Norlis Antikvariat

A bookstore for and by booklovers. Inside Norlis is a treasure trove of books - old and new, in multiple languages and genres - as well as maps and prints managed by a small staff who are both warm and knowledgeable. With floor to ceiling books and plenty of small nooks, this is a shop to take your time in and explore. The feeling is very much out of a cosy novel (think Days at the Morisaki Bookshop). Once you have found and purchased your books, there are several coffee shops in the area (including one pretty much next door) so you don't need to wait long before you start reading.

20 minutes to catch my 20 minute train to the airport. i should never have stepped in. absolute hell. if hell is lust then i am right where i belong.

I love book antiques. They have a great selection of books and the people who works there knows what they are doing. The place smells of old books and when you walk in, you are surrounded by the history of everything and the knowledge from all the people who came before us.

Great place, good atmosphere and books

It's the kind of antiquarian where you hit in and in good ten second find some masterpiece. After fulfilling trip to Sri Lanka where we bought a book from Walpol Rahula about buddhism in Kandy buddhist bookstore, we randomly found this shop in Oslo, hit in, and the very first book we found here was History of buddhism in Ceylon from 50's. Lovely, I thought, went upstairs and there was very thick great collection of Allen Ginsberg poems. You just go there and find yourself another treasures 💜

Old books from all the famous writers, scientists, poets...

Very good organized book store and details for each books

Not the best organized...

I spent some time here as part of a mid-morning walk through the neighborhood that formally contained the National Museum across the street. This 2 story shop is covered with books, maps, and other literature, from top to bottom, whether they be shelved, stacked, or otherwise underfoot. I could have spent hours here wading through and getting lost is this beautiful mess of a used and antique book store. There's even a largely preserved office upstairs, making it feel that some eccentric fellow abandoned everything in place. I left with a cool South Norway map and some clear regrets of what what I definitely missed beyond the next page.