Here’s what you can read in the wikipedia page of Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur.
Bæjarins beztu pylsur (English: The best hot dogs in town) often shortened to simply Bæjarins beztu, is a popular hot dog stand in central Reykjavík, Iceland. In August 2006, the British newspaper The Guardian[1] selected Bæjarins beztu as the best hot dog stand in Europe.
The majority of Icelanders have eaten at Bæjarins beztu. It’s downtown near the harbor and has been open since 1937. Foreign visitors are often brought to the stand to introduce them to the hot dogs there, which are often called “the Icelandic national food.” Among famous people who have eaten at Bæjarins beztu are Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, and James Hetfield, vocalist of the popular heavy metal band Metallica.
A hot dog and a soda cost 380 krónur (£2.35) (as of March 2008). The sodas available are from the Coca-Colaremolaði, a mayonnaise-based sauce with sweet relish. Hot dogs are often ordered with “the works,” i.e., all condiments, or in Icelandic “eina með öllu” or “one with everything. and condiments include ketchup, sweet mustard, fried onion, raw onion and and remolaði, a mayonnaise-based sauce with sweet relish. Hot dogs are often ordered with “the works,” i.e., all condiments, or in Icelandic “eina með öllu” or “one with everything”
Someone has to explain me where the hell does that come from? I’ve never understood why there was a huge queue in front of the small stand. People have declared this place as the best hot dogs provider in a town full of them. Yet, I can assure you they use the same bread, the same horrible sausage and the same crappy Krónan mustard and ketchup. So it remains a total mystery for me. I’ve put it in the “Icelanders-that-have-stated-this-to-be-the-best-in-Iceland” long list.
