Photos show what the Costco food court looks like in Iceland
- I visited Iceland's only Costco store in Garðabær, about 6 miles south of Reykjavík.
- The food court was smaller than those I've seen at Costco stores on the East Coast.
With 854 warehouse locations worldwide, Costco opened its first store in Iceland in 2017.
I visited the popular chain on a recent trip to Iceland and checked out its famous food court.
I found that the Icelandic Costco's food court offered fewer options than I've seen at Costco stores on the East Coast of the US, but its menu contained many of the same items.
Take a look inside Iceland's Costco food court.
Iceland's first and only Costco store is located in Garðabær.
Garðabær is about 6 miles south of Iceland's capital of Reykjavík.
I visited Costco in the early afternoon, when the food court appeared to be a popular lunch spot with a long line.
I was surprised to find that the store was laid out almost exactly the same as the Costco I'm used to visiting in New York City, with the food court next to the checkout counters.
The food court offered many of the same items that I've seen at US Costco stores such as coffee, burgers, gelato, and chicken bakes, but offered fewer items than I anticipated.
Iceland's Costco food court didn't have smoothies, salads, or churros — items I'm used to seeing at US stores.
Pizza cost 600 ISK ($4.44) per slice and 2,200 ISK ($16.27) for a whole take-home pie, while hot dogs, a popular street food in Iceland, cost 299 ISK ($2.20).
In the US, a slice of pizza at Costco costs $1.99 while a whole pie is $9.95, and hot dogs cost $1.50.
There were also two soda fountains with Pepsi, 7-Up, and an orange-flavored Icelandic soda called Egils Appelsin.
Produced by Iceland's Skallagrímsson Brewery since 1955, Egils Appelsin is often served at festive occasions and holidays like Christmas.
Located near the checkout lines, a small seating area allowed Costco customers to sit and enjoy their purchases.
I enjoyed knowing that my $60 annual Costco membership card can get me into any Costco store worldwide to sample their unique food-court menus.
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