Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2020 (1)

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MakeTórshavnyourbaseanddrive(orgeta lift)acrossthe 18 majorislandsalong

scenicwindingroadspastverdantvalleys,countlesswaterfallsandroamingsheep.

Therearemanyhikingtrailstochoosefrom:oneofthemostpopularis toSørvágsvatn

lake– it’saneasywalktoreachsurrealviewsofthelake,whichappearsasanoptical

illusionperchedatopsteepcliffsandthesea.Fora morechallengingtrek,followtheold

postalroutefromBøurtoGásadalur(population18)forviewsofthetinycliffsidevillage

and the picturesqueMúlafossur waterfall (above), which cascades into the sea.

BarbaraFishHouse

ThisSpanish-inspiredtapas

restaurant,locatedinone

ofthecity’soldestbuildings,

transportsdinersto16th-century

Tórshavn.AtBarbaraFishHouse,

theatmosphereis cosy,andthe

menuhighlightstheregion’s

seafood(above).Expectthelikes

ofmonkfishceviche,bluemussels

andgrapefruit,orlemonsole

withcapers,rosemaryandbrown

butter.4-6 Gongin, barbara.fo

Koks

AneveningatMichelin-starred

Koksstartswithanapéritifinits

fermentingshed.Next,diners

aretakenona short,bumpydrive

totherestaurant,locatedinan

18th-centuryfarmhouse.Executive

chefPoulAndriasZiska’s20-course

menufocusesoningredients

sourcedfromthesurrounding

landscape,andmightinclude

dishessuchaslambleg,fermented

inthesaltyseaair;mahoganyclam

withseaherbs;ordaisies,rhubarb,

anda grassgelmadefromthe

restaurant’sturfroof.Frammivið

Gjónna,Leynavatn, koks.fo

Mikkeller

Thenewestoutpostofexperimental

DanishbrewerMikkelleris located

ina 500-year-oldwoodenhouse.

A chalkboardabovethesmallbar

liststhe 16 craftbeersontap,and

Mikkeller& Friendscansandbottles

rangefromIPAsandblondesto

barleywineale.Staffarefriendly

andknowledgeable,andif you’re

hungry,a shortmenufromBarbara

FishHousenextdooris available

to orderin. 2 Gongin, mikkeller.fo

Gudrun& Gudrun

FashionlabelGudrun& Gudrunis the

championforluxe,sustainableknitwear.

Designsaremostlyhand-knittedin

thehomesofFaroese,Jordanianand

Peruvianwomen,andallFaroeseyarn

comesfromsheepusedformeatto

ensurenowastage.Stopbytheshop

tostockuponwarmknitsforyourstay.

13 Niels Finsens Gøta, gudrungudrun.com

HotelHavgrím

HousedinanoldCommodore’shomeon

theshoreis HotelHavgrím.Thedesignof

the 14 roomsis inspiredbythefjordwith

deepbluesandnauticalmaps.Insome

rooms,largewindowslookouttothesea

andsky.Thehotelis poweredbyenergy

sourcedfromgeothermalboreholes,

andbreakfasthasa strongfocusonlocal

produce.14 Yvir við Strond, hotelhavgrim.fo

SEE

Leftand

above:

houses

andviews

in Tórshavn.

PHOTOGRAPHY TREVOR PINCHIN (HOUSE & WATERFALL), BEINTA Á TORKILSHEYGGI (BARBARA FISH HOUSE) & GETTY IMAGES (MAIN).

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