Narsaq
Do you love to eat in a town with no more than 1,348 people? Do you crave a bustling town with an invigorating night life? Do you absolutely need art, history, and fantastic scenery? Do you want to stay a while in a beach town not overrun by surfer dudes and day trippers who leave their trash everywhere? Do you want it all and still be above the Arctic? Is it essential that you dine on tasty food? Then, oh my gosh, Narsaq, Greenland, is the place for you.
Weather update as of press time: It’s cloudy with a temperature of 38 degrees. It should rain two days from now.
Let’s visit Narsaq’s five best restaurants as listed in TripAdvisor(tm).
The restaurant to go to is Klara. It earned eleven reviews over the years and an average rating of 3.5. According to a lengthy review, this eatery “meets your basic needs.” One reviewer spoke of Narsaq as being “off the planet.” Mars is off the planet and as of press time has not even a single restaurant. So “meets your basic needs” is quite an accomplishment. Klara’s cuisine is local and international. It has table service.
Ahem! Customers rave about the staff’s pleasant, enthusiastic, and pleasant attitude. How great is that? The menu runs to seven items six days a week, with an absolute socko weekly special. Many people speak of Klara’s food as being nice to really good. Be sure to sample the dishes made from local produce. Don’t leave withhout trying the highly regarded crepes with local berries.
I know I want to go here
Winning the silver medal on our restaurant tour is Ulo Netcafe. It has only one review, but that one customer loved it gave the eatery a 5. Woot! The diner said it was the metropolis’ best restaurant. The customer also averred that Ulo Netcafe possessed a cozy atmosphere and really good food. The local produce came in for special praise. (Just like with restaurant Klara. Clearly local-produce conoisseurs will want to high tail it to Narsaq.)
Third place on our dining tour is Café Inugssuk. Unfortunately, no one reviewed on TripAdvisor. However, Café Inugsuk Facebook(tm) page has 28 reviews. The one I saw said the eatery is always cozy, with not too many people, and is a good place to have a drink. Lovers of live music will be happy here.
Third place on our dining tour is Café Inugssuk. Unfortunately, no one reviewed on TripAdvisor. However, Café Inugsuk Facebook(tm) page has 28 reviews. The one I saw said the eatery is always cozy, with not too many people, and is a good place to have a drink. Lovers of live music will be happy here.
We now visit Qajaq Brewery. No one as reviewed it on Tripvisor nor does it seem to have a website. I know it is a pub, a brew pub. Perhaps it’s frequented by those in the Witness Protection Program. Those people tend to shun publicity. So, if you do go Narsaq-and why would you not?–please try Qaqjaq Brewery and let me know what you think.
We finish our culinary adventure at Arctic Café Narsaq. The café is named after the Arctic and serves European, Danish, and healthy cuisine. It has live music. Arctic Café Narsaq doesn’t have any TripAdvisor ratings. Boo! It does, however, have a Facebook page. Yay!
Arctic Café Narsaq on Facebook. Knowing Danish helps a lot here.
We finish our culinary adventure at Arctic Café Narsaq. The café is named after the Arctic and serves European, Danish, and healthy cuisine. It has live music. Arctic Café Narsaq doesn’t have any TripAdvisor ratings. Boo! It does, however, have a Facebook page. Yay!
Arctic Café Narsaq on Facebook. Knowing Danish helps a lot here.
By far, the best way to reach Narsaq is by plane.(Motoring to Narsaq can be frustrating and problematic.) Travellers need to fly to Copenhagen or Reyfavik, then jet to the international airport in Narsarsuaq. Almost there. Then catch either a boat or helicopter transfer to Narsaq. Local Greenlanders can take the Sarfaq Ittuk passenger ferry. Easy peasy.
Go to Nanortalik Open Air Museum for how could you possibly travel all the way to eastern Greeland and not visit an Inuit village up close? Indeed, one TripAdvisor happily proclaimed, “finally got here,” and so will you. Village is constructed with great attention to detail and authenticity. Step back in time and see Inuit life depicted from earliest times to the present. Go there. Go there. 60 TripAdvisors reviewers gave it a 4.5 rating.
Make your way to Narsaq Museum. It garnered a 4.0 rating from 34 reviewers. This cozy museum provides detailed descriptions of the history and culture of the Saqqaq, Dorset and Thule peoples. See kayaks and hunting/fishing equipment. Take in the rooms room devoted contemporary life and mining. The helpful attendant knows a lot.
People wishing to take boat tours should be all means stampede the office of South Greenland Boart Charter 44. This company recieved a TripAdvisor of 5.0 from a clearly satisfied customer. South Greenland Boat provides day and mult-day tours. Come see fjords, ice caps, dolphins, and whales all from your comfortable boat. Further trips to places visited by their boats can be arranged. Doesn’t this sound way cool? Hee, hee, see what I did there?
As always, “Good eating. Good traveling.”
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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