Industry Street food Website bbp.is | Area served Reykjavík | |
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Founded 1937 (1937) in Reykjavík, Iceland Products Hot dogs (Icelandic: Heitar pylsur, lit. 'Hot sausages') Owner Guðrún Kristmundsdóttir | ||
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur ([ˈpaːijarɪns ˈpɛstʏ ˈpʰɪlsʏr̥], English: The Town's Best Sausages), is a small chain of hot dog stands located in Reykjavík, Iceland.
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History
The chain has been in continuous operation since 1937, when the first stand was set up on Austurstræti by the current owner's grandfather. In the 1960s, it moved to Tryggvagata, across from the Harpa Concert Hall, where the current flagship stand remains today.
In August 2004, the stand was visited by former United States president Bill Clinton while he was visiting Iceland for a UNICEF conference. This celebrity appearance led to a boost in popularity for the stand as it began appearing in tourism guidebooks on Iceland.
In August 2006, the British newspaper The Guardian selected Bæjarins Beztu as the best hot dog stand in Europe.
Today, the chain is popular with both tourists and locals. There are three additional locations in the city, which together sell over one thousand hot dogs on a busy day.
Food
Bæjarins Beztu sells hot dogs and soft drinks. The steamed sausages (lamb-based, with pork and beef) are served in a bun with a choice of condiments; ketchup, sweet mustard, remoulade, crisp fried onion and raw onion. They are all ordered together with the phrase "eina með öllu" (English: "one with everything").
As of January 2017, a hot dog costs 450 krónur (€3).
Visitors
A number of celebrity patrons have visited in recent years. Former US president Bill Clinton, Metallica frontman James Hetfield, and actor Charlie Sheen are among famous people who have ordered from the stand.
The main stand appeared in the first season of Anthony Bourdain's travel program No Reservations.