It's a pleasant place to learn about polar bears and the town's brief history. While not large, it's a worthwhile visit, conveniently located in town. The stuffed polar bear makes for a nice photo opportunity, and there's even a souvenir shop if you'd like to purchase some items during your stay in Hammerfest.

Good wee museum. I wouldn’t bother with the rip off society fee…unless that is why you visited. Lots of exhibits and history for a small place. Don’t stroke the polar bear! Gift shop too. One of the best things to do in Hammerfest on a rainy day. Wander around the back of Hammerfest near a lake for wild reindeer.

It's a very small (but free) museum with some interesting historical items and pictures. But it looks like most people come for the kitschy membership to the Society (that's what we and the next 5 people after us came for) that gives you a certificate, a sticker and a small polar bear pin. Docked one star because it used to be about $20, which seemed reasonable for something kind of touristy but fun, but it's now double that (402 NOK), which feels right on the edge of tourist rip off.

The organization was founded since 1963. You will see the history and artic animal.

Small place. Just 2 rooms. Showcases arctic animals and hunting equipment used. This was how they survived I that harsh environment before modern times. They also have a nice souvenir shop attached.

What a fun little idea, the membership. Sure, it is a gimmick, but it is super cute and simply a must when you visit Hammerfest! The museum is interesting and the gift shop very good. A recommended attraction for sure!

If you are in town it is worth a visit. They have a well displayed collection of interesting animals and artifacts. Free entry is a bonus. Kids will enjoy seeing this place too.

Pizza was really delicious. Very nice interior but during my stay only few customers.

Be wary that the pizza is not an italian style pizza but some kind of local style? You have to order at the bar, no table service A tad too dark, more light would be pleasant

American Pizza, full with meat and Chillisauce. As promised on the menu. Friendly Service and maritime interior. Pizza is not our style-personal taste. Not too expensive.

Nice place with very helpful staff. You can mix two different pizzas baked in an oven with american style dough. You can chose been six different raft beers. Prices are reasonable.

Really good pizza. You can mix different flavours on 1 pizza (we did that)The friendly waitress helped us with choosing the pizza. The wine combined with the XXL pizza was really cheap!! Price/quality 👌🏻

I will give you 5! For this kind of gastronomic was ok ! But can be better ! The team was kind ! Can be more! The pizza was good! Can be better! All was speaking English! Was nice with you ! Thank you all very much!

Good pizza in cosy place. Good menu with a nice variety of pizzas. American style thick crust. Nice location overlooking the promenade by the quay. Worth a visit.

A beautiful and special church, often overlooked due to its remoteness from the cruise port. Inside it's unusually and colourfully designed, and offers a sense of peace and calm.

Quite the tourist attraction for our cruise ship and easily visible on the sail in. Beautiful interior in this modern Kirke.

Beautiful and modern church

Lovely church, very welcoming

For those who appreciate modern churches, this one is really beautiful.

This is the land mark in Hammerfest. It is a nice place, well worth a visit.

Although modern it is beautiful and has many interesting glass features including an attractive window.

One of the best small museums in Norway. The exhibit is about the reconstruction time after WW2 Make sure you go to the 4 th floor for the view

Very interesting museum, dealing largely with what happened in Northern Norway during WW2, and how it was rebuilt afterwards. I could have spent longer there if I'd had the time. The view over the town of Hammerfest from the 4th floor of the tower is well worth it. Tickets were very reasonable in price also.

The main exhibition was very interesting, exhibits have info in Norwegian and English, and we heard a guide giving a talk in German and English. Lots of photos, plus other exhibits (clothing, furniture etc) and mock-ups of rooms in a standard post-war house. Cafe also good; basic coffee and cakes. There were a couple of other rooms with text only in Norwegian, and a viewing tower which offers good views of the town and surrounds.

Unexpectedly interesting, with the bonus that you get to go to the tower and have a great 360 view of the town. I am very happy I visited it and highly recommend it!

Absolutely fantastic museum showing one of the not so well known aspects of WW2 - the "scorched earth" burning of entire towns along the Norwegian coast by the retreating Germans, and the massive reconstruction that was necessary after the war ended.

An amazing display of occupation and evacuation hardships in northern Norway in WWII. Everything was burned in the later part of the wat, when German army was retreating. Then followed the Reconstruction, the building of 10,000 or so new homes to bring people back. These were used to 'norwegianise' Finnmark by introducing uniform dwellings, but also brought new designs in furniture and homewares which became popular far beyond the region. Area around this museum in Hammerfest is full of Reconstruction homes and has a protected architectural status

A very important and well done museum explaining an important time of norwegian history. Very moving. Highly recommended.

I noticed that there was a UNESCO site here, but really had no idea what it was all about. after a bit of research, it appears that the Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, traversing 10 countries and over 2,820 km. These survey points were carried out from 1816-1855 by astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve. They represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian which helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. The 'monument' itself then is a placeholder for a survey point and represents this mathematical and engineering historical event.

This point is historical and interest to see. But be careful, if Hurtigruten arrives same time and lot of travelers comes to see this. Then it is difficult to take pictures etc.. Generally Hammerfest is nice north place, where most of places are easy to reach by walking. But route between Skaidi - Hammerfest have lot constructions in summer 2024. Next summer can be better to drive there.

Excellent interpretation, great view, and a must-see for those interested in history and/or mapping.

Interesting place. Very nice to see one piece of the big puzzle and the achievement different cultures can achieve together.

Of course the statue itself is impressive, but reading historical data provided by info tables and at the same time seeing absolutely magnificient lanscape you get great work what was done in The past.

A fine historical attraction. Just the right amount of information about the Struve Geodetic Arc. And a beautiful view of the world’s second largest rock, Håja.

Great walk from the town center. The area was really nice and there is English information about the Arc and area. There are also reindeer 🦌

We "only" had cocktails and they were so good. Just told the bartender what we liked and he created on scratch - explained what he was doing, very skillful and the result was amazing every time. Thanks for a great experience. Can highly recommend for a fine Drink.

Been there for a little lunch on our roadtrip. Nice, cosy and friendly place with a good view. Mostly important fresh quality food focused on burgers, but more for every taste. Compined my vegan Patty with a regular Jalapenoburger. No problems speaking English as always in Norway. Would love to see the drinks listed and an english menue in future. Would stay there again already.

Popped in for a couple of beers and had some "finger food" great service and food. The bartender was helpful and very knowledgeable about the bar and surrounding area.

I had the omelette, it was perfect. Waiting time was a little long (I'm waiting for a bus), other than that I really like this place 😊

Bad service and that's why we left there before ordering food. We chose the table ourselves and they gave us the menus but didn't say anything about ordering food from the cash desk. So we waited service for a long time and when we went to ask for it the answer was "we don't take orders from the tables". I told her we didn't know that and she said "it's okay" like it was customer's mistake... Seriously: there were two free waiters talking to each others and they didn't think to come to us and explain about their systems? They definitely heard that we were tourists. We also saw one other group walking away without service.

Excellent service just found out can't serve spirits till 3pm. But beer was great

Really tasty burgers with chips. Nice good looking restaurant.

This was exactly what we needed on a wet and cold day on the motorcycles. We came through Hammerfest and needed a place for lunch, and luckily enough there was enough space for the two of us. The area for seating is small, and during the day this can lead to issues at busy times, but it was comfortable and we had enough space for out food and drinks. The staff was friendly and the owner was happy to engage with all guests. For those looking for something sweet or something savoury it is well worth a stop in Hammerfest.

Most of the menu options were sweet waffles and crepes etc. Not my thing but was very happy with the omelette. My partner on crime had the maple bacon waffle. Friendly staff, cozy atmosphere.

We visited today on a day trip (cruise stopover) and it was perfect. Cheese crepe came with Philadelphia, cream, strawberries and blueberries - and it worked! They were also able to cater for a gluten-free, vegetarian diet. Coffees also good (Costa) and staff were friendly and efficient. Well worth it.

Friendly, quick. Delicious food and good coffee. Slightly less sweet would be great. How about a sweetness order option? Music should be less obtrusive.

The waffle was very tasty. The coffee was great. The atmosphere was pleasant, it was very cozy.

Who would think that boble waffel, with baikon, strawberry, blueberry, marble syrup and cream could taste så good. Great service, moderat priced (its in Norway), in a small resturant at the end if the world.

Can't tell what was better here, the food or the friendliness and humor of the host/barista/waiter/owner........Well be enjoyed both fullest and I can only recommend this wonderful café from the bottom of my heart!

Very good burger, and lovely location with view over the harbour

Lovely food, great restaurant decor. Best place to hang out in hammerfest.

Great reataurant. Tried the raindeer platter with draft beer. Awesome. Finished with chocolate icecreme. Great. Not to be missed.

Fish n chips, the cod was over cooked and dry, the batter was heavy. Luckily the portions were small. Motorway service station food at restaurant prices. Nice staff, good location.

Great place to eat with family, amazing food and even more astonishing service, especially a handsome waiter and beautiful brown-haired waitres were the ones which made our meal taste better. Highly recommended.

Overly expensive for what it was: okay food and terrible service. Halibut was bland. Took over 30 minutes from clearing our plates to receiving our bill. Regret not just getting a kebab.

It's allright. Friendly and helpful service giving you a choice: Waiter: "do you want fries with your burger ?" Guest: "what's the alternative?" Waiter: "without fries !" Brilliant !!!!

Delicious food no matter what you order from the menu. The pizza is is especially good. Homemade bread is fantastic and goes very well with the kebab. Highly recommended!

For Hammerfest standard this place is not bad. Good service and nice people

This place is right at the cruise port (walking distance if in town on cruise). Our family of 6 (from US) stopped in for lunch after walking the town for a few hours. The staff was very friendly as we entered and said menus will have English. Highly recommend the reindeer pizza (#1 on menu) for a local flair of pizza! Two pizzas was perfect for our 6 adults. We also had a “meat lovers” type pizza that had some local type sausage, ham, pepperoni, and beef. Great doors and great staff!

Great! Burger very good, pizza very good and the soda is cold! Relaxing and casual atmosphere, great view of the town and the bay. Nice people at work... All excellent!

Foods was great. There kebab was superb. But dont forget to inform the staff your foods allergies such as nuts.

Always a smile on the chefs, nice and clean interior. Their reindeer pizza is a must to have when in hammerfest.

The selections were great and the service genuine. The size of the family pizza was quite generous. Great food and great service.

Really great sushi and amazing whale carpaccio! Worth a visit. However, the beers on tap were spoiled - most likely as they don't have enough customers to empty the draft within a few days. The design of the place is very outdated and could benefit from some renovation.

First of all the food is great, get a Miso and any of the maki and you can't go wrong. However the place itself feels a bit cold and empty, feeling almost lost in the big empty space.

Very tasty sushi, with both common and very exotic ingredients. Relaxed atmosphere. Parking outside is relatively expensive, parking at the nearby church ~200m away) is much cheaper. Being in Norway, they do serve whale meat sushi. Tasty, but not to everyone's liking, so consider who you bring with you.

The best sushi restaurant maybe possibly in the world. The pride and preparation that goes into this is perfection. This chef makes sushi shine at its best and is my favourite restaurant anywhere ever. Thank you so much.

One of the best sushi i have ever eaten andand also the grilled salmon was amazing. There are meat dishes too for people who dont eat fish.

Very good sushi and friendly personnel, this place is very busy! Reservation is possible online

Great food and service very friendly. What a relieve, I was afraid all restaurants in hammerfest were like boring, all copy diners. This is the exception.

Includes the Polar Society. Interesting and worth some time.

People are helpful so it's OK ;)

Ok

Helpfull

Super service

Ok

(Translated by Google) In the area of "The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society," there's absolutely no one to help you. We went there with the intention of becoming members, but the tablets weren't working and no one was there, so 400KON less for the bears. At the tourist office, we were lucky enough to be served by the least clever and least intelligent guy on the planet. It's not worth transcribing the conversation here, but because of him, they gave me a huge fine. Due to scheduling and transportation issues, we could only pay by bank transfer, and adding expenses and everything else they can invent, it doubled. Thanks for nothing, smart guy. (Original) En la zona de “The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society” no hay absolutamente nadie que te atienda, íbamos con la intención de hacernos socios pero las tablets no funcionaban y no había nadie, así que 400KON menos para los osos. La oficina de turismo, hemos tenido la suerte de que nos atienda el chico menos espabilado y con menos chispa del planeta. No merece la pena transcribís aquí la conversación, pero por su culpa me han puesto una pedazo multa, que por tema de horarios y transportes solo podíamos abonar con transferencia y sumando gastos y todo lo que se puedan inventar se ha duplicado. Gracias por nada, espabilado

Dropped in for coffee and leaned it is community project to support integration of women into society through training and working with them in the cafe. Each woman prepares her special dish for the menu. The day we were there, there was green curry chicken, sweet sour chicken, chicken tikka, samosas & falefal. It was a pity we had lunch and could not taste the food - but the dishes were all prepared fresh on site. We did get a chance to taste the freshly baked cookie with chocolate and was buttery and melts in the mouth. Oatmilk is available as a milk alternative. Tammy shared the concept of the place and was friendly and kind. Despite a short hour break, we were happy to have visited the cafe and hope for others to enjoy the variety of dishes on offer.

Nice little café near the harbor with very friendly service, very good cake and good cappuccino and relatively low - priced. We felt very comfortable

Delicious fresh homemade food. Very friendly staff.

Delicious vegan options and they even do vegan catering for delivery or collection. Highly recommended with very friendly and helpful staff. An excellent community business project to support.

(Translated by Google) The kefte was good and the stomach was full. Friendly service (Original) Kefte oli hyvää ja maha tuli täyteen. Ystävällinen palvelu

(Translated by Google) Good lunch and coffee. Lots of exciting things on the lunch menu as well as regular items such as rolls and cakes. (Original) Bra lunsj og kaffe. Mye spennende på lunsjmenyen samt vanlige ting som rundstykker og kaker.

(Translated by Google) Great and affordable food, lots of vegetarian options, and very nice service☺️ Will come back if I'm in town! (Original) Kjempegod og rimelig mat, masse vegetar alternativer, og veldig hyggelig betjening☺️ Kommer tilbake hvis jeg er i byen!

A great place to take a look at the city from the top of the hill. It's some 15 minutes walk up the hill, but at the top you will relax walking around, taking pictures, and looking at the city. Some went there to see see the "sunset".

Went here in winter time around afternoon, beautiful view, but it’s much easier to drive there. If you decided to take the bus, ask the driver which bus stop you should get off. Sometimes the stop it says on the monitor is different from the actual bus stop!

A view point on the top of the hill near the Sami Experience. A great way to see all of Hammerfest Below. When we were there, the summer square (Torket) was going and the square was full of food trucks.

Worth the walk, great view over Hammerfest. Sadly, no bar or restaurant - would have loved to drink or eat there.

One of the only points of interest in Hammerfest. Don't go to Hammerfest just for this viewpoint though.

A wonderful view of the bay

Beautiful spot to take a look over the long but small city if Hammerfest. You can either get here by foot from the city up the hill, or by car. I slept there a night in my car in december 2018 and to wake up seeing the illuminated city and harbour, with no one around, was a wonderful experience!

July 2019 A historical site that is worth exploring !!!

Check opening times before you go, becose this place is very closed!

(Translated by Google) You can get acquainted with Sami traditions, both in housing construction and in food. A very atmospheric and beautiful place. There is an observation deck nearby. (Original) Можно познакомиться с саамскими традициями, как в постройке жилья так и в еде. Очень атмосферное и красивое место. Рядом обзорная площадка.

(Translated by Google) Fantastic experience! Great cultural information about Sami culture and good traditional food. Very nice owners and staff! If you are looking for an authentic experience, look no further than Mikkelgammen! (Original) Fantastisk opplevelse! Flott kulturformidling om den samiske kulturen og god tradisjonell mat. Veldig hyggelige driftseiere og betjening! Hvis dere er på utkikk etter en autentisk opplevelse trenger dere ikke se lenger enn Mikkelgammen!

(Translated by Google) This place is widely used as a party venue. You will be served food in Sami tradition and the owner can have a little joik for the audience. (Original) Dette stedet er mye brukt som fest lokale. Du får servert mat på samisk tradisjon og eieren kan ta en liten joik for publikum.

(Translated by Google) Fantastic service, it just has to be experienced (Original) Fantastisk god service, det må bare oppleves

(Translated by Google) House built in harmony with nature. Recommended (Original) Hus bygd i ett med naturen. Anbefales

A cozy place with a very large menu. The food is mediocre, and prices are reasonable.

Ok place. Ordered a hamburger. Tastet ok. Fries were good. Waited only 15 minutes for the food.

Good selection of different foods. Portions could be a bit bigger. Very limited vegetarian options.

I felt bad for not finding an Indian restaurant. But I was very glad to the taste of the food here. Rullakylling is my favourite and sufficient enough to fill you with rice.

I was in Hammerfest for a business trip. Went out for dinner but clueless where to eat. Saw this place, seemed like there were many locals eating here. The menu was quite large.Ordered the fish roullade, since I was craving for rice. Took a bit a while to arrive, but was very pleased. It was worth the wait as the food was made fresh and delicious. The fish was stuffed with cheese and spinach, moist and seasoned well. The yellow rice was fluffy and flavourful. And the bed of peas and greens satistied my fiber intake. Pricewise, it was ok for 210 NOK; I'd say it is within the value for money range. Would surely recommend this place.

Good, informal restaurant with decent food. The employees had positive attitudes and were helpful. Great place for locals to meet and for tourists to enjoy a reasonable meal. There is a good menu selection that includes a variety of Norwegian specialties.

Comfortable Place, good and friendly service, tasty food