Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

Relaxed atmosphere and good food.
218 locals recommend
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 Melhagi
218 locals recommend
Relaxed atmosphere and good food.
Best homemade Ice cream in the City.
198 locals recommend
Valdís
Grandagarður
198 locals recommend
Best homemade Ice cream in the City.
Our favorite restaurant in town with a typical small french bistro menu, reasonably priced and usually bustling in the evenings. They do not take reservations after 18:30 but you can usually get a seat at the bar if you just walk in. $$
288 locals recommend
Snaps Bistro
1 Þórsgata
288 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant in town with a typical small french bistro menu, reasonably priced and usually bustling in the evenings. They do not take reservations after 18:30 but you can usually get a seat at the bar if you just walk in. $$
Relaxed atmo for chilling. Good coffee and tea. Sandwiches, salads and sweets are good.
106 locals recommend
Te & Kaffi
11 Skólavörðustígur
106 locals recommend
Relaxed atmo for chilling. Good coffee and tea. Sandwiches, salads and sweets are good.
Our favorite Hamburger take-away.
10 locals recommend
Dirty Burger & Ribs
101 Miklabraut
10 locals recommend
Our favorite Hamburger take-away.
A good hamburger place, casual.
29 locals recommend
American Style
29 locals recommend
A good hamburger place, casual.
Excellent Indian Restaurant - World Class! $$$
117 locals recommend
Austur-Indíafélagið
56 Hverfisgata
117 locals recommend
Excellent Indian Restaurant - World Class! $$$
Good Thai restaurant. $$ http://www.banthai.is/
69 locals recommend
Ban Thai Restaurant
130 Laugavegur
69 locals recommend
Good Thai restaurant. $$ http://www.banthai.is/
Thai take-away.
Yummi Yummi
123 Hverfisgata
Thai take-away.
Popular place for decent Hamburgers.
16 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúllan
Ofanleiti
16 locals recommend
Popular place for decent Hamburgers.
One of our favorite and probably the best bakery in town. Wonderful sourdough breads. $$ http://sandholt.is/
146 locals recommend
Sandholt
36 Laugavegur
146 locals recommend
One of our favorite and probably the best bakery in town. Wonderful sourdough breads. $$ http://sandholt.is/
Nice restaurant for fish - $$$
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
Nice restaurant for fish - $$$
The best fishmonger in town. Fresh fish and marinated and ready to cook dishes. They also have a small lunch restaurant where you get their freshest fish prepared by the owner who is accomplished chef. $
8 locals recommend
Hafberg fresh fish store
Skeiðarvogur
8 locals recommend
The best fishmonger in town. Fresh fish and marinated and ready to cook dishes. They also have a small lunch restaurant where you get their freshest fish prepared by the owner who is accomplished chef. $
Bakery and café - 5 minutes walk.
45 locals recommend
Bakarameistarinn
45 locals recommend
Bakery and café - 5 minutes walk.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good music at a hip & cool place.
240 locals recommend
Kaffibarinn
240 locals recommend
Good music at a hip & cool place.
A small a music venue. Only musicians of high standard perform there.
23 locals recommend
Mengi
2 Óðinsgata
23 locals recommend
A small a music venue. Only musicians of high standard perform there.
Micro-Brewery with Live Jazz on Monday nights. Live Jazz on Monday nights. They serve food.
100 locals recommend
Bryggjan Brugghús
8 Grandagarður
100 locals recommend
Micro-Brewery with Live Jazz on Monday nights. Live Jazz on Monday nights. They serve food.
Happening place for a beer. Micro-Brewery.
262 locals recommend
Kaldi Bar
20a Laugavegur
262 locals recommend
Happening place for a beer. Micro-Brewery.
Smart and cozy place for drinks.
26 locals recommend
Port 9
26 locals recommend
Smart and cozy place for drinks.

Essentials

Big convenient store open 24 hours.
107 locals recommend
Hagkaup
15 Faxafen
107 locals recommend
Big convenient store open 24 hours.
The is the closest economical supermarket.
135 locals recommend
Bónus
11-13 Skipholt
135 locals recommend
The is the closest economical supermarket.
Within a 2 min walking distance is KRAMBÚÐ a small grocery store just around the corner on the right. Bread, milk etc. It is open from 08:00 - 23:30 weekdays and 09:00 – 23:30 on weekends.
149 locals recommend
Krambúð
42 Skólavörðustígur
149 locals recommend
Within a 2 min walking distance is KRAMBÚÐ a small grocery store just around the corner on the right. Bread, milk etc. It is open from 08:00 - 23:30 weekdays and 09:00 – 23:30 on weekends.
Good dry cleaners.
47 locals recommend
Úðafoss
13 Vitastígur
47 locals recommend
Good dry cleaners.

Shopping

Nice shopping mall in Iceland.
528 locals recommend
Kringlan
528 locals recommend
Nice shopping mall in Iceland.
Biggest shopping mall in Iceland.
314 locals recommend
Smáralind
1 Hagasmári
314 locals recommend
Biggest shopping mall in Iceland.
A nice street to walk with a number of boutiques and souvenir shops and restaurants.
73 locals recommend
Skólavörðustígur
Skólavörðustígur
73 locals recommend
A nice street to walk with a number of boutiques and souvenir shops and restaurants.
A shopping street that is partly pedestrian.
328 locals recommend
Laugavegur
Laugavegur
328 locals recommend
A shopping street that is partly pedestrian.
Palli makes beautiful knifes by hand. Each knives is special and different.
Knifemaker
Álafossvegur
Palli makes beautiful knifes by hand. Each knives is special and different.
A very nice designer store offering some hip and cool designers.
Akkúrat
2 Aðalstræti
A very nice designer store offering some hip and cool designers.
50 locals recommend
Aftur clothing
45 Laugavegur
50 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

350 locals recommend
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 Tryggvagata
350 locals recommend
The home of our only Noble Price winner. Author Halldór Laxness who won the Noble Price for Literature in 1955.
10 locals recommend
Laxness museum
36 Þingvallavegur
10 locals recommend
The home of our only Noble Price winner. Author Halldór Laxness who won the Noble Price for Literature in 1955.
Harpa is the iconic glass structure next to the harbor. It is the home of Icelandic Symphony Orchestra which plays every Thursday during the season in the 2000 seat hall Harpa also has a number of smaller auditoriums suitable for all kind of music and events. It's also a great spot to get a view of a good part of the harbor and the old city. https://en.harpa.is/
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
Harpa is the iconic glass structure next to the harbor. It is the home of Icelandic Symphony Orchestra which plays every Thursday during the season in the 2000 seat hall Harpa also has a number of smaller auditoriums suitable for all kind of music and events. It's also a great spot to get a view of a good part of the harbor and the old city. https://en.harpa.is/

Sightseeing

Nice walk by the sea.
15 locals recommend
Harbor in Reykjavik
Sculpture & Shore Walk
15 locals recommend
Nice walk by the sea.
See the city from Perlan. Great views over the city at the top of the museum (they offer binoculars too). There is a museum, a Glaciers and Ice Cave exhibition.
455 locals recommend
Perlan
455 locals recommend
See the city from Perlan. Great views over the city at the top of the museum (they offer binoculars too). There is a museum, a Glaciers and Ice Cave exhibition.
The big church with the statue of Leif Ericsson in front
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
The big church with the statue of Leif Ericsson in front
Beautiful natural spa. Advance booking essential. Pricey.
213 locals recommend
Blue Lagoon
213 locals recommend
Beautiful natural spa. Advance booking essential. Pricey.

Parks & Nature

Botanical garden and a wonderful cafe "Kaffi Flora" that offer great dishes!
154 locals recommend
Laugardalur
154 locals recommend
Botanical garden and a wonderful cafe "Kaffi Flora" that offer great dishes!
Þingvellir is our most famous National Park, with the Atlantic Ridge running through it.
311 locals recommend
Thingvellir National Park
311 locals recommend
Þingvellir is our most famous National Park, with the Atlantic Ridge running through it.
Horseback riding in wonderful lava fields. Mostly for unexperienced riders.15 minute drive minutes from the apartment.
19 locals recommend
Ishestar Horse Riding Centre
26 Sörlaskeið
19 locals recommend
Horseback riding in wonderful lava fields. Mostly for unexperienced riders.15 minute drive minutes from the apartment.
Horse-farm, where you can go riding for a hour or two.
34 locals recommend
Laxnes Horse Farm
34 locals recommend
Horse-farm, where you can go riding for a hour or two.
A great horse rental and trekking farm. They have really good horses for all level of horsemanship.$
6 locals recommend
Hestaland
6 locals recommend
A great horse rental and trekking farm. They have really good horses for all level of horsemanship.$