Botaniske is a botanical cocktail bar a short walk from Frognerparken in Oslo, opened at the Middelthunet development as a larger sibling to the well-known Torggata Botaniske.
Who would love it: anyone after a plant-filled cocktail room near the park, with daytime coffee and food and a switch to drinks in the evening. Who would skip it: anyone wanting a small hidden bar, since the venue seats around 250 indoors.
The project comes from the team behind Torggata Botaniske, the Grünerløkka cocktail bar known for its greenhouse styling. Oslo outlet Mer av Oslo reported the Frognerparken opening as a botanical cocktail park, and local coverage on Aftenposten's Oslo desk described plans for a green, multi-use room rather than a single bar counter.
The format runs long. Listed hours open mid-afternoon on weekdays and from midday at weekends, with the kitchen and coffee service stretching the day before the cocktail list takes over at night, per Mer av Oslo. The drinks follow the Botaniske house style of botanical, garden-led mixing.
The space carries the greenhouse styling that made Torggata Botaniske a draw, scaled up to a room that seats around 250 by Frognerparken. Mer av Oslo describes a green, plant-led interior built to work as a cafe by day and a cocktail room at night.
The drinks follow the garden-led house style, with botanical and seasonal mixing rather than a long classics list, and coffee, tea and food fill the daytime hours. The west-side location sets it apart from the bar's original Grünerløkka home and pulls a more local, neighbourhood crowd off the park.
Best time to go is a weekend afternoon, when the park is busy and the room works as a daytime stop, or the evening for the full cocktail menu. The Middelthunet address sits beside Frognerparken on the city's west side, an easy tram ride from the centre.
It widens Oslo's cocktail map westward, away from the Grünerløkka and Kvadraturen clusters. Set it against the rest in our guide to cocktail bars in Oslo, browse the neighbourhood on Frogner, see the wider city on the Oslo bar guide, and compare with the global field in our cocktail bars pillar and the best cocktail bars in Oslo ranking.
Practical notes: the room doubles as a daytime cafe, so it suits both an afternoon coffee and a late drink. Walk in off-peak, book ahead for an evening table, and head for Middelthunet by Frognerparken.
Sources
- Mer av Oslo — Frognerparken opening, hours and concept
- Aftenposten / ao.no — botanical cocktail park plans
- Torggata Botaniske — the founding bar and house style
