Icelandic Times – Issue 40

There is an Icelandic expression that says “When you have such a great view, who needs pictures on your walls?”. The phrase echoed my feelings exactly as I arr...

$Grandi Mathöll - Grandi Fool Hall$

Scent of the ocean & Great food

The Food Hall at Grandi Harbour What do you want to eat today? You will not have any problem finding something to your liking at the Grandi Harbour Food Hal...

Fusion Fish & Chips

“We serve fresh Icelandic cod every day from our own family company”, says Hördur Jóhannsson, owner of FUSION FISH & CHIPS. “Our cod and shrimps are 100% t...

LAX – Seafood & Bubbles

While lawyer Dagbjört Hafliðadóttir, owner of LAX – Seafood and Bubbles restaurant was working in England, she was often treated to seafood & bubbles and l...

The Gastro Truck

Crispy Spicy chicken burger was the only item on the GASTRO TRUCK’s menu, as it proved to be so popular that nothing else was needed. “We bought a 1984 Step va...

Cubanos Restaurant

Small course meals are becoming increasingly popular with Icelanders, so more and more restaurants are catering to those needs. One of these is CUBANOS and as ...

Kore – Korean Restaurant

“Here, we serve Korean-inspired food with a Los Angeles twist, such as tacos filled with Korean materials”, says Atli Snær, head chef at KORE. Atli Snær is a p...

Fjárhúsið – The Sheep House

“Everything Icelandic is our motto and we decided to specialize in lamb dishes” says Herborg Svana Hjelm, co-owner of FJÁRHÚSIÐ together with chef Birgir Rafn ...

Fish lovers heaven

MESSINN restaurants The Icelandic people are raised on eating a lot of fish, which means the people know their fish. This is reflected in the restaurants, ...

Visit Stunning Strandabyggð

Strandir is the east coastline of Westfjords. The only town on the coast is Hólmavík. A picturesque village, the gate to the wondrous wilderness of the norther...

Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhúsíð

Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús: the old harbor warehouse is located in the oldest part of Reykjavík where the town’s boats docked. The building was erected i...

Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn

The sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893– 1982) designed, worked and lived in this beautiful building. The white dome structure is surrounded by Sveinsson’s sculp...

Borðeyri revisits its amazing heritage

“… to get commerce into the hands of the Icelanders so that the dividend goes to the natives and not out of the country.” By Hrútafjörður – Fjord of Ra...

Roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour

The Magical Mystery Tour is waiting to take you away, take you today. Vatnajökull – Water Glacier. One of the World‘s biggest Glacier and by far the largest...

Visit Vatnajökull

A Truly Magnificent Region of South East Iceland The Vatnajökull region is the home of Vatnajökull Glacier, Europe’s largest glacier. The region, which embr...

The Old Box

Húsavík’s Gamli Baukur has a rich history Gamli Baukur – ‘The Old Box’ – has been a landmark of Húsavík’s harbor for more than 150 years. No restaurant...

The Quiet Elegance of Hotel Holt

A Hotel of Distinction It’s like stepping back into another era and another time. Touches of old world charm, elements of classical interior design and near...

Kirkjubæjarklaustur’s Best Kept Secret

The All New Hotel Klaustur For years it was known as Icelandair Hotel Klaustur, but as of January 2019, the newly rebranded Hotel Klaustur has struck out on...

Clifftop Bathing