Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.12.2013, Side 42

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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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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
Ban Thai
No one loves a good Christmas feast
more than we do, but four straight days
with family and increasingly unappetiz-
ing leftovers can occasionally be trying.
So if you need a night away from the
fam and want be sure of having a
nice meal out, here are snippets from
six glowing restaurant reviews we’ve
printed in the past year.
The Great Grillsby
Grillið, Hagatorg 1, 107 Reykjavík
Flavour: Nouvelle French, modern
Spanish, seasonal local ingredients
What We Think: Fine dining done
right
Rating: 5/5
Grilli has embraced the kabuki
spectacle of the exhibition kitchen,
they combine flavours and culinary
traditions in novel ways, they source
locally as much as possible, shirts
and ties are optional and of course
some of the plates are made out of
bits of wood and lava rocks...There
was a heavy whiff of old money and
being seated next to the doppelganger
of Roger Sterling didn’t help.
But you’d never recognise us for
the working class bozos we are from
watching the waiter cater to our every
whim. Our waiter, Gu mundur, might
just be the finest waiter I’ve witnessed
at work in Iceland. He’s been working
there since the late ‘70s—in a field no-
torious for its high employee turnover.
He was attentive but never overbear-
ing, alert but never anxious and had a
chameleon-like ability to adapt to the
atmosphere of each table. He really has
mastered this ambiguous craft.
- Ragnar Egilsson
A Fresh Squeeze
Lemon, Laugavegur 24, 101
Reykjavík
What We Think: A fast, fresh pick-
me-up
Flavour: Crunchy, fruity, juicy
Rating: 4/5
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 coinciden-
tally 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 information,
check out the walls of this otherwise
inviting establishment).
- Patricia Þormar
The Friendly Foodhouse
Bergsson Mathús, Templarasund
3, 101 Reykjavík

What We Think: You won't find a
cosier place for lunch/brunch. Terrific
coffee.
Flavour: Simple, but hearty
Rating: 4/5
The staff was also happy to pour us
another ladle of soup because it was so
damn delicious and I just had to ask
for another taste. The soup was exactly
the right consistency, neither too thin
nor artificially thickened. It was rich
and tingling and warmed me to the
very core.
The most memorable highlight,
however, was my double-shot mac-
Six Ways You Can’t Go Wrong
This Holiday Season
Food wise, that is.
Compiled by Larissa Kyzer &
Tómas Gabríel Benjamin
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For your mind, body and soul
Alísa Kalyanova