Sports bar chain O’Learys holds down a big corner in T
In Oslo Airport’s Terminal T, O’Learys is the default sports-bar option once you’re past security, with green décor and multiple TVs running Premier League, NHL, or whatever match is live. It sits on the airside concourse, so you stay close to Schengen gates while you eat and watch a game. Think standard Scandinavian take on American pub food: burgers, wings, and draft beer at airport prices.
Menu boards show burgers, fish & chips, nachos, and salads, usually in the NOK 190–260 range, with soft drinks around NOK 45–55 and draft beer pushing NOK 110–130 a glass. Portions run medium by US standards, fine if you’ve got a flight in 45–60 minutes and don’t want to feel stuffed in seat 28B. Kids’ options are usually a smaller burger or nuggets plate, priced under NOK 150.
Food quality tracks with the chain’s reputation across Scandinavia: decent but not memorable, on par with a midrange pub in Stockholm Arlanda or Copenhagen Kastrup. Burgers and fries are the safest order here, followed by wings or a chicken sandwich; steaks and anything heavily sauced land more hit-or-miss in airport reviews from other cities. Desserts like brownies or sundaes sit on a rotating card and tend to be shareable for two.
Service speed varies with departures peaking around 06:30–09:00 and again 15:00–18:00, when half the tables are nursing 0.5L beers and watching a late kickoff. Build in 40 minutes if you want a sit-down main course before boarding at a Schengen gate. Bar seating works better for solo travelers; there are usually a few open stools even when the main floor looks full.
Best move: grab a bar stool facing a TV, order a burger and one drink in your first interaction, and tell the server your boarding time so they pace the bill. That keeps you out in 30–35 minutes without sprinting back to Gate C5.