Farm to Table at Hraunsnef Restaurant in Borgarfjördur, Iceland

Hraunsnef is a restaurant, hotel and an animal farm in the Nordurárdalur valley in Borgarfjordur (not to confused with the town with the same name in the eastern part of the country), just 100 kilometers north of Reykjavik. It’s hard to miss its group of black wooden houses from Ring Road or Route 1 from the all-green landscape. It can be a short destination if … Continue reading Farm to Table at Hraunsnef Restaurant in Borgarfjördur, Iceland

Matur og Drykkur in Reykjavik Preserves Old Icelandic Recipes and Gives Them Modern Twists

It’s not fine dining but it’s definitely the kind of environment that will rock your cuisine-inquisitive appetite for particular Icelandic fare. That said, the old salt fish factory built in the 1920s sitting by the harbor of Reykjavik is the location of Matur og Drykkur where it shares space with the Saga Museum. Apropos to its casual neighborhood, the setting inside the restaurant is informal … Continue reading Matur og Drykkur in Reykjavik Preserves Old Icelandic Recipes and Gives Them Modern Twists