Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.12.2017, Page 62

Photos: Ari Magg
NEW BRUNCH
The place that brought you the best pizzas and cocktails in town, hipper-than-thou restaurant
Hverfisgata 12, now offers a stunning brunch menu
on weekends.
Hverfisgata 12, located aptly at Hverfisgata right
in the city centre, is also known as the nameless
pizza place on Hverfisgata. The owners are the same
as those of successful Kex Hostel and award-win-
ning Dill restaurant, recently voted Iceland’s finest
restaurant on the White Guide for 2016.
Brunch at Hverfisgata 12 makes for a cosy affair,
as the restaurant is situated in a charming town-
house, with many different rooms on three separate
floors, each of which serves as part of the venue.
The laid-back atmosphere feels a bit like you’re pop-
ping over for brunch at a friend's house, albeit a
very eccentric friend who loves obscure drawings
of satyric figures and reindeer heads hanging on
the walls.
“Our brunch has received wonderful reviews,
though not everyone knows that we offer it on week-
ends. We’re best known for our pizzas,” says man-
ager Hinrik Carl Ellertsson.
The brunch at Hverfisgata 12 is a rustic affair
and is pretty different from your regular brunch
around town. On the menu you’ll find a breakfast
pizza topped with peanuts, peas and ham, eggs
in a shaksukha style spicy tomato sauce, classic
eggs and bacon, and wonderful pancakes with syr-
up. The more unusual options are a savoury porridge
with mushrooms and kale, korean chicken wings,
a gorgeous platter of cold cuts and plenty of vegan
options that include the best vegan pizza in town.
Grown-ups will enjoy liquid offerings such as a
b****y great Bloody Mary and blueberry Mimosas.
Hverfisgata 12 comes like a fresh breeze into the
aspiring world of Reykjavik’s brunches with its rus-
tic, laid back style, which is perfect either for your
hangover yupster brunch get-together with friends,
or a small family gathering for all ages.
Last but not least, everyone under the age of
6 gets to eat for free.
A new and exciting brunch menu at Hverfisgata 12
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