Almar Bakari — Restaurant in Hveragerðisbær

I have Almar Bakari to thank for being able to try various Icelandic pastries and bakery items. The selection is overwhelmingly huge! It took everything in me to not grab one of each item. It all looked so good. We tried a few items and loved every single one!

My favorite was the Vínarbrauð. I splurged and got it full-sized and a mini. It was delicious. Wonderfully sweet and It lasted about two days between my husband and I, and we agreed it remained tasting great the next day, but not as great as it was fresh. His favorite was the Marisipanstykki - it was basically two fluffy cake slices with vanilla cream shelled in rich chocolate. We also indulged in a couple other donuts and danishes and loved them all! Excellent coffee as well that pairs lovely with...

Almar Bakari serves variety of items from fresh baked goods to salad and sandwiches. We bought breads and desserts for 3 days in a row and we loved their breads! There is a black bread and I’m not sure of name, but the staff told me it’s ciabatta that’s made with charcoal food coloring. Its crust is so crispy but chewy and just perfect. We made sandwiches with this bread which is to die for. We can’t find this bread in the US …

Pizza bread, cinnamon coffee rolls were good. Line is long but they move pretty quickly. It’s definitely worth the visit when you pass...

Delicious pastries.

To eat like Icelanders (according to our guide) get the Kleina pastry (similar to a plain cake donut,dense, plain, but not sweet—perfect)—drink with, Icelandic coco milk—the yellow one not the blue one (no sugar). Right around the corner is a 6 meter crevasse from a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that they covered over with glass. You can stand in 2 countries at once (North America/Europe) as it is the split between 2 tectonic plates and peer down...