Kaffi Kú (11km southeast of Akureyri) is a perfect pit stop in pastoral Eyjafjarðarsveit. Dine above a high-tech cowshed (you can watch the cows queue to be milked by a 'robot') on excellent beef goulash or roast-beef bagels, plus waffles that pair perfectly with farm-fresh cream. For a small fee (300kr) you can go inside the cowshed.
Kaffi Kú
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