Centrum Kitchen and Bar
Where? Centrum Kitchen and Bar (Akureyri, Iceland) Map Menu
When? Saturday March 23, 2024
Who? Me
Food Style? Icelandic
Akureyri is a small town in North Iceland, and though it has been difficult logistically to get here, I’m well settled at my hostel and I’ve been out walking around town. It’s been slightly warmer here than in Toronto (lol) and now I’m ready to grab some food on the main street of the city. Food here is very expensive - mains are usually 4,000 to 7,000 Icelandic krona, which equates to $40 - $70 Canadian dollars.
Today I’m at the Centrum Kitchen and Bar, which is attached to the hotel of the same name. My drink is a local ginger beer with lots of kick and not much sugar. It’s perfect and has that spiciness with every sip. 
Mains
Langoustine Pasta: Black linguini pasta with langoustine, cream langoustine sauce, cherry tomatoes, basil pesto and parmesan
Langoustine is one of the most important seafoods commercially in Europe and while it is related to the lobster, it only grows up to about 20cm in length. It’s abundant in Iceland waters and so I’ve decided to have some today in an octopus ink pasta. When it comes out - wow. It smells fantastic, rich, creamy, cheesy and seafoody at the same time. There’s lots of sauce, which is a must for a dish like this, since the pasta is merely a vessel to soak up all that delicious langoustine sauce. There’s some nice chunks of the protein strewn through and this is extremely delicious. I don’t think the spring onion is quite the right garnish for this, but I’m at a loss to provide an alternative. It does give a bit of crunch and freshness though, and the tomato provides that sweetness to balance out all the flavours on the plate. Not a single drop of that sauce is going to be wasted on my watch.
Posted by Jeremy at 5:13pm on Wednesday October 22, 2025 :: 0 comments :: 