Who Wants To Join Me For Dinner Here?
In my quest to eat in the world’s most unique restaurants, this one may top them all: you are looking at the restaurant “Iris” in an area known as Salmon Eye in Rosendal, Norway.
Thanks to The Washington Post, who shares my love of adventurous eating, they had this story – including directions for how to get to Iris:
“Fly to Oslo, then take a quick jet or a long train over the mountains to Bergen. Then it’s either a long ferry from Norway’s charming second city or a winding fjordside drive, plus a short ferry or two…the picturesque village of Rosendal (population 839).”
Once there, get ready for “The Expedition” — “a six-hour dinner of the highest quality and invention, complete with subterranean videos about global warming and lectures about sustainable aquaculture.”
The Post story continues:
“We’re met by five uniformed staff, standing guard like adorable henchmen. And in we go, 10 feet underwater into the belly of the beast. At the bottom of the curving staircase, our coats and bags are removed. “You won’t be needing this, sir,” says someone in the dark.
Then, suddenly, we’re trapped … in experimental theater. After being instructed not to touch anything that might resemble food, we’re ushered into a windowless round room. We’re assaulted by the sounds of thunder and crashing waves as a movie starts playing on the curved wall. “Most of the food we eat is produced on land, but most of the world is covered in water — the balance is off,” the chef’s voice intones over slow-motion shots of seaside foraging and drone video of whales.”
On cue, the henchmen reappear with bowls of a sea urchin mousse, molded in the shape of the seafloor-dwelling invasive species. I grab a kelp chip dangling from a string and tuck into what tastes like a faintly aquatic buttermilk ranch.
The menu is incredible…here are a few the article describes:
‘Colorblind’: White salmon, birch sap, gooseberries.
‘Next-level neighbors’: Porridge blini, shrimp, caviar, pickled black currant leaves.
‘From zero to hero’: Lumpsucker, beurre blanc, oyster mushroom, peas.
‘500 meters’: Juniper-smoked blue mussels, beach crab bouillon, ‘peas of the ocean.’
‘Weeds of the sea’: Norwegian cuttlefish, kelp, unripe strawberries, lovage.
Check the entire story here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/09/30/salmon-eye-norway-restaurant-iris/
The meal costs around $300. And of course, you can see it all by going to the restaurant’s website here as well:
Does this remind anyone else of this terrific horror film from two years ago?
This is a great film for foodies – check it out here:
If you don’t have time to go to Norway, the Chef who worked on this film has an amazing 3 Michelin star restaurant in San Francisco – and I met her!
Chef Dominique Crenn’s restaurant is a foodie’s dream come true!
Click here to see what we ate!
Back to more adventurous dining: who would eat here?
I am fine with expansive views that overlook things – like this incredible view in Athens:
This is the very top of Athens Greece, and you can see all the way to the Saronic Gulf, part of the Mediterranean Sea!
I will take a funicular to the top of any town I can!
Click here to see more of the view and the incredible food as well!
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johnrieber 
Hi John, the design of this restaurant/instruction centre is certainly space age. The menu is most intriguing.
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It would be a fascinating dining experience to be sure….that said, I am sharing a story soon about an acclaimed restaurant that went to a whole different level and it was way too far…
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Wow, what an incredible experience combined with outstanding food. Win-win!
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it does me of ‘the menu’ which I only recently saw while flying. let us know if you eat there and both make ir back! ))
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I have mixed feelings. I would eat the interesting menu, but not be that happy about the lectures and ‘experience’. It also seems incredibly difficult to actually get to the place. Something to talk about to like-minded people, undoubtedly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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As soon as I saw the welcoming party and the initial instructions I thought of that movi.
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So did I! And it’s funny because it’s almost exactly like it! Thanks for commenting – oh and I’d LOVE to eat a meal here!
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