Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.04.2019, Side 48

Making 110
Great Again
Mathöll Höfða has opened its doors
Words: Shruthi Basappa, John Rogers & A. Rawlings
Photo: Art Bicnick
FOOD HALL
Visit Mathöll Höfða at Bíldshöfði 9,
Reykjavík 110. Visit the website at
mathollhofda.is.
Reykjavík is a speedy city—the
latest measure-
ments show it
ca n accelerate
f rom 0 -3 food
halls in as many
years. The newest
kid on the block is
Mathöll Höfða, lo-
cated in a tucked
aw ay com mer-
cial-industrial area in the Reykjavík
110 postcode—a seeming victory for
suburban couples and families tired
of schlepping to 101 for fancy food.
The nine stalls serve a wide range
of offerings in an airy interior,
from the “upper class street food”
of the Gastro Truck to the attrac-
tive New Nordic cuisine of Hipstur,
I nd ia n foo d
f r o m I n d i -
can, and East
Iceland craft
br e w s f r om
the Beljandi
Bar, amongst
o t h e r s . We
s k i p p e d
breakfast, and
dropped by one sunny lunchtime to
try them out.
Flatbakan
With a large oven featuring a wood-
fired, gas-assisted flame and a spin-
ning plate, Flatbakan’s pizzas take
only two minutes to bake. Alongside
traditional pepperoni and so forth,
they pride themselves on their array
of vegan options—the “Perfect One”
combines convincing vegan cheese,
spicy tomato sauce, basil, dates, and
salted peanuts. The tomato sauce
dominates the taste—a running
theme—with the dates providing
a suitable chewiness for the other-
wise soft nosh. For carnivores, the
olive-laden spicy meat option with
pepper cheese would kill any hang-
over dead.
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“Hipstur’s food
is breezy, fresh,
herbaceous and
moreish.”
Here's to not building that wall between 101 and Höfði
FISH panS
icelandic "plokkfiskur"
Onion, garlic, potatoes,
celery, lime, white wine,
cream and butter
1,950 isk

arcTic cHar
Honey, almonds, cherry–
tomatoes, lemon and butter
2,200 isk
redfisH
Chili, celery root, sour cream,
corn, lemon and cream
2,200 isk
plaice
Tomatoes, capers, parsley,
lemon and butter
2,200 isk
salmon (lacTose–free)
Parsnip, broccoli, cashews,
coconut oil, chili and lemon
2,200 isk
our fisH pans are always served
wiTH buTTer–fried icelandic
poTaToes & fresH salad
any pans
for
luncH?
lækjargaTa 6b, 101 rvk · 546 0095 · messinn@messinn.com
ban thai
w w w . b a n t h a i . i s
tel : 5522-444, 692-0564 banthai@banthai.is
B E S T T H A I F O O D 2 0 1 9
2018,
2017,
2016,
2015,
2014,
2013,
2012,
2011,
2010,
2009,
TOP TEN
Best restaurants in ICELAND
DV. 17.06.11
Laugavegur 130, Reykjavík
Ban Thai is not “fast food” restaurant
food made fresh from scratch, it‘s not pre-made,
every meal take some time to cook,
Always been the best from the reviews
in our local people and local newspaper.
There's a reason why we get an award every once a year
Best goddamn restaurant 2011
many famous people are regulars here
very reasonable prices