Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Segurmo

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A couple of months before Segurmo opened in Boston (the bar, not the city), sous chef Sigurdur “Siggi Shaker” Magnús…

Teach Us How to Roar Like a Monster

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Bad hair day, spin the bottle, beat on a pregnant woman and forge an unbreakable connection.   Erna Ómarsdóttir’s “Teach…

Fast Bulgarian

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The first Bulgarian restaurant in town, fast food joint Balkanika, opened just over a month ago to the joy of…

Dine Over Design

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Opened in 2006 at the art deco Hótel Borg, restaurant Silfur initially served French cuisine, but has recently updated its…

Watch Your Back – Don’t Let the Serene Atmosphere Of The Southern Village Of Vík Fool You.

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In Vík, the little white-and-red church stands alone, overlooking the sleepy village. Birds nest in the vertical Reynisfjall cliffs and…

The Red House

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Rauða Húsið (“The Red House”) was built by the powerful and progressive Mrs. Guðmunda Níelsen in 1919 for her retail…

What is your house wife?

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Fjöruborðið serves its lobster soup, known as the best in the country, in the South Coast village of Stokkseyri, a…

Phileas Fogg Would Weep: Travel Around The World In Seven Days

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Four star country resort Hotel Rangá has been a favoured local city escape destination for years. Only an hour out…

Súpubarinn

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Súpubarinn serves soups and vegetarian food in the Reykjavík Art Museum, facing an incredible view over the harbour towards Mt….

Salatbarinn

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One of the highpoints of my curly-haired, barbie-loving early existence was a cruise from my native Finland to Sweden. Back…

Café Press: Second Hand Coffee

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Like any great drug in history, coffee thoroughly entwines itself in the addict’s life.  It is not just about the…

Start at the Top: Kaffismiðja Íslands

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I like coffee and Reykjavík is a nice place to drink it. For a town of its size, there are…

Nordic House, Nordic Food

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Gunnar Karl Gíslason, chef and vocal advocate for Nordic food, and Ólafur Örn Ólafsson, president of the sommelier association—both colleagues…

Buy Sweets

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Flatkökur The only bread Icelanders knew before late eighteenth century, flat bread is actually one of the best (and only)…

Summer Work, Summer School

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Iceland is a country of many wonders, one of which is found all around the capital area: every year thousands…

Driving to the East Fjords… and the Ring Road, Once Again

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We decided to approach our destination along the south coast. We also decided to skip most of the traditional tourist…

Reykjavík City Hostel: Green, Budget, Easy to Use

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The Reykjavík City Hostel hostel is neatly located in the Laugardalur valley (“Hot Spring Valley”), the sports and recreation area…

Alþingishúsið (Parliament House):Redefining Open as Closed

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The House of Parliament, the working place of the oldest of its kind in the world, is open for public,…

GRAFFITI: PUBLIC DOMAIN STORYTELLING

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When it comes to Iceland, there are plenty of amazing landscapes to choose from: There’s the geyser and the waterfalls,…

Comfort: The Reason You See Scandinavians at Hotel Frón

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What is it that the traveller really needs? Spending a few nights in places such as in a good old…

The Salvation Army Guesthouse

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There is only one Salvation Army Guesthouse in the world, and it’s located in downtown Reykjavík, just across from the…