Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?

Two restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence: Tollbua, in Brattøra, and To Rom og Kjøkken, in city centre. Both awards are dated 2026. Tollbua, in Brattøra, keeps a 705-selection list, with pairings by Henrik Dahl Jahnsen. To Rom og Kjøkken, in city centre, pairs the award with classic European fine dining, signature scallops, and a sommelier-led extensive list.

Which restaurant on this list has a Michelin star?

Speilsalen, in Midtbyen, is the Michelin-starred restaurant on this list. The star is dated 2026, and the room is contemporary Norwegian seafood fine dining inside the Britannia Hotel, in city center, with mirrors, chandeliers, a chef's table, and private dining rooms. Chef Håkon Solbakk cooks from cold-water harvests of the Norwegian coast, with a sommelier-led extensive list.

Where is the natural wine on this list?

Spontan Vinbar, in central Trondheim, is the natural-wine restaurant on this list. It pairs an extensive natural and biodynamic list with New Nordic tasting menus and small plates built on local seafood and seasonal ingredients. White Guide Nordic Restaurants places the restaurant at Very Fine Level for 2026.

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Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Trondheim

Five of the seven exceptional wine programs in our Trondheim guide are restaurants on this list. Two of them hold a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The rooms range from a Michelin-starred hotel dining room to a waterfront bistro, a seafood tasting menu, a classic European room, and a natural-wine restaurant.

Speilsalen, in Midtbyen, pairs contemporary Norwegian seafood with a sommelier-led list. Tollbua, in Brattøra, holds a Wine Spectator award on a 705-selection list and a Michelin Plate. Restaurant Saga, in Trondheim city center, holds a Michelin Plate and a list stocked with vintages from premium producers beside ten-course seafood menus. To Rom og Kjøkken, in city centre, holds the other Wine Spectator award with classic European fine dining. Spontan Vinbar, in central Trondheim, pairs natural and biodynamic wine with New Nordic tasting menus and small plates.

How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or rated as having an exceptional wine program, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.

Restaurant Saga
Exceptional wine program
Restaurant Saga holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it within Trondheim's tightening tier of recognised modern cuisine addresses. Positioned on Fjordgata in the city's waterfront corridor, it offers a formal dining register at the €€€ price point — a step above the neighbourhood's casual quayside options and a credible entry into the Norwegian Michelin conversation.
Speilsalen
1 Michelin star · Exceptional wine program
Speilsalen holds a Michelin star earned within ten months of opening, and operates inside Trondheim's Britannia Hotel with a contemporary Nordic menu that draws heavily from the cold-water harvests of the Norwegian coast. Chef Håkon Solbakk leads a kitchen that has maintained consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining and Star Wine List across multiple consecutive years. Open Thursday through Saturday from 6pm.
Spontan Vinbar
Exceptional wine program
Spontan Vinbar sits on Fjordgata 1 in Trondheim's waterfront district, positioning itself within a city whose wine bar culture has grown sharply alongside its fine-dining reputation. The format places natural and low-intervention wine at the centre, making it a distinct counterpoint to the tasting-menu formality that defines nearby addresses like FAGN and Speilsalen. For travellers already mapping Trondheim's dining scene, it functions as the informal, glass-in-hand complement to the city's more structured restaurant offer.
To Rom og Kjøkken
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Exceptional wine program
To Rom og Kjøkken pairs Classic European Fine Dining with a sommelier-led, extensive wine list and a quiet, leisurely dinner service.
Tollbua
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Exceptional wine program
Tollbua occupies a harbourfront address on Brattørkaia, where Christopher Davidsen (Bocuse d'Argent 2017) runs four- and six-course Scandinavian menus at a mid-tier price point that sits well below Trondheim's full fine-dining tier. A 705-selection wine list rated number one in Norway by Star Wine List in 2024 adds serious depth to a format that prioritises accessibility without sacrificing kitchen ambition.

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Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?: Two restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence: Tollbua, in Brattøra, and To Rom og Kjøkken, in city centre. Both awards are dated 2026. Tollbua, in Brattøra, keeps a 705-selection list, with pairings by Henrik Dahl Jahnsen. To Rom og Kjøkken, in city centre, pairs the award with classic European fine dining, signature scallops, and a sommelier-led extensive list.
Which restaurant on this list has a Michelin star?: Speilsalen, in Midtbyen, is the Michelin-starred restaurant on this list. The star is dated 2026, and the room is contemporary Norwegian seafood fine dining inside the Britannia Hotel, in city center, with mirrors, chandeliers, a chef's table, and private dining rooms. Chef Håkon Solbakk cooks from cold-water harvests of the Norwegian coast, with a sommelier-led extensive list.
Where is the natural wine on this list?: Spontan Vinbar, in central Trondheim, is the natural-wine restaurant on this list. It pairs an extensive natural and biodynamic list with New Nordic tasting menus and small plates built on local seafood and seasonal ingredients. White Guide Nordic Restaurants places the restaurant at Very Fine Level for 2026.