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ation (Ikr10,500 per double), timber-lined hotel rooms, four cute cottages, five apartments
(including two sleek, brand-new options).
Framtið's elegant restaurant (dinner mains Ikr4650 to 5960) is easily the nicest option in
town. Dinner of lobster tails or lamb fillet hits the top end of the price-scale and the palate,
but there are all-day pizzas too (from Ikr1800).
Langabúð Kaffihús
CAFE
(lunches Ikr750-1700; 10am-6pm Sun-Thu, to 11.30pm Fri & Sat mid-May-Sep)
The in-demand cafe inside Langabúð has a suitably old-world atmosphere, and serves
cakes, soup and sandwiches.
Við Voginn
FAST FOOD
(Vogaland 2;soup of the day Ikr980; 9am-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm Sat & Sun)
A popular-with-locals grill, with an attached grocery store.
Samkaup-Strax
SUPERMARKET
(Búland 2; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat, noon-4pm Sun)
On the main road, with a
Vínbúðin
( 4-6pm Mon-Thu, 1-6pm Fri Jun-Aug)
attached.
Information
The town has decent facilities (bank, post office); pick up a map from the
tourist office
(
478 8204;Bakki 3; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun mid-May-mid-Sep)
across from
Bakkabuð craft store.
Birdlife in the area is prolific; twitchers should check out
www.birds.is
(good general
info, despite not being up to date).
