Fjallkonan
Hafnarstræti 1-3, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Even though Iceland wasn’t at the top of my bucket list (because I live in Canada and it is already cold), it was a country that I wanted to visit one day so when my best friend asked my husband and me if we wanted to go with three other couples, we immediately said “yes”. It was also nice not to be the “planner” for once, but since I didn’t have to plan much for this trip, I didn’t know what to expect. Food-wise, I had read that lamb, fish, and pylsa/pulsa (the Icelandic hot dog) are some of Iceland’s traditional foods. We tried the lamb at Fjallkonan, a restaurant in Reykjavík, the capital and largest city of Iceland, and…I don’t want to get ahead of myself.
One of our friends had heard that the food at Fjallkonan was really good so we went there for a late dinner after Blue Lagoon on the second night of our trip. The casual restaurant had a trendy pub feel to it with the low lighting and their prices were similar to other restaurants in Iceland. The food in Iceland is expensive compared to other countries because most of it has to be imported and they have high import taxes, but tax and gratuities are included in the price of their food so that helped our wallets a little.
My husband ordered the Lamb & Flatbread and I got the 1/2 Chicken Piri Piri at Fjallkonan. The 1/2 Chicken Piri Piri was delicious. The chicken was tender, a little spicy, and it was a good amount of chicken, being half a chicken. It also came with a salad that had a light creamy dressing and truffle parmesan fries with a lot of parmesan cheese. Circling back to the lamb…the lamb in the Lamb & Flatbread was the best lamb I have ever tasted! The lamb was flavourful, not gamey at all, slow cooked so it was really soft, and was served on top of a thin flatbread. The quality of the lamb at Fjallkonan, and probably all of Iceland, is superb and they seem to have perfected how to cook it. Everyone else really enjoyed their meals as well. (Note: I included a photo of my best friend’s Halibut and the Mango Passion Spritz that the girls shared a pitcher of below.)
If you visit Iceland and want to eat in Reykjavík, Fjallkonan is a good restaurant to try. It made my husband a fan of lamb. Actually, all the food we had in Iceland was amazing, even the pylsa/pulsa we got from a gas station in Vik, a village in Iceland. I never thought I would eat a hot dog from a gas station, but when in Rome Iceland 🇮🇸.
Sky Lagoon vs. Blue Lagoon in Iceland
For those of you who plan to go to a lagoon in Iceland, here is some information on Sky Lagoon vs. Blue Lagoon:
- They both have various packages ranging from a basic package to something more premium that includes things such as private changing facilities, drinks, and food at Sky Lagoon or a bathrobe, additional drinks, and additional masks at Blue Lagoon.
- Sky Lagoon has a 75m infinity edge in its warm geothermal water lagoon that overlooks the North Atlantic Ocean. Their entrance pass includes a seven-step Skjól Ritual, which consists of: 1. Laug (lagoon), 2. Kuldip (cold plunge), 3. Ylur (sauna), 4. Súld (cool drizzle), 5. Mýkt (body scrub), 6. Gufa (steam), and 7. Saft (juice).
- Blue Lagoon has geothermal seawater with skin-nourishing powers since it is rich in silica, algae, and minerals. You apply your mud mask at the Mask Bar, right in the lagoon.
- I personally liked Sky Lagoon more so if you will only be going to one lagoon when visiting Iceland, I would choose that one. I really enjoyed the Skjól Ritual, which can also be a romantic experience with your significant other. Blue Lagoon was fun with a group though and their water looks very inviting with its milky blue hue.