Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.08.2010, Blaðsíða 32

Food & Drink | Venue finder
3 Frakkar
Baldursgata 14 | G4
Aktu Taktu
Skúlugata 15 | E6
Alibaba
Veltusund 3b | D2
American Style
Tryggvagata 26 | D2
Argentína Steak-
house
Barónstígur | F6
Austurlanda-
hraðlestin
Hverfisgata 64A | F5
Á Næstu Grösum
Laugavegur 20B | E4
B5
Bankastræti 5 | E3
Bakkus
Tryggvagata 22 | D2
Ban Thai
Laugavegur 130 | G7
Basil & Lime
Klapparstíg 38 | E4
Babalú
Skólavörðustígur 22A
| G5
Balthazar
Hafnarstræti 1-3 | D2
Bæjarins Beztu
Tryggvagata | D3
Brons
Pósthússtræti 9 | E3
Café Cultura
Hverfisgata 18 | E4
Café d'Haiti
Tryggvagata 12 | D2
Café Loki
Lokastígur 28 | G4
Café Paris
Austurstræti 14 | E3
Café Roma
Rauðarárstígur 8 | G7
Deli
Bankastræti 14 | E5
Domo
Þingholtsstræti 5 | E3
Einar Ben
Veltusundi | E2
Eldsmiðjan
Bragagata 38A | G4
Fiskmarkaðurinn
Aðalstræti 12 | D2
Geysir Bar/Bistro
Aðalstræti 2 | D2
Garðurinn
Klappastigur 37 | F4
Glætan book café
Laugavegur 19 | F5
Grái Kötturinn
Hverfisgata 16A | E4
Grillhúsið
Tryggvagata 20 | D2
Habibi
Hafnarstræti 20 | E3
Hamborgarabúlla Tó-
masar (“Bullan”)
Geirsgata 1 | B2
Hlölla Bátar
Ingólfstorg | D2
Hornið
Hafnarstræti 15 | D3
Hótel Holt
Bergstaðarstræti 37
| G3
Humarhúsið
Amtmannstígur 1 | E3
Hressó
Austurstræti 20 | E4
Icelandic Fish & Chips
Tryggvagata 8 | B2
Indian Mango
Frakkastígur 12 | F5
Jómfrúin
Lækjargata 4 | E3
Kaffi Hljómalind
Laugavegur 21 | E4
Kaffifélagið
Skólavörðustígur 10
| F5
Kaffitár
Bankastræti 8 | E4
Kaffivagninn
Grandagarður 10 | A1
Kofi Tómasar Frænda
Laugavegur 2 | E4
Kornið
Lækjargata 4 | E3
Krua Thai
Tryggvagata 14 | D2
La Primavera
Austurstræti 9 | D2
Lystin
Laugavegur 73 | F6
Mokka
Skólavörðustígur 3A
| E4
Nonnabiti
Hafnarstræti 9 | D3
O Sushi
Lækjargata 2A | E3
Pisa
Lækjargötu 6b | E3
Pizza King
Hafnarstræti 18 | D3
Pizza Pronto
Vallarstræti 4 | E2
Pizzaverksmiðjan
Lækjargötu 8 | E3
Prikið
Bankastræti 12 | E3
Ráðhúskaffi | E2
Tjarnargata 11
Santa Maria
Laugavegur 22A, | F5
Serrano
Hringbraut 12 | H3
Shalimar
Austurstræti 4 | D2
Silfur
Pósthússtræti 11 | E3
Sjávarkjallarinn
Aðalstræti 2 | D2
Sólon
Bankastræti 7a | E3
Sushibarinn
Laugavegur 2 | E4
Sushismiðjan
Geirsgötu 3 | B2
Svarta Kaffi
Laugavegur 54 | F5
Sægreifinn
Verbúð 8, Geirsgata
| B2
Tapas
Vesturgata 3B | D2
Thorvaldsen
Austurstræti 8 | D2
Tíu Dropar
Laugavegur 27 | E5
Tívolí
Laugavegur 3 | E4
Vegamót
Vegamótastígur 4 | E4
Við Tjörnina
Templarasund 3 | E2
Vitabar
Bergþórugata 21 | G5
F D
For your mind, body and soul
R E V I E W S
CATHARINE FULTON
CATHARINE FULTON
Food And Culture
Food Pages On The Road:
Seyðisfjörður Edition
The Skaftfell Cultural Centre, Bistro
and Café (Austurvegur 42) is the type
of place that Iceland could use more
of. The 100+ year-old three-storey
house is a bistro and (internet) café
on the ground level furnished with
inspiration and art from Dieter Roth,
with a gallery space on the second f loor
and an artist apartment up top. Adding
to the cool is the casually friendly
international staff who are likely to
chat up camera-saddled tourists and
well-acquainted locals with the same
familiarity and warmth.
On the day my date and I ventured
to Skaftfell for a bite there was a DIY
looking fountain lubricating the
pavement out front and an exhibit of
Birgir Andrésson, Tumi Magnússon
& Roman Signer up above that, in
addition to looping some entertaining
video of conjoined umbrellas being
taken away in a gust of wind, loudly
mimicked the sound of a burdened
shelving unit collapsing (or some
similar calamitous occurrence) every
five minutes. Perfect dinner music.
Having WWOOFed at a local
organic farm last summer I browsed
the menu and quickly gravitated
toward the veggie burger and barley
risotto (2.400 ISK) produced from the
spoils of those same fields and my
date, looking for something classically
hearty, went with the lasagne with
salad and chilli sauce (2.000 ISK).
When the food arrived shortly
after ordering, I was somewhat
surprised to see that the veggie burger
I thought I was ordering was actually
two veggie patties, sans bun and
other burger accoutrements, stacked
aside a large helping of barley risotto
and accompanied by two stacks of
zucchini and tomato, broiled with
blue cheese. Once the initial surprise
wore off (quickly) I was too enamoured
with my meal to care about the
misunderstanding on my part. It is
good, people. The veggie patties are
delicately moist and earthy and are
complimented beautifully by a creamy
mushroom sauce. The barley risotto
was a little on the chewy side, but the
hints of olive oil and herbs f lavouring
the barley and diced red peppers with
which it was mixed was divine.
My date’s lasagne was exactly as
he had hoped—large, meaty and
chock-full of cheese and carbs. It
was sided by a green salad with feta
cubes and a creamy chilli sauce that
I would happily put on everything I
eat from this point forward. I’m not
one to gravitate to items like lasagne
on a menu, but this was a really tasty
slice. Each layer of pasta was soft,
but not chewy, and the spices in the
sauce and meat were subtle. It tasted
like something my dear old Italian
grandmother would have made in
the old country, if I were to have a
dear old Italian grandmother, or any
Italian ancestry, and if lasagne were
a traditional dish of Canada’s old
country… but it’s not. The point is that
this lasagne is good stuff and that chili
sauce bumps it up another notch.
Suffice to say we cleaned out plates
and were too stuffed for dessert, so we
feasted our eyes on the noisy offerings
upstairs one more time before heading
out into the foggy Seyðisfjörður night

Skaftfell
Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður
What we think: Food + Art =
delicious
Flavour: Hearty home cooking
with some added creativity
Ambiance: Bright, comfortable
and casual
Service: Warm and friendly
On the east coast of Iceland, as far away as you can drive from Reykjavík without taking an unfortunate plunge into the Atlantic, is Seyðisfjörður.
The adopted home town of Dieter Roth and an unofficial extension of 101 Reykjavík, Seyðisfjörður is a gorgeous locale, boasting countless waterfalls
streaming down the surrounding Strandartindur and Bjólfur mountains, an enchanting fog that rolls in daily like clockwork, and its own town name
lit up on the mountainside in a grandeur that puts Hollywood to shame. It’s also got a few more restaurants than some other micro-towns in the
country. It’s a pretty great place.
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
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