Perhaps you’re over the magnets, mugs, and cheap nicknacks that tourists find in gift shops. Here’s a list of practical gifts your loved ones may actually want, like, and use.
Omnom Chocolate Bars ($)
Omnom Chocolate is the only bean to bar chocolate maker in Iceland and crafted from organic cacao beans and Icelandic milk. There’s a good variety of bars with caramel, coffee, barley, almonds, and of course licorice.
Where to buy:
You can find Omnom Chocolate Bars at every grocery store, many gas stations, tourist stores, but the cheapest place to buy them is at Bónus.
See the entire Omnom chocolate collection
Saltverk Icelandic Salt ($-$$)
You might not have known this but Icelandic salt is highly sought after. Saltverk is the world’s only artisan salt sustainably produced with 100% geothermal energy from hot springs in the northwest of Iceland. As are one of the world’s best flake salts available, Saltverk can make a thoughtful gift for someone who likes to cook.
Where to buy:
You can find Saltverk products at many tourist gift shops and every grocery store. The cheapest place to buy them is at Bónus or Krónan but note that you cannot find the gift sets there.
Brennivín ($$)
For that friend of yours who would prefer to drink their gift above all. Brennivín was first introduced in 1935, when prohibition in Iceland was partially lifted. A black label was chosen in order for the product to look unappealing and limit demand. The label had the opposite effect and Brennivín quickly became a popular drink. Today, the Brennivín label is a well-known symbol for Iceland’s signature drink – and of Iceland itself.
Where to buy:
Brennivín is sold at all Vínbúðin locations and at the airport store so you can pick some up on your way home.
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