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  • Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Gastropub

    Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Gastropub

    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.…

  • Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: The Best Gastropub

    Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: The Best Gastropub

    The Reykjavík Grapevine is proud to present: The Best Of Reykjavík 2016! Earlier this summer we published our Best Of magazine to help you, our beloved readers, find the very best places this little city has to offer. You can use the…

  • Reykjavík’s Newest Gastropub, Sæta Svínið, Just Opened

    Reykjavík’s Newest Gastropub, Sæta Svínið, Just Opened

    We were lucky to be among the first customers at today’s opening of Reykjavík’s newest Gastropub, Sæta svínið, because after having visited the friendly joint, we are convinced it’ll be fully packed soon. It doubles as a restaurant and bar, making it…

  • Last Year In Food: A Grumpy Glutton’s Guide

    Last Year In Food: A Grumpy Glutton’s Guide

    To mark the New Year, I am giving you what I give my friends every year: opinions. Opinions are like orange peels at Christmas, why toss ‘em away when you can boil ‘em in syrup, dip ‘em in chocolate and force ‘em…

  • This Month In Food: May 2015

    This Month In Food: May 2015

    Iceland’s two most popular shawarma places have gone to war. Owners of shawarma joint Ali Baba are pressing charges against the owners of next-door kebab-slingers Mandí. The owners were formerly in business together but have now gone into competition with nothing but…

  • So You Decided To Open  A Gastropub!

    So You Decided To Open A Gastropub!

    The advent of the gastropub began at that revolutionary moment when an enterprising Brit thought to combine the words “pub” (British for “bar”) and “gastro” (from the Ancient Greek for “stomach”) and serve food in bars. The first of its kind is…