César Bar & Café

César Bar & Café is a laid-back gay bar and bistro in the center of Oslo, tucked next to the courthouse with a large, sunny terrace that's one of the nicest spots downtown for a summer drink. A relaxed daytime café serving good-value lunch and dinner, it shifts into a livelier bar in the evenings, with DJs spinning on Friday and Saturday nights and occasional karaoke. Welcoming, unpretentious, and reasonably priced by Oslo standards, with no cover charge, it's an easy place to eat, drink, and meet locals, and a mellow alternative to the bigger club nights at London Pub and Elsker.