Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.07.2018, Síða 44

Keep On Truckin’
Our quest for the best street food in Reykjavik

Words: Shruthi Basappa and Ragnar Egilson Photo: Art Bicnick
Reyk jav i k may not have been
blessed with the best summer
this year, but two very deter-
mined foolhardy people strode
out undeterred this September,
against their better judgement,
to try out Reykjavík’s food trucks.
Other than the fact that every
other truck seems to be offer-
ing cod in slightly different it-
erations, kudos to the truckers for
giving us a taste of big city living
in the face of inane regulations
and “rassgat” winds.

Fish and Chips Vagninn
(the best one, the red one)
Hlésgata
Forget the traffic light lessons:
where Fish and Chips are con-
cerned, red is to go, go, go. Based
on the classic British dish and
made using local Atlantic cod, this
mainstay by the picturesque Reyk-
javik harbour gets everything just
right. There are park benches to
sit at, warm blankets, and tonnes
of malt vinegar to douse the thick-
cut chips. The mushy peas are,
thankfully, straight outta Britain,
made with unmistakably dried
marrowfat peas—Ora pea hat-
ers, rejoice! The fish itself is deep
fried to order—flaky perfection
encased in a light, airy batter,
served in a sensible cardboard box.
This was our favourite food truck,
and at 1,990 ISK, it’s a steal. They
also regularly update their social
media page—a necessary conve-
nience to view opening times, or
to check for the occasional reloca-
tion (looking at you here, Skuli
Bao Bun).

The ‘other’ Fish and Chips
truck (the bad one, the blue
one)
Geirsgata
Ironically, ‘Iceland Fish and Chips’
is the truck to avoid at any cost.
Usually stationed along the har-
bour promenade, opposite Lis-
tasafn Reykjavik, this blue and
white truck—with their sacri-
legious offering of sweet potato
fries—had already set alarm bells
ringing with their empty status.
Granted it was a windy August
afternoon, but the rancid oil and
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icelandic "plokkfiskur"
Onion, garlic, potatoes,
celery, lime, white wine,
cream and butter
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Honey, almonds, cherry–
tomatoes, lemon and butter
2,200 isk
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2,200 isk
plaice
Tomatoes, capers, parsley,
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salmon (lacTose–free)
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