Reykjavík Grapevine - 17.07.2009, Blaðsíða 28

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| G8
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Aðalstræti 12 | D6
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Aðalstræti 2 | D6
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Hverfisgata 16A | G7
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Hafnarstræti 20 | D5
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Geirsgata 1 | D5
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Ingólfstorg | D6
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Hafnarstræti 15 | E6
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Bergstaðarstræti 37
| F7
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Ammtmanstígur 1 | E7
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Austurstræti 20 | E6
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Tryggvagata 8 | E5
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Lækjargata 4 | E6
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Laugavegur 21 | G7
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Bankastræti 8 | F6
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Grandagarður 10
| D1
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Austurstræti 2 | E6
Kofi Tómasar
Frænda
Laugavegur 2 | F7
Krua Thai
Tryggvagata 14 | D5
La Primavera
Austurstræti 9 | E6
Lystin
Laugavegur 73 | H7
Mokka
Skólavörðustígur 3A
| F7
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Hafnarstræti 9 | E6
O Sushi
Lækjargata 2A | E6
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Lækjargötu 6b | E6
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Hafnarstræti 18 | E6
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Vallarstræti 4 | D6
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Lækjargötu 8 | E6
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Bankastræti 12 | F6
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Laugavegur 22A, | F7
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Lækjatorg | E6
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Hringbraut 12 | I3

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Austurstræti 4 | E6
Silfur
Pósthússtræti 11 | E6
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Aðalstræti 2 | D6
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Bankastræti 7a | F6
Sushibarinn
Laugavegur 2 | F7
Svarta Kaffi
Laugavegur 54 | H8
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Verbuð 8, Geirsgata
| D5
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Vesturgata 3B | D5
Thorvaldsen
Austurstræti 8 | E6
Tíu Dropar
Laugavegur 27 | G7
Tívolí
Laugavegur 3 | F7
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Vegamótastígur 4
| G7
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Templarasund 3 | E7
Vitabar
Bergþórugata 21 |
H9
R E V I E W S
Opened in 2007, Fishmarket has
already collected a Conde Nast Hot
table listing, a Food and Wine Go
list mention and a strong reputation
among the locals.
From fish skin in the rail to
bamboo on the walls and a playful
and ambitious Icelandic-Asian fusion
menu put together by the 27-year-old
head-chef and co-owner Hrefna Rósa
Saetran, Fishmarket is definitely chic.
There is a raw bar for sushi and a
robata grill, “the Cadillac of grilling”,
originating from Japan and fuelled by
Japanese charcoal. Despite the name,
the carnivore will not starve either.
There is both a bar and extensive wine
list too, though we chose to drink water
throughout the meal.
I started off with a sushi selection
(2500 ISK), an ample plate of maki,
nigiri and sashimi from the raw bar.
The fish was fresh, but the bland rice
and too generous a covering of sauces
and roe did not do the f lavours justice.
My date chose squid
tempura (2700 ISK) from Höfn in
Hornafjördur. The squid was delicious,
it was of wonderful texture and neatly
presented on a rice-cooker-grid-type of
a thing. The tempura batter, though,
was a little on the heavy side.
I had redfish with scallops and
pecan pesto (3900 ISK) as a main
course. The redfish was well prepared,
but the scallops were gluey, merely
inspiring the thought: “I am chewing
on a dead mollusc here.”
My date chose monkfish and
monkfish cheeks deep fried with water
spinach, camembert and noisette
sauce (4600 ISK). The cheeks were
fantastic and the spinach good, the
camembert and monkfish filo pastries
bad. The whole dish was ruined by its
presentation. The deep valley shaped
bowl allowed the liquid from the
spinach to soak and ruin the pastry
and batter of the monkfish and cheeks,
leaving a soggy swamp of a dish.
For dessert, we shared a Snickers
cake (1900 ISK), kitschy and good,
and my date gulped down a muddy
espresso – a sad regular even in the
greatest of restaurants, though it was
served to us with aplomb by young
charmer Tommi.
Over the course of the visit we
were served by five different staff
members with varying levels of
professionalism, from Tommi the
redeemer and the lovely head waitress
to stumbling performances from the
others.
All in all, Fishmarket’s
atmospheric setting, ambitious menu
and the concept raise expectations
high, but our visit was plagued by
constant little misfires. Next time, I
will try the tasting menu (8900 ISK,
served for whole table only), which has
gathered praise from left and right.
-SARI PELTONEN
Market Woes
PRICE AROUND
BIG PORTION
1.100 - 1.400 ISK
OPENING HOURS
Daily from
11:30 - 20:30
Weekends from
11:30 - 20:30
OVER
COUR
SES50
RESTAURANTTHAI
www.nudluhusid.is
LAUGAVEGI 59
Lækjargötu 2a. / Borgartúni 29. tel. 561 0562
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Fishmarket
Adalstræti 12
www.fiskmarkadurinn.is
Lunch weekdays 11.30 AM to 2 PM;
dinner 6 to 11.30 PM.
What we think: A fun concept
and a chic setting, but our trip
to the market was hobbled by
inconsistencies.
Flavour: Iceland meets Asia
Ambiance: More New York than
Reykjavík
Service: From charming to
sketchy