Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.11.2010, Blaðsíða 38

3 Frakkar
Baldursgata 14 | G4
Aktu Taktu
Skúlugata 15 | E6
Alibaba
Veltusund 3b | D2
American Style
Tryggvagata 26 | D2
Argentína Steakhouse
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
Tómasar (“Bullan”)
Geirsgata 1 | B2
Hlölla Bátar
Ingólfstorg | D2
Hornið
Hafnarstræti 15 | D3
Hótel Holt
Bergstaðarstræti 37
| G3
Humarhúsið
Amtmanstígur 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
Food & Drink | Venue finder
Icelandic takes on some international classics
R E V I E W S
Iceland has got a knack for making things great. Public swimming pools are healthy havens rather than bacteria laden
cesspools. Icelandic horses are all hairy and little and adorable. Icelandic energy is mostly clean and efficient. Hot dogs have all
those kooky toppings to choose from. This little island is one innovative place and that extends to the preparation of foods that
are typically synonymous with other countries. Take Iceland’s spin on quintessentially Spanish tapas and the Queen’s own fish
and chips, for example…
World Tour
My date and I departed my casa the
Sunday post-Airwaves feeling a little
worse for wear. Several consecutive
late nights were taking their toll and
so, with the promise of an early night
in store, we arrived at Tapas Barinn
(Vesturgata 3b) at 16:45 for dinner. The
upside of this is that we had the place
to ourselves. The downside was that
the gallery area was not yet set up for
dinner; a shame since it looks to be a
nice, cosy setting.
With nobody else to steal her
attention the waitress visited our table
often and was repeatedly turned away
as we mulled over our options. The
menu is long and my date and I were
Tapas Barinn rookies. The waitress told
us she typically orders three tapas for
a meal but we opted for four each. We
were pretty hungry. In retrospect, three
would have been more than enough.
I’ve learned my lesson.
Since there was so much food
coming to the table, let’s start with the
highs:
The grilled giant scallops with
grilled tomato (1.090 ISK) prompted my
date to inquire of me “would you like
to taste the best scallop I’ve ever tasted
in my life?” I did. His assessment was
right. Firstly, these scallops were huge
and were grilled to the most appetizing
seared brown around the edges that
they were a pleasure before they even
hit the taste buds. The texture was
really tender and light, too, and the
freshness of the scallops was divine.
My shrimp with sun dried tomatoes
in chilli, mango and curry (890 ISK)
was a nice and refreshing cold salad
and comprised of a generous portion
of shrimp with mango, red pepper and
cilantro. The curry didn’t really stand
out and the entire dish was light and
cool like a ceviche. Lovely!
The smoked puffin with blueberry
brennivín sauce (1.050 ISK) seemed
an odd item for a Spanish restaurant,
but it deserves to be on the menu all
the same. Having never before tasted
puffin I was unsure of what to expect,
but man that bird is as delicious as it is
cute! It’s not bird and it’s not fish. It’s
salty like the ocean but not offensively
so. The meat was lightly smoked, and
was served in tender strips atop a
salad with feta cheese. The saltiness
of the feta and the puffin somehow
complimented each other nicely and
were toned down by the sweetness of
the blueberry brennivín sauce.
The other dishes we ordered weren’t
bad at all, just not as noteworthy.
My date’s jalapeño peppers with
blue cheese sauce (960 ISK) were run
of the mill jalapeño poppers one would
expect to find in any pub – greasy
and agonizingly hot inside. My Paella
Catalana with a mix of seafood (1.150
ISK) was okay, but lacking the complex
f lavours that love puts into real Spanish
Tapas: Tan Bueno!
Tapas Barinn
Vesturgata 3
What we think: Lots of good food
Flavour: All over the place
Ambiance: Spanish
Service: Friendly and helpful
Eyrarbraut 3, 825 Stokkseyri, Iceland · Tel. +354 483 1550
Fax. +354 483 1545 · info@fjorubordid.is · www.fjorubordid.is
At the Restaurant Fjöruborðið in Stokkseyri
By the
sea and
lobster
a delicios
< Only 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík
A genuine Nordic 3 course feast
starting from 4.900,-
Pósthússtræti 11 101 Reykjavík Tel: 578 2008 www.silfur.is