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What to eat in Iceland

The 10 best dishes in Iceland

Fish, lamb and dairy from the edge of the Arctic.

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Plokkfiskur

Eaten all over Iceland

Fish and potato stew mashed with béchamel, on rye.

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Kjötsúpa

Eaten all over Iceland

Lamb soup with root vegetables and rice.

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3

Skyr

Eaten all over Iceland

Thick strained dairy, eaten with berries and cream.

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4

Pylsur

Best: Reykjavik

Lamb hot dog with crispy and raw onion, remoulade and sweet mustard.

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5

Harðfiskur

Eaten all over Iceland

Dried fish eaten with butter as a snack.

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6

Arctic char

Eaten all over Iceland

Lake fish pan-fried with butter.

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7

Rúgbrauð

Best: Lake Mývatn

Sweet dark rye baked in geothermal ground.

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8

Langoustine

Best: Höfn

Small lobster tails, grilled with garlic butter.

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9

Kleina

Eaten all over Iceland

Twisted, knotted doughnuts flavoured with cardamom, fried in a pot and eaten with coffee at any hour.

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10

Hákarl

Best: Everywhere at Þorrablót

Fermented shark, with a shot of brennivín.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.