, ambience is nice

Great interiors, pizzas and staff. There is a huge round table that seats like 20 pax with skylight. That would be a very nice and special dining option for a big group. Possible to make reservations.

Absolutely stellar food and service. We enjoyed learning more about the history of this building, and our server Sebastian did a fantastic job narrating the history as well as the components of each dish. The food was also wonderful and the pictures don't really do it justice. Can't recommend this place highly enough, just be sure to book in advance.

A trip to Svalbard is such a unique experience, full of firsts and surprises… Yet it was very easy for me to point to my best time on the island : a dinner at Gruvelageret! The food was sophisticated, creative but without spacrificing any the pure enjoyment of good flavours. The service was some of the kindest I have encountered in Scandinavia - that’s a high bar. Highly recommended.

Enjoyed dinner here in early October and had a lovely time. We had their 5 course menu, all of which were incredible. We started with pulled reindeer meat which was probably the best pulled style meat I've ever had. The fish was good and the steak was heavenly. Between the last two courses, the host stopped the music and gave us a small historical tour through the restaurant. The restaurant is in an old coal mine storage building but it's been updated and is a very cool spot to visit. If you are in town, this place is a must visit.

One of the best meals of 2023! Wow, what a lovely experience! The food was amazing, the wine pairings were on point and the service and atmosphere were just lovely.

Nice food, nice wine, lovely staff (Cynthia) and incredible place!

Very nice restaurant, absolutely recommended! Wonderful food, friendly staff and historical environment. The guy shared the story of the house and gave detailed advice for our trip in Norway. I would recommend it to anyone who visits Svalbard

100% recommend this place. We had the set menu with wine pairing and it was really tasty. The place itself is super comfortable and has very cosy vibes. The staff is very nice too!

Food tasted very well, and we got served plenty of good wine. But there were not enough food. Like not nearly enough, at all! None at our table felt nearly full when we left. We asked for some more food, and got served some extra tartar, but when we left we all could still have gone for a full cheeseburger some place else. The serving was extremely slow. It took them 3 hours to serve us the 4 meals! When we asked for the check +10 min passed by, without any response - all while the waiter had joined some other guests in talking. Super disrespectfull. It had taken so long time that the rest of Longyearbyen had closed. So we couldnt get any supplementary food, and in order to be able to sleep from hunger, we had to settle with some crackers and chocolate in our hotel-room. That is not what you can expect from a restaurant where you pay 2000NOK per person!

I am SO IMPRESSED with how good a restaurant can be in the middle of absolute nowhere! Gruvelageret is truly a hidden gem, and I wish more people would visit Longyearbyen to check out this restaurant! When driving up the long gravel road, you start to think to yourself how on Earth there is a restaurant at the top…and when you get to the top, it literally is a tiny shack on the side of the mountain! The whole concept for Gruvelageret is it was once a small building that miners used when that was the main industry of Svalbard. It started falling apart, and a few years back the owner of this restaurant bought the abandoned building and restored it to its former glory. You feel like you stepped back in time when you enter this restaurant! The best thing is the fact that despite the atmosphere feeling old-timey, the food is NOT! It is highly creative, Michelin-worthy food that is on par with all of the best restaurants I have ever eaten at! The set menu we chose had so many unique combinations of ingredients and spices, local Svalbard food, and it all just worked so well! Entirely worth the price! The drinks were wonderful, the staff was top-notch (so friendly and made you feel right at home), and you even ended off your meal with the staff telling the story of how this restaurant came to be. I wish I could go back tomorrow. This is a saved place that I will never forget. I can’t wait to visit Longyearbyen again one day to eat at this incredible restaurant once again! 🤩

Superior quality restaurant. Recommended, unique experience.

Lovely place! Warm and friendly environment with helpful staff and lovely food and wine experience! They also give information about the location and history behind it! RECOMMENDED!

I wanted to give this place a go, and it's only a short walk from the Radisson. So we head there on our second night in Longyearbyen. The main reason was that I'd seen their menu online and they offered many local ingredients. And so we ordered the smoked arctic meats (seal, whale, and reindeer), the grilled seal and reindeer steaks, a cod, and a salmon. To everyone's shock, reindeer was by far the preferred option, with seal a close second, cod in third place, and salmon (which was either frozen or seriously overcooked) last. And we're big salmon fans. We also tried the crumble and the cheesecake for dessert. And the cheesecake seemed to be made with Norwegian brown cheese. Which made it interesting to us. The waitresses were lovely but clearly inexperienced. Which didn't bother us one bit as they were super friendly. And the decoration really stood out. Overall one of our best dinners with a price tag to match it!

Restaurant in a greenhouse, love the interior since the first step into the place. The food and service were amazing. I think this is the restaurant of hotel Mary-Ann’s Polarrigg, so it’s connected with the beautiful outdoor setting of the hotel as well. Definitely worth a visit when in Longyearbyen.

Relaxing place, greenhouse restaurant in a harsh landscape. Lovely Service, delicious kitchen and good beer, wine. Sure, prices are not low...but hey, what do you expect? This is the northenmost town in the World!

Definitely a well run restaurant, with outstanding service and great food. The reindeer steak was perfect, as a light medium rare, tender and very flavourful . The seal steak was just as good, cooked perfectly and served with nicely done veggies. Be sure to book a table here, it’s well worth it.

Very good food and cosy ambience. The menu is quite small but the food that is on there is so good.

Excellent food and service. Tried the arctic smoked trio which was melt in your mouth delicious. My husband had the reindeer which was cooked to perfection and the mashed potatoes were so creamy. I had the seal steak and the charred bits on the edge were so flavourful. Must try for Longyearbyen!

It was one of the best restaurants in my life. We tried whale, deer and seal for the first time. The food melts in our mouth. The staff is attentive and friendly.

The best of the best! Food is amazing here! It’s one’s of life time experience to try something special you can’t eat anywhere else in the world. Trying Arctic food here. Delicious reindeer, whale and seal. Just wow. You need to try for your experience. It’s delicious.

Absolutely splendid dinning service and food! Once inside, we took off our shoes and put on the slippers we brought. The dining area is cozy and full of greenery. We had a small appetizer, two entrees, and we shared a dessert. All of the food was delicious.

Great place. Even with few competitors in the most northern city on the planet guys still do their work with a passion and on a high level. All meat which you can find here bought from a local few hunters who has license from Norway to kill limited quantity of animals each year. Seal, reindeer, and whale. Cooked very well. They prepare it in hot smoked way. And have a in way of steaks. Reindeer steak by default cooked like medium rare, so asked if want other options. Garnish is pretty classic, would happy to see here some additional variations of purées next time. Anyway place is gorgeous, so if you would get it with cruise ship, I’d recommend book place in advance.u

Amazing!! Went for a dinner with my fiancee, we were struck by the cozy and yet lively atmosphere, and the dining hall was beautiful. The staff were great and attentive, and explained every dish for us. The food was delicious, probably the best entrecote I had in years, and the seafood was delicious. It's a bit pricier than other restaurants in town from my experience but well, well, well worth the money! I highly recommend you visit!

An exploration through some locally sourced ingredients to experience artic cuisine from what I can only describe as an eclectic conservatory. Great flavours and fantastic view. Returned to try the seal & cheesecake, both were well worth a try.

We had our best Svalbard dinner in this restaurant. The place is quite eclectic but definitely has it's charm. The food was just great. The reindeer steak was superb. Great place.