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Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Thai

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Vegan Burger

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Pizza

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Reykjavík Grapevine’s 19th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Online Now

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Valur Grettisson (Editor-In-Chief), Andie Sophia Fontaine (News Editor) and Josie Anne Gaitens (Culture Editor) were joined by Youtube and High…

The Volcano: A Memoir – Part Three

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On the 19th of March 2021 a new eruption started in the southwest corner of Iceland, on the Reykjanes peninsula….

RVK Newscast 189: Huge Drug Bust

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In this beautifully sunny RVK Newscast, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, is at Kleifervatn to go over the latest news:…

The Icelandic Roundup: Death at Reynisfjara

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Another death has occurred at ‘the black beach’, Reynisfjara, the 4th in recent years. With tourism numbers increasing again, who—if…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Burger

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Grapevine New Music Picks: LadieLex, Svala and Love Guru & N3dek

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Another sunny Friday?! What have we done to deserve such riches? Get out there and enjoy it and take these…

Grapevine Events: Passenger, Art, & The Magic Of Eiderdown

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Passenger Sunday, June 12th, 20:00 Harpa, Eldborg It’s not often a multiple award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter comes over! You probably…

RVK Newscast 188: Murder In Reykjavík, And Icelandic Defamation Cases

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Newscast is back! Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and his trusty sidekick Pollý are at Fjallkonan restaurant in downtown Reykjavík…

Grapevine’s 19th ‘Ask Me Anything’ This Friday

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This Friday, June 10th, at 14:30 Icelandic time, the Reykjavík Grapevine will hold its nineteenth Ask Me Anything (AMA). You,…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Pale Moon, JóiPé, and Draumfarir

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According to the weather forecast, we should have a super sunny day tomorrow (yes we’re still obsessed). According to experience,…

Event Picks: Gigs & The Colour Run

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A lot is going on in town over the next few days, from intimate concerts to a colour run you…

The Icelandic Roundup: Planned Mass Deportations

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Reykjavík Grapevine’s editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, and news editor, Andie Sophia Fontaine, discuss the situation regarding the planned deportation of around…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Ultraflex, Tara Mobee, and Myrkvi

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Guys can you see that? Is that the sun? Grab your portable speaker, head out to the park, blast these…

Icelandic Circular Economy in Action: Stolt Sea Farm | RVK Futurecast

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In this episode of the Futurecast, Start Up Iceland founder Bala Kamallakharan talks with Development Manager, James Hall, at Stolt…

RVK Newscast 187: Shaking Like Fokk!

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WARNING: CURSE WORDS AHEAD! On this week’s newscast, Valur, the editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, is in Hafnarfjörður to look…

Event Picks: Valdimar, Panel On Refugees, Karaoke And More!

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We got a lot of great stuff going on over the next few days, from the serious and thought provoking…

The Icelandic Roundup: Quakes, Monkeypox And Asylum Seekers

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Editor-in-chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are back to go over the latest…

Icelandic Circular Economy in Action: Carbon Recycling International | RVK Futurecast

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In this episode of the Futurecast, Start Up Iceland founder Bala Kamallakhran talks with Benedikt Stefánsson at Carbon Recycling International…

Grapevine New Music Picks: GREYSKIES, Guðmundur Pétursson, and gugusar

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Eurovision is over, there’s construction everywhere, and we’re still waiting for hotter temperatures to come our way. So many things…

RVK Newscast 185: Magma Building At Eldvörp

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Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, is back on the Reykjanes peninsula to report…

RVK Newscast 186: More Earthquakes And “BDSM” Government

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In today’s episode of RVK Newscast, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is in Bláfjall to talk about continuing earthquakes, raven chicks causing…

Grapevine Event Picks: ACIDFEST And More

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Summer is here and lots is happening in Reykjavík these days! There’s an ACIDFEST, a pub quiz, a battle between…