Riggen restaurant is located on the first floor at the whale centre which is situated close by Andenes lighthouse. Here you can enjoy a panoramic view of Andenes harbor and the great Atlantic ocean while enjoying good food and drinks. In the summer time you can enjoy the midnight sun crossing over the sky and in the winter time you might get a good look at the Northern Lights or a stormy ocean. Before noon and some hours into the afternoon, the restaurant functions as a café as well. Riggen dancebar is located upstairs and can offer you a nice evening in the same beautiful surroundings.

MENU

Riggen restaurant can offer you a variety of fish- and meat dishes from our a la carte menu. We also have a dinner buffet every day where we serve traditional norwegian fish- and meat dishes. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we also offer some Thai dishes in the buffet. If you are a pizza fan, we can provide you with our well known Riggen pizza, happily as take away if you want. Call and order in advance and we will have the pizza ready for you when you arrive.

We also have to mention our cake buffet on Saturdays where we serve a large variety of cakes at a reasonable price.

PRIVATE EVENT?

Riggen restaurant can be hired for private events like birthdays, weddings, funerals, company parties and so on. We can also make luch and dinner for tourist groups that has been on whale safari or are going to participate on a whale safari. For more information about this and prices, please contact us.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

In the period before christmas, Riggen restaurant arranges christmas parties (dinners) and christmas lunches. These events can be tailor made according to your wishes and can be combined with the use of Riggen dancebar. For booking of christmas parties or price offer, please contact us.


“There is no love more sincere than the love of food”

George Bernard Shaw
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After a long trip out to sea with rain and wind, as well as spotting sperm whales of course! 🐋... we were also rewarded with a beautiful rainbow on our way back to the harbour 🌈

#whalewatching #stormyweather #aftertherain #rainbow #spermwhales
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After a long trip out to sea with rain and wind, as well as spotting sperm whales of course! 🐋...  we were also rewarded with a beautiful rainbow on our way back to the harbour 🌈 

#whalewatching #stormyweather #aftertherain #rainbow #spermwhales

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Oh my God wat e nice Shy. Bravo Conny👀💋

On days like today, when the fog is so thick you can’t even see the harbour, there are other amazing animals here on Andøya to enjoy 🦌

📸 This beautiful photo was taken by one of our guides @stefan_leimer_fotografie

Called 'Elg' in Norwegian, the moose are the largest land animals found in Norway. They can reach a shoulder height of a stunning 2.3 meters! With antlers that span up to 1.5 meters 👀

#andøya #moose #arctic #arcticwildlife #arcticnature #elg #amazingnature
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On days like today, when the fog is so thick you can’t even see the harbour, there are other amazing animals here on Andøya to enjoy 🦌

📸 This beautiful photo was taken by one of our guides @stefan_leimer_fotografie 

Called Elg in Norwegian, the moose are the largest land animals found in Norway. They can reach a shoulder height of a stunning 2.3 meters! With antlers that span up to 1.5 meters 👀

#andøya #moose #arctic #arcticwildlife #arcticnature #elg #amazingnatureImage attachment

Playful and sociable, Risso's Dolphins are quite new to the more northern latitudes, such as here in Andenes at 69°North.

Here you can see an older male with a white front body and larger size, swimming with at least one calf. The calves have pinkish/ brown faces and are of course smaller.

Risso's Dolphins also have very visible scars, and this helps us to recognise them. They turn whiter as the scars accumulate over time and the skin loses pigmentation.

#rissosdolphin #69degreesnorth #arcticcircle #dolphins #andenes #norway #visitnorway
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Playful and sociable, Rissos Dolphins are quite new to the more northern latitudes, such as here in Andenes at 69°North.  

Here you can see an older male with a white front body and larger size, swimming with at least one calf. The calves have pinkish/ brown faces and are of course smaller. 

Rissos Dolphins also have very visible scars, and this helps us to recognise them. They turn whiter as the scars accumulate over time and the skin loses pigmentation.

#rissosdolphin #69degreesnorth #arcticcircle #dolphins #andenes #norway #visitnorwayImage attachmentImage attachment

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Please check your DM, I have a question!

When nature gives us the gift of 2 amazing animals in one shot 📸

#andenes locals - sperm whales and puffins!

#beautifulnature #spermwhale #puffins #sealife #arcticwildlife #norway
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When nature gives us the gift of 2 amazing animals in one shot 📸

#andenes locals - sperm whales and puffins!

#beautifulnature #spermwhale #puffins #sealife #arcticwildlife #norway

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👌

Kevin Kratz

Super!

Spy-Hopping Orcas! So, who is looking at who? 🙂

#orcas are able to position themselves vertically to visually inspect their surroundings, this is called #spyhopping, and on this day it was us they were inspecting 👀 👋

One of our guides, Sté Phane, was quick with the camera and managed to catch a few amazing photos of this behaviour!

#orca #andenes #artic #whalewatching #norway #visitnorway #sealife
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Tomorrow we'll be there, we hope to see them!

Kevin Kratz

Are you going fore this Hanna Ross D. Alipio

Mickael Guio Florian Pollet Anne Sophie Debertonne

It's always very exciting for us when we see a whale that is known to us. Last week Jade van Dam, one of our Marine Biologists, spotted this #spermwhale and captured his fluke on camera. She was then able to identify him!

He's known to us as ID_0570 but, being a regular visitor to #andenes, it's time we gave him a name. We think Batman suits him 🙂
Can you see the resemblance?

#spermhval #batman #whalewatching #arctic #norway
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Its always very exciting for us when we see a whale that is known to us. Last week Jade van Dam, one of our Marine Biologists, spotted this #spermwhale and captured his fluke on camera. She was then able to identify him! 

Hes known to us as ID_0570 but, being a regular visitor to #Andenes, its time we gave him a name. We think Batman suits him 🙂 
Can you see the resemblance? 

#spermhval #batman  #whalewatching #arctic #norway

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Glenn still around?

After two months continuously swirling over the horizon, the sun has started to set also at 69° North. But evenings are still very long, and the late-summer flowers are blooming everywhere. Do you know how these pink flowers are called?

📷 Jade van Dam

#andenes #northernnorway #visitversteraln #arcticcircle
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After two months continuously swirling over the horizon, the sun has started to set also at 69° North. But evenings are still very long, and the late-summer flowers are blooming everywhere. Do you know how these pink flowers are called? 

📷 Jade van Dam

#andenes #northernnorway #visitversteraln #arcticcircleImage attachment

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Å 😍.. e domani siamo da Voi🤩

No come si chiamano?

In Alaska they call them "fireweeds"

Das sind schmalblättrige Weidenröschen.

⚠️ Due to roadworks, the road FV 82 between Dverberg and Skarstein is closed between 7 AM and 7 PM until 10th August. We encourage our guests to take into account the longer driving time when planning their journey to Andenes.
More information on www.vegvesen.no
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⚠️ Due to roadworks, the road FV 82 between Dverberg and Skarstein is closed between 7 AM and 7 PM until 10th August. We encourage our guests to take into account the longer driving time when planning their journey  to Andenes. 
 More information on www.vegvesen.no

When #orcas swim towards you!
A close encounter on our boat Maan Dolphin 😍

#orca #closeencounters #andenes #norway #whalewatching #arcticcircle #arctic

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When #orcas swim towards you! 
A close encounter on our boat Maan Dolphin 😍

 #orca #closeencounters #andenes #norway #whalewatching #arcticcircle #arctic 

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The classic sperm whale dive! 📸

Whale watching is a game of patience - here our skilled captain and crew followed this sperm whale while he was fishing in the deep waters beneath us, waiting for him to come up for air.

Our patience paid off and we were rewarded with an amazing observation! 🐋

But how do we know where they are? Can you guess? 🎧

Photos from 24.07.23

#whalewatching #andenes #spermwhales #norway #hydrophonics #deepsea #bleikcanyon
#patienceisavirtue #arctic

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Ekkolodd ?

Bald sind wir auch da und wollen im August auch mitfahren

Risso's dolphins! 🤩
It takes some luck to see these cetaceans off #andøya, as they normally live in the open ocean further south.
Where do they come from, and what brings them here?
Fascinating questions still to be answered!

#vesterålen #visitvesterålen #nordnorge #northernnorway
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Rissos dolphins! 🤩
It takes some luck to see these cetaceans off #andøya, as they normally live in the open ocean further south. 
Where do they come from, and what brings them here? 
Fascinating questions still to be answered!

#vesterålen #visitvesterålen #nordnorge #northernnorway

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Es war so eine unglaubliche Tour, tausend Dank für diesen unvergesslichen Tag!

The big swells in the open ocean restricted our range of action to the Andfjord today. And action was what we got, when we found a pod of #orcas feeding close to shore!
When you are searching whales, it pays off to be patient and go the extra nautical mile 🐬

📷 by Sté Phane

#andenes #sealife #Purenature #nordnorge #vesterålen #visitvesteralen
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Was geweldig om te zien. Mooie tocht geweest.

Kevin Kratz

In the waters off #andoya you can see 10 different species of whales, dolphins and porpoises. #spermwhales and #orcas are the most known, but do you know the other ones? 🐬🐋🐳 ... See MoreSee Less

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Minke whale, pilot whale, fin whale, Humpback whales, Risso's dolphin, common porpoise, white-sided dolphins

A long trip, but totally worth it...
... #orca breaching in the midnight sun.

📷 by our guide Bjørn

#andøy #vesterålen #visitvesterålen #nordnorge
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A long trip, but totally worth it...
... #orca breaching in the midnight sun. 

📷 by our guide Bjørn 

#andøy #vesterålen #visitvesterålen #nordnorge

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Micki Eff Selda Stora-Rodat .....Freude 😍😍😍

Great show. But after 6 hours sailling without seing anything... It was really a stroke of luck...

#Humpback whales on our morning safari yesterday!

🎥 by Jade van Dam

#andøy #vesterålen #visitvesterålen #naturesafari #nordnorge
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Today was a very nice day at sea!
We saw #spermwhales, Risso's #dolphins and some siwft #minkewhales (very hard to take good pics of!)

#andøy #nordnorge #sealife #visitvesterålen
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Lena 👍

🇳🇴🇳🇴😀😀

Fågelberg andöja

Some whales can also come very close to town!
Behind the #pilotwhales here you can recognize #andenes lighthouse and the chimney of the old power station 🙂

#vesterålen #nordnorge #visitnorway
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Some whales can also come very close to town! 
Behind the #pilotwhales here you can recognize #andenes lighthouse and the chimney of the old power station 🙂

 #vesterålen #nordnorge #visitnorway

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(Its the chimney of the old power station)

A misty day with #pilotwhales - out in the Andfjord with our M/S Reine

📷 Ruben Karlsen

#northernnorway #visitvesteralen #andøy #sealife
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A misty day with #pilotwhales - out in the Andfjord with our M/S Reine 

📷 Ruben Karlsen

#northernnorway #visitvesteralen #andøy #sealifeImage attachment

Here you go, a few more pictures of our #orca sighting yesterday.
The forecast is for good weather in the next days - seize the chance to join us if you are around! 😎

#visitandoy #vesteralen #valassafari #northernnorway
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Here you go, a few more pictures of our #orca sighting yesterday. 
The forecast is for good weather in the next days - seize the chance to join us if you are around! 😎

#visitandoy #vesteralen #valassafari #northernnorwayImage attachmentImage attachment

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Hoping to see them in August !!😍

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OPENING HOURS

Riggen restaurant has the following opening hours:

DaysHours
Mondays11:00 - 21:00
Tuesdays11:00 - 22:00
Wednesdays11:00 - 22:00
Thursdays11:00 - 22:00
Fridays11:00 - 22:00
Saturdays11:00 - 22:00
Sundays12:00 - 20:00

Changes in opening hours that are not permanent will be posted at our facebook page.

CONTACT US

For contact information, please visit our contact page.