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Food Of Iceland: AB Mjólk
If you’re new to the island, chances are, you’ve come across a number of milk offerings in the dairy section…
Iceland’s Costco Selling Gold Bars At Considerable Mark-Up
Costco, the warehouse store known for selling food and household goods and reduced prices, issued a new offer to its…
Suspected E. Coli Outbreak In Southeast Iceland Town
The water treatment centre in Kirkjubæjarklaustur has issued an announcement advising residents to boil their water, as samples taken from…
Tourism Minister Under Fire For Breaking Two-Metre Rule, Denies Wrongdoing
Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Tourism, is under concerted criticism after photos of her with a group of…
Homeless Women Issue Statement About Planned Closure Of Emergency Centre
Eight homeless women have issued a statement about the planned closure of an emergency solution that provides nightly shelter for…
Tourists Will Have To Carry Initial Quarantine Costs
Tourists coming to Iceland will have to carry the initial quarantine costs, while waiting for a second sampling and its…
Bounties Of The Westfjords: A Day With The Innovative Seafood Company Nora Seafood
If like me, you haven’t got over the scallops at Óx and the glistening medallions of cod at Dill, or…
(In)Sane, Stay Inside: How To Keep Calm During The Second Wave
So how does one stay sane in the slowness of the second wave of COVID-19? To be honest, we have…
New Quarantine Instructions For Iceland Visitors
The Directorate of Health has published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland. The updated procedure for people arriving…
Coffee & Rave; Rinse & Repeat: Catherine Côté’s Perfect Day
Montrealer Catherine Côté is Reykjavík’s resident neon nail art queen. First, ooh and aah at her work on Instagram at…
A Day In The 900: Food, Folks, And Fulmars In The Westman Islands
by Nico Borbely
In a country already known for its isolation and dazzling nature, the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) still manage to feel especially…
It’s Pronounced Breiðavík not Benidorm: A “Tropical” Westfjords Getaway
by Poppy Askham
Bienvenido to the Costa de Westfjords. Swap sandals for hiking boots, bikinis for anoraks, and ice-cold sangria for flasks of…
Food Of Iceland: Snúður, Our Favourite Chocolate-Covered Cliché
by Poppy Askham
Want a quintessentially Icelandic way to achieve a rapidly diminishing bank balance and even more rapidly growing waistline? Look no…
Just A Small Town Boy: Meet Grapevine Fringe Award Winner Arnór Daði
by Poppy Askham
Silhouetted against the red velvet curtain, mic in hand, Arnór Daði Gunnarsson exudes an irresistible awkward charm. Though you’d never…
Joy And Jollof Rice: Introducing Ogolúgo, 101’s Only African Restaurant
by Poppy Askham
Ogolúgo means “welcome” in Hausa and the name couldn’t be more fitting for Laugavegur’s latest culinary arrival. Since its early…
Lupines To Be Used For Food And Agriculture At The University Of Iceland
by Nico Borbely
Few other plants divide opinions in Iceland quite as much as the lupine, Fréttablaðið reports. The flower in question, native…
Iceland Sends 20 Million Icelandic Kronur In Food Aid To Lebanon
by Nico Borbely
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson announced that the Icelandic government would be sending 20…
Icelandic Tea With Your Next Grapevine Subscription!
Hey readers! We at the Reykjavík Grapevine love to treat our readers well, and to reward them not only with…
The Laugavegur Trail Diaries: A Tale Of Snow, Steam And Sunburns
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is something…
Around The World In One City: A Rundown Of Reykjavík’s Best Foreign Supermarkets
by Nico Borbely
Food is a cornerstone of culture, history and identity. Markets stocking imported products are ideal resources for immigrants cooking their…
Capitalists, Celebrate: Your Guide To Merchants’ Weekend 2020
by Poppy Askham
Legend has it that every year on the first weekend of August a great and mighty Icelandic boat dude would…