The 5 best hot dogs in Reykjavik, ranked
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Icelandic hot dog with crispy onions and remoulade
Five pylsur stands ordered by how confidently a local would send you there at 2am.
The top three
1. Baejarins Beztu Pylsur by the harbour — the one Clinton ate at, 650 ISK, ask for eina med ollu (one with everything: raw and fried onions, ketchup, sweet mustard, remoulade). It earns the queue. 2. SS Pylsur at the N1 on Bildshofdi — the local's answer, no tourists, same lamb-pork-beef dog, and open late. 3. Pylsuvagninn on Laugavegur — walk-up window, decent late-night option after Kaffibarinn, 700 ISK.
Four and five
4. The Pylsuhusid stand at Hlemmur Matholl — 890 ISK, slightly fancier bun, but the sauce ratios are correct. Good if you want to sit down. 5. Any N1 or Olis petrol station across the country — 550-650 ISK, the same brand of dog, and honestly barely distinguishable from the ranked options above. This is the secret of Icelandic hot dogs: the baseline is very high.
Before you book
What people ask before booking Reykjavik.
Lamb, pork and beef, mostly lamb. Boiled then briefly grilled. The sausage itself is the same across the country; the toppings are what matter.
Unofficially yes. Officially it's plokkfiskur or lamb soup, but the hot dog wins on volume by a wide margin.
