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m a n y f a m o u s p e o p l e a r e r e g u l a r s h e r e“ “
BanThai
Food
Veislumiðstöðin
Borgatún 6
105 Reykjavík
Phone: 520 2500
ikea.is
Mon-Sat:
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
What we think
Best Bang For Your
Buck
Flavour
Abundance and
frugalityx
Ambiance
Lunchtime at the
Union Mess Hall:
clean, bright and
filled with the spirit
of the people.
Service
Instant and constant
Price for 2 (no
drinks)
3,940 ISK
The Land Of Plenty:
The Best Value Lunch
In Reykjavík
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Opening hours
Sunday - Thursday 11:00 - 02:00
Friday - Saturday 11:00 - 06:00 - FIND US ON FACEBOOK
dirtyburgerandribs.is
Words by YORK UNDERWOOD Photos by ART BICNICK
Reykjavík is filled with great restaurants,
ranging from simple bar food to Nordic
haute cuisine. Food trends and a restau-
rant’s popularity wax and wane, but there
is always a constant missing ingredient in
the scene: inexpensive-and-plentiful.
Veislumiðstöðin is that missing ingre-
dient. Nested in Borgatún, it has been a
staple lunch spot for business and indus-
try employees in the area, but it could be
the answer to every tourist’s third-day-
here question: “Where can we go that’s
good, but not too much money?”
It’s the perfect lunch for recuperating after
a few days hiking in the countryside or a night
of heavy drinking.
In an open, cafeteria-style space you see:
pork roast with crackling, fresh and fried cod,
fajitas, Plokkfiskur (basically a fish version of
Shepherd's Pie), fajitas, potatoes, rice, gravy,
curry sauce, six different salads and a soup of
the day. And beverages: coffee, tea and icelandic
tap water.
It’s the same owners as Jóhansen’s Deli, so
you know the food is great. There is one catch,
though. It’s all-you-can-eat. That’s right: You
can eat as much as you need, without worry of
a significant hit on your bank balance.
Oh, I haven’t mentioned the price. Well,
that’s the big finale. Are you ready?
1,970 ISK, or the average price of a burger
and fries with a drink, or three happy hour
beers, or one and a half regular hour beers, or
five hot dogs sans drink.
Basically, it’s the best lunch deal in Reyk-
javík and you get to eat it amongst Icelanders:
businesspeople, labourers, lawyers, security
guards. It’s a rotating cast of characters. I saw
Príns Puffin from Shades Of Reykjavík there.
Viva la Revolución!
Restaurant Review
44The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 4 — 2016