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Last day of summer menu

Last day of summer menu

Dear Nielsen customers, The last day we´ll be serving our summer menu is on the 24th of September so be sure to book your table so you don´t miss it. From the 25th of September until the 9th of October we´ll be resting and recharging after an amazing and busy summer....

Nielsen Cocktail party 1.-2. July

Nielsen Cocktail party 1.-2. July

We are excited to announce that our cocktail bartender Ási Mixmaster will be joined by his longtime friend and colleague, Martyn Santos, this weekend. Martyn recently won the Best bartender award in 2022 in Iceland. Together they will create cocktails you will never...

Pastry chef Ólöf Ólafsdóttir

Pastry chef Ólöf Ólafsdóttir

We are proud to announce that Pastry chef Ólöf Ólafsdóttir is coming to take over the desserts at Nielsen 23rd-25th of June. Ólöf is a talented pastry chef and a winner of the "Dessert of the Year award 2021". We highly recommend a visit to Nielsen on those dates for...

Thai take away days

Thai take away days

In April we had to think outside the box! Due to Covid-19, we were forced to close Nielsen restaurant temporarily. We wanted to offer the locals of Egilsstaðir and East Iceland something that you could not usually get in Egilsstaðir, just to shake things up a bit....

La Primavera Ristorante Pop-up

La Primavera Ristorante Pop-up

On the 21st and 22nd of Frebruary we got our third guest chef over, Leifur Kolbeinsson. Leifur is the head chef and owner of one of the oldest restaurants in Iceland, La Primavera ristorante. La primavera offer fine dining Northern Italian cuisine incorporating high...

The Christmas menu

The Christmas menu

Christmas season at Nielsen started with a bang when we got our second guest chef, Marentza Poulsen, for a visit on the 22nd and 23rd of November. Marentza is a renowned smørrebrød (traditional Danish open-faced sandwiches) chef in Iceland, originally from the Faroese...

Sumac Grill + Drinks pop-up event at Nielsen restaurant

Sumac Grill + Drinks pop-up event at Nielsen restaurant

On the 25th and 26th of October 2019 our first ever guest chef, Þráinn Freyr Vigfússon, visited Nielsen restaurant. Þráinn is the head chef and owner of the popular restaurant Zumac grill+ drinks in Reykjavík city center. Þráinn put together a six course tasting menu...