Fantastic Faroes (R.I.P. Frumbiti)

Say hello to my little friend…

The scene: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. You’re on a brief vacation from your Iceland vacation. It’s a beautiful summer day by Faroese standards: Partly sunny! No rain! You’ve planned one fancy dinner for Tórshavn, and this is it.

We’d read about Frumbiti on a bunch of best-new-restaurant lists so we were eager to visit. After spending the day taking in some of the world’s most jaw-droppingly gorgeous scenery, we had worked up quite an appetite. The small plates looked amazing, so we started with a few and then ordered the Chef’s Choice menu to fully savor the local culinary creativity.

Below: House-made bread and 3 spreads: one was a beet hummus, one was something creamy with chives, and one was something creamy with something else. Yum!

This was a lamb terrine topped with something fruity and some herbs and something crunchy. More, please!

This fish was amazing and perfect and I have no idea what it was.

It’s me! Aaaaaaaaaand wine!

Finally, some fermented meat! This dish consisted of poached eggs topped with fermented lamb meat that was then rolled out and dried and cooked to a crumble (consistency of very fine bacon bits with more umami flavor). The potatoes were cooked in the fat from the fermented lamb. So tasty!

Lamb belly topped with a garlic sauce, salted tomatoes, and tarragon. Perfection!

Rhubarb granita with lemon cream, apples, and lemon balm. Yum!

So this guy was on the wall across from me. #ohhithere. He is a modern-day whaler, let’s leave it at that.

Someone just stepped out of a Faroese J. Crew catalog! #hello

This bird was stalking us through the window all evening. #nofishforyou!

Menu – part 1 (prices in DKK not USD!)

Menu – part 2

VERDICT: 10/10 for tastiness, amiable yet impeccable service, and originality in rugged-Faroese-gentlemen-based decor.

UPDATE: Sad to report that Frumbiti closed permanently in 2019.