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The Taco Takeover: Mexican Food Is En Vogue In Reykjavík—But Is It Any Good?
Ask any Reykjavík foodie about the restaurant they wish would open in 101, and you’ll quickly spot a pattern. First place usually goes to an authentic Korean or Chinese restaurant. Next in line is a decent Mexican place. Lately, a few new…
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Making 110 Great Again: Every Stand At Mathöll Höfða Reviewed
Reykjavík is a speedy city—the latest measurements show it can accelerate from 0-3 food halls in as many years. The newest kid on the block is Mathöll Höfða, located in a tucked away commercial-industrial area in the Reykjavík 110 postcode—a seeming victory…
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Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Burger
Watching Iceland come into its own as a vegan 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…
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Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Pizza
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.…
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Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Vegan Burger
Watching Iceland come into its own as a vegan 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…
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A Series Of Unfortunate Events: Clueless Capers At Kopar
Survival of the fittest could well apply to Reykjavík restaurants. Never has there been such an abundance of eateries, so it’s mystifying that natural selection hasn’t yet weeded out the likes of Kopar. Headed by Ylfa Helgadóttir, Kopar’s location—with a top floor…
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Strolling Through Deliciousness: Shalimar Brings Lahore Tastes To Reykjavík
If there is one good thing to be said about colonialism, it is that food from the Indo-Pak region is now ubiquitous the world over. Even this distant little island is not immune to the charms of fresh naan dipped into a…
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Icelandic Oysters Have Arrived: Skelfiskmarkaðurinn Is 101’s New Seafood Palace
A new seafood palace called Skelfiskmarkaðurinn (“Shellfish Market”) opened its doors in late August. With three handsomely appointed dining rooms seating 150 people amongst marble floors, marine blue and gold fittings, HAF Studio-designed furniture, and a wall of illuminated wine bottles, the…
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Keep On Truckin’: Our Quest For The Best Street Food In Reykjavik
Reykjavik may not have been blessed with the best summer this year, but two very determined foolhardy people strode out undeterred this September, against their better judgement, to try out Reykjavík’s food trucks. Other than the fact that every other truck seems…
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The Street Food Olympics: A Grapevine Guide To Grandi Mathöll
Reykjavík food halls are, as it turns out, just like London buses: you wait around for one, and then two come along at once. Just as we’re getting used to the presence of the resoundingly successful Hlemmur Mathöll, up pops the city’s…
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Hangry And Shameless: Back To School At Stúdentakjallarinn
Universities are known for many things—sports, arts, academics, meeting report deadlines, and, of course, great drinking binges. A lot of the latter tends to take place at the student bar, and the University of Iceland caters to this time honoured tradition splendidly…
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All Good: Family Food In The Heart Of Reykjavík At Gott
Gott Restaurant is a delightful recent addition to the restaurant scene in downtown Reykjavík, with a long history. The first location of Gott was opened on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in 2013 by couple Berglind Sigmarsdóttir and Sigurður Gíslason. Born and…
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Halt At Holt: Comforting Simplicity In The Lap Of Luxury
The coming together of two local institutions recently created an excited buzz in the local dining scene, when the folks behind Iceland’s first Michelin-starred restaurant, Dill, took over the dining reins at Hotel Holt. A Reykjavík institution, Hotel Holt is evocative of…
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Pizza Party In The Financial Zone: Black Box Enters Reykjavík’s Hunger Games
The great metropolis of Reykjavík has a financial district, not that far from downtown Reykjavík. This “district” is actually limited to just the one street of Borgartún, jam-packed with offices and parking lots. In the middle of this concrete jungle, a new…
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Delight In Detail: Meticulous Meets Locavore Delicious At Nostra
It’s not every day that a restaurant pushes the established culinary rules, especially in a small city like Reykjavík. But an enterprising group of people have done just that with Nostra. The restaurant is headed up by chefs Carl K. Frederikson and…
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‘Tis The Season: Ten Christmas Menus Worth Writing Home About
As Christmas approaches, it seems like every restaurant in Reykjavík is posting appetising Instagram pictures of their special seasonal menus. The most common approach is to compile updated versions of reassuring Icelandic Christmas food staples like smoked lamb, pickled herring, cabbage, rye…