Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

It is quite popular (and good) to go for the lobster soup at Seabaron - a cheap and cheerful restaurant
104 locals recommend
Sægreifinn
104 locals recommend
It is quite popular (and good) to go for the lobster soup at Seabaron - a cheap and cheerful restaurant
Icelandic Fish and Chips and organic bistro. It is quite cheap, nice surroundings and fresh fish. I might be a bit biased as our grandson is a chef there but it is almost always super busy.
29 locals recommend
Icelandic Fish and Chips
11 Tryggvagata
29 locals recommend
Icelandic Fish and Chips and organic bistro. It is quite cheap, nice surroundings and fresh fish. I might be a bit biased as our grandson is a chef there but it is almost always super busy.
Höfnin Restaurant – a bit upscale restaurant by the harbour and quite good.
32 locals recommend
The Harbor Restaurant
7 Geirsgata
32 locals recommend
Höfnin Restaurant – a bit upscale restaurant by the harbour and quite good.
Best sushi in town. it works both for a take-away and dining in.
15 locals recommend
Sushibarinn
10 Suðurlandsbraut
15 locals recommend
Best sushi in town. it works both for a take-away and dining in.
More upscale sushi (a bit louder music and a bit more expensive is Sushi Samba – a good place to start for a night out.
143 locals recommend
Sushi Social
5 Þingholtsstræti
143 locals recommend
More upscale sushi (a bit louder music and a bit more expensive is Sushi Samba – a good place to start for a night out.
A traditional, fish and meat restaurant.
15 locals recommend
Lækjarbrekka
2 Bankastræti
15 locals recommend
A traditional, fish and meat restaurant.
A traditional, fish and meat restaurants.
8 locals recommend
Við Tjörnina
8 locals recommend
A traditional, fish and meat restaurants.
An upscale nice and fancy restaurant.
336 locals recommend
Grillmarkaðurinn
336 locals recommend
An upscale nice and fancy restaurant.
One of the best fish restaurants in Reykjavik. Quite fancy.
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
One of the best fish restaurants in Reykjavik. Quite fancy.
Quite good with a selection of delicatessens.
48 locals recommend
Jói Fel
Hringbraut
48 locals recommend
Quite good with a selection of delicatessens.
A budget friendly cheerful restaurant in the center. Great breakfast. Open from 7 in the morning 20:00.
71 locals recommend
Bergsson Mathús
3 Templarasund
71 locals recommend
A budget friendly cheerful restaurant in the center. Great breakfast. Open from 7 in the morning 20:00.
A cafe and bistro. Great for kids as in the basement there is a play area for them as well as a sitting area for the grown-ups. Also a laundromat. Opens 8:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends.
111 locals recommend
The Laundromat Cafe
9 Austurstræti
111 locals recommend
A cafe and bistro. Great for kids as in the basement there is a play area for them as well as a sitting area for the grown-ups. Also a laundromat. Opens 8:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends.

Drinks & Nightlife

A small place with good beer and nice surroundings. Quite popular among the locals.
262 locals recommend
Kaldi Bar
20a Laugavegur
262 locals recommend
A small place with good beer and nice surroundings. Quite popular among the locals.
Has a great selection of beers from micro breweries in Iceland.
35 locals recommend
Micro Bar
86 Laugavegur
35 locals recommend
Has a great selection of beers from micro breweries in Iceland.
A great selection of beers and nice surroundings.
99 locals recommend
Skúli Craft bar
9, 101 Aðalstræti
99 locals recommend
A great selection of beers and nice surroundings.
A wine bar in the center of Reykjavik.
Vínbarinn
Templarasund
A wine bar in the center of Reykjavik.
An upscale fancy bar by the harbor.
136 locals recommend
Slippbarinn
2 Mýrargata
136 locals recommend
An upscale fancy bar by the harbor.
A bar with live music almost every night - mainly jazz and blues, but also a mix of pop and easy listening music.
31 locals recommend
Rosenberg
27 Klapparstígur
31 locals recommend
A bar with live music almost every night - mainly jazz and blues, but also a mix of pop and easy listening music.
A rock bar - for a late night out. Often live music on the second floor.
48 locals recommend
Dillon Whiskey Bar
30 Laugavegur
48 locals recommend
A rock bar - for a late night out. Often live music on the second floor.

Sightseeing

The big church on a top of a small hill in Reykjavik. Popular for sight-seeing and a great view from the top.
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
The big church on a top of a small hill in Reykjavik. Popular for sight-seeing and a great view from the top.

Parks & Nature

A national park about an forty minutes drive from Reykjavik. A beautiful scenario where the two platonic plates meet.
40 locals recommend
Thingvellir
40 locals recommend
A national park about an forty minutes drive from Reykjavik. A beautiful scenario where the two platonic plates meet.
Reykjavik's botanic garden.
165 locals recommend
Grasagardur Botanical Garden
105 Hverfisgata
165 locals recommend
Reykjavik's botanic garden.

Arts & Culture

The National Museum of Iceland.
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
393 locals recommend
The National Museum of Iceland.
A small museum about the history of Iceland.
61 locals recommend
Saga Museum
61 locals recommend
A small museum about the history of Iceland.

Shopping

If you want an Icelandic hand-knitted sweater go to the Handknitting Association of Iceland, it is on Skólavörðustígur 19, a “side” street that runs almost parallel to Laugavegur. Members of the Association knit the sweaters and accessories. Membership it is by invitation only.
55 locals recommend
The Handknitting Association of Iceland
19 Skólavörðustígur
55 locals recommend
If you want an Icelandic hand-knitted sweater go to the Handknitting Association of Iceland, it is on Skólavörðustígur 19, a “side” street that runs almost parallel to Laugavegur. Members of the Association knit the sweaters and accessories. Membership it is by invitation only.
Great Icelandic design.
SPAKS - Spaksmannsspjarir
109 Háaleitisbraut
Great Icelandic design.
Icelandic design - for both genders and kids.
72 locals recommend
Geysir
16 Skólavörðustígur
72 locals recommend
Icelandic design - for both genders and kids.

Essentials

A low-cost grocery store about five minutes away. Opening times: Mon-Thi 11-18:30, Fri 10-19:30, Sat 10-18 and Sun 12-18.
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
A low-cost grocery store about five minutes away. Opening times: Mon-Thi 11-18:30, Fri 10-19:30, Sat 10-18 and Sun 12-18.
The nearest grocery store. Open 11-23:00 everyday.
54 locals recommend
VÍÐIR
79 Sólvallagata
54 locals recommend
The nearest grocery store. Open 11-23:00 everyday.
A 24 hour grocery store about three minutes from the flat. Pricey.
Seljavegur 10
10 Seljavegur
A 24 hour grocery store about three minutes from the flat. Pricey.