Vertshuset Skarven is where locals meet, and where visitors from near and far stop in when they visit Tromsø.

Welcome to Vertshuset Skarven

We are five restaurants and dining rooms that share a love of good ingredients and good conversation. The menus have something for every taste, and you are very welcome.

Arctandria

The restaurant seats 80 guests.

Opening hours

Mon–Sat: 16:00–23:00
Sunday: Closed

Address

Strandtorget 1, 9008 Tromsø

Booking

For groups of more than 10, please contact us at booking@skarven.no or +47 77 60 07 20. Smaller groups can book online.

Book a table

At Arctandria seafood restaurant at Vertshuset Skarven, seafood is the focus. We serve delicacies from the sea in Northern Norway, in a wonderful atmosphere and cosy rooms. In other words, it is the perfect place for an unforgettable meal. The menu also has options other than seafood, such as reindeer.

Skarven Grill (Biffhuset)

The restaurant seats 70 guests.

Opening hours

Mon–Sun: 15:30–23:00

Address

Strandtorget 1

Booking

For groups of more than 10, please contact us at booking@skarven.no or +47 77 60 07 20. Smaller groups can book online.

Book a table

Biffhuset is a restaurant with a long, proud tradition as part of Vertshuset Skarven on the waterfront in central Tromsø. For decades it has served traditional and inventive food, using local ingredients and food traditions to create genuine experiences for locals and visitors.

Skarven Kro

The place is fully licensed indoors and outdoors. You can also order dishes such as creamy fish soup, reindeer burger and fish gratin, plus freshly baked waffles and much more. Skarven Kro seats up to 140 guests.

Opening hours

Mon–Sun: 11:00–01:00

Address

Strandtorget 1, 9008 Tromsø

Booking

We do not take table reservations at Skarven Kro. For questions, contact booking@skarven.no.

Skarven Kro at Vertshuset Skarven is a welcoming social meeting place with a long history in Tromsø. There are events from time to time.

Skarven Bar

We have room for up to 50 guests in charming, authentic rooms, and we serve local drinks as well as international classics.

Opening hours

Tue–Thu 17:00–01:00
Fri–Sat 16:00–01:00

Mon: closed

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Address

Strandtorget 1, 9008 Tromsø

Booking

We do not take table reservations at Skarven Bar. The whole bar can be reserved for special occasions, arranged well in advance.

Skarven Bar at Vertshuset Skarven is a classic, welcoming bar for anyone who wants a good drink, often before or after eating at one of the other places at Vertshuset Skarven.

Kulinarisk Teater

With a long table we seat 22 guests. With round tables we seat 54 guests.

Address

Strandtorget 1, 9008 Tromsø

Booking

Kulinarisk Teater can only be reserved on request. Please contact us at booking@skarven.no.

Kulinarisk Teater is a private dining room that can be booked for parties of more than 20. It suits both company dinners and private gatherings when you want a memorable evening in your own room.

News

Få med deg siste nytt fra Vertshuset Skarven.

Beer festival at Skarven

Taste Northern Norwegian beer with us at Skarven.

Opening of the lutefisk season

Lutefisk is back at last!

Majken Christiansen concert at Skarven

Join this autumn's swing adventure with the legendary Hot Club de Norvège and the wonderful vocalist Majken Christiansen!

Sandra is a fifth-generation meat producer

Meet one of Tromsø's most passionate meat producers.

This year's mølje is on the menu

You will find mølje from the new year 2024

Menneskene på Vertshuset Skarven

Vertshuset Skarven består av lidenskapelige medarbeidere som har enten har lang fartstid i servicenæringen, er helt i starten av sin yrkeskarriere eller et sted midt i mellom. Vi er stolte over å være en viktig arbeidsplass for mange mennesker i Tromsø.

Get to know us

History meets the future

Skarvens historie strekker seg helt tilbake til begynnelsen av 1900-tallet da Gerhard Hay etablert smørfabrikk (Tromsø Smørfabrik A/S) i 1908, i ei brygge under beskjedne forhold. Siden 1986 har nå Vertshuset Skarven huset et sosialt møtested med kjennskap som strekker seg langt forbi bygrensene.

Join the journey!

Part of

Taste Tromsø

Vertshuset Skarven utgjør en viktig del av restaurantgruppen Taste Tromsø, som består av lokale og autentiske serveringssteder som baserer våre globale mat- og drikkeopplevelser på nordnorske råvarer fra lokale leverandører og vår stolte historie.

Experience Taste Tromsø

Work at Taste Tromsø?

We are hiring chefs, servers, managers and dishwashers

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