Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Essentials

Groceries etc.
Budget supermarket for stocking up on groceries. Open Mon-Thu: 11:00 - 18:30 Fri: 10:00 - 19:30 Sat: 10:00 - 18:00 Sun: 12:00 - 18:00
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
Budget supermarket for stocking up on groceries. Open Mon-Thu: 11:00 - 18:30 Fri: 10:00 - 19:30 Sat: 10:00 - 18:00 Sun: 12:00 - 18:00
Drug store. Open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 11-16
31 locals recommend
Lyfja
31 locals recommend
Drug store. Open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 11-16
This is the late night small cornershop in the neighbourhood.
Blahornid
This is the late night small cornershop in the neighbourhood.
State Monopoly Wine store with a fairly good selection. The friendly and knowledgable staff is ready to answer any question you might have regarding the selection or give recommendations.
189 locals recommend
Vínbúðin
10a Austurstræti
189 locals recommend
State Monopoly Wine store with a fairly good selection. The friendly and knowledgable staff is ready to answer any question you might have regarding the selection or give recommendations.
The closest grocery store. Open 9-20 all days of the week.
327 locals recommend
Krónan
50 Reykjavikurvegur
327 locals recommend
The closest grocery store. Open 9-20 all days of the week.

Food Scene

The local winebar with great and inexpensive original tapas. Ask Augustin what he has for today.
77 locals recommend
Íslenski barinn
1a Ingólfsstræti
77 locals recommend
The local winebar with great and inexpensive original tapas. Ask Augustin what he has for today.
The classic haunt of poets and writers. Like a time capsule from mid last century.
75 locals recommend
Mokka Kaffi
3A Skólavörðustígur
75 locals recommend
The classic haunt of poets and writers. Like a time capsule from mid last century.
288 locals recommend
Snaps Bistro
1 Þórsgata
288 locals recommend
The Cat café for all cat lovers. Pet the resident cats while enjoying a good cup of coffee.
20 locals recommend
Kattakaffihúsið
10a Bergstaðastræti
20 locals recommend
The Cat café for all cat lovers. Pet the resident cats while enjoying a good cup of coffee.
Great seafood in a old residential house.
93 locals recommend
Þrír frakkar
14 Baldursgata
93 locals recommend
Great seafood in a old residential house.
Great pizzas from a real large wood kindled oven. Now open under a new name but the same great oven.
95 locals recommend
Eldsmiðjan
81 Laugavegur
95 locals recommend
Great pizzas from a real large wood kindled oven. Now open under a new name but the same great oven.
Indian street food
6 locals recommend
Austurlandahraðlestin
23 Grandagarður
6 locals recommend
Indian street food
A bustling food hall. Look out for the happy hour.
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
367 locals recommend
A bustling food hall. Look out for the happy hour.
Great new foodhall with lot of choice.
135 locals recommend
Grandi Mathöll
16 Grandagarður
135 locals recommend
Great new foodhall with lot of choice.
Small café, full of books. Great for breakfast.
31 locals recommend
The Grey Cat
16a Hverfisgata
31 locals recommend
Small café, full of books. Great for breakfast.
245 locals recommend
Reykjavik Roasters
1 Kárastígur
245 locals recommend
77 locals recommend
Fish Company
77 locals recommend
Great seafood
78 locals recommend
Messinn
78 locals recommend
Great seafood
316 locals recommend
Brauð & Co.
16 Frakkastígur
316 locals recommend
143 locals recommend
Sushi Social
5 Þingholtsstræti
143 locals recommend
Shell fish market - by a new square .
Skelfiskmarkaðurinn
Shell fish market - by a new square .
A classic restaurant.
29 locals recommend
Hotel Holt
37 Bergstaðastræti
29 locals recommend
A classic restaurant.
Reykjavik's smallest café. Our daughter works there after school and we buy the great Ottolina coffee beans from there.
18 locals recommend
Kaffifélagið
10 Skólavörðustígur
18 locals recommend
Reykjavik's smallest café. Our daughter works there after school and we buy the great Ottolina coffee beans from there.

Arts & Culture

166 locals recommend
National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
166 locals recommend
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
393 locals recommend
Tjarnarbíó Theatre
12 Tjarnargata
32 locals recommend
National Theatre of Iceland
19 Hverfisgata
32 locals recommend
The house itself is wort a visit.
120 locals recommend
Harpa station
Kalkofnsvegur
120 locals recommend
The house itself is wort a visit.
35 locals recommend
The Culture House
15 Hverfisgata
35 locals recommend
70 locals recommend
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
8 Grandagarður
70 locals recommend
The Nordic cultural house. Library, restaurant, concerts, exhibitions etc.
53 locals recommend
Nordic House
11 Sæmundargata
53 locals recommend
The Nordic cultural house. Library, restaurant, concerts, exhibitions etc.
Beautiful sculpture with a view.
193 locals recommend
Sun Voyager
193 locals recommend
Beautiful sculpture with a view.
Excavation of possibly the first farm in Reykjavik. Great exhibition with lots of interactive display.
86 locals recommend
The Settlement Exhibition
16 Aðalstræti
86 locals recommend
Excavation of possibly the first farm in Reykjavik. Great exhibition with lots of interactive display.
The main library on three floors and the Reykjavik museum of photography with various exhibitions.
27 locals recommend
Borgarbókasafnið | Menningarhús Grófinni
15 Tryggvagata
27 locals recommend
The main library on three floors and the Reykjavik museum of photography with various exhibitions.
Probably the smallest museum you will ever visit. It is installed in a former public toilet, nicknamed Nullid or "The Zero", referring to the imaginary house number, Bankastraeti Zero.
56 locals recommend
The Icelandic Punk Museum
56 locals recommend
Probably the smallest museum you will ever visit. It is installed in a former public toilet, nicknamed Nullid or "The Zero", referring to the imaginary house number, Bankastraeti Zero.
One of the world's quirkier museums.
143 locals recommend
Icelandic Phallological Museum
2 Kalkofnsvegur
143 locals recommend
One of the world's quirkier museums.
22 locals recommend
Reykjavik Museum of Photography
15 Tryggvagata
22 locals recommend
Tveir Hrafnar
Baldursgata
7 locals recommend
Harbinger
1, 101 Freyjugata
7 locals recommend
The open and sheltered sculpture garden is always worth a visit and if you are interested there is plenty more inside the museum. This house used to be Einar's home and study.
140 locals recommend
Einar Jónsson Museum
51 Njarðargata
140 locals recommend
The open and sheltered sculpture garden is always worth a visit and if you are interested there is plenty more inside the museum. This house used to be Einar's home and study.

Parks & Nature

The main park with a nice playing area for kids. Popular for hiking/running around the Pond.
116 locals recommend
Hljómskálagarður
116 locals recommend
The main park with a nice playing area for kids. Popular for hiking/running around the Pond.
Parliament Square, the heart of Reykjavik.
84 locals recommend
Austurvöllur
101 Pósthússtræti
84 locals recommend
Parliament Square, the heart of Reykjavik.
Landakot
Túngata
One of Reykjavik's oldest public parks with beautiful old houses around, e.g. Frikirkjuvegur 11 and then of course Laufasvegur 22!
6 locals recommend
Hallargarðurinn
Fríkirkjuvegur
6 locals recommend
One of Reykjavik's oldest public parks with beautiful old houses around, e.g. Frikirkjuvegur 11 and then of course Laufasvegur 22!
A yellow sand geothermally heated beach in the North Atlantic. Hot tubs for the less adventurous.
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
434 locals recommend
A yellow sand geothermally heated beach in the North Atlantic. Hot tubs for the less adventurous.

Everything Else

Reykjavik City Hall with a large relief map of Iceland
95 locals recommend
Reykjavik City Hall
95 locals recommend
Reykjavik City Hall with a large relief map of Iceland
Embassy of the United States
7 Engjateigur
Embassy of France
22 Túngata
British Embassy Reykjavik
31 Laufásvegur
Embassy of France
22 Túngata

Drinks & Nightlife

262 locals recommend
Kaldi Bar
20a Laugavegur
262 locals recommend
Great selection of craft beer
43 locals recommend
Mikkeller & Friends
12 Hverfisgata
43 locals recommend
Great selection of craft beer
99 locals recommend
Skúli Craft bar
9, 101 Aðalstræti
99 locals recommend
In the pavement, just outside, is a small metal work of art in one of the tiles. That is the hub of Reykjavik. Everywhere in the city, the numbering of houses begins in the end that is geographically closer to this spot.
35 locals recommend
Micro Bar
86 Laugavegur
35 locals recommend
In the pavement, just outside, is a small metal work of art in one of the tiles. That is the hub of Reykjavik. Everywhere in the city, the numbering of houses begins in the end that is geographically closer to this spot.
240 locals recommend
Kaffibarinn
240 locals recommend
109 locals recommend
Prikið
12 Bankastræti
109 locals recommend
62 locals recommend
Húrra
62 locals recommend
100 locals recommend
Bryggjan Brugghús
8 Grandagarður
100 locals recommend
Enjoy watching the drydocked ships in front of the entrance.
136 locals recommend
Slippbarinn
2 Mýrargata
136 locals recommend
Enjoy watching the drydocked ships in front of the entrance.
Enjoy the view from the balcony.
20 locals recommend
Reykjavik Loft HI Hostel
7 Bankastræti
20 locals recommend
Enjoy the view from the balcony.
A hidden gem. Go to the top floor and start exploring the rooftop balconies.
67 locals recommend
Petersen svítan
67 locals recommend
A hidden gem. Go to the top floor and start exploring the rooftop balconies.
A place to meet the locals and the regulars.
82 locals recommend
Ölstofa
Vegamótastígur
82 locals recommend
A place to meet the locals and the regulars.
This place is truly hidden and out of the beaten path.
26 locals recommend
Port 9
26 locals recommend
This place is truly hidden and out of the beaten path.
A very cozy place. Boardgames in the basement section.
47 locals recommend
Stofan Café
47 locals recommend
A very cozy place. Boardgames in the basement section.
17 locals recommend
BrewDog Reykjavik
8, 101 Frakkastígur
17 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

The classic swimming hall has now got a brand new outdoor pool with a great outdoor spa, hot tubs and steambaths. Highly recommended.
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a Barónsstígur
484 locals recommend
The classic swimming hall has now got a brand new outdoor pool with a great outdoor spa, hot tubs and steambaths. Highly recommended.
68 locals recommend
Reykjavik Whale Watching / WW Centre
68 locals recommend
Reykjavik's Arthouse cinema with a cozy bar/café in the foyer. Always something exciting being screened.
122 locals recommend
Bíó Paradís
54 Hverfisgata
122 locals recommend
Reykjavik's Arthouse cinema with a cozy bar/café in the foyer. Always something exciting being screened.
Volcanic exhibition, ice cave to visit etc. Great views over the capital area.
455 locals recommend
Perlan
455 locals recommend
Volcanic exhibition, ice cave to visit etc. Great views over the capital area.
Outdoor geothermal swimming pool. The locals of the old West end of Reykjavik are regulars in the early morning sessions.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
Outdoor geothermal swimming pool. The locals of the old West end of Reykjavik are regulars in the early morning sessions.