Áskaffi
The owner of Áskaffi is Auður Herdís Sigurðardóttir, born and raised in Skagafjörður. She started working at Áskaffi, which was housed in the so-called Áshús in Glaumbær, in the summer of 1998. In 2001, Herdís bought the business and ran Áskaffi in Glaumbær until 2021 when she moved it to Héðinsminni community center by road no 1.
About Áskaffi - Ahsig ehf
- Social Security Number: 610102-3280
- VAT number: 74637
- Address: Héðinsminni, 561 Varmahlid
- Herdís (Phone): 699 6102
- Email: askaffi@askaffi.is
Áskaffi Góðgæti
The brand was launched in 2021 and products are manufactured and sold under the name Áskaffi Goodies
Áskaffi Services
Áskaffi góðgæti is a product line produced by Áskaffi and can be purchased at sales locations in Skagafjörður and in the capital Reykjavík.
Group Services must be booked in advance. A visit to Akrabæinn, lunch, coffee catering or dinner, there is much on offer at Akratorfan, so it is advisable to contact us and make an appointment in advance.
Cake buffet by Áskaffi are held the first weekend in June, July, August and September, both Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm -6 pm. Groups larger than 25 people, please make a reservation in advance.
Other Events are occasional, such as a Fall Feast on the First day of Winter and a Christmas buffet. Stay tuned.
Héðinsminni The community center in the ancient Akrahreppur is available for rent for day rentals, evening rentals, weekend rentals, and sleeping bag accomodation is available for 10 people.
Skagafjörður Food Trails is a collaboration between Áskaffi and Crisscross Food Tours. It offers a day trip around Skagafjörður, visits to farmers and primary producers, and a taste of local food.
Áskaffi History
When Skagfjordur Regional Museum acquired a house from Ás in Hegranes in 1989, it was moved to Glaumbær to make the most of the museum. The house was built between 1883-1886 and was intended to serve as an exhibition and storage facility. It was also intended to allow museum visitors to enjoy old-fashioned delicacies "grandma's way", to give them ideas about Icelandic coffee and food culture, which is such a big part of our diverse cultural heritage.
The idea was for museum visitors to enjoy nutritious local meals in addition to a visit to the old turf farm in Glaumbær and to Áshúsloftið where the museum's exhibitions were located. An advertisement was placed for coffee shop operators with these characteristics and an agreement was reached with four neighboring women who founded Áskaffi and ran it for the first two years.
The café was opened to the public on June 1, 1995. Two years later, one of these good women, Ásdís Sigurjónsdóttir, took over the café operation, maintaining the name and the agreement that was made between the museum and the café operator at the beginning. In 2001, the operation was reviewed and a new party, Auður Herdís Sigurðardóttir, bought the business and ran Áskaffi in Áshús until the museum's management decided that the museum itself should take over the café operation there.
Áskaffi Goodies are the literal "offspring" of Áskaffi in Áshús and are still very much alive, but now with different characteristics than when the museum placed restrictions on its supply and processing options.
The collaboration between the museum and Áskaffi was always very good and rewarding for both parties, but was always dependent on the building itself and the museum's emphases.
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