Author: Shruthi Basappa
36 hours in Akureyri: Whipping Through The Capital Of The North
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
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
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
La Barceloneta is a slice of Barcelona in the heart of Reykjavík If there has been one destination sought after…
Ahoy, Matey!
Vestmannaeyjar is poised to be at the forefront of food as cultural heritage One of the highlights of 2022 was…
Sup, Sip and Skál!
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
The last time I reviewed Gandhi was in 2015. Back then they were tucked away in a basement overlooking Austurvöllur…
Globetrotting Menus At Hosiló
Icelandic nonchalance and delicious chaos ensues at this weekly-menu driven restaurant It is often said that adversity breeds creativity. Creative…
Wake up, Reykjavik!
The dining slumber that afflicts the hospitality industry has got to shake loose “Ostpaj med murklor” is scribbled on the…
An Adventure Under A Bridge
Fiskfelagið is still going strong, 14 years on Fiskfelagið, also known as Fish Company, is often confused with the other…
North of Dill
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
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
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!
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
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
by Josie Gaitens and Shruthi Basappa
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
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
Countdown to Christmas with a Jólahlaðborð or two Grillið at Hotel Saga was the first ever to introduce Icelanders to…
Restaurant Review: Óx
“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
by Valur Grettisson and Shruthi Basappa
That Reykjavík loves its burgers in all forms—from vegan, vegetarian, lamb, and standard beef, to exotic flights of fancy—is well…
The Reykjavík Burger Crawl: Part 1
by Valur Grettisson and Shruthi Basappa
Burgers: they’re everywhere. The deceptively simple shtick of meat and bread might have only recently made the jump from plate…
Edition Review: Wine & Dine In The Lap Of Luxury
Few projects have been awaited with such bated breath as the opening of The Reykjavik Edition—and the wait has been…
A Promising Food Gem in Selfoss
by Shruthi Basappa, Andie Sophia Fontaine and Valur Grettisson
The Mjólkurbúið Mathöll is a new food court in Selfoss with some serious potential. South Iceland is experiencing a renaissance…
Héðinn Kitchen & Bar: Big-City Dining Comes To Reykjavík
One might be forgiven for not having expectations beyond the ordinary when passing the non-descript spine connecting downtown Reykjavik and…
Talk About Tacos: La Poblana Expands Mexican Cuisine
When La Poblana showed up on the roster at Hlemmur Mathöll in 2017, the tiny restaurant was filling the gaping…