Reykjavik, Iceland

On a recent trip to Iceland I had lunch in an excep­tion­al­ly good restau­rant called Mar Restaurant locat­ed near the Old Harbor in down­town Reykjavik. The head chef is a young, very cre­ative man named Sveinn Thorri Thorvaldsson. I had a creamed lentil soup with corian­der infused oil, that was absolute­ly deli­cious and unlike any lentil soup I have ever tast­ed in my life. My next course was a grilled salmon set on a bed of fresh avo­ca­do sal­sa, along­side some steamed baby veg­eta­bles and a mashed pota­to puree. Both dish­es were excel­lent and the cre­ativ­i­ty of this young chef was very evi­dent. The restau­rant plays an inter­est­ing musi­cal selec­tion of South American and South European mix. Lunch was about $18.00 with­out wine. I rec­om­mend this restau­rant to any­one trav­el­ing to Reykjavik, believe me you will not be dis­ap­point­ed. The restau­rant is open for break­fast, lunch and din­ner dur­ing the Spring and Summer months and lunch and din­ner the rest of the year  and is a favorite of locals and vis­i­tors alike. Visit their web­site at www.marrestaurant.is  Iceland is a fan­tas­tic coun­try of chang­ing land­scapes and var­i­ous out­door activ­i­ties. Travel and find your­self in this unique atmos­phere of the Northern Lights, Glacial Parks, Volcanic rem­nants, Geo-ther­mal Spas, Glacial Lakes. Enjoy such activ­i­ties such as Icelandic horse­back rid­ing tours, Scuba div­ing expe­di­tions, whale watch­ing, moun­tain climb­ing, cav­ing, ATV adven­tures and more.