Guidebook for Reykjavík
Shopping
Kringlan
This is the main shopping mall in Reykjavik.
This is the main "walking" street in Reykjavik with restaurants, bar, shops and lively down town action
328 locals recommend
Laugavegur
LaugavegurThis is the main "walking" street in Reykjavik with restaurants, bar, shops and lively down town action
Parks & Nature
Klambratún is one of two major open parks in Reykjavik, located close to the apartment. There you find Art gallery Kjarvalstaðir, one of the most prestigious Art gallery in Reykjavik for classical art.
150 locals recommend
Klambratún
4 AusturstrætiKlambratún is one of two major open parks in Reykjavik, located close to the apartment. There you find Art gallery Kjarvalstaðir, one of the most prestigious Art gallery in Reykjavik for classical art.
Sightseeing
This is one of the major landmarks in Reykjavik, close to the apartment. Here you can access one of the most interesting tourist gallery in Reykjavik with indoors Ice cave and beautiful panorama view over Reykjavik. There you have nice walking paths in old part of Reykjavik with nice surroundings and you can walk to the only bath beach in Reykjavik, Nauthólsvík where you can swim in the cold Atlantic like authentic viking.
65 locals recommend
Öskjuhlíð
This is one of the major landmarks in Reykjavik, close to the apartment. Here you can access one of the most interesting tourist gallery in Reykjavik with indoors Ice cave and beautiful panorama view over Reykjavik. There you have nice walking paths in old part of Reykjavik with nice surroundings and you can walk to the only bath beach in Reykjavik, Nauthólsvík where you can swim in the cold Atlantic like authentic viking.
This is the meeting place where Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev ended the Cold war in 1986.
37 locals recommend
Hofdi House
FélagstúnThis is the meeting place where Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev ended the Cold war in 1986.
Hallgrimskirkja
Entertainment & Activities
Nauthólsvík where you can swim in the cold Atlantic like authentic viking and take a relax session in the hot tub and steam bath. Really nice and cost is quite affordable.
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
Nauthólsvík where you can swim in the cold Atlantic like authentic viking and take a relax session in the hot tub and steam bath. Really nice and cost is quite affordable.
Laugardalslaug
105 SundlaugavegurSwimming pool with steam and hot tubs
The Glaciers and Ice Cave Exhibition is the first exhibition of the new Perlan Museum – Wonders of Iceland. The exhibition is built inside one of Perlan’s six hot water tanks. It illustrates the glaciers, their history and bleak future, and gives visitors the amazing opportunity to experience travelling through a real man-made Ice Cave. The 360°Reykjavík museum & observation deck is included in the admission fee.
455 locals recommend
Perlan
The Glaciers and Ice Cave Exhibition is the first exhibition of the new Perlan Museum – Wonders of Iceland. The exhibition is built inside one of Perlan’s six hot water tanks. It illustrates the glaciers, their history and bleak future, and gives visitors the amazing opportunity to experience travelling through a real man-made Ice Cave. The 360°Reykjavík museum & observation deck is included in the admission fee.
Reykjavik Excursions
Swimming pool with hot tubs
9 locals recommend
What's On in Iceland - Tourist Information and Booking Centre
5 LaugavegurSwimming pool with hot tubs
Sundhöllin
45a BarónsstígurSwimming pool with steam and hot tubs
Food Scene
Snaps Bistro
1 ÞórsgataTrendy place in centre of Reykjavik and really good food and wine.
Bakarameistarinn
Bakery and coffee shop at Stigahlíð 45-47
Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
HagamelurIce-cream shop
Reykjavik Roasters
1 KárastígurHlemmur Mathöll
107 LaugavegurRuby Tuesday
19 SkipholtPotturinn og Pannan
Mai Thai Market and Bistro
116 LaugavegurMokka Kaffi
3A SkólavörðustígurKjúklingastaðurinn Suðurver
45-47 StigahlíðChicken fast-food
Nauthóll
106 NauthólsvegurHard Rock Cafe
2A LækjargataPREPP
Roadhouse Reykjavík
56 SnorrabrautHamburgers and sandwiches
Íslenska Hamborgarafabrikkan
KatrínartúnHamburgers
Essentials
Bonus is one of the two budget grocery store chain in Iceland, located close to the apartment
135 locals recommend
Bónus
11-13 SkipholtBonus is one of the two budget grocery store chain in Iceland, located close to the apartment
This is where the emergency clinic is located in Reykjavik in case you will need a doctor service.
21 locals recommend
National Hospital & Emergency Room Fossvogur
6 ÁlandThis is where the emergency clinic is located in Reykjavik in case you will need a doctor service.
Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu
This is the HQ for the Icelandic Police.
Krambúð
42 SkólavörðustígurClose by and open from 10AM-10PM
Krónan
50 ReykjavikurvegurHafið fiskverslun
SkipholtFish-store
Bónus
11-13 SkipholtFarmasía
Pharmacy
Lyfja
5, 105 LágmúliPharmacy
Kjöthöllin ehf.
70 SkipholtButcher and grocery
Arts & Culture
Reykjavík Art Museum is run by the City of Reykjavík. It is the largest Art museum in Iceland, housed in three distinct buildings in central Reykjavík: Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn. The Museum regularly exhibits works by three of Iceland’s most renowned artists; Erró, Kjarval, and Ásmundur Sveinsson.
350 locals recommend
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 TryggvagataReykjavík Art Museum is run by the City of Reykjavík. It is the largest Art museum in Iceland, housed in three distinct buildings in central Reykjavík: Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn. The Museum regularly exhibits works by three of Iceland’s most renowned artists; Erró, Kjarval, and Ásmundur Sveinsson.
The National Gallery of Iceland is a national museum and the main emphasis of the collection is on 19th and 20th century Icelandic art, but international art is featured as well.
166 locals recommend
National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
The National Gallery of Iceland is a national museum and the main emphasis of the collection is on 19th and 20th century Icelandic art, but international art is featured as well.
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 Flókagata Also nice cafe
National Museum of Iceland
41 SuðurgataThe Settlement Exhibition
16 Aðalstræti