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The town has several busy bakeries, such as Hverabakarí ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 483
4879;Breiðamörk 10; 8.30am-6pm) and Almar ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Sunnumörk 2;soup
Ikr820; 7am-6pm Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm Sat, 9am-5pm Sun; ) , fast-food joints and supermar-
kets. Several restaurants offer bread cooked using geothermal heat.
Varma ICELANDIC
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; lunch mains Ikr1670-3700, dinner mains Ikr3750-5000; 8am-10pm)
At the Frost & Fire hotel, this wonderfully scenic restaurant boasts floor-to-ceiling win-
dows over the stream and gorge. Dishes are Icelandic, using fresh, local ingredients and
herbs and often geothermal cooking techniques.
Kjöt og Kúnst INTERNATIONAL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 483 5010; www.kjotogkunst.com ;Breiðamörk 21;mains Ikr2000-4400;
noon-9pm Mon-Sat Jun-Aug, reduced hours Sep-May)
On the touristy side, but there are Icelandic dishes (soup, fish and lamb) in among the
sandwiches and pizzas. Cakes and geothermal bread, too.
Getting There & Away
The bus stop ( GOOGLE MAP ) is at the petrol stations on the main road into town (check
whether your stop is the Shell or N1).
Strætó ( 540 2700; www.straeto.is ) services:
Buses 51 & 52 Reykjavík-Vík/Höfn & Reykjavík-Landeyjahöfn (Ikr1050 to/from Reyk-
javík, 35 minutes, 11 daily Monday to Friday, eight daily Saturday and Sunday).
Sterna ( 551 1166; www.sterna.is ) services:
Bus F35A, returning from Akureyri to Reykjavík can stop with pre-booking.
Reykjavík Excursions ( 580 5400; www.re.is ) services:
Buses 9/9A Reykjavík-Þórsmörk, 11/11A Reykjavík-Landmannalaugar, 17/17A Reyk-
javík-Mývatn, 18 Reykjavík-Álftavatn-Emstrur, 20/20A Reykjavík-Skaftafell, 21/21A
Reykjavík-Skógar, 610/610A Reykjavík-Kjölur-Akureyri all stop in Hveragerði.
Trex ( 587 6000; www.trex.is ) services:
Buses T21/T22 & T23/T24 Reykjavík-Landmannalaugar and T11/T12 Reyk-
javík-Þórsmörk can stop with pre-booking.