Reykjavík Grapevine - Nov 2019, Page 38

The Reykjavík Grapevine
Best of Reykjavík 2019
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Gunnar Ingi Jones
musician
Morning: I wake up around
8:00, having slept exactly eight
hours. I’m feeling rested as fuck.
I head to the gym—I go to World
Class—and only do bicep curls
and maybe a little shoulders to
get my daily dose of swoleness.
Right after the gym, I go to Sund-
laug Seltjarnarness for a little
splash in the hot tub and then
the cold pot. Because this is my
perfect day, a lot of random peo-
ple compliment me on how good
I look as I walk to the pool.
Ásrós Helga
Guðmundsdóttir
musician
Mid-morning: I’d do some exer-
cises and afterwards, take a hot
shower and sing like there is no
tomorrow. Then I’d drive down-
town, ideally in some eco-friend-
ly car, to a set where I am about
to act for a cool Icelandic movie.
I work until the afternoon but be-
fore I head back home I go shop-
ping. Unfortunately, there are
barely any plastic packaging-free
options when it comes to food in
Iceland, but I'd try to get as much
as possible from stores like Heil-
suhúsið in Kringlan.
Ragga Hólm
rapper
Lunch: My favourite food is su-
shi, so I’d head to Osushi for
lunch. They’d have a special
train just for me. I’d just sit in
the middle with a virgin mojito,
and they’d know my specials, so I
don’t get the boring bites. It’s so
sunny and warm out that I’d have
to wear my shades inside.
Gala Noir
drag queen
Afternoon: Let me put on a dress
and favourite pair of high heels
for my Reykjavík Vintage Walk.
We start at Hlemmur. While we
are here, let’s grab a chai latte at
Te & Kaffi. First, we head to Fat-
amarkaðurinn—they have amaz-
ing vintage stuff. The Icelandic
Red Cross is nearby and we’ll
check it out as well. Afterwards,
we’ll take a walk along Laugave-
gur to Spúútnik.
Einar Stef
musician
Evening: I would catch a mov-
ie marathon at Bíó Paradís. It’s
‘The Matrix Trilogy,’ of course.
I would get a big bucket of pop-
corn and a SodaDream, because
in a perfect world they offer So-
daDream in Bíó Paradís. Then,
after the movies, despite only
consuming things all day, I am
still hungry, so it’s time for din-
ner. So I go to Hverfisgata 12,
which never closed, and I get the
potato and truffle pizza and it’s
the best version of itself that it
has ever been.

Sigrún Ásta
stylist
Late at night: After dinner, we
head to a concert—FM Belfast
are performing. We dance wild-
ly into the night. What a show!
We continue on to Kaffibarinn,
where DJ Margeir is playing his
awesome tunes. We wrap the
night up with a pizza and head
home.
TRUST THE LOCALS
Perfect Day
Words: The Grapevine Perfect Day Dpt.
Photos: Art Bicnick & Birta Rán Björgvinsdóttir
& Monika Konarzewska & Ásrós Helga Guðmundsdóttir
No one who knows Reykjavík better than the locals—no matter
what that one suburban Mom on TripAdvisor might tell you. To
help you out, we asked some of our favourite locals how they’d
spend a perfect day in the city.
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