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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 07 — 2014
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SKÓLAVÖRÐUSTÍG 15, 101 REYKJAVÍK AND HARPA CONCERT HALL
Today’s
Topic:
Iceland’s
Bar Scene
What’s your name?
Dean
Where are you from?
Fairbanks, Alaska (USA)
What do you think makes these hot
dogs so good?
Maybe the sauce? There’s a sweet sauce
to it that seems pretty unique to here.
The hot dogs we make are spicier.
Describe Iceland in three words.
Kinda like Europe.
What are your impressions of Ice-
land’s bar scene? Have you heard
much about it?
No, I haven’t really.
So, it wasn’t an incentive for you to
visit, I guess.
No, I came because Icelandair has
direct flights from Alaska now and
I’d never been here before. I went to
the Blue Lagoon and the lava tubes,
went snorkelling in Silfra, visited the
church…
So you’ve done quite a lot.
Yep, and I leave tonight at midnight.
What’s your name?
Þórvaldur
Where are you from?
I live in Breiðholt [a neighborhood in
Reykjavík].
What do you think makes these hot
dogs so good?
I don’t know. But I come here every
once in a while and get one because
these are the best ones in town.
Describe Iceland in three words.
It’s a good place to stay.
Any particular reason?
Well, I was born here. And the freedom
and everything.
What do you think about Reykja-
vík’s bar scene?
I don’t drink, but it’s okay with me.
Sometimes it gets out of hand, but I
don’t live over here, so it’s fine.
What’s your name?
Alexia
Where are you from?
Reykjavík, Iceland
What do you think makes these hot
dogs so good?
[Pauses.]
Or, why do you think people keep
coming back for the hot dogs here?
Because they are quick, cheap, and al-
ways good—we trust them.
Describe Iceland in three words.
Wow. Okay. World-changing. Does
that count as one word? [Interviewer
affirms—it’s hyphenated.] Crowded.
Always awake. [Not one word, but
close enough.]
What do you think about Reykja-
vík’s bar scene?
Well, I’ve worked in a bar for three
years, so I’m really into it. I worked at
Lebowski Bar for two years and am
going to a new bar, Fredriksson, now.
It’s being built—it’ll open in a couple of
weeks.
When you go to other cities, do you
notice a difference in the drinking
culture compared to Iceland?
Yes. People can be relaxed and sit and
talk. Not so much here. There’re only
really a few bars here where you can
do that.
When would you say nightlife gets
started here?
Midnight.
Pylsuspjall:
1. Hot Dog Chat
2. A Brief Conversation Held
With Strangers Holding Sausages
Words by Larissa Kyzer
Photos by Laura Clark
Welcome to our third edi-
tion of Pylsuspjall, a feature
in which we accost strang-
ers at the Bæjarins Beztu
hot dog stand and ask them
questions while their mouths
are full.
Hot | Dogs
INTER
VIEW