Einsi Kaldi Restaurant
Einsi Kaldi
A seafood restaurant opened by a local-born chef inside a hotel, where the lobster soup follows his mother's recipe.
Located inside Hotel Vestmannaeyjar at Vestmannabraut 28, it opened in 2011 and is named after the nickname of local-born chef Einar Björn Árnason. It seats about 80. Fresh catch arrives daily from fishing boats, and local elements such as seabirds and wild herbs are incorporated, blending international techniques with island traditions. The signature is a lobster soup based on the chef's mother's recipe, slow-cooked for 12 hours with seaweed and white chocolate. Other dishes include tempura cod cheeks, squid-ink langoustine and multi-course tasting menus. Main courses cost about ISK 4,290–6,590, and the three-course set menu is ISK 12,900. Lunch offers soup and Danish open sandwiches.
Opening hours
Lunch and dinner; see website for details
Nearby sights
- Sea Life Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary
- Vestmannaeyjar Boat Tour
- Sagnheimar Folk Museum
- Landakirkja
- Skansinn & Stave Church
- Eldheimar Volcano Museum
- Heimaklettur
- Helgafell