{"id":6115,"date":"2020-05-12T11:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T11:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=aktiviteter&p=6115"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:04:02","slug":"gammelbua-in-reine-is-your-go-to-restaurant-for-traditional-local-dishes","status":"publish","type":"aktiviteter","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/gammelbua-in-reine-is-your-go-to-restaurant-for-traditional-local-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gammelbua in Reine is your go to restaurant for traditional local dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThe Gammelbua restaurant in Reine, West Lofoten, is the place to be if you want to try traditional local fish dishes like boknafesk, m\u00f8lje and whale meat. Get your palate ready for fine traditional food, elegantly served in an atmospheric rustic fishermen’s setting.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

We stumbled upon Gammelbua in Reine quite by chance, one icy cold, bright spring evening, while the sun went down behind Olstinden mountain, right outside the window. The evening sunlight lit up one of the small-paned windows with a warm glow, and glittered in the glasses above the little bar. Outside, dried fish were hanging on racks, and the rays of the sun drew shadows across the red walls of the rorbu fishermen’s cabins. The friendly waitress offered us the ‘catch of the day’, pan-fried cod with boiled potatoes and saut\u00e9ed vegetables. So fresh that it was almost wriggling, it was perfectly fried, and flaked beautifully under the fork. You could taste the Lofoten Sea in every mouthful \u2013 heavenly.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Catch of the day is a staple at Gammelbua <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“We pick the best fish from what comes in on the boats”, says the owner Michael Gylseth. “One day that might be halibut, the next day we will be serving coalfish nape, and the next it could be monkfish. Sometimes it can be nerve-racking, because we need the fishermen to have caught something!” In other words, like the fishermen, they are at the mercy of what the sea gives them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are seasonal dishes at Gammelbua<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the Lofoten Fishery is under way, m\u00f8lja is served here. At Gammelbua, this is served in the most traditional way: fish, roe, liver, potatoes, carrots and good, melted butter. “One of our contacts is a girl in Henningsv\u00e6r who cuts cod tongues for us, and we serve these breaded and fried in butter, with grated carrot, potatoes and sour cream”, says Michael. In early summer, they get whale steaks, which they serve either as a steak sandwich for lunch, or with a cream sauce, boiled potatoes and raw vegetable salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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