Thrift stores in Bergen
If you like the hunt, Bergen, Vestland is worth a wander: 24 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 7 of them are charity shops and 17 are independent second-hand stores, so Bergen gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Bergen (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Miljømarkedet and Fretex Lagunen, plus Samleren — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Bergen's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Bergen thrift lineup
24 mapped within about 40 km:
Miljømarkedet
Second-hand storeRun by Norges Miljøvernforbund
Miljømarkedet is an independent second-hand store run by Norges Miljøvernforbund. Miljømarkedet also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 10:00-16:30; Th 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 10:00-16:30; Th 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +47 940 05 571
Fretex Lagunen
Charity shop
Fretex Lagunen is a charity shop. Fretex Lagunen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off
Phone: +47 55135425
Samleren
Second-hand store
Samleren is an independent second-hand store on 5 Sverres gate, Bergen. Samleren also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Sverres gate, Bergen, 5010
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 55962540
Nygårdsgaten Brukthandel
Second-hand store
Nygårdsgaten Brukthandel — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Nygårdsgaten Brukthandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su off
NMS Gjenbruk Bergen
Charity shopRun by Det Norske Misjonsselskap
Run by Det Norske Misjonsselskap, NMS Gjenbruk Bergen is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about NMS Gjenbruk Bergen: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:30-16:30; Th 10:30-17:30; Fr 10:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We 10:30-16:30; Th 10:30-17:30; Fr 10:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-15:00
Fretex Lars Hilles gate
Charity shopRun by Fretex
Run by Fretex, Fretex Lars Hilles gate is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Fretex Lars Hilles gate: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +47 55321486
Mamilla Gjenbruk Bergen
Second-hand storeRun by Den Norske Israelsmisjon
Run by Den Norske Israelsmisjon, Mamilla Gjenbruk Bergen is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Mamilla Gjenbruk Bergen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Nostalgia
Charity shop
Nostalgia is a charity shop. Nostalgia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu off; We 12:00-18:00; Th off; Fr 12:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Tu off; We 12:00-18:00; Th off; Fr 12:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; Su off
BruktButikken
Charity shop
BruktButikken — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about BruktButikken: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-16:00
Phone: +47 950 46 240
Vel Bevart Bruktbutikk
Charity shop
Vel Bevart Bruktbutikk is a charity shop. Vel Bevart Bruktbutikk also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 471 76 460
Fretex Åsane
Charity shop
Fretex Åsane is a charity shop. Fretex Åsane also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +47 55390720
Divert
Second-hand store
Divert is an independent second-hand store. Divert also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 12:00-18:00
Phone: +47 41 42 55 12
Galleri Normisjon Bergen
Second-hand store
Galleri Normisjon Bergen is an independent second-hand store. Galleri Normisjon Bergen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
Phone: +47 452 13 775
Gjenbruken Askøy
Second-hand store
Gjenbruken Askøy is an independent second-hand store. Gjenbruken Askøy also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 404 43 482
Skrotkisten
Second-hand store
Skrotkisten is an independent second-hand store. Skrotkisten also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 419 34 747
Gjenbruken Bergen
Second-hand store
Gjenbruken Bergen — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Gjenbruken Bergen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +47 404 43 470
NMS Gjenbruk Åsane
Second-hand store
NMS Gjenbruk Åsane is an independent second-hand store. NMS Gjenbruk Åsane also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Fr 11:00-15:00; We-Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Fr 11:00-15:00; We-Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +47 404 06 089
Schau Design
Second-hand store
Schau Design is an independent second-hand store. Schau Design also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 12:00-17:00
Phone: +47 913 57 424
Loppeliten
Second-hand storeRun by Loppeliten AS
Run by Loppeliten AS, Loppeliten is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Loppeliten: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20p:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20p:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +47 55 52 00 55
ABC Gjenbruk
Second-hand storeRun by ABC Gjenbruk AS
ABC Gjenbruk is an independent second-hand store run by ABC Gjenbruk AS. ABC Gjenbruk also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
Phone: +47 48 84 04 00
ABC kontor
Second-hand store
ABC kontor — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about ABC kontor: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 90 41 39 01
Bruktelektronikk AS
Second-hand store
Bruktelektronikk AS is an independent second-hand store. Bruktelektronikk AS also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: 24/7
Phone: +47 45 18 12 34
Lisell's Brukt og Nytt
Second-hand store
Lisell's Brukt og Nytt — an independent second-hand store, found on 2 Gyldenprisveien in Bergen.
2 Gyldenprisveien, Bergen, 5057
Møllaren frivilligsentral
Second-hand store
Møllaren frivilligsentral — an independent second-hand store, found on 65 Professor Hansteens gate in Bergen. Also worth knowing about Møllaren frivilligsentral: the map lists its hours as We-Th 12:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.
65 Professor Hansteens gate, Bergen, 5006
Hours: We-Th 12:00-14:00
What the map tells us about thrifting in Bergen
22 of the 24 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Bergen — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Bergen; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
17 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Bergen list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Bergen thrift circuit
The efficient Bergen thrifting route strings these together: Miljømarkedet, Fretex Lagunen, Samleren on 5 Sverres gate, Nygårdsgaten Brukthandel, NMS Gjenbruk Bergen, Fretex Lars Hilles gate, Mamilla Gjenbruk Bergen, and Nostalgia — 24 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 16 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Bergen
A few things worth knowing before you work through Bergen's thrift stores:
- Inspect electronics in the store at Miljømarkedet. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
- Weekday mornings beat Saturday crowds at Fretex Lagunen. Serious pickers go early on weekdays. Weekends are for browsers; the stock is the same but the competition isn't.
- Check zippers, buttons and seams. Thirty seconds of inspection at the rack beats discovering the broken zipper at home. Thrift stores don't do returns.
- Ask about the back room. Some shops hold overflow donations out back. A polite question occasionally gets you first look at unprocessed boxes.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bergen — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Bergen can take a while to appear. The 24 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Bergen's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Bergen included.
Thrift store listings for Bergen: 24 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.