Eagle Pub is Grønland's everything-at-once room, a sport, quiz and karaoke bar on Grønlandsleiret where the football shares the night with a microphone and a dance floor.
The address is Grønlandsleiret 17, behind the bus terminal in one of Oslo's most mixed and walkable districts. The pub bills itself plainly as a venue for "good music, quiz, karaoke and sport," and that four-way split is the point. You come for the match, then stay for whatever the room turns into after the final whistle.
Grønland sits a short walk east of the central station, and its bars trade the polish of the waterfront for lower prices and a louder welcome. Eagle Pub fits that mould. It is a working neighbourhood pub that happens to put the football on screens, which makes it a useful stop for anyone touring the best sports bars in Oslo away from the Karl Johan tourist run.
The room is plain and close, with screens at the bar end and enough floor to clear for karaoke and live music later on. Reviews on Restaurant Guru point to the same character that the pub advertises: a place that runs entertainment most nights rather than trading on a single gimmick. The lighting stays low and the volume climbs as the evening goes.
The crowd is local and unpretentious. Expect a Grønland mix of regulars, students and football followers, with the balance tilting toward whoever the night's programming pulls in. On a big match it leans toward the screens; on a karaoke night it leans toward the microphone.
What to order: a draught lager is the standard move here, with pints priced below the central-Oslo average that draws drinkers across the river in the first place. The pub keeps the usual spirits and shots for a late round, and there is no cocktail pretension to navigate. Keep it simple and the value follows.
Who it is for: drinkers who want the game without the city-centre markup, groups happy to stay for quiz or karaoke, and anyone basing a night around Grønland. It is a weaker fit for a quiet pint or a polished sit-down. For a screens-first city-centre option, Bohemen Sportspub keeps it purely on the football, while Bernie's works the same neighbourhood-pub register elsewhere in town.
Getting there is easy. Grønland metro station and the bus terminal are both a couple of minutes away, so the pub is a quick meet for anyone arriving from the east side or the centre. The location behind the terminal keeps it on the path home for a lot of late drinkers.
Grønland's draw is its mix. The district packs immigrant-run grills, dive bars and music rooms into a few blocks, and Eagle Pub reads as the sports-and-singalong corner of that spread. It is the kind of place where a quiet pint over the early kickoff can roll into a packed karaoke night without you ever choosing to move on. That elasticity, more than any single feature, is what keeps regulars coming back through the week.
The pub also leans on its calendar. Listings flag regular quiz nights alongside the live music, so even a fixture-free evening has a reason to fill. For a visitor, that makes it a safer bet than a screens-only room on a night when nothing major is on.
Best time to go: arrive before kickoff on a busy weekend to claim a screen, since the room is small enough to fill fast. Quiz and karaoke nights are the other reason to come, and they run loud and late. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game sets the wider scene, and the Oslo city guide covers what surrounds it.
Sources
Eagle Pub official site · Eagle Pub on Facebook · Restaurant Guru: Eagle Pub Oslo
