Kinsarvik Naturkost - Bergen

Good size central business with all major vegan brands available. Many vegan Cheezes and a well-stocked refrigerator. Compared to other places in Europe, prices are slightly higher, but this is quite standard for Norway. I fought in other supermarkets in Norway, so I was very happy to stumble over this place.

I was surprised to find this branch too large and complex in Norway, because in other cities I was not very happy about this chapter.

Before driving out to the fjords where we'd have an apartment with a kitchenette, we wanted to stock up on some vegan items. While the store had the basic groceries we needed along with some vegan sausages and cheese, there didn't seem to be a lot of vegan items in comparison to health food stores elsewhere (or even regular grocery stores in some places). For instance, they only had one flavor and brand of vegan yogurt. Considering it's in Bergen, we were grateful to go there, but it was just a basic store that still sold meat, dairy and eggs.

I was in Bergen for two and a half weeks last summer for an academic conference and art exhibition (and because my Norwegian side of the family only came to the U.S.–where I currently reside–from Bergen only a few generations ago and I very much so wanted to experience that place). Kinsarvik made me immeasurably happy. ! After a week of moving around and eating whatever, and doing a ton of walking and traveling (and adjusting to the time difference), I had access to a kitchen and then found THIS place...after spotting signs featuring økologisk and making a quick skip down several blocks. There is so much packed into this small, beautiful space. BUT MOSTLY: there is a massive open faced cooler of vegan meats and related (cheese-esque) alternatives. The actual meats are far away in a small floor cooler in the back. This discrepancy is not typical in my experience and caused great joy; I may have literally laughed out loud in the store. Though not strictly vegan, I am strictly vegetarian and do not eat fisk...which understandably baffles everyone in Western Norway. Long-story-short, in my excitement to use a gas stove and cast iron in a small, old, Norwegian kitchen plus the extensive array of never-before-seen brands of small vegan sausages and salami-style slices...I spent pert near 500 NOK on said delicacies. Some focaccia from Godt Brød. Best $60 I 've ever spent.

I have been to this store several times to get some tofu, veg sausages, chia seeds, or sweets like ice cream. : Great store but a little narrow