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Iceland, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Nikaragua, Italy and all the
countries beyond and in between mingle at the Interculteral
Centre, becoming one at the café situated on the ground floor.
Caffé Kúlture, offers a taste of cultural cuisine from distant
lands, for a reasonable number of fish-faced bank notes.
Every week the café changes its cultural theme, creating a
new menu and inviting a guest chef to conger up a taste of his
home country. Dancing is in many cultures closely attached to
dining, so also expect the flamenco, samba or labamba to
break out into the night on weekends, when the spices start to
spark the blood.
In addition to the dish of the day, the café has a set intercul-
tural menu, comprised of the prime pickings from past theme
weeks. Tea assortments from all over the globe will also be on
offer at Caffé Kúlture; a solitary teahouse to weigh up against
the masses of coffee houses in Reykjavík.
The Intercultural house is situated on Hverfisgata 18, in down-
town Reykjavík. The Centre itself acts as a forum for a multi-
cultural society in Iceland, working to prevent prejudice and
assist immigrants in Iceland. Icelanders and people from dif-
ferent cultural backgrounds interact at the Intercultural Centre
and Caffé Kúlture and get a chance to broaden their perspec-
tives and taste buds. The café is open from 10am-1am on
weekdays, 10am-3am on Fridays, 11am-3am on Saturdays
and 12pm-1am on Sundays.
The end of summer means the beginning of the coffee house
season in Reykjavík. City-dwellers will now find themselves
becoming involved in a tight web of communication, with
gossip travelling at lightening speed from one coffee drinker
to the next. A common problem at the beginning of the sea-
son, however, is that coffee-house guests often become so
involved in catching up on the latest news, that when they
finally reach for their coffee, they find that it has gone cold.
The solution to all one’s problems is, of course, coffee. But
what to do when the problem is the coffee? The answer is
simple: drink ice coffee. The Adalskaffi, or ‘Noble Coffee’, at
Kaffibrennslan is an ice-cold coffee concoction, with a single
or double espresso, milk, hazelnut or butter-rum syrup and a
dollop of whipped cream. The drink is served in a cocktail
glass with two black straws and a few espresso beans
perched on the whipped cream for decoration. And those that
want a little kick in their coffee can ask the bartender to spice
things up with a little Kahlua, Baileys or rum. AÓJ
Change Cultures as Often
as your Underwear
A Noble Coffee on Ice
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