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Ban Thai
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1/10 Best Restaurants In Iceland
Best Goddamn Restaurant 2011
the best thai food
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Laugavegur 130, ofan við Hlemm
Tel : 692-0564
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A l s o R e c o m m e n d . . . . . y u m m i y u m m i Tel: 588-2121 H v e r f i s g a t a 123, 105 Rvk.
the finest Thai restaurant in Iceland
You need five servings of fruit and
vegetables a day; why not start with
a lemon? Mix in an avocado, apples
and ginger and you’re in for some
Good Times—one of Lemon’s
sweetly refreshing juice drinks (and,
incidentally, the only one that actu-
ally contains a lemon).
Forget hamburgers and greasy
fries—this is a terrific spot to set
yourself right after a hard night’s
drinking. Step aboard the fruit
express and order your meal at the
juice bar, which coincidentally looks
a bit like a metro station with its
white-tiled pillars and industrial
lamps. But the distinguishing factor
would have to be the fruit baskets
lined up on the counter, including
one filled with Pink Lady apples, my
crunchy favourite.
(Fun fact: Pink Ladies mature on
the tree for 200 days before picking.
For more arguably useless infor-
mation, check out the walls of this
otherwise inviting establishment).
The menu is relatively simple:
sandwiches to eat and fresh-pressed
juice or skyr-based smoothies to
drink. Early birds can also opt for
oatmeal porridge or yoghurt.
Their most popular sandwich is
the Chickencado (chicken, avocado,
tomato, pesto), which sounded pretty
good to me. My lunch date ordered
the Chango (chicken, mango, peanut
sauce, chilli), but only because it was
the only sandwich that didn’t con-
tain pesto. To drink, I decided to try
a Honey Bunny (passion fruit, pine-
apple, orange) while my date went
for a small Indian Flirt smoothie
(Vanilla-flavoured skyr, banana,
cinnamon, apple). Then, before I
could stop myself, I ordered a ginger
cappuccino out of sheer curiosity.
Our juice and smoothie were
pressed and mixed before our eyes
and arrived in what seemed like sec-
onds. Mine was zesty and refresh-
ing; my sister’s sweet and slightly
exotic. Be warned: portions are quite
smaller than the astronomical sizes
we first-world consumers are used
to. However, this has got to be a step
in the right direction in terms of
health and waste-management—I
can’t imagine that anyone would re-
ally want a gallon of carrot juice any-
way. The only downside is the price:
990/790 ISK for a mug/teacup-sized
serving is pretty steep.
Our sandwiches were ready
shortly after we were seated, in pa-
per and plastic packaging that must
have been scientifically designed to
be hard to open. Bring an engineer
to help you unwrap it, because you’ll
only end up getting frustrated and
tearing the packaging half to bits.
Despite technical difficulties, the
sandwiches are reward enough: a
mass of juicy ingredients squeezed
between two slices of crunchy grilled
bread. The Chango was nutty and
spicy and the Chickencado just as
tasty, with that sumptuous mushy
texture only a ripe avocado can
produce. The finishing touch was a
dusting of coarse sea salt that added
just the right amount of oomph.
Highly recommended as a light
meal or snack.
As for the ginger cappuccino, I
can happily announce that Lemon
has succeeded where others have
failed. Maybe I’ve had too many bad
experiences with weirdly flavoured
coffee (I will never again be tempted
to try gingerbread or pumpkin
flavoured coffee and neither should
you), but I was caught completely off
guard by this totally drinkable com-
bination! Neither too bland nor too
overbearing, I might even order it
again the next time I stop by—prob-
ably sooner than later.
A Fresh Squeeze
PATRICIA ÞORMAR
NANNA DÍS
What We Think
A fast, fresh pick-me-up
Flavour:
Crunchy, fruity, juicy
Ambiance:
Bright and busy as a bee
Service:
Can’t complain
Price for 2 (with drinks):
1890/1490 ISK combo whole/
half sandwich with large/small
juice
Lemon
Laugavegur 24, 101 Reykjavík.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:00-21:00,
Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00
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For your mind, body and soul
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