Something Out Of Plaice
“It should be possible to build a pagoda of crispbread, to think of nothing, to hear no thunder, no rain, no splashing from the gutter, no gurgling around the house. […]
A Night Of Kilts And Offal
It seems that Kex has become the Mecca of regional drinking holidays and beer events. They host one of the best Oktoberfest celebrations in all the land and the latest […]
Ten People Share A Margarita At Harlem
Reykjavík’s watering holes primarily serve beer—lots and lots of run-of-the-mill beer from the tap—but not all of us are run-of-the-mill beer drinkers and some of us even li
The Bruce Wayne Of Basement Bistros
The coffee house 10 Dropar is leading a double life. By day it is a mild-mannered, coffee house, but by night it turns into a louche French bistro of clandestine […]
The Grapevine’s Sónar Survival Guide
Greetings festivalgoer! Since this is the first ever edition of Sónar Reykjavík, we are all in a sense first timers, but some of you may be new to Iceland and […]
Cougar Town
I did not go into Gló with an open mind. Gló is a health food cafeteria with a focus on vegetarian, raw food and vegan options and those aren’t my […]
My Top Three Restaurants In Iceland
When people hear that I write about food, the first question is always: “what is the best restaurant in Iceland?” Or, much to their amusement, if it’s at a dinner
Plain Sailing
Skólavörðustígur has really come into its own lately as a bustling tourist street. It runs in a straight line down the hill from the church and is lined with design […]
And A Ptarmigan In A Pear Tree
Every year, nearly five thousand people flock to the mountains of Iceland to hunt rock ptarmigan, a medium-sized grouse commonly known as simply ptarmigan (snow chicken or partridg
Sure, You Can Say Hamborgarhryggur. But Can You Make It?
“I teach cooking when the regular teacher is sick, it’s my favourite subject to teach,” Margrét Sigfúsdóttir says. “I just love it, to teach, to cook, and to eat of [&he
Happy Hangikjöt
No Icelandic Christmas is complete without hangikjöt, or smoked lamb. It is traditionally served on Christmas Day with potatoes, green peas, red cabbage and a Béchamel sauce (als
Loki Laufabrauðsson
There are four basic types of Icelandic cuisine: 1) The mythical historical revisionist food that is only really eaten once a year by the vast majority of Icelanders (pickled testi
Cute Overload
“I love tapas. They’re like appetisers for a meal that never comes.” –Marge Simpson Tapashúsið is in a new building, built in the old corrugated iron style, located right
Make Your Own Kleinur!
Kleina (plural kleinur) is an Icelandic fried pastry that has been popular domestically for at least two centuries. It is made from flattened dough cut into small trapezoids with a
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People
Aldin is a newish restaurant that overlooks Lækjartorg in one of the best locations in downtown Reykjavík where the restaurant Happ once stood. Although its name, which is writte
Hangover Grub In 101
Five days of music in the heart of Reykjavík. Five days of getting sandblasted by arctic winds in a queue of adorable teenagers in waddling up to the balrog in […]
A Bareknuckle Trolley Ride Through Iceland’s Supermarkets
You are riding a blue light of compassion after communicating with the crystal flower at the bottom of the crawling man-lake of Ungh-Fwak. You have travelled the maggot wastes of [
Oh No You Don’t! Not Our Skyr!
Rows of small circular tubs in an array of colours are a familiar sight to visitors who stop off at an Icelandic supermarket and head straight to the dairy refrigerator. […]
Eat Your Way Through Iceland’s Fauna
Lækjarbrekka is in that black tar hut at the end of Bankastræti, next to the Ellis Island of tourist info kiosks. The building has been part of downtown Reykjavík since [&hellip
Fish Company! (Not The Fish Market)
Fish Company (Fiskfélagið) is that really good seafood place you’ve heard so much about that is not Fish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn). Everyone has gotten the two mixed up at some
Berg Is The Word
Bergsson like their bread grainy, their food local and their Simon garfunkeled. It’s the new lunch/breakfast/leakfast hotspot for urban suburbanites—the kind that like to rear