Eating Out
With room for 80 diners on Reykjavík's thronging Hverfisgata street, burger bar YUZU—designed by the creative minds at HAF STUDIO—combines dreamy interiors (think concrete bricks; yellow glass; azure blue curtains; chromed steel; Douglas fir;...
Shopping
Icelandic design group HAF STUDIO have created a lifestyle store on the ground floor of their Reykjavik workplace where they'll sell a selection of products from their own collection alongside a curated mix of homeware, fashion, and wellness...
Eating Out
Reykjavík hotspot Mat Bar is a restaurant, bar and deli open from breakfast through to dinner, where those behind-the-scenes create dishes rooted in the simplicity of Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, fused with Nordic food traditions....
Hotels
ODDSSON is a very different proposition. Different is good. Billing itself as a 'ho(s)tel', the Reykjavík concept has design at its helm; embracing high- and low-culture and, as they say, 'leaving everything mainstream out'. Expect the unexpected....
Bars & Nightlife
The progeny of Reykjavik restaurant Mar, Mar Bar (keeping it simple) again looks to the harbour area for its inspiration. Local designers HAF studio are on board again, me hearties, drawing on marglytta (Icelandic for jellyfish) aesthetics,...
Bars & Nightlife
Air travel is one of mankind's most impressive achievements and opens up a world of new possibilities and experiences. Nowadays, however, flying is not quite the glamorous affair it once was. The endless queues, the stringent and frequent security...
Hotels
Do you prefer the long light of summer nights or cosy snow-bound winter evenings in? Whichever extreme pickles your herring, Reykjavik has you covered, and the Home & Delicious guesthouse is in a prime central location for a city break in the...
Shopping
Your mother always told you to pay proper attention to your packing, didn't she? But did you listen? No, you did not, and now look what's happened. You're in Reykjavík, the things on the end of your legs that used to be feet are now frozen lumps of...
Hotels
Architects and interior designers have to think about light a lot, but this hotel in Iceland takes things to another level. You may already know that the days get pretty long as you go north, and in fact there are such marked differences in light...
Hotels
The Nordic countries are lands of myths and legends, and here in the half light amid the mountains of lava rock might well be one of those myths – the stilted ION hotel, crawling out from the landscape of Iceland like a giant modernist centipede....
Eating Out
MAR may be in the Nordic climes of Iceland, but its food casts a wider net to the waters of the Meditteranean and beyond to the countries of South America. As you may have guessed, MAR takes its name from the Latin “mare” meaning sea, but if...
Hotels
No longer the preserve of the elicit industries servicing leave-taking sailors, dockland areas in major cities are increasingly the place to be for smart new business investment, and here we have a hotel looking to take advantage of this changing...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...