Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Bringing food into Iceland and/or groceries near Blue Lagoon

Country forums / Scandinavia & the Nordics / Iceland

My wife and I are splurging by going to the Blue Lagoon Spa for a few days. However, we would like to cut costs by bringing in our own food. I checked with the Iceland embassy and it seems except for raw meats such as salami and smoked ham, I will be okay. (I have a direct flight from Frankfurt to Keflavnik Airport.) Has anyone ever had problems bringing food into Iceland from an EU country?
I have also been told that there is a grocery store in the Keflavnik Airport. I checked the airport's website and there seems to be a convenience store called 10 to 11, but there was no description of groceries sold. Frankly, I am a bit concerned about grocery shopping in an airport, as the prices probably will be high. Are there any grocery stores near the Blue Lagoon where one could purchase basics foodstuffs such as fruit, bread, cheese, and perhaps smoked fish?

This has been discussed before. Go to the country forum and scan down, you'll find it...

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Look at google maps and you will see that Blue Lagoon is in an isolated location, off the road to Grindavik, which turns off the main Keflavik-Reykjavik road a couple of km out of Keflavik town. You are about 4km out of Grindavik, and there is a walking route from BL to Grindavik avoiding the main road. It has some shops, but it is a much smaller settlement than Keflavik, so they are probably not the cheapest ones. But you'd get best value by going to one of the big supermarkets in Keflavik town. There are some obvious ones visible from the main road between the airport and the Grindavik turn.

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You didn't tell what you meant by "going to the Blue Lagoon Spa for a few days".
You didn't tell whether you rent a car, use taxi or ...
So it's hard to give specific advice.
But in general you can bring your own food. Question - where are you going to cook?

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I take it you mean you are staying the Blue Lagoon Spa clinic hotel, do you really think a hotel like that is going to appreciate you having food in your room, it is rude for one and if you can afford to pay for the hotel then use the cafe or restaurant attached.

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Ruslendingur:
I will be spending 4 nights at the Blue Lagoon Spa. Once I land at Keflavnik Airport, I will take a taxi to Blue Lagoon and I won't enter an automobile again until I depart. I mainly was wondering if the grocery store in the airport had any fresh products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, and hopefully smoked fish. As for cooking, I won't cook anything. I do intend to eat one or two meals daily at their restaurants, but I just want other foods to supplement the restaurant fare. I do have a refrigerator in my room.

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Actually, richiavo, it was the Blue Lagoon Hotel who gave me the recommendation of the grocery store in Keflavnik Airport. They also pointed out that there was a tea kettle and a refrigerator in the room, and that I could borrow plates and silverware as needed. I have traveled Europe and Asia extensively for over forty years now and hotels have always not only pointed out the best markets nearby to pick up food, but often volunteered to let me borrow plates and silverware. Only a few times have I been asked not to eat in the room, but in every one of those few times, I was told I could eat in the lobby or in the breakfast room. In many of the hotels I stay out, menus for food delivery are in the room.

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Thanks, iviehoff. I am sure I will take the walking route from Blue Lagoon to Grindavik that you mentioned. This was helpful.

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You can check the 10/11 store at Keflavik - not the best one but it might be enough for your purposes. It's right there - next to the exit from arrival zone into terminal.
If you need more - I would check Hagkaup/Bonus grocery store on your way to Blue Lagoon

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