Andy's Pub keeps the old register of a city-centre Oslo bar, a long room on Stortingsgata where football fills the screens by day and a piano takes over by night.
The address is Stortingsgata 8, a short walk from Nationaltheatret and the top of Karl Johan. Andy's calls itself a sports and piano bar, and the two halves share the same room rather than splitting it, with big screens carrying the largest matches and a piano that runs live from 22:30 every night (andyspub.no). The pub is the home of the Liverpool F.C. supporters' club in Oslo, which sets the tone on a Premier League weekend.
The room is dark wood and warm light, worn in the way a real pub earns over years rather than by design. Screens sit where the crowd can see them without the place feeling like a screen wall, and the piano corner gives the evening a second act once the football is done. It is a drinking pub first, unhurried and a little nostalgic, with the comfortable shabbiness that the polished new venues across town cannot fake.
The draught beer and a long whisky shelf are the order here, the kitchen kept simple and the focus on the bar. A Liverpool fixture turns the room into a singing one, scarves and all, while a quieter midweek afternoon is a fine place to read a paper over a pint. Anyone working through the best sports bars in Oslo should know this as the traditional, music-led choice rather than the multi-screen kind.
The crowd shifts through the day. Office groups and visitors take the early hours for the football, then the room tilts toward regulars and live-music listeners once the piano starts. It holds a loyal following, which is part of why it reads as a neighbourhood local despite sitting in the heart of the centre.
Context places it cleanly. Oslo's sports bars run from the slick lakeside venues to the older song-and-football pubs, and Andy's sits at the far traditional end of that line. The central address keeps it busy on big nights, yet the soul of the place is the piano and the supporters' club, not the fixture list alone.
What to order: a pint of draught from the bar, a dram from the long whisky shelf, and a place near the piano once the live music starts at half past ten. The bill stays modest by central Oslo standards, which is part of why the supporters fill the room on a matchday. Pub plates cover the hunger between rounds, though the draw here is the drink and the music rather than the kitchen.
Who it is for: football fans who want atmosphere over a wall of monitors, Liverpool supporters above all, and anyone who likes a pint with live piano to follow. It is a weaker fit for groups after cocktails or a quiet table. For an Irish alternative nearby, The Dubliner carries more screens and folk music, while The Scotsman spreads its sport across four floors.
Best time to go: arrive before kickoff on a Liverpool weekend for a seat near a screen, then stay for the piano from 22:30 if the night allows. Andy's keeps long hours, open daily until the early morning, so it works as a first stop or a last one. Weekends draw the loudest crowds, so a midweek fixture is the calmer way to see the room at its most characterful. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game sets the scene, and the Oslo city guide covers the streets around it.
Sources
Andy's Pub official site · Tripadvisor: Andy's Pub · Untappd: Andy's Pub Oslo
