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Höfn

Höfn (pronounced something like "herpn", also known as Höfn í Hornafirði, is a town in East Iceland, at the south-eastern corner of the country. Höfn sits by the lagoon (or fjord) Hornafjörður which is also the name of the large municipality of which the town is the centre and which covers the entire area of the county Austur-Skaftafellssýsla. This guide covers the town and the surrounding municipality, excluding the westernmost part which forms one of the main gateways to Vatnajökull National Park. For tourism purposes, the area calls itself the Vatnajökull Region: nowhere else is quite as dominated by Europe's largest glacier, nowhere else have people learned to live in such close quarters

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  1. Eat

    Hafnarbúðin

    A fast food joint with burgers and subs. It also functions as a drive-through, though given that Höfn is less than a kilometer across the popularity of this is intriguing.

  2. Eat

    Humarhöfnin

    Specializing in lobster (humar in Icelandic), this slightly up-scale restaurant serves absolutely delicious food in a historic building close to the harbor. Officially only open in summer, but do phone in low season, they may open the restaurant just for you with no extra fees.

  3. Eat

    Kaffi Hornið

    A cozy restaurant/café/pub with rather typical soups, sandwiches, pasta dishes, etc., at fair prices.

    Open now · closes 10 pm

  4. Eat

    Ósinn

    Restaurant located the same building as Hótel Höfn, specialising in local food at rather high prices.