Bæjarins Bestu Pylsur
Tryggvagotu 1, +354 511 1566.
Located off a big parking lot behind the old town, the Baejarins Bestu Pylsur food cart reputedly serves up the town’s best hot dog and has been doing that since 1937. Icelanders love their hot dogs, which are made mostly from free-range, grass-fed, organic, hormone-free Icelandic lamb. Ask for one with everything--“ein með öllu”—and you’ll get ketchup, sweet brown mustard (“pylsusinnep”), remoulade sauce (a mix of mayo, capers, mustard, and herbs), raw onions, and crispy fried onions. Pointing at the condiments you also works.
Located off a big parking lot behind the old town, the Baejarins Bestu Pylsur food cart reputedly serves up the town’s best hot dog and has been doing that since 1937. Icelanders love their hot dogs, which are made mostly from free-range, grass-fed, organic, hormone-free Icelandic lamb. Ask for one with everything--“ein með öllu”—and you’ll get ketchup, sweet brown mustard (“pylsusinnep”), remoulade sauce (a mix of mayo, capers, mustard, and herbs), raw onions, and crispy fried onions. Pointing at the condiments you also works.
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| Baejarins Bestu Pylsur food cart in Reykjavik, Iceland |
Seventy percent of the country’s 300,000-plus residents have eaten here, as have Bill Clinton (in 2004, he ordered a dog with just mustard) and Metallica band members. The day I was here, two children were eating naked dogs. A hot dog (“pylsur”) costs 350 to 380 ISK (around $3). They're also sold at gas stations, convenience stores, and the airport—where I finally got mine.
images ©2014 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
images ©2014 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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