Nodee Sky sits at the top of the Barcode towers on Dronning Eufemias gate in Oslo's Bjorvika, a Japanese restaurant and bar spread over two floors with a terrace that opens to the fjord.
The venue runs across the 13th and 14th floors of one of the Barcode high-rises, with the bar, lounge and outdoor terrace on the 13th and an intimate restaurant above it, per The Rooftop Guide. The 14th floor carries a near 360-degree view of the Oslo skyline, while the terrace below opens for drinks in spring and summer.
Who would love it: anyone after a high cocktail with a fjord-and-skyline view and a plate of sushi to go with it. Who would not: anyone watching the bill, because the rooftop setting and the kitchen put this at the pricier end of an Oslo night.
The room leans modern and dark, glass on every side to make the most of the height, the kind of rooftop where the view does the decorating. The terrace is the seat to ask for once the season turns, a popular spot for dinner or drinks above the harbour, and it is the reason regulars steer visitors here on a clear evening.
The Barcode strip runs along Dronning Eufemias gate in Bjorvika, the row of narrow towers beside the Opera House and Oslo Central Station, a few minutes on foot from the main transport hub. That puts Nodee Sky among the newest of the city's skyline addresses, looking back over the fjord and the redeveloped waterfront.
The order is a Japanese-leaning cocktail or a glass of sake with a few plates from the sushi and robata kitchen, taken on the terrace when the weather allows. Prices run high for the city, so this is a view-and-occasion call rather than a casual round. Skip a cloudy night, because the height and the view are the reason to climb up.
The crowd is a dressed-up mix of after-work groups, dates and visitors, thickening on warm evenings when the terrace opens and the sun stays late over the fjord. Tripadvisor reviewers return to the view and the setting, calling it one of the better high vantage points in central Oslo.
Hours centre on the evening, with the terrace seasonal and the indoor floors carrying the colder months. Yelp reviewers single out the panorama and the room, with the recurring note that the prices match the address and that the terrace books up fast on the first warm days of the year.
Best time to go is a clear evening in late spring or summer, an hour or so before sunset, when the terrace is open and the low northern light works the skyline. For another high room nearby, compare it with the Eight Rooftop Bar atop the Grand Hotel.
The two-floor split is worth understanding. The 13th-floor bar and terrace are the place to drink, more relaxed and open to the air, while the restaurant above trades the terrace for the full wraparound view and a quieter table. Knowing which floor you want before you arrive saves a wait, because the bar and the dining room keep different rhythms through the night.
The food and the view are sold together. The kitchen runs modern Japanese, sushi and robata-grill plates built to share, and pairing them with the cocktails and the skyline is the whole pitch rather than a bar with a kitchen bolted on. It reads as a destination for an occasion, which is how its regulars treat it.
For more high rooms, see our rooftop bars in Oslo guide and the global rooftop bars list, or browse the wider Oslo bar guide.
