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EATING PRICES
The Eating reviews in this topic are divided into the following price categories based on
the cost of an average main course.
Less than Ikr2000 (€13)
€€ Ikr2000-5000 (€13-32)
€€€ More than Ikr5000 (€32)
Restaurants
Iceland's best restaurants are in Reykjavík, but some magnificent finds are mushrooming
up beyond the capital, catering to travellers looking for authentic local flavours. These res-
taurants are tapping into the network of unsung local producers: barley farmers, mussel
harvesters, veggie growers, the neighbouring sheep farmer and local fisherman. At many
places, your meal's food miles will be low . You want local and seasonal? You've come to
the right place.
Bear in mind that the price difference between an exceptional restaurant and an average
one is often small, so it can be well worth going upmarket. Often, though, in rural Iceland
you may not have a huge choice - the town's only eating place may be the restaurant in the
local hotel, supplemented by the grill in the petrol station. And in peak summer, you may
struggle to get a table without a reservation, and/or face long waits.
À la carte menus usually offer at least one fish dish, one veggie choice (invariably
pasta) and a handful of meat mains (lamb stars, of course). Many restaurants also have a
menu of cheaper meals such as hamburgers and pizzas. Soup will invariably appear - as a
lunchtime option (perhaps in the form of a soup-and-salad buffet), or as a dinnertime
starter. Fiskisúpa (fish soup) comes courtesy of various family recipes, while kjötsúpa
(meat soup) will usually feature veggies and small chunks of lamb.
In Reykjavík, and to a lesser extent Akureyri, there are some ethnic restaurants, includ-
ing Thai, Japanese, Italian, Mexican, Indian and Chinese.
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