Hot Shop

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

The Place

Hot Shop occupies a former sex shop at Københavngata 18 — same name, same address, entirely different proposition. Where saucy videotapes once lined the shelves, owners Siri Haslund and Chef Jo Bøe Klakegg now serve some of Oslo's cleanest, most considered food. The transformation is part of a broader shift in the city toward informal restaurants that offer serious cooking in locations well beyond the polished city centre.

The People Behind It

Jo Bøe Klakegg came up through Fauna, a restaurant defined by precision and technique — tweezers, powders, the works. Hot Shop is a deliberate departure. The goal here, as the White Guide put it in awarding the restaurant Masters level recognition in 2026, is something more personal: an everyday place that works equally well for a grand celebration or a casual late-night bite. Co-owner Siri Haslund brings that same ethos to the front of house, and together they have built something that feels genuinely theirs.

The Food

The kitchen offers a set food menu at 1,595 NOK, with a wine pairing available at 1,295 NOK. Adjustments are made for allergies, pescetarians and vegetarians — the format is fixed, but the approach is not rigid. What comes out of the kitchen is described simply as clean food, which, given Klakegg's background, means precision without the fuss.

Why It Matters

Hot Shop sits at the centre of Oslo's semi-fine dining conversation — a scene the White Guide traces back to the now-defunct Pjoltergeist. The recognition at Masters level confirms that the informality here is a considered choice, not a compromise. It is a restaurant that takes the cooking seriously while letting the room breathe.