If you're interested in Norwegian food culture, this is a name to know. Brimiland is a collection of food and accommodation experiences created by the Brimi family, centred around the mountain lake Tesse at 870 metres.
The driving force is Arne Brimi - one of Norway's most famous chefs. He was head chef at Fossheim Hotel in Lom from 1978 to 2002, competed in the first Bocuse d'Or in 1987, and became a household name through the TV series "Gutta på tur" in the 1990s. In 2005 he was made a Knight of St. Olav for his contribution to Norwegian food culture. If he serves your meal personally, Norwegian guests will be thrilled. As a foreigner, you'll just think it's the chef.
His philosophy is simple: work with natural ingredients, respect the raw materials, find the original taste.
The main restaurant is Vianvang, which Brimi has been developing since 1998. It's up a gravel road - you walk the last 500 metres. An evening there starts around half past six and can last until midnight: champagne on the terrace, multiple courses of fish and meat from local sources. Not cheap, and you need to book well in advance.
By the lake is Brimi Sæter - a working summer farm with café, restaurant, accommodation and cheese production. You can watch them milk the cows and make cheese through big windows. In 2024, Norwegian mountain summer farming was added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Nearby is Brimi Fjellstugu, another mountain lodge, and Brimiskogen climbing park.
The family also has BrimiBue hotel and restaurant in Lom centre.