Beside the whale-watching office in Hauganes, the local company Ektafiskur, known for its traditional bacalao (salted codfish), operates this fun, kitschy place (sit in a Viking longboat out the front). The menu is short, simple and offers fishy favourites (fish soup, fish and chips etc), plus drinks and ice cream.
Baccalá Bar
North Iceland
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