Under (restaurant)

Underwater restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway

Under

The restaurant entrance

Etymology| Norwegian for under and wonder
General information
Type| Underwater restaurant
Address| Bålyveien 50
Town or city| Lindesnes
Country| Norway
Coordinates| 58°02′27″N 7°09′17″E﻿ / ﻿58.0409°N 7.1546°E﻿ / 58.0409; 7.1546
Elevation| -5.5 metres
Opened| 20 March 2019
Cost| 70 million Norwegian kroner (€7 million)
Owner| Stig & Gaute Ubostad (brothers)
Height
Observatory| Underwater
Dimensions
Diameter| 34 metres
Other dimensions| The undersea panorama window is 11 by 3.4 metres
Technical details
Size| 495 square metres
Design and construction
Architecture firm| Snøhetta
Developer| SubMar Group
Awards and prizes| Betongtavlen 2019, DOGA Award for Design and Architecture
Known for| World's largest undersea restaurant, first in Europe
Company
Company type| AS
Industry| Food service
Founded| November 12, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-11-12) in Lindesnes, Norway
Founders| Stig Ubostad

Number of employees

| 30 (2021)
Website| https://under.no
References
"Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret". brreg.no (in Norwegian). Brønnøysundregistrene. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

Under is an underwater restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway. Its dining room is found 5.5 metres (18 ft) below sea level. The eating floor is 495 square metres (5,330 sq ft), making it the biggest underwater restaurant in the world, with a capacity of 40 people. It is the only underwater restaurant in Europe, and only the third to be found worldwide. Under also doubles as a sea lab, facilitating research in marine biology.[1] The restaurant was designed by Norwegian architecture-firm Snøhetta.[2]

The head chef is Danish Nicolai Ellitsgaard and the restaurant's culinary focus is to showcase the diversity of what the ocean and land has to offer from the southern part of Norway. The restaurant operates with a tasting menu consisting of around 18 to 22 dishes. The creations by Chef Ellitsgaard and his team was awarded with one star in the Michelin Guide after being open for less than one year.[3]

## Background

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The idea for the restaurant was created by entrepreneur-brothers Stig and Gaute Ubostad. The project became official in autumn 2016. The restaurant opened the 20th of March 2019. The total price for the project was 70 million Norwegian kroner, equal to 7 million Euros or around 8.5 million USD.

The project has received widespread media attention. The day of opening, 7.500 people had already booked a table. Journalists from over 30 countries were present.[4]

"Under" in Norwegian carries a double meaning, meaning both below and wonder.

## Photos

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Underwater dining hall

## External links

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* Official website
* Under - MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View, Restaurant entry in the Michelin Guide.

## References

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1. ^ Manns, Andrew. "Digging Deep: A Preview of Snohetta's Under". CLAD Global. Leisure Media. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
2. ^ ""Under" – Europe's First Underwater Restaurant". snohetta.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
3. ^ "Rediscovering Norway's Forgotten Seafood". Fine Dining Lovers. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
4. ^ Nodel, Richard (19 March 2019). "Nå åpner Under. Slik ser det ut i havdypet". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2019-03-20.

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