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  • Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Brunch

    Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Brunch

    Watching Iceland come into its own as a dining destination over the past five years has been a joy. The Icelandic restaurant scene is diversifying, and the definition of what may be deemed “Icelandic cuisine” is broadening and taking on new shapes.…

  • The Breakfast Club: Morning Snacks & Decadent Brunches In Reykjavik

    The Breakfast Club: Morning Snacks & Decadent Brunches In Reykjavik

    It’s 7am on a Saturday morning. You’re up early, or maybe you’ve just arrived in Reykjavík, and you’re walking down Laugavegur amidst the detritus of last night, complete with a few post-party zombies that haven’t gone to bed yet. But you don’t…

  • Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Brunch

    Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Brunch

    There has never been a more exciting time for the restaurant scene in Reykjavik. Thanks to burgeoning tourism, exposure, and a genuine curiosity for foods from far and wide, diners now have a plethora of choices on offer. Whether it’s high-end fine…

  • The Brunching Hour: Reykjavík’s Most Decadent Hangover Meals

    The Brunching Hour: Reykjavík’s Most Decadent Hangover Meals

    If you made use of our guide to Reykjavík’s music venues on page 28, you might well need this one afterwards. Think of this brunch guide as its sister article—when you’ve finished swinging the lights at Prikið, and stumbled home under the…

  • Best Of Reykjavik: Outdoor Drinking In The Theoretical Sun

    Best Of Reykjavik: Outdoor Drinking In The Theoretical Sun

    The weather in Iceland can change drastically from day to day, and from moment to moment, so you have to grab any opportunity that presents itself to drink a beer in the sun. Pro-tip: even if the city is in the midst…

  • The New Café Paris: A New Breakfast Spot In An Old Haunt

    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 al fresco. While the old Café Paris occupied prime space and foggy memories, the new Café Paris has jolted the corner awake…

  • The Icelandic Restaurant Name Listicle

    The Icelandic Restaurant Name Listicle

    Before you can name your child in Iceland, you have to run the name by the highly conservative Icelandic Naming Committee. But that’s where the micromanaging stops. You can name your farm Saurbær (“Shitville”), name your horse Hátíð (“Festival”), and name your…

  • La Belle Vie Á Paris

    La Belle Vie Á Paris

    Café Paris is one of those establishments that has been around in Reykjavík for as long as I can remember. As you probably deduced, it’s named after the capital of France, the capital of gastronomy, the capital of all things good. Yet,…