Food experience

Delicacies from the North Sea and fresh produce from green fields.
Perhaps you have heard of the world-famous Kanutta sausage?

Food from the North Sea

The proximity to the sea provides excellent access to fresh seafood. 

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Raw Ocean Lodge harvests seaweed, shellfish, and local herbs to create unique dining experiences.

In the old forge of Skudeneshavn you get delicious food and a great atmosphere at Smiå Bistro & Piano Bar. 

Facing the seaside, you help yourself to the delicacies of the sea at Havn Restaurant.

På Kaien in Sævelandsvik offers locally sourced products from the old shipping trade and herring factory.

Seafood outlet 

At Åkra Sjømat, you get fresh fish every day. In the fish shop, you get great advice, menus, and sandwiches. Own crab factory and lovely crab food.

Karmøy Laks was established as a family smokehouse in 1967 and has evolved into a specialty smokehouse for salmon products. The process from filleting, salting, drying, smoking, curing to the finished product is processed by hand - in approx. 100 hours! Sales location: På Kaien

Norske Fiskeprodukter delivers seafood products that are frozen straight from the boat right after capture. How about some fine caviar perhaps?

Skåren fisk & skalldyr has a sales booth of fish food and shrimps at the quay in Åkrehamn and in Finasvingen Kopervik. Thursday-Saturday.

Did you know?

Kanuttapølsa is a delicacy with cult status. At the booth on Rådhusvegen, Åkra.

Charming Cafes

How about sitting here with a cup of coffee on a rainy day? That would surely improve your mood a notch. 

Inne fra verdens minste kafe med utsikt ut vindu med blondegardin - Click for large image Camilla Vandvik

Vili & Ve is the sweetest café in Åkra. Here, they have a great selection of lunch dishes, a bakery with the popular Karmøykaka, and a shop with a fine selection of glass art, ceramics, and other items made by employees at the work-oriented enterprise Solstein. 

At Fransehagen Cafe & Bistro, you get local food with a French twist in historic surroundings. French bistro in Visnes old mine area.

In Ferkingstad harbour, you can enjoy yourself in charming sea cabins at Himsligt and Dreggen. Excellent in combination with a walk along the cultural path Åkrasanden-Ferkingstad or a lazy day at the beach…

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In Skudeneshavn in the 19th century, Nullen was the town's hub. Here you will find the old baker's house which today houses the "World's Smallest Café" with its general store charm and window service for people on the go.

Badehuset kulturkafe has served both as a barn and a bathing establishment for fishermen. Today, the timber-framed building is filled with good food and drink as well as beautiful handmade products for sale. Afternoon Tea suits these surroundings.

At the Steamship Quay, you will find a summer-open café and activities related to handicrafts in the old Foghorn Factory. At Tåkelurfabrikken the world patent for the foghorn was applied for in 1881! Today, you can find beautiful handicrafts and baked goods in cozy premises.

Majorens kaffestue is named after the Salvation Army's start in the city and offers a homey and pleasant atmosphere and a nice courtyard.

And something extra…

Get an insight into a brewer's everyday life and how the flavors are created. Skudenes Bryggeri has a store and produces several types of soda under the CAPO brand as a heritage from DaCapo Mineral Water Factory which was located in Skudeneshavn. 

Farm Sales

Check out the Kitchen Garden at Ådland, Snik Farm Sales, Dahl Potato Industry, and the Vegetable Shop at Molin.

Langåker kålåker - Click for large image Liv Ragne Steffensen

Drømmebakeriet sells delicious baked goods from a stall at the Square in Skudeneshavn and in the garden café at Øvrevik farm. Stall with self-pick; vegetables, juice, and jam.

At the farm Rosengard seasonal vegetables and fresh cut flowers are sold. At Karmøy bringebær, there is raspberry sales and self-pick.