Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur ('the town's best hot dogs') is Reykjavik's most famous food stand — a tiny red-and-white kiosk on Tryggvagata near the old harbour that has been serving hot dogs since 1937. The pylsa (Icelandic hot dog) uses a distinctive lamb-based sausage (with some pork and beef mixed in), and the signature order — 'eina með öllu' ('one with everything') — includes ketchup, sweet brown mustard (pylsusinnep), remoulade, raw white onion, and crispy fried onion on top.
Bill Clinton famously ate a hot dog here in 2004 during a state visit, and the stand has since displayed a photograph of him with a hot dog (Clinton ordered only mustard, which horrified local purists). James Hetfield of Metallica and Anthony Bourdain have also been photographed here. Queues are usually short — the kiosk serves quickly — and an Icelandic hot dog for around 700 kr is one of the only cheap meals in Reykjavik.
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Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur has been open since 1937
The signature order is 'eina með öllu' — one with everything
Bill Clinton ate a hot dog here in 2004
The sausage uses lamb, pork, and beef
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Tryggvagata 1, Reykjavik
