The restaurant seats 100 guests at one time, and as of today’s post, Under has just released three days in June for bookings due to a cancellation – a rare opportunity since slots are apparently packed all the way until six months later.
Following the world’s first all-glass undersea restaurant at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort, Europe now has her own claim to underwater fame too: the Under, located in Norway.
Despite opening on March 20 2019, paying customers only finally stepped through its doors in April, since seats during its opening month was reserved for the owners’ family and friends.
Under, which means ‘wonder’ in Norwegian, is the brainchild of brothers Gaute and Stig Ubostad, who also own the nearby Lindesnes Havhotell. They brought in local architecture firm, Snøhetta – the same people behind New York’s September 11 Memorial Museum – to work on the exotic dining venue.
Helmed by award winning Danish chef Nicolai Ellitsgaard, the focus is as much on architecture as it is on marine research and gastronomy. Guests pick from a set menu of about 15 different dishes, as they’ll dine while gazing out to the underwater world via a large window.
The restaurant seats 100 guests at one time, and as of today’s post, Under has just released three days in June for bookings due to a cancellation – a rare opportunity since slots are apparently packed all the way until six months later.
Getting there might be tricky though. Located near Lindesnes municipality on Norway’s southernmost tip, the rugged landscape may look straight out of a storybook, but the area also has to withstand the rough sprays of strong seawater from the North Atlantic Ocean blowing through.
Other famous into the sea experiences include Dubai’s underwater suites at luxury hotel Atlantis, The Palm; and an entire slew in Maldives: a spa experience in the deep at Huvafen Fushi Maldives, underwater dining at Niyama Maldives’ Subsix restaurant, groovy beats at W Retreat and Spa – Maldives’ 15BELOW nightclub. Closer to home, Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa has the Ocean Suite that looks out into the world’s largest aquarium.