Icelandic Hot Dogs get Guardian vote 22. ágúst 2006 11:02 Bæjarins bestu Við pulsuvagninn - rétta myndin British newspaper The Guardian recently selected the five best fast-food stands in Europe, and Reykjavik's "Bæjarins Bestu" hot dog stand was in second place. " I can't believe it! I'm speechless," said owner Guðrún Kristmundsdóttir yesterday when Fréttablaðið called her. Bæjarins bestu was beaten to the first place by a travelling Scottish porridge stand. " It's hilarious that porridge was in first place," laughed Guðrún, whose hot dog stand is the city's busiest fast-food venue, especially late at night on weekends. Guðrún added that Bill Clinton's visit to the hot dog stand two years ago really upped the reputation of the place . " Now lots of famous people stop by. All of Metallica ate hot dogs here for example. Tourists seem to love the hot dogs, I don't think they're used to hot dogs being made from quality meat." The Guardian states that the secret to the hot dogs is the remúlaði sauce which is described as "mysterious and delicious". According to Guðrún the only complaints she gets are from Danish tourists who are unable to buy a beer to go with their hot dog. "I'm not going to get a licqor licence though. There are plenty of bars all around me to cater to those needs. " News News in English Mest lesið „Ég sé eftir því að nokkru leyti“ Innlent Ný kosningaspá: Sjö flokkar sem næðu inn manni Innlent Pútín hótar afdrifaríkum árásum á Kænugarð Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar kjósa sér nýtt þing Innlent Svona gullhnullungar finnast hvergi lengur nema í Grænlandi Innlent „Talandi um að skila ekki til samfélagsins“ Innlent Fjölmenn lögregluaðgerð á Ísafirði Innlent „Er ekki hægt að hafa sér þátt fyrir hann?“ Innlent Um 173 milljónir króna á hvern fanga í nýju fangelsi á Stóra-Hrauni Innlent Erfiðara að manna í frístund í austurhluta borgarinnar Innlent
British newspaper The Guardian recently selected the five best fast-food stands in Europe, and Reykjavik's "Bæjarins Bestu" hot dog stand was in second place. " I can't believe it! I'm speechless," said owner Guðrún Kristmundsdóttir yesterday when Fréttablaðið called her. Bæjarins bestu was beaten to the first place by a travelling Scottish porridge stand. " It's hilarious that porridge was in first place," laughed Guðrún, whose hot dog stand is the city's busiest fast-food venue, especially late at night on weekends. Guðrún added that Bill Clinton's visit to the hot dog stand two years ago really upped the reputation of the place . " Now lots of famous people stop by. All of Metallica ate hot dogs here for example. Tourists seem to love the hot dogs, I don't think they're used to hot dogs being made from quality meat." The Guardian states that the secret to the hot dogs is the remúlaði sauce which is described as "mysterious and delicious". According to Guðrún the only complaints she gets are from Danish tourists who are unable to buy a beer to go with their hot dog. "I'm not going to get a licqor licence though. There are plenty of bars all around me to cater to those needs. "
News News in English Mest lesið „Ég sé eftir því að nokkru leyti“ Innlent Ný kosningaspá: Sjö flokkar sem næðu inn manni Innlent Pútín hótar afdrifaríkum árásum á Kænugarð Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar kjósa sér nýtt þing Innlent Svona gullhnullungar finnast hvergi lengur nema í Grænlandi Innlent „Talandi um að skila ekki til samfélagsins“ Innlent Fjölmenn lögregluaðgerð á Ísafirði Innlent „Er ekki hægt að hafa sér þátt fyrir hann?“ Innlent Um 173 milljónir króna á hvern fanga í nýju fangelsi á Stóra-Hrauni Innlent Erfiðara að manna í frístund í austurhluta borgarinnar Innlent