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Höfn's business-class hotel is often busy with tour groups in summer. Nicely renovated
rooms feature safe neutral tones, and views are a knockout - you'll want one with a glacier
view (but bear in mind that so does everyone else!). There's also a fresh-faced on-site res-
Eating & Drinking
Humar
(langoustine, or 'Icelandic lobster') is the speciality on Höfn menus - tails or
served whole, grilled with garlic butter is the norm, and prices for main dishes are
Ikr6000-plus. If that stretches your budget, you'll find cheaper crustacean-centric options
too: bisque, sandwiches, or langoustine-studded pizza or pasta. Mmmm.
Hafnarbúðin
FAST FOOD
A fabulous relic, this old-school diner has a cheap-and-cheerful vibe, a menu of grill-bar
favourites (burgers, toasted sandwiches, and what may be the cheapest langoustine
baguette in town, at Ikr1200). There's even a drive-up window!
Kaffi Nýhöfn
CAFE
This sweet 'Nordic bistro' offers lovely service and an interesting menu of Danish open
sandwiches and homebaked cakes. It's in the home that Höfn's first settler built in 1897,
and still retains its refined, old-world atmosphere.
Kaffi Hornið
ICELANDIC
Ikr1590-7390; 11.30am-11pm)
This log-cabin affair is an unpretentious bar and restaurant - although the atmosphere is
more polished at Humarhöfnin and Pakkhús, the langoustine dishes here are similarly
priced. There's a good lunchtime soup-and-salad buffet, and a menu stretching from
reindeer burgers to lamb chops. Excellent craft-beer selection.
Humarhöfnin
ICELANDIC
