Author: Ragnar Egilsson
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…
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…
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)….
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…
Guillemot Del Toro
Walking over to Steikhúsið, located at the ever-popular restaurant hub around the whale watching tours on the west side of…
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…
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…
Yummy Gummy, Mucho Tasty
First thing you need to know about Slippbar is that the plates get served the moment they are ready. We…
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…
Wings Of Love
Úrilla Górillan (“The Grumpy Gorilla”) is a bar with two locations, specialising in small groups, American grub, too much beer…
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….
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…
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
The Seafood Cellar closed its doors earlier this year and in its place we have Rub23 from Akureyri, opening its…
Southern Fried Swayze
My only food allergy is hype and Roadhouse has received a fair bit of it. So it was with trepidation…
Steve Holt!
Don’t be fooled by the ’70s vibe it outwardly projects: Hótel Holt can be surprisingly charming and its restaurant, Gallery,…
Pho Sizzle
Globalisation works in mysterious ways. Iceland is not host to any great Italian, French or Mexican restaurants, but we have…
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…
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…
Beach Nourishment
Nauthóll is a rare type of restaurant where the majority of year-round customers are Icelandic. And small wonder, since it’s…
Nosh, Nosh, Nosh
Forréttabarinn specialises in starters—but think tapas meets bistro rather than 2-for-1 hot wings. In fact, Forréttabarinn (The Starter Bar) is…
DELAY THE HUNGER STRIKE
When I heard about Gandhi I immediately welcomed the idea even before looking at the menu. Reykjavík only has one…
OM NOM NAM
Nam is a curiosity. Nam offers a Pan-Asian fusion menu designed by a chef coming straight from top shelf Michelin…
Truly Sated
It’s worth mentioning that all reviews are done in context. A place like Nam will be measured against other ambitious…
Painted Ship Upon A Painted Ocean
Back in the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre. Back in The Borg starship (see Kolabrautin review). Except the place…
Bomb Scare Behind Government Offices
At 9 o’clock this morning an object thought to be a bomb was discovered at Hverfisgata 4 behind the government…