Icelandic cuisine lands at The Merchant as part of the Taste of Iceland tour. From Friday, March 4th through Monday, March 7th, the Downtown restaurant will host chef Thrainn Freyr Vigfússon for an authentic prix fixe featuring foods from the exotic land of fire and ice. The menu is available for $65 per person and includes four courses, like arctic char with pickled cucumber and free-range lamb with roasted hazelnuts. The bar team will be mixing up a la carte cocktails to accompany the dishes, like the Icelandic Paloma with Reyka vodka, served with a black lava rock rim. See the full offerings below and call 617.482.6060 for reservations.

FIRST
Icelandic Arctic Char
Torched Arctic Char served with picked cucumber, horseradish sauce, dill, char roe, “söl” and Icelandic seaweed

SECOND
Wild-Caught Icelandic Cod
Pan-fried, lightly salted cod and langoustine tail served with sunchokes, apple, Icelandic rye bread and langoustine sauce

THIRD
Icelandic Free-Range Lamb
Grilled loin of lamb with baked celeriac, dried grapes, roasted hazelnuts and lamb jus

FOURTH
“Ástarpungar” & Icelandic Skyr
“Ástarpungar” with skyr lemon ice cream, caramel chocolate mousse, salted caramel and raspberries