Do not drive past this place without stopping!
The E134 is a well trafficked road that cuts the country from Haugesund on the west coast to the east side of the Oslo tunnel. Now roadside cafés and pitstops can be hit and miss in Norway and you can get a bit (a lot) fed up of petrol station burgers and hot dogs, but holey moley if you are going this way – stop here! Near Vinje, Mjonøy is a bakery, café, picnic area, handicrafts shop and toilets all in one and is several notches above aforementioned roadside transport cafés.
The bakery itself was charm personified – unmanned and at the time we were there with Covid-induced reduced access – but the “skolebrød” buns were the best my experienced eater-of-such husband had ever had and the bread was delicious. Not only that, but there´s good parking, sheltered picnic tables a plenty wedged between the cute buildings and the river and to top it all you can stay overnight there (for what looks like reasonable rates) in one of the old rustic, cabins. You don´t even need to do a detour as it is right on the E134.
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/KHitSC6fnUhPED2L6
Website: https://visithaukeli.com/mjonoy/en/
Wanderlust never fades 