Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.07.2016, Qupperneq 57

Hverfisgata 12 · 101 Reykjavík
Tel. +354 552 15 22 · www.dillrestaurant.is
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#109 Dill is a Nordic restaurant with its
focus on Iceland, the pure nature and
all the good things coming from it.

It does not matter if it’s the
ingredients or the old traditions, we
try to hold firmly on to both.
There are not many things that make
us happier than giving life to old
traditions and forgotten ingredients
with modern technique and our creative
mind as a weapon.
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We Should Do
Lunch Sometime!
But Where?
Lunch is an interesting concept for
a country that doesn’t eat break-
fast. As a tourist you’ve probably
noticed that there are not a lot of
food options downtown in the ear-
ly morning other than baked goods
and black coffee. When I have
guests visiting me, I tell them to
make breakfast at their Airbnb or
hotel room, which can be done am-
bitiously with eggs and caviar or la-
zily with skyr and apple slices. For
lunch, however, you have three op-
tions: the slow and social, the quick
and easy or the planned picnic.
The slow and social is for the
day after an excursion or for set-
tling in on your first day. The place
to go is Ostabúðin (it won the “Best
Lunch Place” in our Best Of Reykja-
vík special issue, which you can find
stacked next to this issue down-
town). It’s a simple lunch done well,
with fresh fish and baked-that-day
bread. They also have a gourmet
boutique, so you can grab a few
items to take with you. As an alter-
native, I recommend Jómfrúin. It’s a
traditional Danish-style lunch spot
complete with chilled aquavit. It’s
the type of lunch that usually leads
to a nap or a downward spiral into a
night of manic frenzy.
The quick and easy is when you
need to grab something and go.
Perhaps you’re on your way to a
whale watching tour or looking for
a bite to eat before heading out into
the countryside. For this I recom-
mend Bæjarins Beztu, the hot dog
stand. It’s familiar enough to be
comforting, but unique enough to
get you excited for the adventures
of the day ahead. It’s also inexpen-
sive, which in Reykjavík is saying
something. For the vegetarians,
try the Block Burger veggie burger.
It’s quick, relatively cheap and deli-
cious. You can also get fancy soda
pop, which I assume adults enjoy.
The planned picnic is the holy
grail of lunches. It depends on
a series of factors: the weather,
the weather and, of course, the
weather. On the few days the Gods
decide to stop pissing down on us,
us Reykjavíkians like to bask in the
glorious 14°C sunshine. The two
popular spots are in front of parlia-
ment or beside the pond in front of
the National Art Gallery. You can
stock up at Bónus (the “Best Gro-
cery Store” 2016) or, my favourite,
grab a bucket of chicken from KFC.
All you need then is a blanket and
warm beer from Vínbuðin, the li-
quor store.
There, that’s it. That’s all I’ve
got. I can’t choose what type of
lunch you need. I can only give sug-
gestions. You can try to mix and
match, a block burger for a picnic,
eat your groceries next to the hot
dog stand, or bring some KFC into
Ostabúðin, but I wouldn’t recom-
mend it.
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