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Funny, I've had this bookmarked for two years since I visited Iceland in 2013...still look at it from time to time. What an incredible experience, I fell in love with everything except the food. I think Anthony Bourdain said the only place in the world where he's absolutely hated the food was Reykjavik...I can't say the man is wrong. But everything else is wonderful.

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I really liked: The bakery culture for breakfasts, good and fresh seafood (if you're okay with eating whale, there's that too), a bit of variety in the diners and fast food places. We hit up a Chipotle-esque place called Serrano that wasn't bad, for instance.

Additionally, in the last few years though there's been a bit of foodie revolution; Kex hostel has some pretty solid dining at their in-house restaurant, and there are a number of 'American New' places sprouting up, both diner- and pub-style.

Anyway, I agree, Iceland was magical. The people were so, so great, the country was gorgeous and full of history, and (for my money) the food wasn't half bad.

> Kex hostel has some pretty solid dining at their in-house restaurant, and there are a number of 'American New' places sprouting up, both diner- and pub-style.

That's the restaurant where my friend worked...though he has moved on.

Second the recommendation here.

The best lobster soup (actually, best any soup) I ever had was at Saegriffin, which appears to be either just off the map (bottom left) or not marked, and I also found the incredible hot dog hut.

So our food experience was good, but agree - the experience was incredible. Without a doubt the best day of my travels anywhere in the world was our Golden Circle tour from Reykjavik - 6 friends, great tour guide, drinking chilled vodka in a hot spring while it snowed on us.

I didn't get the hype about their soup, yet can recommend the whale steak.

Ha! Funnily enough, I thought the whale was awful. I'm guessing you and I should never split a meal in a restaurant.

We all have different tastes, I guess. Humarsúpa, kjötsúpa, and plokkfiskur are some of the most delicious things I've ever tasted.

I'm with you. Flying in I was watching a show on the entertainment system called "Delicious Iceland" or something. The skies in the show were always blue and the food fresh and awesome. I didn't experience either of those while there. Everything else was fantastic in the true sense of the word.

What did you dislike about the food?

A little fuzzy since it's been a couple years, but I absolutely hated their obsession with aggressively putting mayo-based sauces on seemingly everything.

s/everything/ready-made sandwiches/;

I live in Iceland. The trick is to either prepare your own sandwiches or eat something else.

The food is getting better! :)

Maybe it helped that my friend is a chef there and took us to the best restaurants, but I had the most amazing food in Iceland back in 2011.

http://fiskmarkadurinn.is/ completely changed my mind about eating Fish and is still the best salmon I've had in my life.

Also probably the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to was in Reykjavik and I live in New York in a neighborhood famous for its Thai restaurants...

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