Icelandic Feast

When I travel abroad I also like to try the traditional dishes. So here we are tonight in downtown Reykjavik at the Icelandic Bar

A close-up of the whale main course I had.

A drink before the meal at the Session Craft Bar on Rainbow Street.

This centrally located eatery takes no bookings so the only way in is turning up a bit earlier than you wish to be sat down dining.

The restaurant itself.

You then join their waiting list and hope that you don’t actually have to wait the maximum of forty minutes.

We certainly didn’t as we got seated in twenty minutes more or less.

The puffin crumpet.

When you look around you see that mostly tourists, both local and international, are actually those keen on dining here.

It is because this is one of the few restaurants in town that serve puffin and whale meat, lobster dog and of course the fermented shark which I still have a pot of in the fridge.

I was torn between so many dishes listed on their menu.

I did order the hot puffin starter, thin slices of this bird’s meat which taste really gamey, like venison, on a crepe, served with blueberries.

I chose the whale as a main course that came with large onion rings and plenty of rocket salad, all on a bed of buttery chunky potato mash.

The whale is something that pretty much just the tourists eat nowadays here in Iceland.

But as pretty soon the whale meat will not be available anywhere I thought why not try some tonight. It is like surf and turf really.

A large lamb shank.

It must be served rare and it leaves you a fishy aftertaste.

Other than the more unusual meats here and despite how busy this place is the service is quite good. The drinks came nearly right away, followed by the starter, then the main course.

The menu also changes so when I’m in town next I’ll definitely pop in here again for a delicious one of a kind meal.

All photographs featured in this article have been taken and edited with an iPhone 12.