Los Tacos Miles is Oslo's flavourful "watering-hole marathon", where participants run, walk or stagger between the city's various Los Tacos restaurants. Every stop offers a cold 0.4-litre beer for around 55 kroner – and for the brave: an extra taco on the side. But beware – not every stomach is built for both salsa and excitement in running shoes.
What is Los Tacos, anyway?
Los Tacos is a Mexican-American fast-food chain that started in Bergen and has since expanded to around 11 restaurants (plus a handful of food trucks) across five Norwegian cities – Bergen, Oslo, Fredrikstad, Kristiansand and Sandnes/Stavanger. In Oslo alone there are locations scattered across the city: Alexander Kiellands plass, Grünerløkka, Majorstuen, Aker Brygge, Bjørvika, Oslo City, Torshov, Storo, Torggata, Steen & Strøm and Jernbanetorget. That density of locations across the same few neighbourhoods is exactly what makes a pub-crawl-style route between them possible in the first place – there simply aren't many restaurant chains in Oslo with enough branches within walking distance of each other to build an entire "mile" out of.
The route and the format
The event is both a food journey and a social challenge. It's not about speed or fitness – it's about tasting your way through the city, meeting people, and soaking up genuine Oslo atmosphere. With several restaurants on the map and a few hours on the clock, Los Tacos Miles gathers groups of friends and curious foodies alike for an informal street party.
The starting gun typically goes off at Alexander Kiellands plass, with a route winding through Bislett, Grünerløkka, Tøyen and Grønland, before crossing the finish line in Bjørvika – perhaps with taco remnants on your shirt and a mild buzz in your head. That route roughly traces the same east-side neighbourhoods that host most of Oslo's other informal pub crawls (the Tom Waits Run covers similar ground a little further south), which says something about where the city's casual, unpretentious food-and-drink scene actually lives.
Taking part
T-shirts, digital stamp cards and maps are usually included in registration when it's open. Running is optional, but having a good time is mandatory. Since Los Tacos is a working restaurant chain rather than an event organiser, participation and format can vary more from year to year than with a dedicated running club's event – keep an eye on the chain's own channels for whether a given year's edition is happening and how registration works.
This piece covers the 2025 edition of the event – dates, exact route and participating restaurants can shift year to year, so check current listings before planning around it. So lace up your trainers, call a mate, and get ready for the city's tastiest tour.