Krua Siam

Tonight was our last night in Akureyri, but we stayed close to our hotel, heading to Krua Siam, a Thai restaurant, which turned out to be a good choice; we were ready for something a bit different.

appetizer: deep fried shrimp

appetizer: spring rolls

entree: panang curry with lamb

Strikið

My husband had discovered Strikið, a restaurant in Akureyri that sits on the fifth floor of a building (and therefore given to nice views of the locale), so we headed there for dinner after Mass tonight.

appetizer: Langoustine on garlic bread 

appetizer: salmon tartare

my entree: Icelandic hamburger (beef, goose, and
reindeer), and Icelandic cheddar. Came with blueberry jam
on the bottom.

husband's entree: the Atlantic char

dessert: Skyr cake

íslenska Hamborgarafabrikkan

After the last two rather disappointing meals, my husband and I stopped by íslenska Hamborgarafabrikkan - the Icelandic Hamburger Factory. I have to say, these were the best burgers I've had in Europe so far (having had subpar burgers in Ireland, Estonia, and Finland).

My husband had the No. 2 Lamburger, which he said was very good, but I had the No. 8 Morthens Burger, which came with bacon, garlic grilled mushrooms, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, Bearnaise, and French fries. I was quite pleased (and thankful that my burger didn't come with any weird Thousand Islandesque sauce on it).

Bautinn

In our first night in Akureyri, my husband and I explored an area not too far away from our hotel, with the idea that we'd see what restaurants were nearby, and choose one that looked good. We only encountered three restaurants during our short walk (it had started to rain): a burger joint that we agreed we'd try another time, a small Indian takeout place, and Bautinn, which was the first place we'd come across and which another American said was good, and had a good salad bar.

I ordered the Mexican chicken soup, which tasted like
very warm salsa with chicken in it. It came with some
good tortilla chips, and creme fraiche, which I thought
an odd thing to have with alleged Mexican soup.

I also ordered a baguette that was served with Bearnaise
sauce and mushrooms. This wasn't too bad, although a bit
greasy.

My husband ordered one of the specials, which consisted of
guillemot, a seabird, and came with a potato, gravy, and some
manner of jelly.