Bølgen & Moi

Sjølystveien 1A Cuisines: European, Continental

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When champagne soup arrives as a starter, you know you're in a special place. This is a member of a chain of fine-dining restaurants that now stretches across Norway. It occupies a big-windowed replica of a 19th-century warehouse, set within the "tourist zone" of Kristiansand, on the docks, almost immediately adjacent to the waterfront. Inside, within a color scheme of white, dark wooden paneling, and touches of apple green, a uniformed and cheerfully hardworking waitstaff manages to be simultaneously informal, unpretentious, and chic. Menu items derive from the culinary canon of two of Norway's preeminent chefs and restaurant entrepreneurs, Trond Moi and Toralf Bølgen, and change at the beginning of every month, according to the season. Worthy examples include breast of duck with red-currant sauce; creamy lobster stew served with lobster-stuffed ravioli; fried salmon steaks with Asian spices; and roasted venison served with a forest mushroom sauce.

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