Beituskúrinn - The Bait Shack

Beituskúrinn - The Bait Shack Whale sightings, live music, traditional dishes. Dive into our restaurant in Neskaupstaður! I fishy scented home for sure.

In the 1800s Iceland bought many of its houses prefabricated from Norway, Beituskurinn is one of these. It arrived in the Eastern fjords 1890s and started its life as housing for one of the whaling stations. When the station closed the house was packed up and brought by sea to Neskaupstadur to start its next life on one the towns dock-piers. For the next 40 years the building housed 4 sailors over

the summer fishing season, and barrels of salted cod – bacalao. In the late 30s the summer fishermen moved out and fishing equipment moved in. Workers would sit amongst the nets and floats, baiting fishing lines for the next trip to sea; hence the name Beituskurinn (baitshack). For the next 80 years the walls absorbed the smell of scales of fish, until 2016, when Hildibrand decided to build a bar. Over the next year the family cleaned, repaired, and painted until, in the summer of 2017, they opened the doors to a transformed Beituskurinn, no longer a home of fishing tackle but a bar/restaurant. Now, on a sunny summer day, instead of baiting lines, you can sit on the deck with the waves lapping below you, watching whales breach less than 50 meters off shore. Dive off the pier and warm yourself with a warm meal and a blanket. Come for a concert, or just to share a quiet drink with friends.

17/06/2026

Kínarúllur frá Nönu 🤗og hot wings í pop up í dag

15/06/2026
15/06/2026

Beituskúrinn er allskonar ❤️

15/06/2026

Bryggjan í dag❤️🤗

15/06/2026

og döðlurnar eru að koma sér fyrir á bryggjunni😁

Hádegishlaðborð á Hildibrand í dag
15/06/2026

Hádegishlaðborð á Hildibrand í dag

Eldhúsið er opið 12:00-21:00 í dag🍕🍟🍗🍔
14/06/2026

Eldhúsið er opið 12:00-21:00 í dag🍕🍟🍗🍔

Address

Egilsbraut 26
Neskaupstaður
740

Opening Hours

Monday 17:00 - 22:00
Tuesday 17:00 - 22:00
Wednesday 17:00 - 22:00
Thursday 17:00 - 22:00
Friday 17:00 - 10:00
Saturday 17:00 - 10:00
Sunday 17:00 - 22:00

Telephone

4771950

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