SOE Kitchen: Ólafur Elíasson and Victoria Elíasdóttir Fuse Dining With Art
Soft grey light pours in through the high rectangular windows of The Marshall House from the overcast eastern sky. The house is waking up, yawning in oxygen, as a small […]
Straight Outta Suðureyri: Fisherman Brings The Westfjords To Reykjavík
Suðureyri is a small fishing village in the Westfjords with a population of roughly 300 people. Once isolated, it is now connected to Ísafjörður, the largest town in the area,
Great Moments In Icelandic Cuisine: Kleinur
Have you ever wondered what that delicious twisted pastry is, often served to complement a standard cup of coffee? Sometimes branded as “Icelandic doughnuts,” kleinur – klein
More Than Just A Vegan Spot: Veganæs Goes Beyond Labels With Cruelty-Free Fast Food
The newly opened eatery Veganæs—in the Gaukurinn music venue—bills itself as a vegan comfort food restaurant. While that’s definitely true, a more accurate description would
Make Lamb Great Again: Reinventing Icelandic Lamb The Middle Eastern Way
Icelanders have been eating lamb for a while now. If you’re going to a typical Sunday family dinner, the chances are lamb will be served. Leg of lamb, covered in […]
The Great Reykjavík Steak-Off: Three Reykjavík Steak Joints Battle For The Crown
When the Argentína Steakhouse closed its doors earlier this year, it left a big rib-eye shaped hole in the downtown dining scene. Of course, many restaurants have beef and lamb [&
Great Moments In Icelandic Cuisine: The Potato
I could not have lived in Iceland 250 years ago. Why, you may ask? Because the potato had not yet arrived in Iceland at that time. Life would not have […]
The Secret Salad Society: A Memorable Dinner At Geiri Smart
Hotel restaurants have a difficult reputation to distance themselves from—that of being uninspired, tourist-oriented and generally lacklustre. Breaking the spell of insipidity, G
A Song Of The Sea: Norð Austur Takes Sushi In Iceland To The Next Level
We cruise over the mountain pass into Seyðisfjörður—population 700—on a warm Sunday in May. The town in abuzz with activity—a Japanese artist is performing in the street,
The Street Food Olympics: A Grapevine Guide To Grandi Mathöll
Reykjavík food halls are, as it turns out, just like London buses: you wait around for one, and then two come along at once. Just as we’re getting used to […]
Ólafur Elíasson & Victoria Elíasdóttir Bring SOE Kitchen Project To Reykjavík
Ólafur Elíasson’s famous SOE Kitchen is making its way to Iceland as a 3 month pop-up project. Known for its colourful and playful dishes, communal seating arrangements, and or
Let’s Say Cheers For Skál! A Gourmet Feast At Hlemmur Mathöll
There are some privileges in writing about food. One of them is getting assignments that you cannot wait to complete, or at least taste the food in question. One such […]
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? Óx Offers A Memorable Chef’s Table Experience
In a city like Reykjavík where it is now the norm for new restaurants to mushroom on almost every street corner, it’s almost a relief when one such entrant is […]
Hangry And Shameless: Back To School At Stúdentakjallarinn
Universities are known for many things—sports, arts, academics, meeting report deadlines, and, of course, great drinking binges. A lot of the latter tends to take place at the st
All Aboard! Grandi Mathöll Is Setting Sail This Summer
The Reykjavík restaurant scene is going through a paradigm shift. Until recently, most of the restaurants in the Greater Reykjavík metropolitan area were heavily concentrated in
Siglunes Guesthouse: A Warm Sanctuary In A Cold Place
Between the snowy mountains in Siglufjörður, you can find a hot and passionate chef from the warm country of Morocco, Jaouad Hbib. He fills this former herring fishing town with
All Good: Family Food In The Heart Of Reykjavík At Gott
Gott Restaurant is a delightful recent addition to the restaurant scene in downtown Reykjavík, with a long history. The first location of Gott was opened on Heimaey in the Vestman
Everything Is Possible: Idyllic Idling In The Revitalised Iðnó
We’re sitting by the window seats, overlooking Tjörnin. It’s a wet Saturday morning, but outside, resolute tourists and renegade seagulls are locked in their mutual feeding fr
A New Hope: The Inspiring World Of Natural Wines At Port 9
Natural wines are taking the world by storm. At least, the hyper-consuming yet woke nations of Scandinavia, the British Isles, Italy and France. Iceland is even on the brink of [&h
Halt At Holt: Comforting Simplicity In The Lap Of Luxury
The coming together of two local institutions recently created an excited buzz in the local dining scene, when the folks behind Iceland’s first Michelin-starred restaurant, Dill,
Pizza Party In The Financial Zone: Black Box Enters Reykjavík’s Hunger Games
The great metropolis of Reykjavík has a financial district, not that far from downtown Reykjavík. This “district” is actually limited to just the one street of Borgartún, ja