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Harbourside SushiSushismiðjan-Midori, a Top Class Restaurant at the Old HarbourIn one of the bright greenbuildings down at the oldharbour is Sushismiðjan, a brightand busy sushi restaurant.Serving a range of tasty sushidishes with sake, wine or beer,this is a very popular eatingand meeting place.Sitting on the patio ona warm summer day, enjoying a delicioussushi and the view over the harbour toMount Esja across the bay, this is the life!For freshness, the harbour is the place tobe. The combination of Icelandic fish andsushi cannot be beaten for quality andflavour - and its presentation is top class.The menu offers Makis, Nigirisand Sashimis, along with a mixedvegetable sushi and different children’sdishes. Japanese noodles with chicken,vegetables or Tiger prawns, fish or misosoup, seafood or beef salad round outthe main courses. For desert, there ischocolate cake with cream, ice creamand fresh berry smoothies.The restaurant is open from 11:30am to 11 pm. Take-away meals canbe ordered by phone or on the web.They cater for companies, parties andlunches, too.Sushismiðjan–asfGeirsgötu 3 • 101 Reykjavik+354 517 3366sushismidjan@sushismidjan.iswww.sushismidjan.isBright summer nightsThe Coffee Hot Spot of Reykjavik at the Old HarbourCafé Haiti is an unpretentious littlecafé that serves up a great cup ofcoffee, from beans roasted fresh everymorning right on the premises. Here youcan start your day with an excellent latte orcappuccino, along with a croissant or two;for this is one of the few places in the areathat opens for breakfast - 8.30 to be precise.The relaxed atmosphere is also a favouritewith locals for lunch - quiche, fish andvegetable soups served with fresh bread.More fish dishes are slated to be added to themenu - Icelandic plokkfiskur (a traditionalIcelandic thick fish stew), a delicious codtartare, smoked salmon on toast, and a goodsolid ‘catch of the day’ dish.This summer, Café Haiti will beextending its menu to include authenticFrench crepes, both savoury and sweet.Served on the terrace, I can just image thatlovely warm aroma of hot crepes, that willundoubtedly draw in the crowds. As theevening sun sets across Faxafloi Bay, besure to pop in to Café Haiti on a weekendnight to catch the sounds of live musicby local singers and musicians who offera variety of both homegrown and moreexotic sounds of distant lands. A definitemust this summer in Reykjavik.Café Haiti–emvGeirsgata 7a • 101 Reykjavík+354 588 8484kaffi@cafe-haiti.comwww.cafe-haiti.com26 www.icelandictimes.com