Handelshuset, formerly a lively place serving traditional food, seems to have been overcome by the general cultural languor. Its magnificent vintage jukebox, with old 45rpm hits by Elvis Presley, the Stones, the Beach Boys and other distant icons, may have played its last platter unless someone gets around to repairing it. But you can still browse among Handelshuset's old posters and signs, learn something of Kristiansund's commercial history and drink the freshest coffee, toasted on Norway's oldest operational coffee roaster.
