Tast some local food
when in Hemsedal
Check out our local delicaties
From south to north in Hemsedal you will find a lot of local goodies that you can buy with you home to the cabin or when you drive home after the holiday trip.
If you come from Oslo / Gol, you first come to Ulsåk and Tamt & Vilt. Here you will find "something for every taste" as they say themselves and it is everything from fennel years to spiky sausages and elk chops to hot smoked salmon and rakafisk. You can drop by the factory or buy the goods at the shops in Hemsedal. If you want to stop by, we recommend that you contact them first since they are often on a trip in the mountains and collect raw materials.
Spekeloftet at Svøo in Ulsåk is one of Norway's largest producers of pork chops. Here you can get your Norwegian "pinnekjøtt" that always gets the top rate when different producers are tested. Here you can order products directly from the factory or buy at the grocery stores. In addition to chops, you will also find bacon, fennel years and good bacon sausages!
At Kiwi on Ulsåk, you will find most of our local food in refrigerated counters and in the freezer. Himmelspannet's cheeses are in the cheese counter and Tamt & Vilt's delicacies can be found in the freezer counter, among other things. You will find Flatbrødbakeriet's delicaties and a selection of them here, but it is best to buy it directly at Tuv at Flatbrødbakeriet.
At Coop in the center you will find some of the local products but not all.
Snacks to the cottage
Himmelspannet in the middle of Hemsedal center, this is a little gem of a dairy that you just can not miss. Handmade cheeses made from delicious milk from cows and goats in our beautiful valley. The cheeses have names from some of the beautiful peaks and landmarks here in Hemsedal and they have won many prizes in, among other things, the World Cheese Championships and the Norwegian Championships. You can find the cheeses in the grocery stores in Hemsedal.
For the cheese, bread may be needed and you will find it at Hemsedal Flatbrødbakeri which is located on Tuv, 5 km from Hemsedal center towards Bergen. Here you can buy flatbread, lefsekling, gofaleser for coffee, patches and much more. They also have a cafe where you can enjoy a "coffee with something to eat" as the locals say. You will also find potato loaves for the grilled sausage and rum bread for Småmaten. In addition to shopping on site, you will also find the products in the grocery stores in Hemsedal.
Speaking of small food, this national dish to Hemsedal you can and order from Tamt & Vilt
At Hulbak is Brandvoll Fjellgaard where you will find everything possible for the weekend dinner. Here you can buy local lamb, urfe meat, cured meats, mountain trout and potatoes. If you need firewood in the fireplace, Arne can help you with that and you can also buy a nice leather for the easy chair so you stay warm and good in the evening.
Inside Grøndalen is Hemsedal Hjort. Arild and Ragnhild run a deer farm here and here you can follow the whole process from farming to finished meat on the table. You will find delicious tender tender venison and venison to take home with you. Contact them before you drop by so you know they are home.
Take away or cook at the cottage
Many of our restaurants serve magically good food and you can take it home with you. Under take away in the menu, you will find all our restaurants that fix the food for your home. Such as Logden Spiseri who make everything almost ready for you and you make the final touch at home at the cabin. At Italian Deli Di Montagna you can get both pasta and pizza as well as snacks from the fridge. At Hemsedal cafe you can buy meat from Brandvoll Fjellgaard that you can make at home, in addition you can buy accessories with you. If you do not bother to cook the food yourself, you can bring everything from the menu home and just enjoy everything from delicious pizza, ramen soup and chicken thai to meat from Brandvoll farm.
At Ulsåk you will find Hemsedal's Chinese restaurant, China Garden.
At Harahorn Hotell they work a lot with local food, the chefs are passionate mountain people who like to be out in the woods and in the mountains and collect everything from mushrooms to spices.
If you want to try the star chefs' food in place, remember to book a table in time as it is often fully booked.
