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Food Of Iceland: AB Mjólk

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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Legend has it that every year on the first weekend of August a great and mighty Icelandic boat dude would…