Grillmarkadurinn, Reykjaviks best restaurant

Five months and five days have passed since I left Sweden. I will return in  the early morning of tomorrow. This Odyssey is definitely coming to an end. I celebrated my last day in Iceland with a trip to the blue lagoon that you may read about here, as well as a trip into the hinterland to Thingvalla-vatn that you can read about here.
I came back to Reykjavik pretty late and decided to find a restaurant that could serve me some food in the eleventh hour. By chance I happened upon Grillmarkadurinn, hidden behind a grey house. The interior was very compelling and coming in late I really wanted to eat and I really wanted to stay in this restaurant. Luckily the Chef was favorable to my appeal (but not to the people coming in ten minutes after me). I took a seat at "the bar" which was not the most comfortable place but hoping for some kind of interaction with the environment I did not want to cower in the shadows. I also got a good view of the cooks in the kitchen.

I ordered smoked lamb and cow tongue as a starter and a fish parade for main course. All this was recommended by a very serviceable and competent waitress. She also mixed me the best drink I have had this year.
The waiting time was reasonable, probably because the restaurant was more or less deserted. A few people lingering about their tables but not really a bustling environment.
The serving was good and everything looked very tasty. But the dining-ware was maybe more eye-catching than practical since the succulent fish spilled down on the table and onto me. That was more or less the only bad part of this dinner.
The food was very well cooked although not the healthiest. And I had to put some stuff aside since I did not get the chance to un-order them at the beginning since my ordering was made more or less orally without any time to consult the menus.

The starter which was something of a Yule-time special was a bit to salty for my taste, but well made.
The main course consisting of Cod, Monk-fish and Salmon was very nice. Especially the Monkfish was the best I ever had. Not being a specifically fish-oriented gormé, but I have eaten it before and this was very different in the best possible way. On all the fishes the meat came apart perfectly and the taste was admirable. The salmon's smokiness was a bit to much but still within all reasonability. The Cod was the most boring of the fishes but it was still completely good; their lowest achievement still worthy to make a dinner in it self!
I ordered both courses because I thought maybe they would be small and it seemed since I was so late that I might be without dessert. These fears was without reason: I was offered dessert and unfortunately I could not finnish the two plates. SO as mother says: did not finnish your food? No dessert.
Worth mentioning is also the water: finally drinkable tap water! And the bread that was nice as well.
A good restaurant with expected prices. I recommend it!