Reykjavík Grapevine - jun 2023, Qupperneq 34

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Laugavegi 28
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WORDS Catharine Fulton
IMAGE Art Bicnick
Working outside the home
is enormously difficult for someone
as inconsistent with planning as
myself. I’d love to be the kind of per-
son who meal preps. I’d love to open
my fridge in the morning and be
greeted by neatly stacked Tupper-
ware containers, labelled by day. I’d
pick out a container and venture off
to the office knowing that I’d have a
healthy, homemade lunch to enjoy
a few hours later.
That is not my reality. Instead, upon
trading in my glorious working from
home set-up for this gruelling office
gig at the Grapevine, I’ve turned
to the eateries of 101 Reykjavík for
midday sustenance. Let me tell you,
it gets old. Fast.
It’s burgers and french fries for as
far as the eye can see. Deep fried
this, mayo-slathered that. Bread and
batter and blech. Enough, already.
I just want a fucking salad.
Here are some spots I’ve checked
out in my search for some afternoon
greenery.
VEGAN WORLD PEACE
Aðalstræti 2
After an extended closure for
repairs, Vegan World Peace is
open once again – it’s particularly
convenient since it’s directly below
Grapevine HQ – and serving up a
selection of salads. I’m partial to
the Bean Salad (2.050 ISK), a nice
base of mixed greens, topped with
lightly roasted crispy bell pepper,
carrots, cucumber, tomato, avocado,
cashews, edamame, green beans
and tofu. A bean curd dressing is
served on the side so the diner can
dictate how much they want to add
to their veg. In short, it’s a delightful
lunch.
LAUNDROMAT CAFÉ
Austurstræti 9
The Quinoa Salad (2.899 ISK) at
Laundromat is a heartier take on a
salad, with the greens mixed in with
red quinoa, seeds and rye bread
croutons. It’s lightened up by the
added greed veggies and avocado.
The cranberry and hibiscus dressing
is delicious, but the last bites of the
salad are sometimes swimming in it,
so ask for a sparing amount of you
want your salad crisp to the last bite.
GLÓ
Austurstræti 17
It was a happy day when Gló re-
opened a 101 outpost in mid-May.
Though it’s a takeaway spot tacked
on to the 10-11 convenience store,
I’ll take it! In fact, I’ll take a Vegan
Bowl (2.231 ISK), with mixed greens,
crispy broccoli, roasted sweet
potato, quinoa, hummus, and
roasted coconut shavings, thanks.
SÓLON ISLANDUS
Bankastræti 7a
The Sólon Salad is a fine salad. At
3.990 ISK, it’s also the most expen-
sive on this list by a fair margin. Still,
a bed of baby romaine, topped with
pickled tomatoes, cucumber, apples
and roasted walnuts is a dependably
tasty combo. The lemon dressing is
nice, but, again, should be asked for
on the side if you’re a control freak
like me who wants a very precise
dressing-to-salad ratio.
Rants & Reccs Somebody Get Me
A Fucking Salad
Seriously, I just want a decent salad in this city