Category: Eat and Drink - Iceland Monitor

Flatey pizza open second branch in Hlemmur Mathöll

16 Oct Pizzeria Flatey are opening a second branch inside the Hlemmur Mathöll food hall at Hlemmur.

Ragnheiður Axel and Liljar Már who have formed brewery Og natura. Here they are at Skúli Craft bar during the presentation of their products, a blueberry beer and a crowberry wine.

Launch of Icelandic blueberry beer and crowberry wine

8 Oct Ragnheiður Axel and Liljar Már Þorbjörnsson have founded an Icelandic brewery whose aim is to make use of underutilized Icelandic ingredients such as crowberries and blueberries. Their first two products, a blueberry beer and a crowberry wine were presented last Thursday at Skúli Craft Bar.

Sigurður Ágústsson opnar veitingastaðinn Krisp á næstu dögum.

One of Iceland's top chefs opens restaurant in Selfoss

5 Oct Former member of the Icelandic culinary team is opening a new restaurant in Selfoss, South Iceland, called Krisp.

Dumplings at Fine, a Chinese restaurant on Rauðarárstígur.

Eating out: Hlemmur, the Asian food quarter of Reykjavik

3 Oct Hlemmur, the former bus central of Reykjavik and surrounding areas have become a hub for great Asian food in the city. Here's a look at our favourite places in the area.

Brew Dog bar and brewery opens in Reykjavik on Friday

20 Sep Scottish craft beer company Brew Dog is opening a bar in Hverfisgata, Reykjavik tomorrow, Friday.

Chido offers soft tacos, burritos, nachos and more.

New Mexican restaurant opens in West Reykjavik

17 Sep Another idea to the increasing flora in Mexican restaurants of Reykjavik opened on the weekend. Chido Mexican grill has opened in Vesturbær, the western part of Reykjavík.

Afternoon delights at Apótek restaurant.

A touch of London in Reykjavik: Afternoon tea at Apótek

10 Sep The elegant Apótek restaurant in the city centre of Reykjavik now offers a traditional British afternoon tea.

Accomplished actor Þröstur Leó shows another side to himself when he takes over the kitchen at Hlemmur Square.

Hlemmur Square presents actor Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as guest chef and a new series of cultural events

7 Sep Famous Icelandic stage and film actor Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson will take over the role of chef at the restaurant at Hlemmur Square hotel for the next four weeks of September. He will present home-style cooking using seasonal Icelandic ingredients. Hlemmur Square also announces a series of cultural events taking place in the evenings this September.

Grandi Mathöll food hall at the Grandi harbour district.

1.250 guests per day at the new Grandi food hall in Reykjavik

4 Sep Three months have passed since the new food halls at Grandi fish packing distsrict in Reykjavik harbour opened. Guests of Grandi Mathöll count 115 thousand in the first months since opening.

Mount Kirkjufell can be seen right by the restaurant.

Gourmet dining in Grundarfjörður, West Iceland

8 Aug The small town of Grundarfjörður, perched on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula now boasts of a fine dining restaurant with a wonderful view.

Ólafur Elíasson og Victoria Elíasdóttir munu taka yfir Marshallhúsið í þrjá mánuði.

Chef Victoria Eliasdóttir and artist Olafur Eliasson take over kitchen at Marshall House

3 Aug On August 11th, chef Victoria Eliasdóttir and her brother, artist Olafur Eliasson, will open a culinary space in Reykjavik, hosted by the Marshall Restaurant + Bar. Running for almost three months, the temporary restaurant will serve lunch and dinner, inspired by the atmosphere of the Studio Olafur Eliasson (SOE) Kitchen in Berlin.