Author: Shruthi Basappa
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…
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…
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…
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…
Delight In Detail: Meticulous Meets Locavore Delicious At Nostra
It’s not every day that a restaurant pushes the established culinary rules, especially in a small city like Reykjavík. But…
Let Them Eat Rugbrauð: Five Cheap Meals In Reykjavík
by John Rogers and Shruthi Basappa
As tourists often loudly announce, eating out sure ain’t cheap here in Rekkyvick. So we thought it might be helpful…
Caught! A Pop-Up At Nostra Anchored By The Wild.Caught.Found Ethos
Nostra has only been open a few months, but the latest addition to Reykjavik’s fine dining scene has been creating…
Pizza Perfection: Iceland’s First Napoli-Style Pizzeria Delivers
Pizzas and burgers get Icelanders’ hearts racing like nothing else. When Domino’s first opened its doors in Reykjavik in the…
Delicious Wickedness: Memorable Morsels At Mat Bar
About a year ago, eschewing the somewhat overfamiliar New Nordic trend, a delightful little ‘Nordic Italian’ restaurant opened up on…
‘Tis The Season: Ten Christmas Menus Worth Writing Home About
by John Rogers, Shruthi Basappa and Björn Teitsson
As Christmas approaches, it seems like every restaurant in Reykjavík is posting appetising Instagram pictures of their special seasonal menus….
Wasabi Wizardry: Nordic Wasabi Is Slaying Imposter Wasabi
Iceland is known for terrifyingly beautiful nature, moody weather, the northern lights and—from now on—for growing fresh wasabi. Ragnar Atli…
New in Town: Flatey Pizza
Few things get a Reykvíkingar’s heart racing like pizza, but for a pizza loving nation, we’ve long had an unspeakable…
Greatest Hits And Near Misses At Fine Dining Eatery Matur Og Drykkur
Matur og Drykkur is one of the small handful of Icelandic restaurants to be awarded a Michelin Bib, and deservedly…
Gourmet Fast Food: Guts And Gumption At Le Kock
At the risk of generalisation, I’ll just say it: criticism is generally frowned upon in Iceland, and avoiding confrontation is…
Spice It Up: A Sichuan Stroll At Fönix Veitingahús
While America and most parts of the world are seeing regional Chinese cuisine grow and thrive, in Iceland the stereotypical…
Hlemmur Mathöll: Iceland’s New Food Hall Opens Its Doors
The highly anticipated Hlemmur Mathöll opened its doors this summer, promising to be a food hall that showcases “all kinds…
Last Words: Calling Out the Copy Cats—A Food Rant
Dear Food Purveyors, Stop taking Icelandic diners for a ride! On one hand it is hard enough to have to…
Heeeeere’s Jamie: A Visit To Jamie’s Italian
When ‘The Naked Chef’ first aired on the telly, the intention was that it’d encourage ‘blokes’ to step up in…
Artisanal Italian Cheese, Now A Reykjavík Reality
If you have had the pleasure of tearing into the mozzarella with pickled tomatoes at Mat Bar, or the egg…
Transcending Pylsu Sushi in Seyðisfjörður
For a self-confessed sushi aficionado, sushi in Reykjavik leaves me underwhelmed and, on occasion, angry. The only thing worse than…
The Waiting Room: Good And Bad Surprises At Von Mathús
It is hard to decry the ills of tourism when one can today find great cafés and restaurants even in…
Rebel Baker: Brauð & Co.’s Danish-Inspired Goodies
There’s something utterly domestic and charming about popping into one’s neighbourhood bakery. While downtown hipsters are only too glad to…
The New Café Paris: A New Breakfast Spot In An Old Haunt
Café Paris: a name that immediately conjures up images of days spent outside on Austurvöllur, people-watching and swigging cold beers…
Marshall Restaurant + Bar: Simple and Effortless
Few would disagree that the Marshall Plan money that Iceland received in the aftermath of World War II radically altered…
Sjavargrillið: A Date With The Dated
One could almost mistake Iceland for a lost piece of the Australian continent, given how seriously grilling is taken here….