The Old Irish Pub Majorstuen turns a Saturday card into an event, a big, screen-lined room a few steps off Bogstadveien that fills the moment a marquee kickoff lands.
The address is Kirkeveien 64a, seconds from the Majorstuen metro and tram interchange, which puts it on one of the busiest junctions in west Oslo. The venue's own listing pitches the room on "big screens, beverage, live music and a buzzing crowd," and that order of priorities reads true once you are inside. It is built for volume, not for quiet.
This is one outpost of a wider Irish-pub group that runs rooms across Norway and Denmark, and the Majorstuen branch leans hard into the sports brief. The pub markets itself plainly as a Majorstuen sportsbar, with the screens carrying football and the major fixtures rather than a token television in the corner. Anyone working through the best sports bars in Oslo will find this the western anchor to Bohemen's city-centre claim.
The room is large and timber-heavy, the standard Old Irish Pub fit-out of dark wood, brass and framed prints. Screens sit at the sightlines that matter, and the floor opens up enough to take a standing crowd when a derby pulls one in. Later in the week the same space tips toward a club, with a DJ and a dance floor taking over once the football is settled.
The crowd shifts with the clock. Afternoons pull in match watchers and shoppers off Bogstadveien, while Friday and Saturday nights skew younger as the live music and club programming take hold. Reviewers on Tripadvisor flag the same split, praising the energy on a big night while noting it is a party pub first.
What to order: a pint of draught Guinness is the obvious move in a room built on the Irish template, poured alongside the usual Norwegian lagers on tap. A measure of Irish whiskey suits the late hours, and the kitchen runs pub plates if you are settling in for a full card. Prices sit at the mid Oslo mark, so a round here costs what a round costs anywhere central.
Who it is for: football followers who want the west-side option, groups warming up before a night on Bogstadveien, and anyone who likes the room to roll straight from the final whistle into music. It is a weaker pick for a quiet pint or a date. For a screens-only city-centre alternative, Bohemen Sportspub keeps the focus purely on the football, while O'Reillys over in Grunerlokka runs an even larger bank of televisions.
Getting there is simple. Majorstuen station sits almost on the doorstep, served by every metro line and several trams, so the pub is an easy meet from anywhere on the network. That access is part of why it draws a mixed crowd rather than a neighbourhood regular set.
The west-side position matters for the football calendar. Majorstuen sits closer to Ullevaal Stadion than the city-centre pubs, so the room catches both the pre-match crowd heading north and the post-match crowd coming back. On a Norwegian international night or a big European tie, that proximity gives it a fuller, more partisan house than its central rivals. The pub leans into the moment with its own programming, so a fixture rarely passes quietly here.
Best time to go: claim a screen early before a big weekend kickoff, since the standing room goes fast once the room knows a derby is on. Midweek European nights are calmer and easier to settle into. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game sets the wider scene, and the Oslo city guide covers what surrounds it.
Sources
The Old Irish Pub Majorstuen official site · Tripadvisor: The Old Irish Pub Majorstuen · Foursquare: The Old Irish Pub Majorstuen
