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County in Eastern Norway
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Østfold is a county in the southeastern corner of East Norway. It borders Akershus to the north and west and Sweden (Dalsland and Värmland) to the east. The name means east of the Oslofjord.
Eat inside a glass pavilion in the middle of Østfold's biggest square.
Five course dinner inside a fortress high above downtown Halden.
Specialized in Greek lunch and coffee, this pedestrian street cafe turns into a pre-party bar in weekends.
Local food with an Italian touch just across the street from a micro brewery pub.
Four course dinner with an Oslofjord view and frequent buses back to downtown Moss if the hotel is too expensive.
Cozy tea room with a British legacy open during day time close to the cinema and bus terminal of Halden.
Just across a pedestrian bridge with downtown and river view is this Fredrikstad restaurant with mostly fresh sea food.
Very smiling and friendly family restaurant with play room for the kids, run by the Ye family through three decades.
Serve lunch, in addition to sweet treats like home made chocolate, macaroons and cakes.
Grilled steaks and cocktails in a tiny passage that have won prizes for the architecture.
Traditional sushi mixed with other tastes of Asia. Do have meat alternatives, occasionally even wagyu.
The best Thai restaurant in Østfold, claiming that a huge chunk of the guests come from other cities.
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enjoyable city with a walled old town and lots of street life by the opposite riverfront in summer
home of the largest waterfalls in Europe, beaches, skiing slopes and several amusement parks
compact city centre with fast trains to Oslo, ferries to Horten and canoeing to the freshwater lake Vansjø
small harbour city with a remarkable fortress above the city centre, and Sweden on the other side of the fjord
industrial town with three hydroelectric power stations, glass wool factory and indoor water park
small city with river trail, trotting course, fortress, micro brewery pub and a cozy Italian restaurant
municipality including border village Ørje with a downtown beach, popular bakery and a channel lock cafe
forest district with canoeing, fishing, elks and the scenic border lake Stora Lee
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