Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur is a small chain of hot dog stands located in Reykjavík, Iceland.
History
The chain has been in continuous operation since 1937 when the first stand was set up on Austurstræti street at the very centre of the city by Jón Sveinsson, the grandfather of longtime owner, Guðrún Björk Kristmundsdóttir. Under her leadership the company expanded significantly. Following her death in early September 2025, her son Baldur Ingi Halldórsson, now the fourth generation in the family, assumed control of the operations.[2]
In the 1960s, it moved two streets north to Tryggvagata, across from the Harpa Concert Hall, where the current flagship stand remains today.[3]
In August 2004, the stand was visited by former United States president Bill Clinton while he was visiting Iceland for a UNICEF conference.[4][5]