Reykjavík Grapevine - 20.05.2016, Page 18

Árbæjarlaug
Pool of the issue
Words MAGNÚS SVEINN HALLDÓRSSON
Photo ANNA DOMNICK
This pool is a favourite destination for families. It offers a nice water
slide, a shallow outdoor pool, and a very nice shallow indoor pool that
connects to the outdoor area via a little river. Kids love it. There are also
three large hot tubs, and a beautiful view of Reykjavík. The dressing
rooms also have a large comfortable outside changing area. This pool is
really wonderful in the summer.
A newly added steam bath ensures Árbæjarlaug’s status as one of the
very best in the capital region. The old hell-closet of a steam-cooker (like
the one in Laugardalur) has been replaced with a spacious steam bath
that runs hot enough to drain away the fatigue of a long hike or the wor-
ries of the workday.
Definitively worth the visit, especially if you want to avoid the flocks
of tourists at Laugardalslaug.
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Starts with a shot of the Icelandic
national spirit “Brennivín“
Puffin
Smoked puffin with blueberries,
croutons, goats cheese, beetroot
Minke whale
Date purée, wakame, teriaky
“Torched“ Arctic charr
Cucumber, truffle ponzu vinaigrette
and yuzu mayo
Icelandic roll – 4 pcs
Gravlax roll with Brennivín (Icelandic
traditional Snaps) and dill. Avokado, mango,
cucumber, dill mayo, rye bread crumble
Reindeer
Reindeer slider with blue cheese,
portobello, steamed bun
Rack of icelandic lamb
Onion purée, slow cooked leeks,
chimichurri, baked carrot
And to end on a high note ...
Icelandic Skyr
Skyr infused with birch,
berries, white chocolate
crumble, and sorrel granite
7.990 kr.

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Þingholtsstræti 5 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel 568 6600 • sushisamba.is
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A unique
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7 course menu
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 6 — 2016
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SECRET REYKJAVÍK
QUOTE OF THE ISSUE
Address
Fylkisvegur 9, Reykjavík (show map)
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday: 06:30-22:00
Fridays: 06:30-20:00
Saturday-Sunday: 09:00-18:00
Hot dog stand
No.
Family destination
Very much so.
Crowds of foreigners
None. Suburbanites all the way.
What's special
Best swimming pool during summer days
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that I'm releasing here is
far beyond that which I ever
expected would be demanded.
I feel that the information
below is the most detailed that
any Icelandic politician has
released about the finances of
themselves and their family.”
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, congratu-
lating himself in a blog post for releasing limited financial records
to the general public after he was implicated in the Panama Papers.