roks, torshavn.
april 2022
our best meal in the faroes was at roks, which offers two tasting menus of local seafood and amazing wines. the smaller one is called nearly ashore, and the larger is totally on the roks. obviously, we went with the latter.
the meal was spectacular and i particularly enjoyed getting to try the simple preparations of local seafood that you can’t get anywhere. we’re spoiled in LA that we have easy access to sea urchin from santa barbara, and even pretty easily get imports of sea urchin from hokkaido but i don’t know where else we’d really get to try different types of faroese urchin (apparently, at iluka in copenhagen according to this vice article).
i appreciated that the food never took itself too seriously, and just felt like it was showcasing local food and traditions. everything was delicious and comforting and there was a great range in flavors and textures to balance everything out. though not pictured, we did the wine pairing and it was excellent.
5, 100 Gongin, Tórshavn