Guillemot Del Toro
Walking over to Steikhúsið, located at the ever-popular restaurant hub around the whale watching tours on the west side of Reykjavík, I bet my wife that the restaurant’s inter
Ooooh, Baby I Like It Raw
I remember when Sushibarinn first opened in 2007— although I don’t think it was the first to serve sushi in Reykjavík, it was around that time that it dawned on […]
Fresh Meat In Reykjavík
THE BARS Dolly just opened at Hafnarstræti 4 and is already vying for/clambering up the shitheap towards… the title of the hippest place in Reykjavík. Two floors with an el
Sizzling Weekend Expected
A delegation from the United States of America landed at Keflavík this week for the start of an international diplomatic mission on one of the foremost issues of the global [&hell
Yummy Gummy, Mucho Tasty
First thing you need to know about Slippbar is that the plates get served the moment they are ready. We made the mistake of ordering charcuterie and what I figured […]
Lady, I Got Buddies Who Died Face Down in The Muck So That You and I Could Enjoy This Family Restaurant!
Lebowski Bar only has one significant downside. When I’ve gone there on a Friday night I find I tend to bump into a measure of the rat-bastard wannabe thugs that […]
Wings Of Love
Úrilla Górillan (“The Grumpy Gorilla”) is a bar with two locations, specialising in small groups, American grub, too much beer and finding an outlet for our inner cannibal ne
Slippbarinn: A Bar For Nerds
Slippbarinn isn’t one of the pubs you might stumble into downtown in the midst of a weekend drunken reverie. Rather, it’s a classy little place found by the harbour, in [&helli
The Best of Reykjavík 2012: Dining and Grub
Best burger: Grillmarket Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar has won this category ever since we started compiling our BEST OF list back in aught nine, and for good reason: they make delicio
Selling The Town’s Best Hot Dogs For 75 Years
Bæjarins Beztu Tryggvagata, 101 D4 The Grapevine has a soft spot for Bæjarins Beztu. The famous hot dog stand is conveniently parked right outside our offices and for the small [
Seven Great Dishes To Try In Iceland
• The oxtail meatballs with blue cheese at Forréttabarinn. Thank God for small portions because those pack a fatty punch. Cranberries save the dish from go
WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR FACE…
…means that the moon has collided with earth killing all of mankind and similes about pizza pies are the least of your worries! The status of Italian food in Iceland […]
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
The Seafood Cellar closed its doors earlier this year and in its place we have Rub23 from Akureyri, opening its second location in Iceland. The Seafood Cellar was one of […]
Southern Fried Swayze
My only food allergy is hype and Roadhouse has received a fair bit of it. So it was with trepidation that I arrived to this castle of carnage and overindulgence […]
Steve Holt!
Don’t be fooled by the ’70s vibe it outwardly projects: Hótel Holt can be surprisingly charming and its restaurant, Gallery, is a prime example of that. While it isn’t t
Pho Sizzle
Globalisation works in mysterious ways. Iceland is not host to any great Italian, French or Mexican restaurants, but we have good Thai, good Ethiopian, solid Nepalese and scores of
No Quarter To The Seal-Eating Mussels!
On a windy Reykjavík afternoon I entered the romantic harbour haunt Höfnin (The Harbour). Little did I know that 90 minutes later I would end up anchored at the marina […]
Màs Organica. Màs Sensual. Màs Salad Bar.
Kryddlegin hjörtu is perfectly located with a sweet view of Esja in all her mountainly glory (914 metres, but who’s counting!). It is wedged between the Indian Embassy on the [&
Beach Nourishment
Nauthóll is a rare type of restaurant where the majority of year-round customers are Icelandic. And small wonder, since it’s ten minutes walking distance from the nearest hotel
Exploring Icelandic Coffee Culture
It’s hard to miss that Icelanders are big coffee drinkers. They drink a lot of coffee. In fact, the average Icelander consumes 8.3 kilograms of coffee beans per year, which [&hel
Meet Iceland’s Award-Winning Raw Food Chef
Sólveig Eiríksdóttir, better known as Solla, was recently voted “Favourite Raw Gourmet Chef” and “Favourite Raw Simple Chef” in the annual Best of Raw contest, which acc