Brút Seafood Restaurant from Former Dill Head Chef

The former head chef of Dill, Ragnar Eiríksson, leads the kitchen at Brút, where seafood is the star. Alongside him as co-owner is sommelier and restauranteur Ólafur Örn Ólafsson. (The pair also owns the wine bar Vínstúkan, so you know that wine is a big passion of theirs!) The wine offerings at Brút come in a small book rather than a list, with chapters dividing the different sections based on your interests. Whether you’re in the mood for some “funky shit” or something “plump and reliable,” they’ve got a bottle for you. On this occasion, we enjoyed a bottle of Theodora from Gut Oggau, but we were also tempted by some favorites from Gabrio Bini in Italy. On the food side, Brút delivers high-quality casual comfort food with fish as a focus. We adored the Parisian-style gnocchi with mushrooms and parmesan, the Icelandic scallops with tomato and lemon juice, the skate with brown butter and capers, and the lemon sole with beurre blanc. Save room for the dessert trolley!

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The dining room at Brút in Reykjavík.
The dining room at Brút in Reykjavík.
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Syfany – Zero Dosage.
Syfany – Zero Dosage.
We found a familiar face – Theodora from Gut Oggau!
We found a familiar face – Theodora from Gut Oggau!
Raw scallops, tomato, and lemon juice.
Raw scallops, tomato, and lemon juice.
Parisian-style gnocchi with mushrooms and parmesan.
Parisian-style gnocchi with mushrooms and parmesan.
Lemon sole, beurre blanc, and samphire.
Lemon sole, beurre blanc, and samphire.
We loved this sauce!
We loved this sauce!
Skate, brown butter, lemon, capers, and parsley.
Skate, brown butter, lemon, capers, and parsley.
Save room for sweets from the dessert trolley!
Save room for sweets from the dessert trolley!
There's also a selection of cheese.
There’s also a selection of cheese.

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Kaitlin Orr

Kaitlin Orr and Anders Husa are food & travel bloggers and creative content creators. From their base in Copenhagen, they operate the largest and most influential restaurant-focused travel blog in Scandinavia.

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