🍽️ Dining
Norwegian food at the world's only border
Gapahuken Restaurant is located at Sollia Gjestegård, just a few hundred meters from the Russian border outside Kirkenes. The kitchen offers northern Norwegian dishes with salmon, king crab, and other seafood. The guesthouse has been run by the Nordhus family since 1999 and also features a relaxation area with a sauna and a dog yard with around 40 Alaskan huskies.
📍 Storskog, 9900 Sør-Varanger
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Gapahuken Restaurant
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