Reykjavík Grapevine - jan. 2023, Blaðsíða 31

31The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 1— 2023
COFFEE & MICRO BAKERY
SELJAVEGUR 2 · 101 REYKJAVÍK
OPEN EVERYDAY 8 -17
Why is it that whenever
a restaurant offers a
“catch of the day”, it’s
always cod?
When in trout, you can always count
on cod in Iceland. It even used to be
on the o-fish-ial coat of arms (seri-
ously). It’s no seacret that it’s the
most common type of fish around
here, so there’s no need to cast the
net for another piece of bass. Don’t
flounder over a menu for ages, cod’s
got your back-fin baby, no catfishing
involved. Did I use this question to
see how many fish puns I could fit
into one answer? Shell yes. Will I be
herring from my editor? For shore.
Codspeed!
Seriously, your cities
need to salt, brine or grit
the sidewalks. Why are
they left icy?
It’s kind of fun to just step out your
door and smoothly glide to your
destination without having to lift
your feet. Who needs heelys, right?
During the height of winter you can
watch the locals smoothly skate
across the icy planes like ethereal
elves on their way to buy more
laufabrauð. It’s all quite majestic.
Many young and inexperienced
Icelanders will still use their bellies
to slide around penguin style. Tour-
ists just tend to fall on their asses.
Lol.
Where can I find a good
boyfriend in Iceland?
Have you tried the Phallologi-
cal Museum? Just putting that out
there. If that doesn’t tick your boxes,
I can also recommend the famous
Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand which
our offices used to overlook, so we
saw all the remoulade-smattered
romance first-hand. If you don’t
find love over steamed meat, at
the very least, you’ll see a wiener.
But that’s probably not the level
of commitment you’re hoping for.
Then, of course, there’s the abun-
dance of cozy coffee shops around,
where you can sit, grasping a steam-
ing cup of hot cocoa while silently
praying for a meet-cute for the ages.
While we stand by our suggestions,
we can’t guarantee they’ll result
in finding a suitable partner with
whom to dance off into the 4 p.m.
sunset.
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