Most of the restaurants are located in the main street Storgata or in the Elvegata Street. 

The hotels in Lillehammer all offer à la carte restaurants. There are fine and distinctive restaurants in the town's surrounding districts too, for example at Hafjell and Hunderfossen.

Recommended restaurants in Lillehammer

Blåmann Restaurant & Bar
Lillehammer's leading à la carte restaurant and lunch establishment serves Mexican dishes, pasta, baguettes, brunch, salads, appetizers, small dishes, desserts, various main dishes of for example lamb, beef, pork, reindeer, deer and ostrich, and a children's menu.

Bryggerikjelleren Restaurant
Bryggerikjelleren is the town's popular gathering spot, located in an old brewery dating back to 1855. The restaurant serves Lillehammer's best steak dishes, and offers an extensive selection of wines from its wine bodega. 

Brenneriet Restaurant
Brenneriet, which is the town's newest eatery, offers an exciting menu for the entire family. During late-evenig, Brenneriet becomes a popular bar and nightclub.

Lundegården Bar & Brasseri
With its informal atmosphere,  Lundegården Bar & Brasseri has always been a popular restaurant. Seating capacity for up to 110 dining guests, in addition to 30 places to sit in the bar.

Café Banken Restaurant
Café Banken is a café, restaurant, art-gallery, music scene and much more.

Nightlife

Even though the skiing arenas are floodlit, and there are lighted trails for evening cross-country skiing, many prefer a different kind of activity in the evenings, after a long day out in the fresh air. In which case you may be tempted by Lillehammer's "alternative lighted trail" on which, given the the size of the town, there are indeed many worthy stops. 

Most of the watering holes can be found in, or in the near vicinity of, Storgata Street, which for the most part is a pedestrian precinct where you find bars, pubs and nightclubs/discos such as popular Brenneriet which has three sperate bars and room for approximately 1,000 people.

The bars and pubs close between 2 am and 3 am and the nightclubs at 3 am.