A Little Taste of...Iceland?
As corny as the title may hint, if you have ever wondered what the cuisine is like on the tiny island nation of Iceland, then look no further! The Blue Lagoon and Relaxed and Ready to Go! highlighted a couple of the dining spots we found while visiting, but here you will find even more insight to some of the hot spots my friends and I discovered around Reykjavik. I have listed six great places I would highly recommend any one to check out when in Iceland. For more content be sure to click each link...
Iceland in December means limited daylight hours, so when looking for things to do you need some creativity and a little luck. Perhaps the most pleasant surprise of our entire excursion was finding Omnom Chocolate in Reykjavik. Finding this designer candy company was by complete chance as our entire plan at this point of the trip was to just drive around and get lost. We figured if we drove around with no specific agenda, we'd eventually find something worth stopping for and thus finding ourselves here...
One of my favorite parts about going somewhere new is that you never know what type of restaurants or other food places you will find there. Sometimes it is exactly what your imagination cooked up (man I'm on fire) and other times you laugh at the irony you find yourself in...even if that means eating at a restaurant that has "America" right there in the name...
Yes you read that right. I learned a lot in my time in Iceland, and one thing that I hadn't thought would stick out in my memory was the popularity of this American chain. Dunkin Donuts is to Iceland what Starbucks is to the United States...
Iceland in December means limited daylight hours, so when looking for things to do you need some creativity and a little luck. Perhaps the most pleasant surprise of our entire excursion was finding Omnom Chocolate in Reykjavik. Finding this designer candy company was by complete chance as our entire plan at this point of the trip was to just drive around and get lost. We figured if we drove around with no specific agenda, we'd eventually find something worth stopping for and thus finding ourselves here...
One of my favorite parts about going somewhere new is that you never know what type of restaurants or other food places you will find there. Sometimes it is exactly what your imagination cooked up (man I'm on fire) and other times you laugh at the irony you find yourself in...even if that means eating at a restaurant that has "America" right there in the name...
3. Kaffivagninn
I'm not sure if it's possible to live by my motto of "just wing it" any more than how we went about things on this trip to Iceland, and the story behind Kaffivagninn serves as no exception. Speaking on behalf of my two friends and I who took in the Icelandic experience, Iceland knows how to do breakfast...
4. BrauĂ° & Co.
Yes you read that right. I learned a lot in my time in Iceland, and one thing that I hadn't thought would stick out in my memory was the popularity of this American chain. Dunkin Donuts is to Iceland what Starbucks is to the United States...
6. Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
Iceland is home to some of the worlds most beautiful scenery. There are volcanoes and glaciers, hot springs and geysers. The wildlife alone is unlike anything else out there with its puffins and Icelandic horses, polar bears and reindeer, and the occasional elf (hey, it's serious over there). This country is perhaps the most photogenic place I have ever been in my life. When trying to describe Iceland, it is such a unique and even magical feeling country it makes it relatively hard to describe. The next and final restaurant I have to share with you, to me, encompasses all that Iceland is. Its different and out there. It's strange yet familiar. It's beautiful but simple. It's largely popular but deceiving in appearance. What I'm talking about is called: Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur and it was my favorite food spot I visited while in Iceland...
- Just wing it.
-C
Iceland is home to some of the worlds most beautiful scenery. There are volcanoes and glaciers, hot springs and geysers. The wildlife alone is unlike anything else out there with its puffins and Icelandic horses, polar bears and reindeer, and the occasional elf (hey, it's serious over there). This country is perhaps the most photogenic place I have ever been in my life. When trying to describe Iceland, it is such a unique and even magical feeling country it makes it relatively hard to describe. The next and final restaurant I have to share with you, to me, encompasses all that Iceland is. Its different and out there. It's strange yet familiar. It's beautiful but simple. It's largely popular but deceiving in appearance. What I'm talking about is called: Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur and it was my favorite food spot I visited while in Iceland...
- Just wing it.
-C
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