Reykjavík Grapevine - May 2019, Page 4

The Reykjavík Grapevine
Best of Reykjavík 2019
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The best of Icelandic produce with
a nod to Japan and South America.
Modern Icelandic flavours, share plates
and award winning cocktails.
Our kitchen is open
17.00–23.00 sun.–thu.
17.00–24.00 fri.–sat.
ICELANDIC SEAFOOD
MAKES WORLD’S BEST SUSHI
SOCIALIZE
WITH THE
LOCALS
SUSHI SOCIAL
Þingholtsstræti 5 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel. 568 6600 • sushisocial.is
Best of Reykjavík:
+ Meet Hi Noodle, a new ramen champ P:20
+ Save the date: where to take your Tinder P:22
+ Six incredible cocktails: don't mind if we do P:28
+ Whisky weather: any time can be Suntory time P:30
+ Sweet products made from natural ingredients P:38
+ All the best new Icelandic literature translations P:40
+ Find out what the locals get up to P:44
+ Luxury hotels for a perfect countryside getaway P:46
DINING 8
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE 24
SHOPPING 34
ACTIVITIES 48
BEST OF REY-
KJAVIK 2019
Spring 2019 Edition by
Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Reykjavík
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PUBLISHER
Hilmar Steinn
Grétarsson
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BEST OF EDITOR
John Rogers
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GRAPEVINE EDITOR
IN CHIEF
Valur Grettisson
valur@grapevine.is
ART DIRECTOR
Sveinbjörn Pálsson
sveinbjorn@grapevine.is
PHOTO EDITOR
Art Bicnick
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BEST OF DINING
COMPILED BY
Shruthi Basappa
BEST OF DRINKING &
NIGHTLIFE COMPILED BY
John Rogers
BEST OF SHOPPING
COMPILED BY
Hannah Jane Cohen
BEST OF ACTIVITIES
COMPILED BY
Phil Uwe Widiger
PROOFREADING
Catharine Fulton
COVER ART
Siggi Odds -
siggiodds.com
Gabriel B. Bachmann -
gabrielbachmann.com
FACT CHECKING
Valur Grettisson
Helgi Harðarson
Catharine Fulton
EDITORIAL
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ADVERTISING
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Rex Beckett
Hannah Jane Cohen
Anisha Chandar
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Art Bicnick
Timothée Lambrecq
SALES DIRECTORS
Aðalsteinn Jörundsson
adalsteinn@grapevine.is
Helgi Þór Harðarson
helgi@grapevine.is
DISTRIBUTION
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PANELS
DINING
Ragnar Egilsson
Ragnheidur Axel
Elizabeth Lay
Dröfn Ösp Snorradóttir-
Rozas
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Alexander Jean De
Fontenay
Jessica Bowe
Colm O’Herlihy
Þórhildur Tinna
Sigurðardóttir
Björk Hrafnsdóttir
SHOPPING
Álfrún Pálsdóttir
Kristbjörg Lára
Gunnarsdóttir
Freyja Eilíf
Magnús Hreggviðsson
ACTIVITIES
Ólafur Sverrir
Traustason
Maria-Carmela Raso
James Cox
Jasa Baka
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Asking The Real
Big Questions
As the dense firework fog of the 2019
New Year blowout cleared, we at The
Reykjavík Grapevine turned our minds
to some of the big questions of the
year ahead. No, not “Will Trump be
impeached?”—we’re talking about
the REAL big questions, like “Where
in Reykjavík serves the best burger?”
and “Which bar has the best cocktail
in town?”
And so, we summoned a fine new
vintage of expert panellists from the
far reaches of the city. They travelled
through dangers untold and hardships
unnumbered to convene in the heart of
101 and share their sacred knowledge of
vegan food, craft beers, obscure galler-
ies and hidden emporia.
The result is the magazine you’re
holding. Our Best of Reykjavík 2019
is an in-depth guide to best eateries,
drinking holes, weird shops and won-
derful activities that this little subarc-
tic city has to offer. We hope you’ll find
it interesting and useful. We’d love to
hear what you think—feel free to let
us know if you tried out our choic-
es via Twitter (@rvkgrapevine) or
grapevine@grapevine.is.
While you’re meandering around
town, be sure to pick up a copy of our
flagship publication, The Reykjavík
Grapevine—it’s packed with news, cul-
ture and the town’s top events. If you
see a copy of the Best of Iceland sister
magazine lying around, that’ll help you
plan a trip into the countryside. And
if you skipped the duty free, our Appy
Hour app is available for Android and
iPhone to help you drink on the cheap.
Stay frosty.
John Rogers, Editor
AN INTRODUCTION