{"id":753,"date":"2012-01-09T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/the-best-place-for-a-hot-dog-in-reykjavik\/"},"modified":"2014-08-05T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T12:26:04","slug":"the-best-place-for-a-hot-dog-in-reykjavik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/the-best-place-for-a-hot-dog-in-reykjavik\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Place for a Hot Dog in Reykjavik"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Best Place for a Hot Dog in Reykjavik, IMG Cred: Tom Johansmeyer\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2012\/1\/TheBestPlaceforaHotDoginReykjavik.JPG\" alt=\"The Best Place for a Hot Dog in Reykjavik, IMG Cred: Tom Johansmeyer\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>&#8220;The Mustard has a Unique Taste&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/tag\/iceland\/default\">Iceland<\/a><\/strong> is known for seafood. There\u2019s a large fishing community, which you can tell from the menus at local <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/restaurants\/default\">restaurants<\/a><\/strong>. While in <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/reykjavik\/default\">Reykjavik<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019d be nuts not to dine on the likes of minke whale and lobster. <strong><a href=\"\/news\/the-best-five-hot-dogs-in-the-world\">But you should also get a hot dog<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\nI\u2019m not joking.<br \/>\nLocated by the harbor in Reykjavik, Baejarins Beztu is a local institution and an international phenomenon. The small kiosk is big enough only for the employee serving up the grub, and the outside seating won\u2019t do you much good in January. Don\u2019t let that stop you: take a glove off and eat standing up. It\u2019s worth it.<br \/>\nThe hot dogs at Baejarins beztu do not disappoint. They are boiled (in all honesty, I do prefer grilled), but they snap when you bite into them. The dogs are longer than the buns \u2013 a necessity \u2013 and throw off steam even when the weather starts to get a little warmer in Reykjavik. The first bite is truly delightful.<br \/>\nYou can order your hot dogs with several toppings, including mustard, ketchup, onions and slaw. I strongly suggest that you get at least one with nothing but mustard, and there\u2019s a good reason for this: it\u2019s incredible. The mustard has a unique taste to it (I think I detected a hint similar to cheese, but it\u2019s hard to pinpoint). I guess this means you should order at least two!<br \/>\nAt roughly $2.50 each, Baejarins beztu offers up what is doubtless the cheapest meal in Reykjavik, and it\u2019s only a short walk from most downtown <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/hotels\/default\">hotels<\/a><\/strong>. If you still don\u2019t think it\u2019s a mandatory stop, keep in mind that a U.S. president made time to visit Baejarins beztu \u2013 you\u2019ll see a picture of Bill Clinton chomping into a Baejarins beztu hot dog hanging inside the kiosk. Franky, I can\u2019t think of a better endorsement!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hungry for some <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-reykjavik-rek-iceland\">cheap flights to Reykjavik<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Tom Johansmeyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Mustard has a Unique Taste&#8221; &nbsp; Iceland is known for seafood. There\u2019s a large fishing community, which you can tell from the menus at local restaurants. While in Reykjavik, you\u2019d be nuts not to dine on the likes of minke whale and lobster. But you should also get a hot dog. I\u2019m not joking. 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