Food and drink

A few maybes and a lot of musts

Eating out in Iceland is expensive – a main costs around £20 in Reykjavik – so investigating local supermarkets is a good idea. That said, there is some really good food to be found. Reykjavik Roasters does the best coffee in town, Sandholt and Brauð & Co the best pastries and sandwiches – look out for the Icelandic take on the doughnut, called a kleina – and the Ostabúðin restaurant does a superb ‘fish of the day’ at lunchtimes. All these are at reasonable prices, and all are easily walkable within the downtown Reykjavik area. Along with Arctic char, salted cod and minke whale (fished only at certain points in the season when the population needs culling), Icelandic lamb is a staple and so too skyr, a thick-set, tangy-sweet yoghurt.…

You're reading a preview of

Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.