Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Festival Fairness: A Call For More Diversity

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Local media has been abuzz with horror that the line up of chefs for this year’s Food & Fun festival,…

36 hours in Akureyri: Whipping Through The Capital Of The North

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Did you know that it was not until 1776 that the first residential house was built in Akureyri and in…

Breakfast Like A Queen In Reykjavík

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Move over brunch, breakfast is in town Contrary to popular belief, breakfast is a fairly modern concept of a meal….

Is It A Shop? Is It A Restaurant? It’s Nebraska

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Reykjavik’s newest restaurant is a combination of many good things It was evident in early social media posts about seemingly…

Bomba-stic Paellas And Much More

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La Barceloneta is a slice of Barcelona in the heart of Reykjavík If there has been one destination sought after…

Ahoy, Matey!

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Vestmannaeyjar is poised to be at the forefront of food as cultural heritage One of the highlights of 2022 was…

Sup, Sip and Skál!

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From foraged craft cocktails to shrimp heads, this Icelandic gastro-pub exemplifies joy in brevity When I first wrote about Hlemmur…

Regional Ambitions: The Hits and Misses at Gandhi Indian Restaurant & Bar

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The last time I reviewed Gandhi was in 2015. Back then they were tucked away in a basement overlooking Austurvöllur…

Globetrotting Menus At Hosiló

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Icelandic nonchalance and delicious chaos ensues at this weekly-menu driven restaurant It is often said that adversity breeds creativity. Creative…

Wake up, Reykjavik!

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The dining slumber that afflicts the hospitality industry has got to shake loose “Ostpaj med murklor” is scribbled on the…

Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Place for a Fancy Meal

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Best Place for a Fancy Meal Dill Laugavegur 59 Now with a green star in addition to their Michelin star,…

Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Goddamn Restaurant

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Best Goddamn Restaurant Joint Winner Austur-Indíafélagið Hverfisgata 56 It doesn’t matter if you are new to Indian cuisine or a…

Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Burger

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Best Burger Joint Winner Le Kock Tryggvagata 14 Le Kock’s gourmet tuck-shop burgers aren’t too sloppy, nor are they so…

Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Bakery

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Best Bakery Sandholt Laugavegur 36 Amidst the Scandi fever that has firmly gripped Reykjavík bakeries, Sandholt stands tall with its…

An Adventure Under A Bridge

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Fiskfelagið is still going strong, 14 years on Fiskfelagið, also known as Fish Company, is often confused with the other…

North of Dill

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The newly opened North provides the perfect excuse to head north When Gunnar Karl Gíslason, a proud Akureyringar, shared his…

Making Iceland A True Gastronomic Destination

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Icelandic cuisine is beyond shock value sheep’s head There has been considerable buzz in local media the past few weeks…

A Restaurant For A Seafaring Nation

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  Brút isn’t beating around the bush with its celebration of all things fish “Cod is god” is an adage…

Smell, swirl, sip and skál! The Reykjavík wine scene has never been livelier!

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For much of the 20th century it was unpatriotic and illegal to drink beer. When full prohibition became law over…

A Culinary Comeback (Kinda) — At six, Mat Bar Remains Hard To Slot

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I distinctly remember when Mat Bar first opened. The Hverfisgata corner had been a buzz of activity and, even with…

Learning When To Clap at Tertulia x Reykjavík

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Music and dining bring to mind bored jazz bands playing to an equally uninterested audience — or worse, solo crooners…

The Hits and Misses of Dining in 2022

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When I first started to think about what my annual end of the year food retrospective would look like for…

‘Tis The Season To Be Greedy

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Countdown to Christmas with a Jólahlaðborð or two Grillið at Hotel Saga was the first ever to introduce Icelanders to…

Restaurant Review: Óx

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“No, no, no, you can’t go in there yet!,” a harried waitress stops me in my tracks as I approach…

Burgers Part 2: Hip Hop Legends And Dirty Politicians

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That Reykjavík loves its burgers in all forms—from vegan, vegetarian, lamb, and standard beef, to exotic flights of fancy—is well…