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Lokastígur 28 | G9

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Rauðarárstígur 8 | J9

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Þingholtsstræti 5 | F7

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Bragagata 38A | G9

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Aðalstræti 12 | D6

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Aðalstræti 2 | D6

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Klappastigur 37 | G7

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Laugavegur 19 | F5
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Hverfisgata 16A | G7
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Tryggvagata 20 | E5/
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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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Frakkastígur 12 | G6
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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

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Laugavegur 2 | F7

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Tryggvagata 14 | D5

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Austurstræti 9 | E6

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Laugavegur 73 | H7

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Skólavörðustígur 3A
| F7

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Hafnarstræti 9 | E6

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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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Tjarnargata 11

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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

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Pósthússtræti 11 | E6

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Aðalstræti 2 | D6

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Bankastræti 7a | F6

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Laugavegur 2 | F7

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Laugavegur 54 | H8

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Verbuð 8, Geirsgata
| D5

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Vesturgata 3B | D5
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Austurstræti 8 | E6
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Laugavegur 27 | G7

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Laugavegur 3 | F7

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Vegamótastígur 4
| G7

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Templarasund 3 | E7

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Bergþórugata 21 |
H9
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Opened almost exactly a year ago,
restaurant Kryddlegin Hjörtu (Spicy
Hearts) is currently busy preparing for
its first birthday party.
Inside, decoration is heavy on
Feng shui, with crystals, mirrors and
running waterfalls – a valiant attempt to
disguise the drab grey office building.
Outside, it is less serene: on a
supremely windy day we watch people
fight their way through pizza boxes,
rubbish and other random stuff f lying
through the air.
At dinnertime the restaurant
is almost full with hungry tourists
enjoying wide views of the storming
sea, Mt Esja and the highway.
The menu is a simple, modestly
priced vegetarian-omnivore affair.
Unlimited soup and salad for 1450 ISK,
add another 1000 ISK and you get the
catch of the day thrown in too.
Unusual for a ‘stuff yourself to the
gills’ kind of place, Kryddlegin Hjörtu
emphasises the quality of ingredients, a
good proportion of which are organic.
The highlight of the otherwise
basic, fresh salad bar was a green apple
and grated ginger salad. Deliciously
sour, I shall be stealing the idea for
home. For dressing we opted for the
house drizzles—the basil was good,
the coriander not so much. Also on
offer was home-baked bread with overly
spiced hummus and bright orange
garlic butter.
The soup bar had two meat and
two vegetarian choices. My friend found
the mushroom soup on the thin side
and scarce in mushrooms but good in
taste, while the organic-red pepper soup
was a hit. I tried the peanut-chicken
soup, which made for good, hearty fare.
While my vegetarian companion
occupied herself with soups and salads,
I got stuck into the daily catch. The cod
was covered in fresh coriander and the
bed of couscous and green beans—with
the aid of more butter than I care to
think of—melted in the mouth.
For dessert, my friend downed a
heart-shaped cupcake with chocolate
centre that looked too healthy but tasted
acceptably sinful.
- SARI PELTONEN
Hearty Affair
Flavour: Hearty, fresh
Ambiance: Highway-feng shui
Service: friendly
Kryddlegin Hjörtu
Skúlagata 17
What we think: Healthier stuffing
for low cost