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Fishy business Destination dining: a delicious fish feast in a cosy Westfjords locale.
TEXT: Carolyn Bain PHOTOS: Arni Saeberg
I can’t be the only person who travels around pristine fjord regions and begins to daydream about escaping to a cute fishing village, to live out my days reading, writing and walking in the hills. It’s not just me, right?
pher and I followed our noses to the end of the docks, where heady aromas tempted us inside for dinner. The postcard-pretty red wooden building dates from 1782, and inside it’s a haven of timber-lined hygge (mind your head on the low beams, and listen out for vintage vinyl on the turntable).
In my daydream, my village of choice has a restaurant a lot like Isafjordur’s Tjoruhusid (“The Tar House”). On a There’s no menu here, but trust that recent visit to town, the photogra- fish-lovers are in for a treat. You can
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safely put yourself in the hands of host Haukur S. Magnusson – his parents are weaving their magic behind the scenes (Haukur’s father Magnus mans the stoves). The restaurant started somewhat by accident around 2003 – the family opened a café here, offering waffles and coffee to visitors of the neighbouring museum. Magnus had access to super-fresh local seafood (as well as
