Skyr appears as a signature dish in 1 Iceland cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Skyr · Reykjavik
Skyr is Iceland's ancient cultured dairy, thick and tangy like strained yogurt but technically a fresh cheese. It is eaten with milk and berries, blended into smoothies or folded into desserts.
Skyr dates back to the Norse settlers and is mentioned in the medieval sagas, making it one of the oldest continuously eaten foods in Iceland. It is made by culturing skimmed milk and straining off the whey, leaving a high-protein, low-fat curd. For centuries it was a daily staple that kept through the winter. Today it is a global export, but in Reykjavik it still turns up plain with cream and sugar, on breakfast tables and in the desserts at New Nordic kitchens.
Where to eat in Reykjavik:
- Salka Valka Kitchen
- Sandholt
- Grai Kotturinn