Kasbah at Habsak in Oslo
Hummus plate at Habsak in Oslo
Vegan mezze at Habsak in Oslo

  • CLOSED: Habsak
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    Closed

  • White Veg-options
Lacto
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Greek
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Casual place offering a few vegan choices including hummus, falafel, couscous, and salads. Formerly known as the Kasbah. Reported closed August 2021.

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13 Reviews

First Review by louise101

Avatar Aurora Furuseth

Aurora Furuseth

Points +52

Vegan
13 Jun 2015

One of my favourite places to eat in Oslo

I like The Kasbah a lot. Like the other reviewers have said, the food isn't gourmet, it's simple and could be more inspired, e.g. with a wider selection of foods made from fruits and veggies. The best things they serve are all rather fatty, like hummus, baba ganoush and falafels, so I often end up feeling more stuffed than I'd like when I go there.

Even so, this is one of my favourite places to go out for food and beer in Oslo. The atmosphere is really cozy, they have some good beers, and I do love their hummus plate with falafel, even though it would've been even better with some more exciting greens than carrots, cucumber and bland tomatoes. Their baba ganoush sandwich is very small, but I warmly recommend their hummus plate, their falafel plate or a meze you put together yourself (with baba ganoush!).

All vegan dishes are clearly marked with VV. Gluten free is marked with G, and vegetarian with V.

Pros: Plenty of vegan options clearly marked, Cozy atmosphere, Meze with great baba ganoush

Cons: Not enough fruits and veggies, The food can appear slightly boring

Avatar VillVanilje

VillVanilje

Points +365

Vegan
08 Feb 2020

Good falafel and hummus

Relaxed, cosy place that serves simple but tasty Mediterranean food, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free clearly labelled. Quite affordable for Oslo.

Pros: clear lables, tasty food, friendly staff

Cons: can be noisy, Pricey considering portion size

Avatar MariaKristinaIngege

MariaKristinaIngege

Points +128

Vegan
29 Oct 2019

Great meal

Nice place with cozy atmosphere, portions are big and the food is delicious!

Avatar amy_B3ar

amy_B3ar

Points +100

Vegan
31 Dec 2018

Incredible mezze selection and Meat Free Mondays

We went on a Monday evening and enjoyed their vegan mezze for two to share. Delicious hummus, chickpeas, lentils and taboulleh, and their falafel was so popular they'd sold out. Portion size good and also offer sweets including a brownie and baklava.

Pros: Meat Free Mondays, Vegan mezze delicious, Sweet dishes

Vegan mezze at Habsak in Oslo

Avatar Paulas

Paulas

Points +53

Vegan
07 Nov 2017

great selection of everything

good food and everything is clearly marked with symbols what it is in (including gluten and milk/vegan)
cosy amtmosphere

Pros: vegan options, all clearly labled

Avatar KevinEhrenberg

KevinEhrenberg

Points +169

Vegan
05 Jul 2017

Not great

This place gets a lot of praise, but personally I was not impressed. The food is not great, and too expensive for the portion sizes and also quality of ingredients (the pitas we got were a store bought variety etc) and I felt like I could have made something better at home.
That being said, the atmosphere was very nice and laid back, chill music and many board games to use and friendly staff and a popular place. Also the baba ganoush was actually very good, be sure to have that if you eat here.

Pros: Chill atmosphere , Friendly staff, Popular

Cons: Unimpressed by the food, Too expensive for what you get

Avatar Ines_000

Ines_000

Points +93

Vegan
29 Mar 2017

awesome vegan restaurant

with lots of different vegan options. all around hummus, falafel and tabuleh and veggies. for oslo not very pricey. can only recommend this restaurant

Pros: nice staff, not pricey (for oslo)

Cons: a bit loud (but we where in the evening)

entrance at Habsak in Oslo

menue at Habsak in Oslo

Avatar VeggieVriend

VeggieVriend

Points +40

Vegan
04 Sep 2016

The humus is great!

We had brunch in a big group. Still, the atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly! I had a plate with humus, falafel and raw vegetables which was very tasty and a quite good mix for brunch! For Oslo the prices were extremly adequate which makes it a good place to eat there several times during a trip to Oslo ;)

Pros: good food, good prices, friendly staff

Cons: more vegan/vegetarian options would be great

Avatar JanneMonsenTveit

JanneMonsenTveit

Points +77

Vegan
27 Aug 2016

Best falafel and hummus in town

Take the falafel in pita if you want a cheap dish, it's pretty big.

Updated from previous review on 2016-05-29

Pros: Great falafel, Great hummus, Nice place to sit

Cons: Sometimes the service is a bit slow

Avatar ThereseVinglepetraOl

ThereseVinglepetraOl

Points +25

Vegan
12 Jun 2016

ordered a vegan meal, got a vegetarian

ordered take away with foodora

Pros: its good that they have vegan options

Cons: my first and last time ordering food from this pla

Avatar najaheya

najaheya

Points +124

Vegan
05 Sep 2015

Great place!

Nice place with good food. Best hummus and baba ganosh I've tasted in Oslo. Vegan, vegetarian and glutenfree option easy marked in the menu. Too bad the falafel isn't glutenfree, as they are glutenfree most places. Nice staff and enviroment.

Pros: Easy marked menu, Nice staff , Nice prices

Cons: Falafel isn't glutenfree

Hummus plate at Habsak in Oslo

Kasbah at Habsak in Oslo

Avatar Maddita

Maddita

Points +232

Vegan
19 Jun 2014

The atmosphere is what counts here

The falafel is great and the hummus as well, they also serve a very nice wholegrain bread. Vegan and glutenfree options are marked which makes everything very easy.

They serve little to no fresh veggies, just fried stuff or with lots of oil on it. Their "smoothies" consist on three louzy ingredients such as: "Banana, apple juice and honey"..wow.

I agree with the first comment, the food is not exceptional and the prices are too high for what you get. I visit this place not because of their food, but because of the atmosphere and the service. It's a very comfortable space, with cool art and pictures hanging on the wall. Staff is very friendly and well, they are very vegan friendly which is not very common here in Oslo.

So, all in all a great place to visit as if to hang out, drink some tea - but not the best for eating.

Pros: Good falafel and hummus, Comfortable atmosphere, Friendly staff

Cons: Louzy ingredients, Cheap food - expensive price, No fresh veggies

Avatar louise101

louise101

Points +13

Vegetarian
29 Apr 2012

Nice concept, but...

This place has a very nice concept, but the execution is somewhat flawed. The service is very friendly. They recommended fava beans with hummus, and the hummus was delicious. However the beans were obviously from a can. The olives that came as a side dish were of the cheapest supermarket brand and didn't taste like olives at all. With it came a slightly uninspiring salad. It is completely overpriced for a meal that takes so little effort to make and where ingredients are of the cheapest supermarket kind available. The Indian restaurant across the square (Gutta fra Calcutta), where they have several vegetarian options available, is a much better choice for a meal, and the price range isn't much higher.

Pros: friendly staff, nice atmosphere, great hummus

Cons: bad olives, canned beans

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