Reykjavík Grapevine - júl. 2020, Blaðsíða 34

Around The World
In One City
A rundown of Reykjavík’s best forei#n supermarkets
Words: Nico Borbely Photos: Art Bicnick
Food is a cornerstone of culture,
history and identity. Markets
stocking imported products are
ideal resources for immigrants
cooking their favourite comfort
foods, as well as important launch-
ing pads for curious locals seek-
ing to broaden their own culinary
horizons. Luckily, there are several
internationally-flavoured markets
right in Reykjavík.
EuroMarket/Polski Sklep
Various locations
As once put by a visiting professor
in an extracurricular University of
Iceland lecture on Polish cuisine,
“it’s no wonder there aren’t any
Polish restaurants [in Reykjavik];
to get real Polish food, you have to
visit a Polish family and eat with
them at home.” And there is per-
haps no better place to prepare
for such a meal than EuroMarket,
otherwise known as Polski Sk-
lep, which has various locations
around Reykjavík. With an eclectic
mix of general European brands
hard to find in other capital area
stores, and intensely Polish prod-
ucts such as authentic kielbasa and
frozen pierogi flown straight from
the motherland, it’s about as culi-
narily close to Warsaw, Kraków or
Gda$sk as you can get in Iceland.
Istanbul Market
Grensásvegur 10
Located in the 108 postal code, Is-
tanbul Market Matvöruverslun has
been a staple of the foreign market
scene since 2013. With a wide vari-
ety of general Middle Eastern and
specifically Turkish treats, ingre-
dients and snacks, this is definitely
a place to visit if you’re craving
traditional Turkish coffee, Turk-
ish delight, dried Arabic dates, or
mouth-watering baklava.
Afrozone
Lóuhólar 4
Located at Brei"holt, Afrozone
specializes in making a wider ar-
ray of products available in town.
The store receives regular ship-
ments of “exotic” produce like pa-
payas, yams and plantains, as well
as African snacks, junk foods and
spices. Afrozone also serves as a
much-needed spot to stock up on
numerous afro-textured hair-spe-
cific products and wigs.
Mai Thai Market & Dai Phat
Asian Supermarket
Hlemmur & Faxafen 14
Several stores in and around town
focus on Asian food products. The
Mai Thai Market and Bistro across
from Hlemmur, which offers plen-
tiful IAM juices, pad thai and oys-
ter sauces, and imported noodles,
doubles as a four-and-a-half-star-
rated Tripadvisor restaurant. And
Dai Phat Asian Supermarket at
Faxafen 14 in Heimar offers a broad
range of Thai, Vietnamese and In-
dian seasonings, ingredients and
fresh vegetables.
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